xAI launches AI-generated encyclopedia
Elon Musk’s xAI has launched a new online encyclopedia, Grokipedia, powered by the Grok artificial intelligence (AI) model. The free-to-use platform aims to compete with Wikipedia, which Musk has previously accused of being biased, and promoting left-leaning policies....
Datatec reports first-half growth
Datatec’s results for the first half of the 2026 financial year were boosted by continued margin expansion and a strong profit-growth trajectory in Westcon, driven by a growing recurring software and services mix. Over 70% of sales are now derived from software and...
VAT increase reflects tough fiscal choices
The revised approach to VAT increases announced in the delayed Budget speech represents a concession by Treasury while still striving to meet the revenue requirements necessary to offset government spending, sustain public services, and maintain fiscal stability. By...
Budget scales up private sector-driven infrastructure funding
In his 2025 Budget Speech, South Africa’s Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, identified infrastructure as a key pillar for the country’s growth strategy. He announced that over R1-trillion will be allocated to infrastructure spending over the next three years,...
Google, YouTube account for 25% of the world’s web traffic
Last year, internet users worldwide spent an average of six hours and 38 minutes per day browsing the web, nearly a third of their waking hours. Smartphones accounted for a massive 95% of total web traffic, while just two websites, YouTube and Google, claimed...
SA needs 2,2m homes to meet demand
South Africa has a housing supply backlog of at least 2,2-million units, with a significant shortage in the affordable housing or “gap market”, according to a recent study by the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance (CAHF). The gap housing market is generally...
Intel appoints Lip-Bu Tan as CEO
Lip-Bu Tan has been appointed as CEO of Intel, effective 18 March. He succeeds interim co-CEOs David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus. Tan will also rejoin the Intel board of directors after stepping down from the board in August 2024. Zinsner will remain...
Financial services seeks true value from AI
Kathy Gibson reports – The financial services industry is under pressure to quickly adopt artificial intelligence (AI), but needs to ensure that it does so responsibly. There are huge opportunities for the industry to increase innovation and profitability, but there...
BETI struggles to gain momentum
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), measuring the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica monthly at seasonally adjusted real prices, slipped further in February 2025, reflecting South Africa’s weaker economic...
New ESA supercomputer boosts space programmes
Space HPC is designed to enhance ESA’s scientific research and technological development efforts, while also providing small and medium-enterprises (SMEs) with access to resources that foster innovation and collaboration within the European space industry. The...
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New approach to ESD needed for localisation to succeed
Localisation and the development of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are key to the growth of African economies, including South Africa's. President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the country's post-Covid economic reconstruction plan includes a big...
Cyber-wellness means being cyber-aware
The ongoing stress of the global pandemic, war, inflation and global uncertainty has made it difficult for people to manage everyday decision-making. As a recent survey by the APA found, one third of people have such high stress levels that they are battling to decide...
Is change imminent in the SA telco landscape?
Cell C's financial complexities and rollercoaster-style ups and downs have been part of South African conversations for years. Now, however, as the embattled telco enters the last half of 2022, strategic moves and smart decisions have shifted the company's axis....
Tech sector gender gap is widening
Female representation in the technology sector is dropping; how can the world reverse this trend to gain the immense value that women bring to the digital table asks Mandisa Ntloko-Petersen, CMO at BCX. The business of women in tech, as they say in Swahili, is amara -...
DataProphet closes $10m investment
DataProphet, an AI-as-a-service (AIaaS) for manufacturing innovator, has announced the completion of its $10-million Series A funding round. Knife Capital led the round, joined by South Africa's IDC and Norican - the world's largest metal surface preparation and...
Evolution of the total guest experience in hospitality
There's a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt that says: 'True hospitality consists of giving the best of yourself to your guests'. It's a sentiment that surely resonates with everyone in the hospitality industry, whether you welcome guests to your hotel, restaurant, or...
Data strategy is key to success in financial services
Even though concepts such as DevOps and MLOps have gained support in recent years, FinOps is a relatively new discipline that has yet to become generally practised. And yet, its potential to enhance financial services through a reinvented data strategy is significant....
How to do Black Friday better than the e-commerce giants
Black Friday shopping mania has been with Mzansi for over 10 years now, writes James Bayhack, sub-Saharan Africa director at CM.com. Online retail giant Takealot launched its first Black Friday sale in 2011, generating a turnover of R1-million. Seven years later,...
Datacentrix named as Check Point 3-Star partner
Datacentrix has achieved 3-Star partner status with Check Point Software Technologies. "Our advancement to the 3-Star level demonstrates that Datacentrix has the right technical and business expertise in place, has successfully completed projects, and is delivering an...
Tips on the planned two-pot system for retirement savings
Draft amendments have been published to introduce the proposed two-pot system for retirement savings. Joon Chong, partner at Webber Wentzel, offers a summary of the main features. On 29 July 2022, National Treasury released the 2022 Draft Revenue Laws Amendment Bill...
Senior SQL Developer – 6 month contract
Our client seeking an experienced Senior SQL Developer to design, develop, and optimise high-performance database solutions. The ideal candidate will have technical expertise in SQL Server, complex stored procedures, and database performance tuning, with a proven...
Senior iOS Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are looking for an iOS developer with experience in designing, building, and maintaining iOS applications. It is preferred that the individual be skilled in Swift and iOS development as the team is cross skilled and multi-functional. Your duties may include...
Power BI Specialist – Gauteng Sandown
Power BI Specialist with expertise in developing interactive dashboards, complex data models, and insightful analytics solutions. The successful candidate will have a strong grasp of data visualisation best practices and the ability to work with multiple data sources....
Senior SQL Developer – 6 month contract – Gauteng Houghton Estate
Our client seeking an experienced Senior SQL Developer to design, develop, and optimise high-performance database solutions. The ideal candidate will have technical expertise in SQL Server, complex stored procedures, and database performance tuning, with a proven...
Senior iOS Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
We are looking for an iOS developer with experience in designing, building, and maintaining iOS applications. It is preferred that the individual be skilled in Swift and iOS development as the team is cross skilled and multi-functional. Your duties may include...
Senior Business Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to lead business and system analysis activities, specializing in aligning technology solutions to business needs. This role will focus on translating complex functional and non-functional business requirements into...
Senior Business Analyst
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our financial services client based in Centurion.What you will be doing: Lead complex business...
Senior Java Developer (Fintech) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Do you dream in Java? Speak fluent Spring Boot? Can you charm both Angular frontends and Native Android apps into working harmoniously? Then you might be exactly who we're looking for!We're on the lookout for a Java Developer Extraordinaire to join our squad of...
Senior Business Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Centurion
We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to lead business and system analysis activities, specializing in aligning technology solutions to business needs. This role will focus on translating complex functional and non-functional business requirements into...
Senior Business Analyst – Gauteng Centurion
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our financial services client based in Centurion.What you will be doing: Lead complex business...
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