Greenovate Awards mark 10 years of student innovation
The Greenovate Awards are back for 2025 with more prizes, new categories and an important milestone to celebrate – 10 years of inspiring young people to design practical sustainability solutions for South Africa’s built environment. Entries are open for the...
Nobel laureates show how new technology can drive sustained growth
Over the last two centuries, for the first time in history, the world has seen sustained economic growth. This has lifted vast numbers of people out of poverty and laid the foundation of our prosperity. This year’s laureates in economic sciences, Joel Mokyr, Philippe...
Intel appoints Lip-Bu Tan as CEO
Lip-Bu Tan has been appointed as CEO of Intel, effective 18 March. He succeeds interim co-CEOs David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus. Tan will also rejoin the Intel board of directors after stepping down from the board in August 2024. Zinsner will remain...
Financial services seeks true value from AI
Kathy Gibson reports – The financial services industry is under pressure to quickly adopt artificial intelligence (AI), but needs to ensure that it does so responsibly. There are huge opportunities for the industry to increase innovation and profitability, but there...
BETI struggles to gain momentum
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), measuring the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica monthly at seasonally adjusted real prices, slipped further in February 2025, reflecting South Africa’s weaker economic...
New ESA supercomputer boosts space programmes
Space HPC is designed to enhance ESA’s scientific research and technological development efforts, while also providing small and medium-enterprises (SMEs) with access to resources that foster innovation and collaboration within the European space industry. The...
Agentic AI could solve common CX issues
By 2029, agentic AI will autonomously resolve 80% of common customer service issues without human intervention, leading to a 30% reduction in operational costs, according to Gartner. Agentic AI is poised to revolutionise the way service interactions are conducted....
Evolving Trojan targets trusted platforms
Check Point Software Technologies has released its Global Threat Index for February 2025, highlighting the rise of AsyncRAT, a remote access Trojan (RAT) that continues to evolve as a serious threat within the cyber landscape. Once again, Ethiopia retained its top...
EMEA to increase enterprise IoT spend
The Worldwide Internet of Things Spending Guide by International Data Corporation anticipate that internet of things (IoT) spending in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) is in for an 11% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2023-2028. Western Europe...
Most CFOs plan to pass on tariff costs
Fifty-nine percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) expect their organisations to absorb less than 10% of tariff impact in their cost-base, according to a poll taken last week by Gartner. Meanwhile, 41% of CFOs expect to absorb on average 49% of tariff increase...
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The dangers of sharenting
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Education-specific VR headsets are designed for STEM
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Scinapse App provides in-race medical care
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NortonLifeLock appoints Digimune as African distributor
Digimune has been appointed as an official distribution partner for NortonLifeLock. The company will distribute Norton consumer and small business digital security solutions direct to customers and throughout the channel in Africa. Owned by NortonLifeLock, formerly...
African tech companies must work harder to attract and retain top talent
The past few years have been immense for the African tech space. By Natasha Netha, employee experience (EX) director at MFS Africa Thanks to substantial infrastructure investments, connectivity has become increasingly ubiquitous and affordable. The addressable market...
SmartCIC launches in 32 African countries
SmartCIC, a global managed service provider, has expanded its fixed-line connectivity and field service solutions across 32 African countries. In addition to fixed-line connectivity, SmartCIC has launched satellite services connecting Africa's 54 countries. The...
All the MTN Business App of the Year winners
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses and gaps in South Africa's digital economy, setting in motion a reaction that has seen citizens, corporates and small businesses ramping up on digital innovation. Both the public and private sectors responded swiftly to the...
Dell expands edge portfolio
Dell Technologies has introduced Project Frontier, which will deliver an edge operations software platform, integrated with Dell's edge portfolio, for customers to more securely manage and orchestrate edge applications and infrastructure for deployments at global...
Huawei wraps up Women in Tech digital skills training
Following a successful training series on cloud computing, Huawei has run the second and third parts of its 2022 Women in Tech digital skills training for women entrepreneurs, with sessions on Leadership Development and Digital Marketing. Vanashree Govender, Huawei's...
Mental health challenges in the workplace
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Full-stack Developer (CH1155) – Gauteng Arcadia
Our client in the financial services industry is looking for a Full Stack Developer to assist with the development and maintenance of our software solution that supports their investment management systems.You'll be part of the development team responsible...
DevOps Engineer 2299 – Gauteng Pretoria
DevOps Engineer ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Java Spring BootAngular (Typescript and JavaScript)Kafka & JMS (MQ)SQL (Oracle, Postgres)Cloud infrastructure (AWS)Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) CharterADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS...
Solution Architect at Reverside – Gauteng Johannesburg
Reverside is a well-established IT services provider focused on delivering high-quality Software Development, IT Resourcing, Digital Transformation, and Systems Support solutions. We partner with leading organizations across various industries and are continuously...
Junior Project Manager
Description To plan, execute and finalise projects for the organisation within the predetermined time frames , using the Project Management methodology under close guidance by the Project Manager or PMO Manager.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS Manages the delivery of small to...
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPER (24 MONTHS)
JOB PURPOSE This role requires an experienced and highly skilled senior business intelligence specialist with expertise in Microsoft Stack, specifically with strong experience in data warehousing, data lake technologies, and Power BI. The incumbent will serve as the...
Mainframe IDMS Database Administrator
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Mainframe IDMS Database Administrator (DBA) to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract...
Junior Project Manager – Gauteng Centurion
Description To plan, execute and finalise projects for the organisation within the predetermined time frames , using the Project Management methodology under close guidance by the Project Manager or PMO Manager.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS Manages the delivery of small to...
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPER (24 MONTHS) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
JOB PURPOSE This role requires an experienced and highly skilled senior business intelligence specialist with expertise in Microsoft Stack, specifically with strong experience in data warehousing, data lake technologies, and Power BI. The incumbent will serve as the...
Mainframe IDMS Database Administrator – Remote Remote
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Software Engineer (Back End) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Back-End Software Engineer to join our agile product development team. You'll be instrumental in designing, developing, and operating robust, scalable backend systems for business-critical applications running 24/7 in...
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