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...

SA holds its own as global AI adoption accelerates

Worldwide adoption of artificial intelligence continued to rise in the first quarter of 2026, according to Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Q1 2026 Trends and Insights report from its AI Economy Institute. During the quarter, AI usage increased by 1,5 percentage points...

Enterprise AI hits the wall

Enterprise AI is outgrowing the architecture and infrastructure beneath it as data privacy and sovereignty requirements tighten, according to new research from NTT Data. The latest research finds a widening split between enterprises that are redesigning AI for...

Information integrity passes geopolitics as the top risk

Information integrity risk, caused by the proliferation of AI‑enabled decision-making and uncertain AI transparency requirements, gained the top rank of emerging risks for the first quarter of 2026, according to Gartner. The Gartner Quarterly Emerging Risk...

Comms upgrade for Joburg police, emergency services

Hytera Communications South Africa has partnered with the Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) and Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) to improve communication across South Africa’s largest city. These public safety agencies previously...

HPE unveils AI-driven security, advanced data protection

At Black Hat USA this week, HPE announced an expansion of its cybersecurity, resiliency and compliance solutions that takes a multi-layered approach to protect enterprises through data, network and system security. HPE is advancing network security with a new SASE...

Telkom invests in solar power for a sustainable future

Telkom has put its money where its mouth is in terms of green energy with the addition of 1 MWp grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) technology at the Telkom Park head office in Centurion - bringing the total installed PV capacity to 4.2 MWp. “Our objective is to deploy green...

Nvidia and Lenovo boost productivity

The Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage with Nvidia, a full-stack platform for building and deploying AI capabilities across the enterprise that drive speed, innovation and productivity was launched yesterday (15 October) at Lenovo Tech World 2024. “We would like to achieve...

SideWinder APT group strikes in MEA region

The SideWinder APT group is expanding its attack operations into the Middle East and Africa utilising a previously unknown espionage toolkit called “StealerBot”, says Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT). As part of its ongoing monitoring of APT...

Concerns raised over AI model training

The South African Artificial Intelligence Association (SAAIA) - an industry body focused on promoting the advancement of responsible AI in South Africa - has made a submission to the Information Regulator of South Africa around the use of data to train AI Models for...

The shopping trends of SA’s credit card holders

Float, Africa’s first card-linked instalment platform, has unveiled the latest shopping trends among credit card holders using its payment method – revealing their most favoured goods, shopping behaviour, and retail categories. With an impressive average order value...

5G driving rapid digital transformation in MEA

Research from Nokia reveals that 60% of CSPs in the MEA region are adopting 5G to enhance their digital transformation and, while 4G subscriptions are projected to stabilise by 2027, 5G adoption is anticipated to surge dramatically - signifying a pivotal shift in the...

SA is Africa’s third-safest nation in cybersecurity

Check Point Software’s latest Global Threat Index for September unveils the emerging and worrying use of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven malware techniques - alongside persistent ransomware campaigns - with notable rankings for African nations. In this month’s...

AMD looking to power the next generation of GenAI

AMD has announced the latest accelerator and networking solutions that it says will power the next generation of AI infrastructure at scale: AMD Instinct MI325X accelerators; the AMD Pensando; Pollara 400 NIC; and the AMD Pensando Salina DPU. AMD Instinct MI325X...

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Embrace work from anywhere with SD-WAN

If there's one thing the last year has taught us, it's the need for flexibility. By Nirav Shah, vice-president: products at Fortinet The IT teams working at businesses around the world didn't have "global pandemic" on their radar, yet they had to work to shift...

Smart satellites could be a lifesaver

In the event of a natural disaster or civil unrest, damage to terrestrial communications infrastructure, combined with exceptional spikes in demand, can leave users cut off at the worst possible time. Sudden loss of communications can impact on business operations and...

Is the future really passwordless?

Passwords are inherently problematic and are the weakest link in many security chains, writes Simeon Tassev, QSA & MD at Galix. People forget them, or do not set them to be strong enough; they reuse the same password for multiple accounts, they write them down,...

Healthcare: delivering POPIA compliance during a pandemic

Perhaps more than any other sector, healthcare has been under significant pressure since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic early last year. By Tony Nkuna, senior solutions consultant and integrations specialist at TechSoft International The demands placed on...

Ford SA launches Team Fordzilla Nations Cup

Ford South Africa is gearing up for its next Esports sim-racing competition, which is set to launch on 23 August. The competition, which is free to enter and open to all age groups, will be the first time that South African sim-racers will be able to represent their...

DMP SA joins forces with Gabsten Technologies

Data Management Professionals South Africa (DMP SA) has joined forces with Gabsten Technologies to deliver end-to-end data management services, solutions and consulting. "The two businesses have always worked closely together, but with the onslaught of Covid-19 we saw...

Jon Hoehler elected as WASPA treasurer

Having started his career in mobile telecoms in 2004, Jon Hoehler is now the newly-elected treasurer of WASPA. His focus will be to provide strategic and financial guidance to help build on the strong financial structures already in place at WASPA and ensure the...

Data management key to surviving any disaster

South Africans have found out the hard way that you never know when or how disaster might strike. And many companies are now discovering that staying in business after a disaster is closely tied to how quickly they can restore their IT operations. Disasters take many...

Huawei, DCDT kick off Women4Tech digital skills training programme

Huawei South Africa, in partnership with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, has officially launched the Women4Tech digital skills training programme, with an attendance of 107 women entrepreneurs. The initiative aims to help women advance their...

Systems Engineer: Infrastructure Solutions – Gauteng Johannesburg

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Snr Data Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg

Enterprise Architect resource experience requirementsConceptual Logical and Physical Data modellinDigital transformationData Reference architectures implementationData designs for Utilities or SOEsEA Tools ARIS preferred Sparx EA Visio Desired Skills: Data...

Technical Assistant

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Technical Assistant – Western Cape Cape Town

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Senior Solutions Architect – Western Cape Cape Town

Are you a seasoned Solutions Architect with a passion for designing cutting-edge, scalable, and secure enterprise systems? Do you have a proven track record of leading complex technical initiatives and driving innovation across diverse cloud environments? Our Client...

IT Engineer – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Bellville (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for an IT Engineer to join them on a permanent basis IT / Finance Responsibilities 2nd line support to the Product Specialist teamAssist with installations (remote / onsite)Partake (actively) in IT...

Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager with experience in facilities structures and/or organizational relocationsContract position - December 2025.Are you a seasoned project manager with a passion for seamless transitions?Do you thrive in dynamic environments, ensuring business...

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