Standard Bank breach leaks customer data
Standard Bank has been hit by a data breach which has compromised some customer information. The news comes just days after Standard Bank subsidiary Liberty experienced a similar incident that exposed customer data. A letter to customers from Kabelo Makeke, head of...
Businesses brace for long-term impacts from Iran conflict
Kathy Gibson reports - Even if the conflict in the Middle East were to end tomorrow, the long-term impacts will continue to dog the world for months. That’s the key takeaway from KPMG’s latest Global Economic and Geopolitical Outlook, which unpacked what some of the...
Top science and maths achievers selected for NSTF programme
The National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) has announced this year’s group of 22 selected maths and science top performers studying in science-related courses. The NSTF Brilliants Programme is a unique annual programme that selects and recognises students for...
Vertiv, Lumentum, Coherent, EchoStar to join S&P 500
S&P Dow Jones Indices will make a number of changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 indices. NAPCO Security Technologies will replace Alexander & Baldwin in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening...
Quantum computing helps to create never-before-seen molecule
An international team of scientists from IBM, The University of Manchester, Oxford University, ETH Zurich, EPFL and the University of Regensburg have created and characterised a molecule unlike any previously known — one whose electrons travel through its structure in...
‘Lazy’ AI-built attacks still breaching current defences
HP’s latest Threat Insights Report says that attackers are using AI to scale and accelerate campaigns – with many of them prioritising cost, effort, and efficiency over quality – but despite being formulaic and low-effort, these AI-assisted attacks are slipping past...
Intel ups the ante in edge computing
Intel has launched the Intel Core processor Series 2 with P-cores - an industrial-ready platform engineered for mission-critical edge applications – as well as its latest Edge AI suite for Health & Life Sciences, providing validated reference pipelines and...
The end of queueing at Home Affairs?
The Department of Home Affairs has officially launched its new Digital Partnership Model with nine branches of Capitec Bank and Standard Bank now offering Smart IDs under its Online Verification Service – with another eight branches slated to go live by the end of the...
Anthropic files lawsuits against the Pentagon
Anthropic has sued the US Department of Defense, challenging the Pentagon’s decision to designate the AI company as a supply chain risk. The company has filed two lawsuits, accusing the Pentagon of using the designation to punish the company on ideological grounds....
Air is the safest way to travel, but Africa’s accident rate is still high
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its 2025 Annual Safety Report demonstrating a solid year of safety performance with the following highlights: The all-accident rate of 1,32 per million flights (one accident per 759 646 flights) was better...
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Anti-vandal copper-aluminium busbar launched
South African original equipment manufacturer Power Process Systems (PPS) has introduced AV-CAB, a purpose-engineered, anti-vandal copper–aluminium busbar designed to combat copper theft while maintaining high electrical performance. Copper theft continues to place...
Vodacom KwaZulu-Natal invests R1,1bn
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Kaspersky SD-WAN debuts hardware and software enhancements
Kaspersky SD-WAN now provides enhanced network reliability and management with new hardware models, advanced troubleshooting tools, improved LTE diagnostics and scalable CPE support. These features enable more secure, efficient and flexible network deployment for...
Secure, digital engagement can power citizen trust in West Africa’s energy sector
As West Africa navigates the dual imperatives of expanding energy access and accelerating digital transformation, the demand for secure, resilient and citizen-centric power infrastructure has reached a critical point. By Olatayo Ladipo-Ajai, regional manager: West...
Despite record security spending, data loss drains SA businesses
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Essential functions for AI transformation to fuel Africa’s growth
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The real cost of festive season downtime
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Vertiv and Caterpillar in energy optimisation collaboration
Vertiv and Caterpillar have signed a strategic undertaking to collaborate on advanced energy optimisation solutions for data centres. The initiative will integrate Vertiv’s power distribution and cooling portfolio with Caterpillar’s, and its subsidiary Solar...
SA innovators collect global accolade
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CASA Software debuts Nexsan backup storage appliance
CASA Software has launched the Nexsan VHR-Series, a fully integrated, enterprise-class Hardened Repository appliance purpose-built for Veeam software environments. “The Nexsan VHR-Series has been designed to meet the most stringent requirements for immutability,...
Senior Software Developer (C#, SQL) (x3) (Centurion Hybrid) – Gauteng Centurion
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic provider of Integrated Security Solutions urgently seeks the coding expertise of a Senior Software Developer (C#, SQL) with 10+ years' demonstratable experience in Software Development with a preference for high scalability projects. You will be...
AI – Factory – Data Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Scrum Master (Centurion Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge Software Tech company seeks a solutions-driven Scrum Master with a solid understanding of Software Development to join its team. Using Agile methodology, you will plan, manage and deliver solutions, train and mentor Scrum teams while...
Senior Full-stack Developer at Adapt IT
Introduction The Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) division is a multi-industry division of Adapt IT with a solid foundation providing key products. Our products help make businesses feel more in control of their expenses, and provide a cost assurance to help...
Scrum Master (Centurion Hybrid) – Gauteng Centurion
ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge Software Tech company seeks a solutions-driven Scrum Master with a solid understanding of Software Development to join its team. Using Agile methodology, you will plan, manage and deliver solutions, train and mentor Scrum teams while...
Senior Full-stack Developer at Adapt IT – Gauteng Midrand
Introduction The Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) division is a multi-industry division of Adapt IT with a solid foundation providing key products. Our products help make businesses feel more in control of their expenses, and provide a cost assurance to help...
Full Stack Developer (Entry) 2085
As a Proficient Full-Stack Developer, you will contribute to the development and enhancement of our SaaS platform, working closely with other team members to create and deploy custom apps, as well as improve the overall user experience.Managing projects / processes /...
ICT Business Intelligence Specialist at GEMS
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Full Stack Developer (Entry) 2085 – Gauteng Pretoria
As a Proficient Full-Stack Developer, you will contribute to the development and enhancement of our SaaS platform, working closely with other team members to create and deploy custom apps, as well as improve the overall user experience.Managing projects / processes /...
ICT Business Intelligence Specialist at GEMS – Gauteng Pretoria
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