New battery factory drives industrialisation, job creation

Kathy Gibson reports - Actom has opened a new assembly line for locally-assembled LiFePO₄ battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yesterday, the company also announced that is expanding manufacturing capacity for its high voltage equipment. These moves are significant...

Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

Europe deploys a record 35 new Nvidia AI supercomputers

A record 35 Nvidia AI HPC supercomputers are in development across Europe — equipping more than 3-million researchers with next-generation infrastructure for continental AI, accelerated science and industrial innovation. The systems represent Europe’s largest one-year...

How SA’s qualification overhaul could affect you

South Africa's skills development landscape is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in recent years, with more than 1 100 legacy qualifications set to be removed from the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) as the country shifts towards...

Intel aims to enable AI from chip to system

Intel has unveiled new development that address customers’ chip-to-systems-level AI needs with solutions tailored to address their specific industry challenges. The new offerings include: New rackscale AI infrastructure: Intel announced rackscale AI infrastructure for...

Anthropic widens Project Glasswing reach

Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its collaborative effort to secure the world’s most important software. In early April, about 50 initial partners had access to Claude Mythos Preview, and since then, they’ve been deploying the model to scan their codebases...

Memory prices and conflict stymie MEA smartphone shipments

Mobile shipments in the Middle East and Africa declined 7% YoY in the first quarter of 2026, according to Counterpoint’s Market Monitor, marking the region’s first quarter of decline after a strong 2025. The decline was due to increasing prices from the memory crisis,...

Divergence of global growth now a key FX market driver

Currency movements are increasingly being influenced not only by interest rate expectations, but also by the relative pace of economic growth across leading economies, according to new research from JustMarkets. With the US expanding faster than the Eurozone, the UK...

Without a scalable AI strategy, CFOs could fall behind

Chief financial officers (CFOs) must stop treating AI as a collection of tools and use cases as they develop systems that allow AI to be productive at scale, according to Gartner. “If CFOs are feeling stuck in the piloting phase of AI, it’s likely because they’ve...

WLAN market maintains double-digit growth

First quarter WLAN revenues were driven by a 14% growth in unit shipments and an average selling price that is starting to creep up, according to Dell’Oro Group. “Several vendors have increased WLAN list prices to compensate for increasing costs of memory components...

AMD partners with OQC, JPMorganChase on quantum-AI data centre

OQC, JPMorganChase and AMD have announced a research collaboration leveraging a new and dedicated quantum-AI data centre, built by OQC in London. JPMorganChase researchers will test near-term quantum and hybrid quantum-classical computing applications via a secure...

Cybercriminals already warmed up for World Cup kick-off

With the biggest sporting event in history just around the corner, FortiGuard Labs has revealed that cybercriminals are also on the ball - with infrastructure linked to the FIFA World Cup 2026 already operational. From January to May this year, more than 13 000 new...

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Nutanix Agentic AI unlocks enterprise AI factory potential

Nutanix has announced the Nutanix Agentic AI solution, a full software stack purpose-built to help customers accelerate adoption of Agentic AI for business transformation. With the shift to Agentic AI, enterprise adoption has hit a tipping point where the barrier to...

Vox and Nymbis partner to deliver unified cloud, connectivity,

Vox has announced a strategic partnership with Nymbis Cloud Solutions to expand its cloud infrastructure, data protection and resilience services for businesses. The collaboration brings advanced cloud capabilities back into the Vox ecosystem, enabling unified...

New VP and chief product officer for TransUnion

TransUnion Africa, a global information and insights company, today announced the appointment of Michael Rogers as vice-president and chief product officer, effective 15 January 2026. Rogers has worked for two decades across key African markets, including Botswana,...

Education priorities to help young people shape Africa’s future

Young people today are navigating a world that is changing fast. From advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and technology to the impacts of climate change and global politics, they’re preparing not just to face uncertainty – but to shape what comes next. How...

Traits every high-performing CEO must have

In today’s South African corporate landscape — shaped by governance scrutiny, activist shareholders, geopolitical volatility, ESG pressure and rapid technological disruption — the role of the CEO has changed fundamentally. By Jeremy Bossenger, director at BossJansen...

ASAPP expands membership

The Association of South African Payment Providers (ASAPP) has expanded its membership from eight to 15 companies within its first year of operations, strengthening its role as a collective voice for fintech payment providers. Since launching last January, ASAPP has...

ST Engineering iDirect, Q-KON partner to expand African connectivity

ST Engineering iDirect has announced a strategic partnership with Q-KON to launch Intuition Unbound across Africa. The collaboration is expected to significantly lower barriers to entry for Q-KON and its customers, enabling businesses and organisations of all sizes to...

The real ROI of security: Moving beyond cost to performance

In South Africa, security is still widely viewed as a grudge purchase, a necessary expense rather than a strategic investment. Too often, buying decisions focus on upfront price, with the assumption that most security products offer similar protection. But the reality...

Senior Business Analyst at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Sandton

Senior Business Analyst (Banking & Credit)Contract Opportunity | Financial Services EnvironmentRole PurposeWe are seeking a highly experienced Senior Business Analyst to join a dynamic financial services environment. This role requires an accomplished Business...

Business Systems Manager

A privately owned automotive parts retailer and wholesaler in Southern Africa that supplies a massive range of car parts, tools, and accessories to DIY car owners, independent mechanics, and trade professionals, is seeking a Business Systems Manager oversees the...

Senior Security Engineer – Contract / Hybrid – Stellenbosch

ENVIRONMENT:A medical Institution is looking for a Senior Security Engineer who will be responsible to lead advanced security operations, investigations, and incident response activities. You will Act as escalation point for complex incidents and drives root cause...

Full Stack Developer (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Spearhead the industrialization of new AI technologies and concepts by supporting the business with the implementation of AI pilot use cases. The goal is to enable teams to scale these technologies and concepts across their functional areas.As a Senior Full Stack...

Business Systems Manager – Gauteng Johannesburg

A privately owned automotive parts retailer and wholesaler in Southern Africa that supplies a massive range of car parts, tools, and accessories to DIY car owners, independent mechanics, and trade professionals, is seeking a Business Systems Manager oversees the...

Specialist Analyst

To assist the department in ensuring that the approved authorised Financial Services Providers (FSPs) and their Compliance Officers comply with the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) legislationJOB DESCRIPTION Analyse annual financial statements and...

Security Engineer – Contract / Hybrid – Stellenbosch

ENVIRONMENT:A medical Institution is looking for a Security Engineer who will be responsible for day-to-day operation, monitoring, and maintenance of security platforms and ensure coverage, configuration, compliance, and effective alert handling across all security...

Software Developer (Intermediate) at Datonomy Solutions

We are seeking an intermediate Software Developer for a contract role, onsite based in JHB.You will play a key role in designing, developing, and implementing high-quality software solutions that meet business and customer needs.You will translate detailed technical...

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