July economic activity reverses two months of decline

South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...

Women embrace AI and narrow the workplace gender gap

South African women are narrowing the artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap with their male counterparts. This is according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026, based on an analysis of 1,5-million jobseeker profiles. Men account for around two...

Businesses win when women gain workplace flexibility

When businesses give women access to professional workspaces closer to home, they gain stronger collaboration, networking and performance in return. This ties into this year’s National Women’s Day theme, “Empower Woman, Empower the Nation”, to life, according to...

AI infrastructure boom shifts from chip race to supply-chain race

AI infrastructure spending has entered a new phase, says GlobalData, with demand outpacing semiconductors, memory, and power capacity despite record earnings across the technology ecosystem. This earnings season reveals that capital investment, geopolitics, and...

GirlCodeHack 2025 drives African tech innovation

The 11th edition of the annual GirlCodeHack brought together young women from eight African cities: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Nairobi, Kampala, Dar es Salaam and Gaborone, for a 30-hour hackathon that championed cross-border collaboration and highlighting the...

These are the coal mine jobs most at risk in SA’s energy transition

The global energy transition from fossil fuels to clean energy is putting increasing pressure on coal mining. However, a just transition requires a deep understanding of the local context and the social realities of mine closure. In a paper published in the respected...

AMD debuts gaming products at CES

At CES 2025, AMD has announced new gaming products to expand its leadership in desktop, mobile and handheld gaming, and deliver incredible performance for the most demanding games. AMD unveiled new Ryzen 9900X3D and 9950X3D Series desktop processors, offering better...

Nvidia expands Omniverse with generative physical AI

Nvidia has announced generative AI (GenAI) models and blueprints that expand Nvidia Omniverse integration further into physical AI applications such as robotics, autonomous vehicles and vision AI. Global leaders in software development and professional services are...

Cybersecurity threat hits $15trn as attacks surge

As cyber criminals unleash increasingly sophisticated attacks, CIOs from the world's leading companies are battling an unprecedented wave of digital threats that includes ransomware to phishing and future quantum computing risks. Nearly half of IT directors at global...

Intel pushes performance, power efficiency for AI computing

At CES 2025, Intel unveiled the new Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) processors, featuring AI enhancements, increased efficiency and performance improvements. “Intel Core Ultra processors are setting new benchmarks for mobile AI and graphics, once again demonstrating the...

Nvidia extends access to Grace Blackwell supercomputer

Nvidia has unveiled Nvidia Project DIGITS, a personal AI supercomputer that provides AI researchers, data scientists and students worldwide with access to the power of the Nvidia Grace Blackwell platform. Project DIGITS features the new Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell...

AMD expands consumer and commercial AI PC portfolio

AMD unveiled new processors ahead of CES 2025, announcing the new Ryzen AI Max Series processors that exceed the demands for high-performance computing in premium thin and light notebooks; new Ryzen AI 300 Series “Zen-5”-based processors; and Ryzen 200 Series...

Chiplet technology heralds a new era for semiconductors

In the rapidly evolving semiconductor industry, chiplet technology is emerging as a transformative force, offering innovative solutions to many of the challenges faced by traditional monolithic System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. By Dr Xiaoxi He, research director of...

New funding to develop next-gen wireless comms

Researchers from the UK and Ireland are collaborating on a new project to develop a key technology which will enable the next generation of wireless communications. Engineers from the University of Glasgow are teaming up with colleagues from the Tyndall National...

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Paratus to open Zambia data centre

Paratus Group's brand-new data centre opens in Lusaka, Zambia on 1 October 2021. Offering colocation services, 24/7 quality connections for local and multinational businesses, together with a highly sophisticated range of digital and aligned services, Paratus Zambia...

Get your workspace post-Covid ready

As we move into a new era, and people slowly return to the office, organisations are questioning traditional ideas on how work should be done, the role of the office and what the workspace should look like. Global real estate company JLL's 2021 Top 10 Global CRE...

Fujitsu debuts AI for accurate prediction of vessel collision risks

Fujitsu has announced the introduction of a highly-accurate AI technology to predict vessel collision risks on complex sea routes including bay areas. Field trials were conducted between November 2020 and September 2021 under an outsourcing contract with the Japan...

STEM skills key to futureproof career options

Over 230-million jobs on the African continent will require digital skills by 2030, according to a study by the International Finance Corporation. From vertical urban farming to occupational therapy, even careers outside of the tech sector will be redefined by...

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 drives cloud-native automation

Red Hat has announced Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 as the company's new standard for hybrid cloud automation. Refined for the evolving realities of computing at hybrid cloud scale, the latest version of the platform adds self-contained automation capabilities...

Huawei announces new nova smartphone and watch

Huawei has announced that it is bringing another member of the Huawei nova family - the Huawei nova 8i - to South Africa, as well as the Huawei Watch 3 series. "This year is a nova year for Huawei. Our Huawei nova 8 and Huawei nova Y60 have already proven to be very...

Altron Karabina named as Microsoft’s Data and Analytics Partner

Altron Karabina, a leading technology solutions provider across Africa and the Middle East, has been awarded the highly coveted Data and Analytics Partner of the Year Award at the 2021 Microsoft Partner Awards. This is the 16th consecutive year that the company has...

Learn how to adapt and thrive

The past months have demonstrated how important the healthcare, finance, and logistics industries are to the world – and the critical role technology plays in ensuring organisations operate, learn and adapt. InterSystems offers key insights into how organisations can...

Proline – Delivering Entry Level Excellence

Built in Africa, for Africa – Proline’s range of locally assembled products are designed with a wealth of knowledge and experience accumulated over many years of existence in the IT Industry. Proline has been around since 1994, and the Pinnacle owned brand has...

The multi-cloud unlocks innovative business growth

Set to run for 48 hours consecutively from October 5 to 7, VMworld 2021 is a truly global event where delegates will be ‘following the sun’ exclusively online around the world. This annual event is filled with tracks, learning sessions, and customer showcases. In...

Project Manager

Location: Ottery, Cape Town Type: Full-Time | On-Site Salary: R 50 000.00 Industry: ManufacturingAn established industrial refrigeration company based in Ottery, Cape Town, is looking for an experienced Project Manager. The ideal candidate will thrive in dynamic,...

BI Developer

Seeking a BI Developer who will be responsible for building and maintaining data processes, automating reports, and supporting business intelligence initiatives across various platforms. Key Requirements BCom degree or BA in FinanceMicrosoft Data Engineering and Data...

Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town

Location: Ottery, Cape Town Type: Full-Time | On-Site Salary: R 50 000.00 Industry: ManufacturingAn established industrial refrigeration company based in Ottery, Cape Town, is looking for an experienced Project Manager. The ideal candidate will thrive in dynamic,...

BI Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Seeking a BI Developer who will be responsible for building and maintaining data processes, automating reports, and supporting business intelligence initiatives across various platforms. Key Requirements BCom degree or BA in FinanceMicrosoft Data Engineering and Data...

Technical Support Architect at Parvana Recruitment

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,...

IT Risk Manager

What will you do?The role of IT Risk Manager resides in the Governance, Risk and Business Engagement function of the company that is responsible for Governance and IT Risk Management within the company. The IT Risk Manager will be actively involved in defining,...

Senior Remote Systems Engineer

Seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with proven experience in Managed Services (MSP) environments. Key Requirements Minimum 3 years of experience in an MSP environment (essential)Strong experience with Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, Security &...

Technical Support Architect 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,...

IT Risk Manager – Western Cape Cape Town

What will you do?The role of IT Risk Manager resides in the Governance, Risk and Business Engagement function of the company that is responsible for Governance and IT Risk Management within the company. The IT Risk Manager will be actively involved in defining,...

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