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...

WhatsApp cracks down on scams

WhatsApp has taken down millions of accounts linked to criminal scam centres. In the first six months of this year, WhatsApp proactively detected and banned over 6,8-million accounts associated with criminal scam centres, many of them before the scam centres could...

TikTok scrubs over 1-million offensive videos in SA

TikTok has removed more than 1-million videos in South Africa for violating community guidelines between January and March 2025 - a 17% increase in removals compared to videos removed in the last three months of 2024. This is according to its latest Community...

African leaders call for digital economy partnerships

African leaders gathered in Nigeria for the second annual Moonshot by TechCabal conference called for more strategic partnerships with the private sector to enhance Africa’s role in the global digital economy. A panel discussion, “Building Digital Economies for the...

Zutari completes MEP upgrade for ADC in Cape Town

Zutari has completed the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) upgrade for Africa Data Centres’ 6MW capacity expansion at its Cape Town 1 (CPT1) facility. The fast-track project was a brownfield site with existing structures. “We had to work around the existing...

RCS messaging enjoys growing significance

Rich Communication Services (RCS) traffic will quadruple over the next five years, according to a new whitepaper commissioned by global communications platform Infobip. Data from tech analyst Omdia shows RCS application to person (A2P) and person to person (P2P)...

Android continues market share growth

Android and iOS have been battling market dominance for more than a decade, and their constant rivalry has driven innovation and improved user experiences in the smartphone segment. Although both platforms introduced innovative features with each new version, outdoing...

Data centre demand prompts new cooling solutions

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly increased the demand for data processing capabilities and capacity, leading to the expansion of data centres globally. As these facilities operate continuously, their energy-intensive equipment are...

UCT converts waste to energy and water

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research (CeBER) is working on a project that breaks down waste and converts it to an energy source for cooking or to produce water that can later be used to irrigate on-campus vegetable gardens....

Data privacy breaches costing insurance industry

Cyber claims have continued their upward trend over the past year - driven in large part by a rise in data and privacy breach incidents, according to Allianz Commercial’s annual cyber risk outlook. The frequency of large cyber claims (>€1-million) in the first six...

Financial inclusion demands better digital safety

Digital fraud cost South African consumers more than R740-million in 2022 alone, highlighting an urgent need for stronger digital safety measures to ensure true financial inclusion. And, as digital payments grow in popularity, so does the threat of fraud. The Southern...

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Colocation an ideal stepping stone to the cloud

Driven by the ongoing global pandemic as well as long-standing loadshedding concerns, increasing numbers of South African organisations have had to enable remote working. By Barry Kemp, head of managed IT at Vox While moving to the cloud is often presented as the...

Cloud monocultures elevate risks of cyberattack, service outages

The mass adoption of cloud services and the pressure to consolidate vendors along with the tightening of budgets due to the ongoing COVID pandemic is creating the risk of security monocultures that could put organisations at greater risk. By Brian Pinnock,...

What is an omnichannel customer engagement hub and do I need it?

By now, most organisations know how important it is to engage with their customers on the right channel at the right time with the right information. But, when communication channels are owned and managed by different areas of the business, it's hard to create a...

Train the hybrid mind

More than 50% of IT teams believe that employees have bad security habits. Habits they've developed since moving their offices into the home and that put their information, systems and employers at risk. The statistic comes from the Tessian Back to Work Security...

Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 aren’t independent

During the pandemic, the mass adoption of working from home, online shopping, food delivery and virtual events has caused discussion around the evolution of the manufacturing industry and, specifically, Industry 5.0. By Mark Wheeler, director of supply chain solutions...

Skilling for the high-stakes, must-win landscape of 4IR

With few exceptions, almost every company will be a tech business in The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The adoption of technology - and the change required to support modern working - is one of the biggest challenges organisations currently face. Marilyn...

MiVoice app is SA’s first free digital wallet

An estimated 23,5% of South Africans are unbanked, which brings several personal and economic disadvantages. In a concerted effort to change this situation, MiVoice, the world's first fully mobile HR management solution for domestic employees, has designed South...

Exclusive Networks explores expansion opportunities with NU

Exclusive Networks has entered into an exclusive agreement with Networks Unlimited with the intention to pursue discussions around a potential acquisition. Networks Unlimited is a major regional value-added distributor focused predominantly on cybersecurity and...

Why customer-centricity is essential to manufacturers

According to IDC, the manufacturing industry's global ICT spend will reach $459-billion by 2022. To be successful, businesses must persuade customers that they provide something unique and superior to their competitors. A differentiated customer experience is the top...

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...

SAP ABAP Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

SAP ABAP Developer - Join Our Dynamic Team!Are you a SAP superstar ready to make waves in the world of system design and development? We're on the hunt for a dynamic SAP ABAP Developer to join our vibrant team and take our S/4HANA implementations to the next level! If...

SAP ABAP Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria

SAP ABAP Developer - Join Our Dynamic Team!Are you a SAP superstar ready to make waves in the world of system design and development? We're on the hunt for a dynamic SAP ABAP Developer to join our vibrant team and take our S/4HANA implementations to the next level! If...

Data Technologist at Financial Intelligence Centre

JOB PURPOSE Source, gather, scope and map of statistical and visual/spatial information to respond to the operational data needs of the organisation. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS • Data Engagement and Requirements Analysis • Engage with business teams to understand project...

Senior Support Engineer (VMware) (CPT)

ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE virtualisation infrastructure support as your technical expertise as a Senior Support Engineer is sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist. You will serve as the VMware Support Specialist while providing proactive analysis of...

Data Technologist at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria

JOB PURPOSE Source, gather, scope and map of statistical and visual/spatial information to respond to the operational data needs of the organisation. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS • Data Engagement and Requirements Analysis • Engage with business teams to understand project...

Senior Support Engineer (VMware) (CPT) – Western Cape Century City

ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE virtualisation infrastructure support as your technical expertise as a Senior Support Engineer is sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist. You will serve as the VMware Support Specialist while providing proactive analysis of...

Senior Software Tester

SOFTWARE TESTER ( SQA)Leverage your skill and passion for AI in TestingR 500 000 - R 760 000Passionate about innovation, automation, and AI-driven solutions? We're looking for a Software Tester who thrives in a dynamic environment and is eager to shape the future of...

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