AI-driven and omnichannel communication on the rise in SA
In its latest Messaging Trends Report 2026, communications platform Infobip says its 20-year analysis of 3,8-trillion messages reveals a rise of omnichannel and AI-driven communication in South Africa. Drawing on data from 628-billion mobile interactions in 2025 - and...
Europe cautioned to stay ahead in the quantum race
In the second quarter of 2026, Brussels is expected to release the first draft for a Quantum Act, a document that should pave the way for Europe to become the leader in quantum technology. To stand a real chance against the US and China, the bloc must move beyond...
Sub‑Saharan African sees best connectedness improvements
Globalisation remains at a historically high level – despite escalating geopolitical tensions, rising US tariffs, and unprecedented uncertainty about future trade policies. This is one of the key findings of the DHL Global Connectedness Report 2026, released by DHL...
Meta to develop four new chips for AI workloads
Meta plans to develop and deploy four new generations of chips within the next two years to support ranking, recommendations and GenAI workloads. The new chips build on the company’s Meta Training and Inference Accelerator (MTIA), a family of custom-built silicon...
IBM debuts blueprint for quantum-centric supercomputing
IBM has released the industry’s first published quantum‑centric supercomputing reference architecture, a new blueprint for integrating quantum computing into modern supercomputing environments. The architecture shows how quantum processors (QPUs) can work alongside...
Arctic sea ice heads for another record low
The National Snow and Ice Data Centre reports that on March 10 Arctic sea ice coverage was below even last year’s historic low of 5,5-million square miles. Though ice could still expand, it is likely that the 2026 sea ice maximum will remain critically low. Low Arctic...
Affordability drives strongest new car sales in a decade
South Africa’s automotive market closed 2025 at its strongest level in more than a decade, supported by easing interest rates, improving vehicle pricing, and a decisive shift in how consumers evaluate vehicle affordability. While headline sales reflect a clear...
SMEs bear the brunt of SA’s late payment negligence
National Treasury’s latest payment data points to a worsening late payment crisis across national and provincial government departments, raising serious concerns about the sustainability of current payment terms for South African small and medium-sized enterprises...
New malware campaign disguised as Starlink app
Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered a new Android malware campaign in which cybercriminals distributed the BeatBanker Trojan under the guise of the Starlink application for Android. Threat actors primarily target users from Brazil;...
Nvidia and Nebius partner to scale full-stack AI cloud
Nvidia and Nebius Group have announced a strategic partnership to develop and deploy the next generation of hyperscale cloud for the AI market, from AI natives to enterprises. Nvidia will invest $2-billion in Nebius, deepening the companies’ relationship across the...
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Qlik debuts agentic experience
Qlik has announced the private preview of its new agentic experience in Qlik Cloud, delivered through Qlik Answers as the unified conversational interface, bringing together structured data analytics, unstructured documents, and the reasoning power of large language...
Are you prepared for the next outage?
Over the past year and a half, a series of major global IT disruptions - from a routine software update gone wrong, to widespread DNS failures and configuration errors that brought down X, Zoom, Spotify, Canva and ChatGPT, amongst others - has demonstrated a simple...
Strengthening cyber resilience in Africa
Cybercrime and cybersecurity incidents are no longer simply an IT issue – they have become critical governance, legal and compliance risks that can impact an organisation’s reputation, regulatory standing and financial stability. By Nikita Shaw, partner at Bowmans...
East Africa advances mobile-first messaging
East Africa continues to make steady strides in digital communication, driven by a focus on accessibility and affordability. Infobip’s 2025 Global Retail and Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) Messaging Trends report indicates that messaging volumes in...
Angola’s role in Africa’s AI-driven infrastructure growth
As Africa accelerates its critical digital infrastructure investments, Angola’s strategic geographic position, rapidly expanding mobile ecosystem and emerging technology ambitions allow it to capitalise on this regional momentum. By Wojtek Piorko, MD: Africa at Vertiv...
Synthesis Software Technologies wins at AWS Partner Awards
Synthesis has been named a winner of the 2025 Sub-Saharan Africa AWS Regional Partner Award. AWS Regional Partner Awards recognize AWS’s Top Partners of the Year and Rising Star Partners of the Year in SSA, whose business models have embraced specialisation,...
Broadband access for a more equitable digital future
In today’s digital-first world, broadband access is no longer a nice-to-have. It is the foundation of modern life. By Nehal Osman, business centre lead of fixed networks for sub-Saharan Africa and Vodafone MEA at Nokia Yet for millions of people across Sub-Saharan...
GirlCode drives digital inclusion
As the G20 Summit concluded in Johannesburg last month, it was clear that digital transformation will only succeed if global commitments translate into tangible action. For GirlCode, this work is already well underway. This year’s G20 Digital Transformation Taskforce,...
Times 3 Technologies takes Sage Platinum Club award
Times 3 Technologies (T3T) has been named a winner of the Sage Platinum Club for Partners Awards for FY25. Awarded annually by Sage, the accolade celebrates the outstanding contributions of partners who drive growth, innovation, and customer success across Sage’s...
Securing the smart fleet: Protecting SA’s logistics sector
Contributing around 10% to 12% of South Africa’s GDP, the transport and logistics sector supports almost every part of the country’s economic activity. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional director: southern Africa at Fortinet Every item that reaches a store shelf, factory...
Senior Database Developer
Requirements The successful candidate will hold a relevant Degree/National Diploma in Information Technology/Computer Science/ Information Systems or equivalent coupled with at least 3-4 years' experience in an ICT applications development, implementation, support and...
SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 2001
Coordination between development and support environments.Assisting with the business case.Planning and monitoring.Eliciting requirements.Requirements organisation.Translating and simplifying requirements.Requirements management and communication.Requirements...
Senior Software Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region
Our client is looking for a Senior Software Developer to develop and maintain in-house platforms and related energy management products. This role involves full-cycle software development, from design and implementation to testing and support. Key Requirements Sc in...
Senior Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
An opportunity exists for a skilled Senior Software Developer to design, code, test, and maintain complex software systems. The role involves leading system architecture, implementing high-quality solutions, mentoring other developers, and collaborating with...
Senior Database Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Requirements The successful candidate will hold a relevant Degree/National Diploma in Information Technology/Computer Science/ Information Systems or equivalent coupled with at least 3-4 years' experience in an ICT applications development, implementation, support and...
SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 2001 – Gauteng Pretoria
Coordination between development and support environments.Assisting with the business case.Planning and monitoring.Eliciting requirements.Requirements organisation.Translating and simplifying requirements.Requirements management and communication.Requirements...
Senior Project Manager at Takora
Applicants must have the following requirements: Must have a Bachelor's Degree or a National Diploma in Electrical Engineering.Must be registered with SACPCMP or PMP as a Project Management Professional.Must have 7-10 years of experience in project engineering or...
Test Analyst (Expert) 2884
Required to understand the business processes for invoicing vehicles to client's Group customers and business partners as you will be responsible to support Business by analysing process issues along with business input to the resolution of system issues.As part of an...
BI Developer
An opportunity exists for a motivated BI Developer to design, develop, and maintain business intelligence solutions that enable data-driven decision-making across the organization. The role involves collaborating with data engineers, systems engineers, and business...
SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 3231
Fair knowledge across all SAP modules.Initial focus on master data.Ability to assist with problem identification and possible solution by means of skills such as code debugging.The following functional skills are essential:Documentation of as-is and to-be business...
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