Only 11% of global banks have cracked trustworthy AI
In banking, trust isn't optional – it's everything. Yet, even as banks accelerate AI investment faster than other sectors, most are deploying AI without the oversight and infrastructure needed to earn that trust. That’s the central tension revealed in new banking...
UCT debuts Africa’s first higher education AI compute initiative
The University of Cape Town’s African Compute Initiative (ACI) aims to establish Africa's largest graphics processing unit (GPU)-intensive compute cluster dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) research in a higher education institution. The initiative is part of...
After 34 years, AOL discontinues dial-up service
AOL is shuttering its 34-year-old dial-up Internet service. The “You’ve got mail” service was launched in 1991, and helped to popularise Internet use. It’s not known how many users are still on the dial-up service. “AOL routinely evaluates its products and services...
US government to benefit from Chinese AI chip sales
US-based semiconductor manufacturers have agreed to cut the US government in on artificial intelligence (AI) chip sales to China, according to several reports. News on the weekend details that Nvidia and AMD have both agreed to pay 15% of Chinese revenues as part of...
SA faces emerging agriculture risks
While climate change and weather volatility remain a significant concern among agricultural businesses, increasing infrastructure degradation, a widening critical skills gap as well as sustained input costs are increasingly keeping farmers awake at night. Daniel...
Treasury aims to enhance disaster risk collaboration
National has Treasury releases two documents on enhancing South Africa’s approach to Disaster Risk Insurance by better using private sector participation. The are a Disaster Risk Strategy and a survey of municipalities experience of managing disaster risk. Summaries...
WiFi 7, AIOps to boost campus switch sales
According to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group, the Campus Ethernet Switch market has returned to demand-driven growth after the slowdown in 2024. Revenue is expected to keep expanding over the next five years, as enterprises invest in higher capacity...
OpenAI debuts GPT-5
OpenAI has launched GPT‑5, which the company says features improved performance across coding, math, writing, health, visual perception and more. “It is a unified system that knows when to respond quickly and when to think longer to provide expert-level responses,”...
27four, dtic launch Transformation Fund
Investment manager 27four, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and key partners have announced the Transformation Fund, which aims to serve as a catalytic vehicle to finance black-owned and black-managed enterprises, with a focus on priority...
Blue Label expects higher earnings
Blue Label Telecoms has published a trading statement alerting shareholders that its earnings will increase by more than 20% for the current financial year. The group has announced that, for the year ended 31 May 2025, earnings per share are expected to increase by...
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Technology priorities for enhancing the African healthcare sector
What actions can African countries, healthcare providers and healthcare organisations take to improve the provision of health services to the continent's 1,4-billion citizens? By Bonisiwe Tshabalala, senior industry and value advisor at SAP Africa Africa faces the...
Trends impacting the future of payroll
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Super malicious insider presents a very real and scary risk
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Looking ahead to 2023
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Datacentrix named Cisco Services Partner of the Year for Africa and Middle East
Hybrid IT systems integrator and managed services provider Datacentrix has been named as Services Partner of the Year for Middle East and Africa at Cisco's global Partner Summit 2022, which took place recently in Las Vegas. Cisco's global partner awards recognise...
Dimension Data launches 360 Observability
Dimension Data has announced the launch of 360 Observability. The managed service allows organisations to achieve deep visibility over their cloud-native applications, and hybrid IT and multicloud infrastructure correlated to business context across the entire IT...
AdvTech rolls out digital learning platform
In what it believes to be a first for South Africa, AdvTech will this month start rolling out a unique, locally developed personalised learning digital platform across its schools. AdvLearn is a customised platform for AdvTech Schools that provides personalised...
Stephen Morony returns to Cell C
Cell C has announced the appointment of Stephen Morony as the new chief officer: wholesale business effective from 1 January 2023. He returns to Cell C, having been responsible for the end-to-end management of Cell C's mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) as the...
Azure NetApp files general availability
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Azure NetApp Files in its enterprise-grade data centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town. This native Azure service enables businesses to deploy and run file-based applications in the cloud without having to refactor or...
VMware modernises PoS for global retailers
Vmware has unveiled a new solution to help global retailers modernise point of sale (PoS) and unlock more financial value from their PoS systems. Developed in collaboration with Stratodesk, a VMware retail ISV partner, the new VMware Retail PoS modernisation solution...
SAP Functional Consultant (Entry) 0281 – Gauteng Pretoria
Understand/workshop the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off.from users for Business Blueprint document.Basic understanding of ABAP debugging (Workbench related knowledge of new development / enhancements).SAP Configuration EWM,...
Junior Support Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Purpose of the role:The Junior Support Engineer provides first-level technical support, assists with system setup and user account management, and gains hands-on experience with IT support tools and processes. This role is designed to develop foundational technical...
Frontend Developer (Angular / Java) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are seeking an experienced Front End Developer to join a dynamic IT team with our client who is booming in the automotive space in Gauteng. The role involves developing, maintaining, and operating frontend and backend applications, delivering seamless user...
Principal Functional Specialist
We're looking for a Principal Functional Specialist to join a high-performing environment where technology, data, and business operations meet. This is a pivotal role for someone who enjoys optimising complex financial systems, ensuring accuracy across multiple data...
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Purpose of the role: The Junior DevOps Engineer plays a supporting role in the development, deployment, and maintenance of automated systems and infrastructure. The incumbent assists senior team members with CI/CD pipeline setup, cloud configuration, and system...
Intermediate Network Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Purpose of the role:The Mid-Level System Support Engineer is responsible for managing and resolving complex system issues across hardware and software platforms. This role focuses on improving system performance and reliability, implementing upgrades and patches, and...
Senior Project Manager at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Purpose of the RoleThe Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading large-scale, complex projects from initiation through to successful delivery. This role ensures that all project objectives align with organizational goals, budgets, and timelines while...
Frontend Developer (Angular / Java) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
We are seeking an experienced Front End Developer to join a dynamic IT team with our client who is booming in the automotive space in Gauteng. The role involves developing, maintaining, and operating frontend and backend applications, delivering seamless user...
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We're looking for a Principal Functional Specialist to join a high-performing environment where technology, data, and business operations meet. This is a pivotal role for someone who enjoys optimising complex financial systems, ensuring accuracy across multiple data...
Junior DevOps Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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