Women face higher levels of burnout as stress levels climb

South African employers are facing a growing workforce resilience challenge as new data reveals that women are increasingly bearing the burden of workplace stress, burnout and mental health crises. A comprehensive analysis by Lyra Southern Africa of 67 419 Employee...

SA companies are shunning public cloud for AI workloads

South African organisations are shifting AI workloads out of the public cloud faster than their counterparts anywhere else in the world, according to new global research commissioned by Cloudera. The Great AI Re-Architecture Survey, conducted by Wakefield Research...

AI-driven cybercrime moves into operational mainstream

AI, infostealers, vulnerabilities, ransomware, and geopolitical conflict are reshaping organisational risk and compressing the time defenders have to respond, according to Flashpoint’s latest 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report: Midyear Edition. The threat...

MoonHacker uses NASA data to build lunar digital twins

The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how to mine them. To help...

Mobile network breakthrough could enable remote surgery

A new development in affordable, open-source mobile networks which enables near-real-time control of robotic arms could help doctors work on patients in remote locations in the years to come. Researchers from the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of...

Wits attack highlights education sector’s vulnerability

The zero-day cyberattack affecting the Witwatersrand University's Oracle e-business system, reported last weekend, points to a wider systemic vulnerability within the education sector. According to Check Point Software Technologies, education is among the most...

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...

Intel powers PC refresh with silicon-based security

In 2025, it is expected that millions of business PC users will be getting new laptops or desktops. Indeed, this calendar year is expected to be one of the largest computer refresh cycles in recent history, even larger than 2020’s COVID-19 surge driven by remote work...

UCT Professor gets OBE for infectious disease research

Professor Robert J Wilkinson, an honorary Professor in the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Medicine, has been named an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). The accolade, announced in the UK’s New Year Honours List 2025, is...

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Disrupting payday debt cycles

Advances in technology can very often meet social needs in such an astounding way that we wonder how we ever coped without it. There are probably hundreds of practical ways that modern medical, communications and banking technologies – to use just three examples –...

Critical cyber threat landscape insights from 2021 for CISOs

The first six months of 2021 saw a significant increase in the volume and sophistication of attacks targeting individuals, organisations, and increasingly critical infrastructure. This is not just more of the same. Cybercriminals have upped their game, and they...

Initiative helps to unlock SETA funding

The rapid pace of technological change within the automotive sector is requiring suppliers to speedily identify and embed critical skills to secure global competitiveness. In addition, the realisation of the objectives of the South African Automotive Masterplan 2035...

SAP Quality Awards celebrate customer successes

After a year characterised by a digitisation of services and business models due to the pandemic, the SAP Quality Awards for Customer Success returned to celebrate African enterprises’ efforts at adopting digital technologies and attaining intelligent enterprise...

Yep! launches digital solutions

Online marketplace Yep! has introduced new solutions as part of the Yellow Pages digital suite, to help SMMEs to digitally transform and thrive in the digital economy. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the demand for digital services and Yep! is focused on...

Logitech expands SA distribution with Mustek

Logitech has announced a partnership with Mustek to meet the growing demand for high-quality video conferencing technology across the region. “Through this partnership, even more businesses across South Africa will benefit from Logitech's innovative video conferencing...

Next-gen tech key in effective anti-money laundering

Money laundering is a global challenge that is rapidly evolving due to a changing economy and the rapid digitalisation of money, combined with ever-growing numbers of cross-border transactions. By Amit Singh, solutions architect at AlphaCodes This digital...

Nokia and ATU to speed digital transformation in Africa

Nokia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) to drive digital transformation and the knowledge economy for socio-economic development across the continent. The two parties will leverage the power of...

Oracle releases Java 17

Oracle has announced the availability of Java 17, which delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security updates, as well as 14 JEPs (JDK Enhancement Proposals). Java 17 is the latest long-term support (LTS) release under Java’s six-month release cadence and...

Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator enters its second decade

Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, the not-for-profit social enterprise building African solutions for the global challenge of youth unemployment, has announced the appointment of group finance director Kasthuri Soni as its next CEO. Soni will assume the role in...

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,...

Solutions Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Seeking a passionate Solutions Developer with solid experience in Blazor and C#. The ideal candidate will have a strong front-end focus, work well in a hybrid environment, and bring hands-on knowledge of Azure infrastructure, SQL, and modern architecture patterns. Key...

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...

Data Engineer (CPT – Onsite) (3-month Contract to go perm)

ENVIRONMENT:A leading digital command center based in Cape Town is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to become part of their team. The role involves designing, developing, and deploying scalable, production-ready data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform, utilizing...

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