The growing importance of AI sovereignty

A new global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value finds that as enterprises embed AI deeper into core business operations, most surveyed organisations remain locked into AI systems they cannot easily change - reinforcing the growing importance of AI...

The glue that holds the Sagrada Familia towers together

The construction of the Sagrada Familia’s central towers marks the most complex structural challenge in the basilica’s history. It is also a novel and unexpected use of superglue. An advanced Loctite solution from Henkel has been instrumental in raising the dramatic...

Why don’t cancer medicines work the same for everyone?

By Susanna Ray - Cancer treatment has become more precise over time, as doctors first classified the disease by where it began in the body and, more recently, by the mutations found inside cancer cells to help find the right drugs to treat it. But why can two people...

Location data sharing raises privacy risks

Your mobile browsers could be sharing your location data. To understand the extent of location tracking in mobile browsers, cybersecurity firm Surfshark has analysed 15 popular applications and discovered that more than half of them gather location data. Four of them...

Rapid rise in human-centric cybersecurity risks

Threat actors are now pivoting their tactics to approach human touchpoints from every angle - inside business flows and across channels - to deploy coordinated campaigns that overwhelm traditional defences, according to Mimecast’s 2025 Global Threat Intelligence...

The business lunch is back

The business lunch is back in favour and once again rising in popularity as business leaders increasingly use it as an opportunity to network and build key professional relationships. New research from International Workplace Group sheds light on the trend and reveals...

New MacBook Air available for pre-order

Customers can now place their pre-orders for the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air, equipped with the M4 chip, and the Mac Studio, powered by the M4 Max and M3 Ultra, at iStore. The latest MacBook Air features the M4 chip and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities,...

Navigation communications are working on the Moon

NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on 3 March 2025 when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon’s surface.  The LuGRE payload’s success in lunar...

High prevalence of critical illness in African hospitals

One in eight hospital in-patients (12,5%) are critically ill in Africa, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in collaboration with international partners. Of these, one in five (21%) die within seven days, compared to 2,7% of...

Microsoft adds R5,4bn to R20bn data centre investment

Kathy Gibson reports – Microsoft has committed to invest an additional R5,4-billion in its South African cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. At the same time, the company has significantly expanded its skills development programme in the country....

How to build an AI economy

Kathy Gibson reports – Artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping up to be as big a world-changer as the general-purpose technologies (GPTs) that triggered the previous Industrial Revolutions. That’s the word from Brad Smith, co-chair and president of Microsoft, speaking...

Microsoft promises additional skills development

Kathy Gibson reports – Microsoft has upped the ante on its skills development commitment. Just weeks ago the company announced its intention to bring artificial intelligence skills to 1-million South Africans. “You can think of this as a broad effort,” says Brad...

Tech key in closing $1,8trn protection gap

The global protection gap – the difference between insured and uninsured losses across life, health, natural catastrophe and crop insurance – was last estimated at $1,8-trillion. A new “future of insurance” survey of more than 500 insurance executives from 17...

More Linux users are being exploited

As the total number of vulnerabilities in 2024 continued to climb compared to the previous year, Kaspersky experts warn of cybercriminals increasingly using methods to escalate privileges and exploit weaknesses in digital systems. There is a persistent trend in...

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Cloud ERP set to mitigate sourcing challenges

Manufacturers continue to face challenges like increased demand, enduring labour shortages and rising direct material costs. By Paulo De Matos, chief product officer at Syspro Buying better is also simply not enough and manufacturers will now need to answer the call...

What do upcoming cryptocurrency regulations mean for your investment?

It was inevitable that, at some point, South African authorities would start regulating cryptocurrencies. While the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has long treated earnings from cryptocurrencies as income tax, the government has made it clear that it believes...

Modernising EAM to deliver customer value

In today's highly competitive world, organisations must embrace their data to develop new products and services that enable them to extend their customer relationships. By Heman Kassan, chief commercial officer of Technodyn At the same time, these efforts must help...

Epione Health Villages, Vimbo Health offer digital therapeutics

Two local healthcare start-ups, Epione Health Villages and Vimbo Health, have announced a partnership to promote mental health therapy and offer affordable, tech-enabled help to Epione Health Villages patients. The partnership is a proactive approach to combating the...

RS Group looks to the future

Kathy Gibson reports – The RS Group started life in 1937 as Radiospares and has grown to a leading provider of industrial components with 7 500 employees, 1,2-million customers and more than 2 500 suppliers. The company has been on a transformation journey over the...

Venture builder names first incubator companies

Local venture builder and business incubator Aions Creative Technology has unveiled the first three start-ups that it will be funding through its unique funding model, which will include investments from South African corporates and members of the public alike. Aions...

The role of tech in job searches

Gone are the days when you searched the newspaper for your next potential engineering position, and dropped or posted off your CV in its physical state. Let's have a look at the empowering role of digital as you investigate where - and for whom - you may like to work...

War in Ukraine has changed the threat landscape

Eset has released its T1 2022 Threat Report, summarising key statistics from Eset detection systems and highlighting notable examples of ESET's cybersecurity research. By Roman Kováč, chief research officer at Eset The latest issue of the Eset Threat Report recounts...

Intermedidate Full Stack Developer .net

Intermediate Software Developer (.NET - Full Stack)Location: PretoriaType: Full-Time | HybridDepartment: Software Development / ITMy client, a leader in innovative technology solutions, is seeking a dedicated Intermediate Full Stack Software Developer to join their...

Front End Developer (Focus: TypeScript & Angular) 1563

Front End Developer (Focus: TypeScript & Angular) ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Frontend Technologies: Angular 20, Typescript 5.8, Karma/Jasmine, HTML/CSS, PostgreSQL, Maven, X-RayTools: Atlassian tools: Jira, Confluence, Git, Github for versioning, Github...

Intermedidate Full Stack Developer .net – Gauteng Pretoria

Intermediate Software Developer (.NET - Full Stack)Location: PretoriaType: Full-Time | HybridDepartment: Software Development / ITMy client, a leader in innovative technology solutions, is seeking a dedicated Intermediate Full Stack Software Developer to join their...

Full-stack Developer (CH1155)

Our client in the financial services industry is looking for a Full Stack Developer to assist with the development and maintenance of our software solution that supports their investment management systems.You'll be part of the development team responsible...

DevOps Engineer 2299

DevOps Engineer ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Java Spring BootAngular (Typescript and JavaScript)Kafka & JMS (MQ)SQL (Oracle, Postgres)Cloud infrastructure (AWS)Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) CharterADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS...

Solution Architect at Reverside

Reverside is a well-established IT services provider focused on delivering high-quality Software Development, IT Resourcing, Digital Transformation, and Systems Support solutions. We partner with leading organizations across various industries and are continuously...

Full-stack Developer (CH1155) – Gauteng Arcadia

Our client in the financial services industry is looking for a Full Stack Developer to assist with the development and maintenance of our software solution that supports their investment management systems.You'll be part of the development team responsible...

DevOps Engineer 2299 – Gauteng Pretoria

DevOps Engineer ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Java Spring BootAngular (Typescript and JavaScript)Kafka & JMS (MQ)SQL (Oracle, Postgres)Cloud infrastructure (AWS)Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) CharterADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS...

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