Google adds AI skilling support
Google has announced $2,85-million (R49-million) funding through Google.org to support AI skills development, education, online safety and cybersecurity in South Africa. The funding builds on Google’s AI skilling work announced earlier this year and focuses on...
Microsoft SA and GIZ launch Ikamva Digital skills initiative
Microsoft South Africa, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), has launched Ikamva Digital, a transformative digital learning platform designed to empower South African youth and educators with the skills needed to...
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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ITA rebrands to Paratus Angola
Angolan telecommunications service provider, Internet Technologies Angola (ITA), has officially changed its name as part of an extensive rebranding and harmonisation process led by its parent company, Paratus Group. ITA will, with immediate effect, operate under the...
Vodacom to spend over R500m on Western Cape connectivity
Vodacom Western Cape plans to spend over R500 million into the mobile network across the province during this year to grow coverage reach, increase capacity and improve network uptime. This investment into the network will help the region expand connectivity in urban,...
Startupbootcamp AfriTech pilots $7m program to uplift healthtech startups
In recent years, African heathtech has recorded impressive growth, as the majority of Africans rely on under-funded public health facilities while a small minority have access to well-funded, quality private health care. It is a reality that across much of Africa,...
5G adoption will help to equalise opportunities in Africa
The positive adoption of 5G technology has tremendous potential to affect African communities and economies in a positive manner. 5G networks – if correctly taken up and rolled out - will offer African businesses and individuals the critical infrastructure to fully...
Risk reduction and cybersecurity
Risk management is critical to a business. We can find examples as far back as recorded history allows, with ship and cargo owners routinely taking up insurance to cover risky voyages. Risk grew as companies became more complex, and today's risk manager must juggle...
Is Bitcoin prepared to march to the beat of the global sustainability agenda?
The narrative around sustainability is pervasive, clear, and urgent. We must reduce emissions if we are to stand any chance of not breaching a potentially catastrophic global temperature rise. And while almost all sectors - even the traditionally high polluting ones -...
Nutanix underpins Pinnacle Cloud
Pinnacle has selected the Nutanix Cloud Platform to support launch of the company’s Pinnacle Cloud, providing local partners with a place to land their cloud sales and add infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), disaster recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS), and...
Changing of the guard at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa
Werner Engelbrecht, GM of Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa (KDZA), has departed the organisation and Paul Wendlandt, Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa's service director, stepped into the role of acting general manager from 1 July 2022. Wendlandt has been...
Digital disruption means modernising core systems in insurance
Digital disruption challenges insurers with innovative technology trends emerging around artificial intelligence and machine learning. Systems will have to be modernised if incumbents tap deeper into the existing market. At the same time, this provides significant...
SAS SA gets a new country manager
SAS has announced the appointment of Essie Mokgonyana as country manager and sales director for the brand in South Africa. Mokgonyana brings more than 15 years of experience in technical roles within the IT industry, with a strong focus on sales and business...
Mainframe IDMS Database Administrator – Remote Remote
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Mainframe IDMS Database Administrator (DBA) to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract...
Software Engineer (Back End) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Back-End Software Engineer to join our agile product development team. You'll be instrumental in designing, developing, and operating robust, scalable backend systems for business-critical applications running 24/7 in...
Project Manager
My client based in Pinelands (Cape Town) is currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Lead end-to-end delivery of the HFM upgrade project, from initiation to post-implementation supportDevelop...
Senior JavaScript Developer (Angular 20) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
JavaScript Developers start your engines! Get your career into the next gear with our clients in the Automotive space where you will be part of the next generation of automotive technology. Our clients are on the hunt for a seasoned Senior JavaScript developer to join...
Software Engineer (Back End) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Back-End Software Engineer to join our agile product development team. You'll be instrumental in designing, developing, and operating robust, scalable backend systems for business-critical applications running 24/7 in...
Project Manager – Western Cape Pinelands
My client based in Pinelands (Cape Town) is currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Lead end-to-end delivery of the HFM upgrade project, from initiation to post-implementation supportDevelop...
Senior JavaScript Developer (Angular 20) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
JavaScript Developers start your engines! Get your career into the next gear with our clients in the Automotive space where you will be part of the next generation of automotive technology. Our clients are on the hunt for a seasoned Senior JavaScript developer to join...
Senior Data Engineer
6 month contract role Drive enterprise-scale datatransformation and shape the future of analytics. Is this you? You're a strategic thinker with a passion for turning complex data into actionable insights. You thrive on solving technical challenges, champion data...
Technical Business Analyst (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment
This is a remote position.About our client:Our client develops and supports software and data solutions across a variety of industries. They want you to get ahead of the market and stay there. They offer a combination of plug and play products that can be integrated...
Full Stack Developer
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...
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