Swift action needed to unlock AI’s $1trn opportunity for Africa

The African Development Bank has released a report establishing a strategic roadmap for unlocking the economic and social potential of artificial intelligence (AI) across Africa. Developed under the G20 Digital Transformation Working Group, Africa’s AI Productivity...

AI, geopolitics reshaping the future of global energy markets

S&P Global Energy has released its Top Trends report identifying the pivotal developments shaping clean energy technology, sustainability, and growth in global energy markets in 2026. "In 2026, AI's surging power demand growth will be testing grid limits, revenue...

Global IT market on course for its best year since 1996

Worldwide spending on IT – including hardware, software and IT services - is on course to post an increase of 14% in 2025, representing the fastest year of growth since 1996 when the launch of Windows 95, expanding PC usage and Internet adoption were the primary...

Despite slowing momentum, global trade to hit record $35trn

Global trade is on course to exceed $35-trillion in 2025 for the first time, according to UNCTAD’s final Global Trade Update of the year. The new data confirm that trade continued expanding through the second half of 2025, even as geopolitical tensions, higher costs...

AI Assistant Builder delivers free AI assistants

Intel has announced at Computex that AI Assistant Builder is now available in public beta at GitHub and that anyone with an Intel-based AI PC - one running a member of the Intel Core Ultra processor family - can now use it free of charge. Optimised for Intel...

AMD ‘pushing boundaries’ with latest processors, graphics cards

AMD has unveiled its latest breakthroughs in high-performance computing at Computex with the launch of Radeon RX 9060 XT and Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics cards, as well as Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Series processors. “These announcements underscore our commitment to...

Intel claims industry-first with new AI system

Intel and Inflection AI have launched what they claim is an industry-first – Inflection for Enterprise – an enterprise-grade AI system powered by Intel Gaudi and Intel Tiber AI Cloud. The companies say Inflection for Enterprise will accelerate the adoption and impact...

Cyberespionage campaign targets Russian government entities

Kaspersky experts have uncovered a new series of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks by Awaken Likho targeting government and industrial sectors in Russia. The threat group, still active, has adapted its tactics to improve the effectiveness of its attacks and...

NASA beams laser communications as far as Mars

NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration has broken yet another record for laser communications by sending a laser signal from Earth to NASA’s Psyche spacecraft about 460-million kilometres away. That’s the same distance between our planet and...

SA consumers still under the whip

Global consumers are expected to spend $3,2-trillion more in 2025, representing nearly 6% growth compared to 2024, according to World Data Lab. In South Africa, there are signs of growing consumer confidence and resilience, even with rising food and utility prices...

Datatec expects higher earnings

Datatec has published a trading statement for the six months ended 31 August 2024 (H1 FY25), alerting shareholders to improved financial performance from all divisions. Westcon continued its profit growth trajectory and Logicalis International strongly increased...

Voting open for Channelwise Awards

It’s that time of year again, when South Africa’s IT reseller partners get to voice their opinion and vote for the vendors and distributors they most enjoy working with. Voting is now officially open for this year’s prestigious Channelwise Awards right here. “As we do...

Cybercriminals target Joker fans

Kaspersky has uncovered cybercriminals exploiting the hype surrounding “Joker: Folie à Deux”, which premiered on Friday (4 October). Fans eager to watch the new movie online are at risk of being duped into giving away their sensitive data and money. Kaspersky experts...

Challenge to cut African airport emissions launched

SITA, the global leader in technology solutions for the air transport industry, and Innovate UK, the national innovation agency of the UK Government, have partnered to launch a challenge for global innovators. The goal is to develop solutions to curb carbon emissions...

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Tips to boost employee productivity

Companies are facing a significant rise in absenteeism and presenteeism, as employees buckle under the pressure of a difficult economic environment and growing financial strain, says Arnoux Maré, MD of Innovative Staffing Solutions. As a human capital and facilities...

How can NPOs guard against cybersecurity attacks?

As our dependence on digital goes up, for everything from banking to buying groceries, so does our vulnerability to cybercrime. Individuals and businesses are increasingly at risk from cyberattack, whether from ransomware, identity theft or other online scams....

Welcome to the era of hyperconvergence

The traditional view of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) sees it combining storage, computing, and networking into a single system. But in today's connected world, this definition must extend to now include integrating everything on a software layer. By Ralph...

Nokia moves HR functions to Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM

Nokia has selected Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM) to consolidate and replace its human resources systems in the cloud as part of its global digitalisation program. Nokia will use a worldwide deployment of Oracle Cloud HCM to manage all HR...

Amendments to the Listings Requirements effective from 1 June

Amendments to the JSE Listings Requirements to cut red tape and achieve effective, fit-for-purpose regulations for financial markets have been approved. Madelein Burger, partner; Gopolang Kgaile, senior associate; and Nasrin Kharsany, senior knowledge lawyer at Webber...

Why Agile could be the solution for lagging EA projects

Enterprise architecture (EA) projects have a bad rap among business leaders because they traditionally do not solve an immediate business problem. Instead, enterprise architects are trying to get a handle on the current - and ultimate future - state of the company's...

Fear of job loss impedes SA’s digital transformation

The South African state is, by some distance, the country's largest single employer. It employs more than 1,3-million people, including teachers, nurses, doctors, municipal workers, police officers and defence force members. By Greg Gatherer, account manager at...

Mobile workforces means a greater need for cloud security

The reality of today's world is that employees are more mobile than ever, which means that their data is spread across more environments than ever before. Hybrid work is now cemented as the forever work style for many South African businesses, but with that...

Smart partnership experiences will define which banks thrive

Like the telecommunications companies, global banks are in a race to ensure they don't become a dumb utility, leaving the more agile fintechs to capture an increasing share of their digital-forward customers. However, while some banks remain fixated on owning the...

CIVH announces new infrastructure company

Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH), the Remgro and New GX-controlled parent company of fibre infrastructure operators Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) and Vumatel, announced that effective 1 May 2022, its two fibre network assets would be managed under a new...

Desktop Support Engineer at Adapt IT – Gauteng Midrand

Introduction Assist staff with installation, configuration and ongoing usability of desktops, laptops, peripheral equipment and software complying with given standards and guidelines.Participate in varied computer platforms in multi-layered client server environment....

Tester

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Minimum educational requirement: Grade 12Previous training / experience in Software Testing2+ years Software Testing experienceRequirement extraction and writing of Test Cases.ADVANTAGES: ISTQB Certification or Software Testing CourseExperience...

Python Software Developer

We are looking for a skilled and proactive Python Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, a passion for clean code, and the ability to solve complex problems. You will be responsible for...

Tester – Gauteng Centurion

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Minimum educational requirement: Grade 12Previous training / experience in Software Testing2+ years Software Testing experienceRequirement extraction and writing of Test Cases.ADVANTAGES: ISTQB Certification or Software Testing CourseExperience...

Python Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

We are looking for a skilled and proactive Python Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, a passion for clean code, and the ability to solve complex problems. You will be responsible for...

IT Technician

IT TECHNICIAN - 3 MONTH - POSSIBLE PERMANENT THIS IS A NON BEE POSITION.Are you passionate about technology and troubleshooting? Join our clients dynamic team as an IT Technician and help drive innovation while solving real-time technical challenges!PLEASE NOTE THAT...

SAP ABAP Developer – 2495

SAP ABAP Developer ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Strong ABAP and ABAP OO developing skillsExperience with data extraction and provisioning (OData/Restful APIs, RFC, BAPI, ODP)Experience with performance tuning, ABAP objects, analysing ABAP logs/dumpsSAP ABAP...

IT Technician – Gauteng Sandton

IT TECHNICIAN - 3 MONTH - POSSIBLE PERMANENT THIS IS A NON BEE POSITION.Are you passionate about technology and troubleshooting? Join our clients dynamic team as an IT Technician and help drive innovation while solving real-time technical challenges!PLEASE NOTE THAT...

SAP ABAP Developer – 2495 – Gauteng Pretoria

SAP ABAP Developer ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Strong ABAP and ABAP OO developing skillsExperience with data extraction and provisioning (OData/Restful APIs, RFC, BAPI, ODP)Experience with performance tuning, ABAP objects, analysing ABAP logs/dumpsSAP ABAP...

Data Scientist

The objective is to drive substantial bottom-line value by transforming the organisation's key decision processes (e.g., sales, marketing, product design and pricing, fraud, underwriting, and claims) by extracting insights from large and complex datasets and...

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