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...

Teraco Connect Foundation extends SABEN support

Teraco has announced a five-year support grant extension to the South African Broadband Education Networks (SABEN) via the Teraco Connect Foundation. In 2020, Teraco signed a five-year grant, which the company has now extended for a further five years to 2030 worth a...

Ruka selected to 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator

Ruka, the African technology company behind SmartChat, has been selected as one of only 10 startups for the 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator: South Africa, a program supporting high-impact companies using technology to transform the continent. The accelerator,...

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...

Starship fails launch test

Starship’s eighth flight test failed yesterday when the spacecraft’s upper state exploded and went spinning out of control. It is hoped that SpaceX’s Starship will one day take people to Mars. Starship’s eighth flight test lifted off from Starbase in Texas as planned....

For women in tech, gender parity barriers remain

At the current rate of progress, it will take until 2158 - or roughly five generations from now - to reach full gender parity, according to data from the World Economic Forum. Significant barriers to gender equality remain, yet with the right action and support,...

Executives revise US economic outlook down

A post-election boost in business executives’ optimism about the US economy has moderated, declining from a more than three-year high of 67% last quarter to 47% this quarter, according to the AICPA & CIMA Economic Outlook Survey. The shift reflects growing...

Apple iPad Air available for pre-order now

iStore has announced the latest iPad Air, now featuring the M3 chip and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The new iPad Air is available for pre-order today and will be available in-store soon. Key features include: M3 Chip: The new iPad Air is powered by the...

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Consumers pay 50% less for hospital-level care

Quro Medical's hospital-at-home solution cuts hospital-level care costs for consumers by up to half compared to regular hospital admission costs. The cost of living coupled with rising medical care expenses over the past couple of years is simply becoming unaffordable...

SA Rugby, Dell introduce immersive VR Experience for fans

SA Rugby and its IT partner Dell Technologies have introduced an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) Experience to enhance the fan experience at all international games played in South Africa until 24 September 2022. Digital transformation is one of the key priorities for...

SAS recognises global partners

In today’s increasingly connected world, successful business is dependent on creative, nimble and resilient partner networks. SAS’ integrated partner ecosystem empowers customer success through sustained innovation in emerging technologies across industries, zeroing...

Transform your future with the Dell Enterprise Product Offering

For employees to perform at their best, organisations need to provide them with powerful IT infrastructure and workforce technology. As a digitally advanced organisation in the 21st Century, Dell Technologies aims to assist companies to bridge the gap between current...

Banks must do more in the face of growing security complexity

As customers demand 24/7 digital access to banking in the post-pandemic reality, fraud and security breaches have become top of mind in this interconnected environment. By Ria Pinto: GM and technology leader of IBM South Africa For the financial services industry, the...

The post-pandemic conundrum: WFH and intoxication in the workplace

Many businesses in South Africa are now comfortable with offering a work from home (WFH) or hybrid model to employees after the Covid-19 lockdown ended. By Rhys Evans, MD of ALCO-Safe As employees now spend more of their working hours at home, this can pose a problem...

Can cloud software help derisk power failures?

We've come a long way since Thomas Edison and General Electric created the first substantial power grids in the 1880s. But one thing hasn't changed much: work stops when the power goes out. South Africans have endured front-row seats to this reality as loadshedding...

Pressure mounts on universities to continue their digital journeys

No discussion about cloud computing would be complete without acknowledging the forced digitisation in the tertiary education sector brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, all of this rapid digitisation occurred at the “front end”, if you will. The next great...

Why billers, retailers and banks should consider open finance solutions

Open banking, a relatively new concept in the field of financial technologies, is fast becoming a major source of innovation that is poised to reshape the banking industry – globally and in Africa. By Clinton Leask, head of Digital at Pay@ Open Banking is a capability...

Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

We are seeking experienced Full Stack Developers with a strong background in LISP (Linked Investment Service Provider) systems to join our dynamic team in Pretoria. This role will play a pivotal part in designing, developing, and maintaining robust, scalable, and...

Software Developer

We're looking for a Software Developer with strong Java (Spring Boot) skills and some exposure to .NET to join our team in Cape Town. You will be involved in developing and maintaining enterprise-grade systems across a variety of domains, working closely with senior...

Senior Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

This is a remote position.We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to lead and deliver complex data solutions using ETL, Azure Synapse, SQL, Stored Procedures, Data Factory, and Spark. This role requires deep technical expertise, leadership in design and...

Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

We're looking for a Software Developer with strong Java (Spring Boot) skills and some exposure to .NET to join our team in Cape Town. You will be involved in developing and maintaining enterprise-grade systems across a variety of domains, working closely with senior...

Technical Project Manager

We're looking for a Technical Project Manager who brings extensive experience in managing complex, multi-phase projects.You'll be responsible for overseeing client onboarding processes that can span several months, requiring meticulous attention to detail and...

Intermediate Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are seeking an Intermediate Data Engineer with experience in ETL, Azure Synapse, SQL, Stored Procedures, Data Factory, and Spark. The ideal candidate will work closely with Analytics teams to deliver high-quality, reusable data solutions aligned with enterprise...

Technical Project Manager – Gauteng Edenburg

We're looking for a Technical Project Manager who brings extensive experience in managing complex, multi-phase projects.You'll be responsible for overseeing client onboarding processes that can span several months, requiring meticulous attention to detail and...

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