AI puts Africa on the cybersecurity front line
AI was linked to more than half of the cybercrime cases recorded in Africa in 2025, according to Interpol's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026. Southern Africa was reported as the most targeted country on the continent, accounting for 92% of Africa's...
Europe leads in overall digital wellbeing, but fails in AI
Finland, Germany, and Denmark have taken the top three spots in the eighth Surfshark Digital Quality of Life Index 2026 (DQL). While Europe continues to dominate overall digital wellbeing and in cybersecurity, it lags behind in AI development, where the US is a clear...
Stokvels’ use of technology does not erode its traditions
Technology, so often blamed for eroding culture, can be a powerful tool for cultural survival when communities control it on their own terms, according to a new University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD study in Information Systems. Authored by Pitso Tsibolane, a senior...
Lawyers must shape AI, not simply adopt it
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future consideration for the legal profession - it is fast becoming an everyday tool for lawyers, compliance officers and regulators, forcing organisations to decide not whether to adopt it, but how to use it responsibly while...
AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments
The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...
Governments need to modernise as citizen expectations rise
Public sector leaders are under pressure to modernise operations, strengthen cyber resilience, govern AI at scale and meet rising citizen expectations amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty, according to the top technology trends in government unveiled by Gartner....
Server revenue hits new record high
The worldwide server market reached a record $166,3-billion in vendor revenue in the second quarter of 2026 - the highest quarterly total in the history of IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, surpassing the previous high of $125,3-billion set in the fourth...
IBM and NASA debut open source AI model for lunar exploration
IBM and NASA have announced the open-source release of the NASA‑IBM Lunar Foundation Model, one of the first publicly available foundation models for scientific exploration of the Moon, now available. Trained on an extensive lunar observation dataset curated by IBM...
Record soil moisture, dam levels could soften El Niño impact
While the return of El Niño conditions is expected to increase climate risks for South African agriculture during the 2026/27 summer production season, the sector is entering the cycle from one of its strongest starting positions in recent years. “El Niño is typically...
Memory shortage drives external enterprise revenue up
The worldwide external OEM enterprise storage systems (ESS) market continued its sharp acceleration in the second quarter of 2026, reaching $10,3-billion in vendor revenue, a 33,6% year-over-year increase, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage...
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SA set to experience first Amazon Prime Day
Prime Day, Amazon’s flagship annual global shopping event exclusive to Prime members, is taking place for the first time in South Africa from 23 to 29 June. Anyone can sign up to Amazon Prime for a 30-day free trial or join Prime billed monthly at R59/month or...
Xero unveils new AI-powered tools
Xero has released a set of new tools to help accountants and bookkeepers spend less time on admin and more time with clients. The updates reflect Xero’s vision in South Africa for the “elevated practice”: one with the structure to see real-time data and uncover...
SOTRU bridges the gap to stop supplier fraud
South African verification and secure communication platform SOTRU Identity and Communications aims to tackle a fraud problem that traditional KYC and KYB checks were never built to solve: impersonation and payment fraud that happens after a supplier has been...
Cancer gaming app aims to transform health education
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NEC XON named as Fortinet’s most certified partner
NEC XON has been named Fortinet’s Most Certified Partner of the Year, recognising one of the most highly skilled Fortinet practices in the market. The accolade is based on 83 Fortinet certifications held by 24 engineers, spanning the full Fortinet Security Fabric...
Vumacam helps recover hijacked vehicle in Alexandra
A hijacked vehicle was successfully recovered in Alexandra following a swift, coordinated response supported by Vumacam Proof and local law enforcement teams. The incident began when an eyewitness, who was stuck in traffic, captured video footage of a reported...
Finalists for SAS CTF qualifiers announced
Kaspersky has announced eight finalists of this year’s SAS CTF qualifying round, the company’s annual competition for professional CTF players and seasoned security experts, that outperformed more than 1 100 participants. With the winners advancing now to the offline...
AI and real-time monitoring are reshaping African investment decisions
Before financing a large agricultural project in central Africa, investors needed to answer a deceptively simple question: would there be enough water to sustain crops year after year? In many projects on the continent, questions like this are hard to answer with...
Managed firewalls positioned as active protection
South African organisations are increasingly dependent on connected systems, cloud platforms, remote access, and digital customer service. Yet many still treat firewall protection as something configured once and revisited only when there is a problem. IPT, a managed...
Employment‑led digital skills accelerate SA’s public sector transformation
South Africa’s ambitions for a more efficient, citizen‑centric public sector are well documented. Yet across government, the real constraint is often not policy or technology, but rather capacity in having skilled individuals inside departments who can turn digital...
Python/Spark/AI Developer
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Technical Support Technician – Gauteng Centurion
We are recruiting on behalf of a premier electronic security and surveillance technology distributor. They are seeking a skilled Technical Support Technician to provide tier-1 and tier-2 technical support to system integrators, clients, and internal teams. The Support...
Platform Support Engineer (DevOps · Security · Voice & Messaging Support) Cape Town (Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:Our client operates a real-time communications platform offering call tracking, number privacy, click-to-call, SMS and WhatsApp solutions to clients across South Africa, the UK and Europe. When a call has to connect, it has to connect. They are hiring one...
Python/Spark/AI Developer – Remote Remote
Python/Spark/AI DeveloperRole purpose & context:Our client is looking for a Python/Spark/AI Developer to replat form legacy T-SQL onto Spark/Delta Lake pipelines and build the APIs and AI features around them, writing type-safe, spec-first Python. Key roles &...
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A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Senior Software EngineerQualification:B.Tech/B.Sc Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field10 years experience in a software engineering environment, preferably in an engineering project environment...
Senior Security Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Cape Town is calling… and no, this isn't another job where “cybersecurity” means resetting passwords.We're looking for an experienced Senior Security Analyst to join a high-performing technology environment and take ownership across Security Operations, Cloud...
Dedicated Support Engineer (S2 – Networks & Security. Cloud & Business Applications) (CPT Onsite)
ENVIRONMENT:DELIVER consistent, high-quality technical support that keeps client environments stable, secure, and performing as the next Dedicated Support Engineer (S2 – Networks & Security, Cloud & Business Applications) wanted by a dynamic ICT Service...
Senior Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Senior Software EngineerQualification:B.Tech/B.Sc Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field10 years experience in a software engineering environment, preferably in an engineering project environment...
Senior Security Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Cape Town is calling… and no, this isn't another job where “cybersecurity” means resetting passwords.We're looking for an experienced Senior Security Analyst to join a high-performing technology environment and take ownership across Security Operations, Cloud...
Dedicated Support Engineer (S2 – Networks & Security. Cloud & Business Applications) (CPT Onsite) – Western Cape Somerset West
ENVIRONMENT:DELIVER consistent, high-quality technical support that keeps client environments stable, secure, and performing as the next Dedicated Support Engineer (S2 – Networks & Security, Cloud & Business Applications) wanted by a dynamic ICT Service...
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