Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

Why the rise of model routing is a bet against permanence

Recently, Stripe agreed to acquire OpenRouter at a reported $8-billion. Just last week Nvidia reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the open-source AI model hub, for $12,9-billion. Different headlines, but they reflect the same broader shift. The value in AI is...

Call for a constitutional approach to regulating AI

South Africa needs to move beyond its longstanding “wait-and-see” approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation and establish a binding, constitutional framework that protects human rights while allowing technological innovation to continue. This is according to...

Cost of fake engagement on social media isn’t the issue

Have you ever been drawn to an advertised product when reviews and comments were all positive, with a good user experience, and a large number of views? You have most likely been tricked into content that has been boosted with fake engagement. Surfshark has revealed...

R150m SME Youth Jobs Fund set to create employment

In response to South Africa's deepening youth unemployment crisis and the financial constraints that often prevent small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from expanding their workforce, Business Partners Limited has established a R150-million SME Youth Jobs Fund. The...

Another day, another rogue AI attack. This time from Meta

Meta has confirmed that its Muse Spark 1.1 AI model breached an external company's internal systems during cybersecurity testing. According to the company, independent testing company Irregular caused a misconfiguration that gave one of its AI models Internet access...

AI infrastructure boom shifts from chip race to supply-chain race

AI infrastructure spending has entered a new phase, says GlobalData, with demand outpacing semiconductors, memory, and power capacity despite record earnings across the technology ecosystem. This earnings season reveals that capital investment, geopolitics, and...

Vast majority of SA children are functionally illiterate

Nearly a million (914 000) South African Grade 4 pupils cannot read for meaning in any of the country's 11 official languages. With 81% of the cohort functionally illiterate, the country places last among the 57 countries and regions assessed in the most recent...

70% of South Africans have been hit by data breaches

South Africa was the 42nd most breached country in the world during the first half of the year, with 359 600 leaked accounts, according to the latest data from cybersecurity firm Surfshark. Globally, a total of 313,4-million accounts were breached, with the US ranking...

The Open Web is now the ‘Controlled Web’

Only 18,5% of the world's most-visited landing pages are operating without any technical barrier to automated access, according to a new study by Web data extraction specialist Zyte. This means that less than one in five of all the most-visited sites are fully open...

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Your company is already breached, you just don’t know it yet

Attackers are no longer relying on sophisticated exploits to break in. Instead, they are systematically targeting weak credentials, misconfigured systems, and exposed devices, writes J2 Software sales director Roy Alves. In fact, multiple industry reports now show...

Liquid adds cloud, security services in Botswana

Liquid Intelligent Technologies is celebrating a decade of operations in Botswana, and has offered a new range of cloud and cybersecurity services. At the centre of the new offering is Secure360, the company’s integrated security framework that enables organisations...

SAS Customer Intelligence 360 expands agentic AI

SAS has announced the expansion of agentic AI capabilities within SAS Customer Intelligence 360 with specialised AI agents designed to work alongside marketers. This new generation of purpose-built AI agents will collaborate with users, operate within defined...

Red Hat debuts sovereign and private cloud capabilities

Red Hat has announced the expansion of its sovereign and private cloud capabilities, empowering global organisations with greater control over their technology and data. As operational independence becomes both a regulatory directive and strategic mandate, Red Hat is...

AI-driven personalisation is redefining CX

Despite record investment in digital campaigns, many South African brands are still pushing irrelevant messages that drive opt‑outs instead of engagement. By Lauren Potgieter, country manager at Infobip The gap between what customers expect and what many brands...

CX moves to the centre of business strategy

As markets remain competitive and customers grow less tolerant of friction, 2025 marked a clear shift in how organisations think about customer experience (CX) – particularly in business-to-business environments. According to Grant Phillips, Group CEO of e4, customer...

Iress accelerates platform modernisation with Thoughtworks

Iress has announced a strategic partnership with global technology consultancy Thoughtworks to accelerate platform modernisation and unlock AI-enabled growth across its Wealth businesses. The partnership will support Iress in executing its strategy to modernise core...

What comes after GenAI? And what it means for African innovation

For the past three or four years, the world has lived through what is probably the fastest adoption of a general-purpose technology in modern economic history, with systems becoming embedded in ordinary working life so quickly that companies, governments, and...

Naked gives a final car insurance quote in ChatGPT

South African insurance platform Naked believes it has become the first company in the world to successfully develop and deploy a native app in ChatGPT that can provide a final, binding car insurance quote. The launch also appears to make Naked the first South African...

Xero delivers Claude integration

Xero has announced its live integration with Anthropic, the company behind Claude. Building on a multi-year partnership announced in late March, the speed to market of the integration marks a significant milestone for Xero customers. The partnership brings Claude...

Field Services Technician – Cape Town – Western Cape Cape Town

Our client is seeking a Field Service Technician to join their team.Do you have the following:Red Seal Electrician or Millwright.2+ years electrical and mechanical experience post Red Seal qualification.PLC experience in maintenance and fault finding.Knowledge of...

SAP Consultant

Ready to Drive Business Transformation with SAP Expertise? Join a dynamic organisation where your SAP knowledge will play a key role in optimising business processes, improving efficiency, and delivering innovative solutions. If you're passionate about SAP and enjoy...

Full-Stack Developer

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Full-Stack Developer to join our technology team. This role requires expertise across both frontend and backend development, with a strong focus on building scalable, secure, and maintainable applications using modern .NET and...

SAP Consultant – Gauteng Johannesburg North

Ready to Drive Business Transformation with SAP Expertise? Join a dynamic organisation where your SAP knowledge will play a key role in optimising business processes, improving efficiency, and delivering innovative solutions. If you're passionate about SAP and enjoy...

Full-Stack Developer – Gauteng Randjespark

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Full-Stack Developer to join our technology team. This role requires expertise across both frontend and backend development, with a strong focus on building scalable, secure, and maintainable applications using modern .NET and...

Cloud Engineer

Join a forward-thinking technology team where your expertise will shape scalable, secure, and innovative cloud solutions that drive business transformation. If you're passionate about cloud infrastructure, automation, and emerging technologies, this is your...

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Ready to Code Like a Boss? We're hunting for a Mid-Level .NET Full-Stack Rockstar!Hey there, code wizard with 4+ years of battle-tested experience. Tired of boring job ads that read like a user manual? This one's different.We're looking for a mid-level .NET Full-Stack...

Cloud Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg North

Join a forward-thinking technology team where your expertise will shape scalable, secure, and innovative cloud solutions that drive business transformation. If you're passionate about cloud infrastructure, automation, and emerging technologies, this is your...

Senior Backend Developer (C# and SQL)

Are you a seasoned Backend Developer with a passion for building scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise solutions? Our company is looking for a Senior Backend Developer to play a key role in designing and developing the backend foundation of a critical...

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