The stark reality of the financial fragility of SA workers
South Africa’s frontline workers – the 75% of blue-collar standouts that keep our shops stocked, our streets clean, and our buildings safe - are under mounting financial pressure, with no savings to fall back on if a personal crisis hits them. According to Deskless...
Local language models key for AI inclusivity
Kathy Gibson reports - The true value of artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa could lie in the ability to develop local language models that allow people across the continent to access services in their mother tongue. Ben Cheick Haidara, deputy-CEO and chief...
Unsettled regulatory, legal environment emerge as top risks
Concerns regarding the unsettled regulatory and legal environment moved into the top rank of emerging risks for the first quarter of 2025, according to a Gartner survey of enterprise risk leaders. The survey of 266 senior risk and assurance executives – taken in the...
PC market enters volatile 2025 on strong results
PC shipments during the first quarter of 2025 grew 4,9% from the prior year, with global volumes reaching 63,2-million shipments, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker....
BETI sees marginal improvement in March
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), measuring the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica on a monthly basis at seasonally adjusted real prices, showed a slight recovery in March 2025. However, ongoing global uncertainty...
New Meta AI models available in SA
Meta’s new AI models, Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick, are now available in South Africa via WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and meta.ai. Built for high performance, the new models deliver faster, more factual and more conversational responses. South Africans can...
US legislation targets central Africa forex policy
On 25 March 2025, the proposed “Central African Exploitation and Manipulation of American Companies Act” was brought before US Congress, seeking to suspend US support for International Monetary Fund (IMF) actions involving member states of the Central African Economic...
IBM z17 mainframe is engineered for AI
IBM has announced the IBM z17, engineered with AI capabilities across hardware, software, and systems operations. Powered by the new IBM Telum II processor, IBM z17 expands the system's capabilities beyond transactional AI capabilities to enable new workloads. IBM Z...
Dell debuts AI-ready data centre infrastructure
Dell Technologies is introducing advancements across its industry-leading server, storage and data protection portfolios designed to help organisations achieve data centre modernisation. Organisations are rethinking their IT strategies to respond to the rise of AI,...
Eskom Expo’s District Expos add value to learners
Young scientists will have the opportunity to receive valuable feedback from a team of experts to help refine and improve their research projects at the upcoming Eskom Expo District Expos. School learners in Grades 4–12 and Technical and Vocational Education and...
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Zero Trust Network Access the next step in an evolving security landscape
The hybrid workplace continues to enjoy consistent adoption, particularly amongst those industries that do not require their workforce to be at the office every day. The benefits are well-published and tangible, however, it has also brought with it smorgasbord of...
Low code platforms help businesses and kids work with AI
Low-code and no-code solutions are increasingly gaining traction in the face of severe and ongoing skills shortages in the tech sector - and they're also changing how children are taught to code. "We use our own low-code platform to build and manage virtual agents for...
Vodacom invests R340m in Free State and Northern Cape network
Vodacom Central Region, encompassing Free State and Northern Cape, is spending R340-million this financial year on expanding broadband coverage in deep rural areas, upgrading base station sites and network resilience. "Our network rollout programme last year brought...
Nutanix launches Cloud Clusters on Azure
Nutanix has announced the general availability of Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on Microsoft Azure, extending its hybrid cloud environment to Microsoft Azure dedicated bare metal nodes. NC2 on Azure offers a seamless hyperconverged infrastructure and unified management...
AR art exhibition coming to Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
An extraordinary exhibition is coming to the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Johannesburg. Seeing the Invisible is an augmented reality (AR) exhibition that features the work of more than a dozen artists from around the world. Their works, "placed" in the...
Quro Medical joins forces with Operation Healing Hands
Digital healthcare company, Quro Medical, has partnered with the charity initiative called Operation Healing Hands, in an effort to give back to the community and be a helpful establishment for the greater good of South Africans and the local and African medical...
Micros SA launches e-gifting global ecosystem platform
Micros South Africa, in conjunction with Singapore-based CPR Vision Management, this week launched an e-gifting platform designed to help companies in the hospitality industry increase direct and repeat business, acquire new customers, and reward and win back existing...
Context Announces Global Channelwatch Survey Award 2022
IT Distributors Tarsus, Axiz and Rectron have shared the categories of nomination for South Africa in the 2022 Context ChannelWatch survey. Market dynamics in the IT distribution landscape continue to be influenced by the pandemic and its aftershocks, alongside more...
SA start-up Explore Data Science Academy goes global
The Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA), which started out training young data scientists in South Africa in 2018, has grown in just five years to become ExploreAI (EAI), a global solutions company with international reach across Europe, the US and Africa. ExploreAI...
Collin Govender appointed MD of Altron Systems Integration
Altron has appointed Collin Govender as MD of Altron Systems Integration with effect from 1 October 2022. Having joined Altron in June 2017 as group executive: shared services rising to the position of group CSO, Govender was appointed MD of Altron Karabina in January...
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East
JOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Lead network security advisory efforts, including LAN/WAN segmentation, firewall posture reviews, and NAC deployments. Provide assurance on secure network configurations and collaborate on optimization of core protocols (TCP/IP,...
Data Analyst (12 months Contract – Wits NICD) – Gauteng Sandringham
Background: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is a major global player in infectious disease intelligenceThe NICD is a source of knowledge and expertise in regionally relevant communicable diseases to the South African Government, SADC countries,...
Senior Business Analyst – Western Cape Kuils River NU
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join them in on a permanent role. IT / Finance Responsibilities Identify stakeholders and determine activities for analysisTrack and communicate progress throughout the SDLCEstimate...
Software Developer – C# or Python – (Western Cape or Gauteng) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A leading company in the Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) sector is offering an exciting opportunity for a Solution / Software Developer to join their team. This role is open to candidates based in either Gauteng or the Western Cape. You will be...
Technical Support Analyst (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment
This is a remote position.About our client:Our client, a listed global leader that provides innovative solutions, is committed to helping some of the world's most well-known brands tackle their most pressing business challenges. With a reputation as a trusted partner...
Principal Technician at City of Cape Town
JOB OPPORTUNITY CORPORATE SERVICES - INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY (IS&T)PRINCIPAL TECHNICIANBASIC SALARY: R588 221 TO R635 305 PER ANNUM - REF NO: CS 130/25 Requirements: A relevant three-year professional Tertiary ICT qualificationFive (5) to eight (8)...
Data Scientist
Seeking a Data Scientist to join the Process division, supporting enterprise data integration, advanced analytics, and predictive maintenance initiatives. Key Requirements Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field2-3+ years in a data science...
Technical Support Analyst (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment – Remote Remote
This is a remote position.About our client:Our client, a listed global leader that provides innovative solutions, is committed to helping some of the world's most well-known brands tackle their most pressing business challenges. With a reputation as a trusted partner...
Principal Technician at City of Cape Town – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
JOB OPPORTUNITY CORPORATE SERVICES - INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY (IS&T)PRINCIPAL TECHNICIANBASIC SALARY: R588 221 TO R635 305 PER ANNUM - REF NO: CS 130/25 Requirements: A relevant three-year professional Tertiary ICT qualificationFive (5) to eight (8)...
Data Scientist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Seeking a Data Scientist to join the Process division, supporting enterprise data integration, advanced analytics, and predictive maintenance initiatives. Key Requirements Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field2-3+ years in a data science...
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