It’s official: ‘very strong’ El Nino now likely
NOAA’s National Weather Service has announced that El Nino has developed in the tropical Pacific, and issued an El Nino Advisory. El Nino, the warm phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted to intensify to a moderate or strong level this fall....
AI is used to shop, but trust is key at checkout
Visa has released its annual Stay Secure study in South Africa, which assesses consumer awareness and behaviors around digital commerce and fraud. This year’s edition, conducted by Wakefield Research, highlights how AI‑enabled shopping and social commerce are changing...
Cybercriminals disguising attacks as AI services
From January to the beginning of May, Kaspersky solutions have detected more than 92 000 global attacks of malware and potentially unwanted applications disguised as popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents and AI services. Cybercriminals exploited trusted brands...
New test for global economy as trade, food and finance shocks spread
The global economy entered 2026 with optimism and resilience supported by trade, industrial production in developing economies, and investment linked to artificial intelligence (AI) - but rising geopolitical tensions are now testing that momentum, according to UN...
Africa’s path to gender economic parity pushed back 50 years
Women's economic participation in Africa has fallen 0,6 percentage points below 2022 levels - extending the region's timeline to reach economic parity from 120 years to approximately 170 years. This is according to Boston Consulting Group’s latest report – Financing...
SA organisations must redesign work, not just adopt AI
Businesses worldwide have poured multi-billion dollar investments into AI, yet fewer than 40% report meaningful productivity gains. And a new report from Top Employers Institute reveals why: nearly half of workers say they do not understand how AI is supposed to help...
Data centres go green
Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Data centres – critically important if Africa is to advance its AI agenda – use ever-increasing amounts of electricity, which the continent battles to provide. The ideal solution to the electricity...
Governance key to AI success
Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Artificial intelligence (AI) governance and policies are top of the agenda for African countries as they seek to grasp the many opportunities that the technology promises. There’s no shortage of advice,...
As economies shift, Africa urged to follow the money
Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa is enjoying a renaissance as it embraces technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive its future growth. But there is a danger that the continent will remain a mere consumer of the...
Africa is open for business
Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa is open for business – and it is an increasingly attractive investment destination. This is the word from Ambassador Philip Thigo, special envoy on technology in the office of the president, Kenya,...
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Thauronix to distribute curated security solutions
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Creating a new career path through drone upskilling
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Digitalisation raises the stakes on trademarks
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Coding was made compulsory without a plan to teach it
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Phungela partners with AeroCloud to accelerate digital transformation
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Airlink inaugurates Jo’burg to Nacala service
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Lead Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Full Stack Developer with strong expertise in modern web and mobile technologies. This role is ideal for a proactive engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership of solutions, and continuously evolves their...
Lead Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Gauteng
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Full Stack Developer with strong expertise in modern web and mobile technologies. This role is ideal for a proactive engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership of solutions, and continuously evolves their...
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The Systems Administrator will be responsible for the day-to-day management, support, maintenance and continuous improvement of the company's IT environment, ensuring systems remain secure, stable, reliable and fit for business operations. This is a hands-on, onsite...
IT Systems Administrator – Eastern Cape Gqebera
The Systems Administrator will be responsible for the day-to-day management, support, maintenance and continuous improvement of the company's IT environment, ensuring systems remain secure, stable, reliable and fit for business operations. This is a hands-on, onsite...
Systems Support Engineer
Role Description:The Systems Support Engineer is a key part of the company's service framework providing end to end management of tickets and service requests reported by the customer. Manage Tickets and RequestsReceive and record all calls from the companies...
Systems Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Role Description:The Systems Support Engineer is a key part of the company's service framework providing end to end management of tickets and service requests reported by the customer. Manage Tickets and RequestsReceive and record all calls from the companies...
BI_BA Developer (Databricks, Spark SQL, PySpark) (JHB)
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Healthcare Platform seeks a Business Intelligence/Business Analyst Developer to fill a hands-on role focused on building and maintaining reporting and analytics solutions on a modern lakehouse platform. The primary focus will be the development...
Lead Developer Android
Are you a senior Android Developer ready to take the lead on high-impact mobile applications? This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on leader who is passionate about Kotlin, modern Android frameworks, and delivering scalable, high-performance mobile...
Senior Network Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Summary of RoleWe are seeking highly skilled Senior Network Engineers to be based onsite, providing Tier 2/3 technical support and augmenting the current permanent support team. The role will primarily focus on first-line support call resolution, while also...
BI_BA Developer (Databricks, Spark SQL, PySpark) (JHB) – Gauteng Johannesburg
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Healthcare Platform seeks a Business Intelligence/Business Analyst Developer to fill a hands-on role focused on building and maintaining reporting and analytics solutions on a modern lakehouse platform. The primary focus will be the development...
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