AI infrastructure spending is breaking records
Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure reached a record $86-billion in Q3 2025, marking a sustained investment cycle as platform providers scale capacity for training and inference workloads, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly...
Global sovereign cloud IaaS spending set to hit $80bn
Worldwide sovereign cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) spending is forecast to total $80-billion in 2026, a 35,6% increase from 2025, according to Gartner. “As geopolitical tensions rise, organisations outside the US and China are investing more in...
Joburg is still Africa’s top data centre location
Johannesburg officially confirmed its position as Africa’s digital infrastructure powerhouse. The new Cushman & Wakefield 2025 Global Data Centre Market Comparison ranks Johannesburg as the continent’s leading data centre market and places it in the top 10...
Entrepreneurs drive retail growth
South African small businesses are experiencing an unprecedented boom, with more than 200 000 entrepreneurs processing 173-million transactions and driving over half a billion rand in measurable growth over the past year. This is according to Yoco's 2025 Exchange...
2025 set to break crypto crime records
With criminals stealing a record-breaking amount of money, this year is shaping up to be crypto's most dangerous yet - in just six months, their illicit activities have caused more financial damage than recorded during the entire years of 2023 or 2024. According to...
New chief executive for Openserve
Telkom has appointed Beauty Apleni as CEO of Openserve effective 1 July, saying she will drive the continuing growth and adoption of Openserve’s fibre network in pursuit of the group’s data-led strategy. Apleni has more than 25 years of experience in the ICT industry...
WeThinkCode_ secures $2m grant to scale AI training
South African tech academy WeThinkCode_ has been awarded $2-million in funding from Google.org. The grant will enable WeThinkCode_ to dramatically expand its artificial intelligence (AI) training programs, empowering 12 000 learners in South Africa and Kenya with...
Enterprises reopening their wallets for SASE spend
Global Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) revenue rose 17% percent year-on-year to $2,6-billion in the first quarter of 2025 propelled by a 21% jump in single-vendor deployments as enterprises prioritised more straightforward purchasing, tighter policy management, and...
Gen Z’s favourite games feature in 19m attempted attacks
Over the course of a year, from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, Kaspersky detected over 19-million attempts to download malicious or unwanted files disguised as popular Gen Z games. With GTA, Minecraft and Call of Duty among the most exploited, it's clear that...
IBM unveils scalable, fault-tolerant quantum roadmap
IBM is on track to deliver scalable quantum computing by the end of this decade. Scientists from the IBM Quantum Data Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, believe they have cracked the science for quantum error correction and will be able to build the world’s first...
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Procurement is pivotal to ensuring a sustainable future
ESG (environmental, social, and governance) metrics are gaining popularity as a barometer to hold companies accountable for their sustainability efforts. By Edna Eason, MD: operations at Accenture in Africa Tracking carbon emissions, addressing human rights risks such...
Think global, act local to remedy procurement myopia
Procurement myopia can be a death sentence for an organisation. This has never been more true than in today's fragile, post-pandemic and disruption fraught business environment, where economies are still reeling, and business resilience and innovation are more...
Trellix finds open source projects could be at risk
Trellix has announced the establishment of the Trellix Advanced Research Center to advance global threat intelligence. Comprised of hundreds of the world's most elite security analysts and researchers, the Advanced Research Center produces actionable real-time...
Recognise the potential of a composable DXP
Today, application leaders and marketers need to do away with monolithic digital experience platforms and make use of solutions that give them the option to choose the bits and pieces that suit them best. By Nick Durrant, co-founder and MD of Bluegrass Digital At the...
MTN SA rolls out a four-phase green energy programme
MTN South Africa has launched a request for proposal (RFP) which will see the MTN Headquarters becoming a completely "green" office. Phase 1 involves the procurement of providers for alternative energy rooftops and solar carparks and this forms part of the company's...
SA growth extends Talk360 seed funding to $7m
International calling app Talk360 has secured an additional $3-million in seed round funding, taking its total seed round to $7-million after its first closing in May. The funds will help the company grow its market share in South Africa, drive its growth on the rest...
Microsoft SA announces Partner Awards winners
Microsoft South Africa hosted its annual Partner Awards this week, recognising a partner ecosystem that it says, has continued to push beyond all limits to enable success for customers in South Africa, and beyond. The event, which was hosted in person for the first...
Why banks should embrace super wallets
Traditional banks cannot avoid adapting to the new requirements and desires of their customers if they want to stay relevant. The focus, therefore, should be on creating a compelling mobile wallet solution that cuts across all situations in life. G+D's insights show...
Trellix launches unified partner program, expands Security Innovation Alliance
Trellix has announced Trellix Xtend, a new partner program designed to increase profitability, engagement, and growth across its global partner ecosystem. The company also announced new technology integrations to Trellix XDR through the Security Innovation Alliance, a...
City of Las Vegas deploys largest private network in the US with NTT
NTT, parent company of Dimension Data, has announced a Private 5G (P5G) network expansion for the City of Las Vegas (CoLV), deploying and provisioning NTT's P5G to build the most extensive private network in the US. The goal is for the network to serve as an open...
Senior Systems Analyst at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
The purpose of this job is to analyse, design and enhance systems, in order to obtain optimal results and agreed project delivery level Key Performance areas include: • Understand and familiarise with the project's business requirements • Understand and familiarise...
Software Developer – C++ (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Remote Remote
About our client:Our client, a listed global leader that provides innovative solutions, is committed to helping some of the world's most well-known brands tackle their most pressing business challenges. With a reputation as a trusted partner to global organisations,...
Front End Developer (Focus: Angular) – 2151
Front End Developer (Focus: Angular) ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Understanding of integration between different technologiesCoordination between development and support environmentsAssisting with the business casePlanning and monitoringTranslating and simplifying...
PHP Developer
We are seeking a professional PHP Developer to enhance proprietary software for blue-chip clients, supporting online performance management and incentive. Key Requirements 5+ years' PHP development experience (PHP 5.3, 5.4, 7.x)Experience with Laravel, XML, web...
Front End Developer (Focus: Angular) – 2151 – Gauteng Pretoria
Front End Developer (Focus: Angular) ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Understanding of integration between different technologiesCoordination between development and support environmentsAssisting with the business casePlanning and monitoringTranslating and simplifying...
PHP Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
We are seeking a professional PHP Developer to enhance proprietary software for blue-chip clients, supporting online performance management and incentive. Key Requirements 5+ years' PHP development experience (PHP 5.3, 5.4, 7.x)Experience with Laravel, XML, web...
Senior Java Developer (JHB Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:DEVELOP cutting-edge & scalable solutions for account verification, means testing, and payment reconciliation as the next Senior Java Developer sought by a dynamic provider of custom-driven IT Solutions & Consulting in Joburg. You will support and...
Mid Level C++ Developer
Our client in Century City, Cape Town seeks an energetic developer to enhance Fuel Automation Systems using contact-less smart card technology and support testing and implementation teams. Key Requirements Minimum 2 years' development experienceStrong C++ system...
Senior Java Developer (JHB Hybrid) – Gauteng Johannesburg
ENVIRONMENT:DEVELOP cutting-edge & scalable solutions for account verification, means testing, and payment reconciliation as the next Senior Java Developer sought by a dynamic provider of custom-driven IT Solutions & Consulting in Joburg. You will support and...
Mid Level C++ Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Our client in Century City, Cape Town seeks an energetic developer to enhance Fuel Automation Systems using contact-less smart card technology and support testing and implementation teams. Key Requirements Minimum 2 years' development experienceStrong C++ system...
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