Cassava Technologies inks strategic partnership with Stanlib
Pan-African tech group Cassava Technologies has announced a strategic investment by Stanlib Infrastructure Investments to accelerate the rapid expansion of Africa Data Centres' footprint in South Africa. The strategic partnership will allow Africa Data Centres to...
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....
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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The role of technology in driving equality
We live in a world beset by inequalities. Whether they’re related to income, gender, race, or background, you don’t have to look far to find them. By Andrew Bourne, regional manager of Zoho South Africa, for example, has the highest level of wealth inequality in the...
How to weather the approaching cybercrime perfect storm
The world generates an estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. Amidst this mind-boggling amount of chatter, a very real threat is lurking: cybercrime, which has increased by 600% since the start of the pandemic, the United Nations reports. This surge in...
Why direct fan relationships are the future for creators
Over the past decade or so, technology has fundamentally changed the reality of being a creator. By Erki Koldits, CEO of PopSpot On the positive side, the barriers to entry have been dramatically lowered. Musicians, singers, and rappers can, for example, produce...
Don’t let data be a stumbling block in your SAP S/4HANA upgrade
SAP ECC 6.0 is the mainstay of many Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and with support for the solution being discontinued in the near future, organisations need to migrate their systems. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management Whether they are moving...
Holiday bootcamps let kids learn to code
Edtech startup Mindjoy is offering artificial intelligence (AI) bootcamps during the school holidays to help 11- to 15-year-olds come to grips with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and what it means for their future. The holiday bootcamps are based on an...
Power options for when loadshedding strikes
Loadshedding is not going away, and most people are considering alternative solutions to keep their power on. By Christiaan Hattingh, MD of AWPower The good news is that you can use your investments in backup power to bring your electricity costs down over time and...
SAS acquires Kamakura
SAS has acquired Honolulu-based Kamakura, which provides specialised software, data and consulting that helps financial organisations across the spectrum – banks, insurance companies, asset managers, pension funds and more – manage a variety of financial risks. SAS’...
Partnership empowers youth with digital skills
Forge Academy & Labs has partnered with the Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) to introduce an array of information and communication technology (ICT) interventions to bridge the digital skills gap...
New grant funding round for local technologies
Applications are now open for the Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF). Designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product developers with pre-revenue innovations can apply for grant funding of up to R800 000. The DISF is a project of the Craft and Design Institute (CDI)...
SA software engineers are moving to Europe, without leaving home
Companies looking for local software engineers might find they have lost them to Europe - without them leaving the country. This is because, while South African developers’ skills are increasingly in demand across Europe, they no longer need to emigrate to land these...
Senior Systems Analyst at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
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Technology Support & Systems Specialist – Western Cape Western Cape
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Full Stack Java Developer 1836 – Gauteng Pretoria
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Junior Project Manager at Financial Intelligence Centre
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