Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

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...

Sophos and Phishield debut cybersecurity, insurance partnership

Sophos has entered into an exclusive partnership with Phishield, a specialist cyber insurance provider, where the partnership offers an integrated cyber protection (from Sophos) and insurance solution (from Phishield) to businesses across sub-Saharan Africa. The...

How to deliver growth as executive confidence dips

Executive leaders are tempered in their optimism about economic growth and their own organisation’s top-line growth, with the Gartner Executive Confidence Barometer totaling just49.8 out of 100 in the second quarter of 2025. Chief financial officers (CFOs) have a...

Alarming surge in AI-driven cybercrime

Trend Micro has warned that threat actors have bounced back from recent law enforcement efforts to unleash a new wave of attacks leveraging AI and other techniques – revealing that it blocked almost 47-million email threats, more than 7 000 ransomware attempts, and...

Cloud innovations drive enterprise efficiency

Cloud computing is rapidly transforming how enterprises operate by optimising performance, enhancing scalability, and ensuring sustainability. The integration of hybrid and multi-cloud environments, edge computing, and AI/ML technologies are driving enterprises toward...

Climate change catches agro-food sector off guard

With Africa being highly vulnerable to climate shocks, research by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) master’s graduate Koaile Monaheng has shed light on how South Africa’s agro-food sector - a crucial, yet often overlooked industry - faces significant risks and...

Mustek reports lower revenue

Mustek has reported revenue of R8,51-billion for the year ended 30 June 2024, down 16% from the R10,13-billion in 2023. Gross profit percentage decreased to 12,2%, from 13,9% last year. Headline earnings per share 67,13 cents, down 82,1% from 2023’s 357,18 cents....

Key trends in IoT

The Internet of Things (IoT) is constantly evolving and, according to research group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), there are several key trends emerging – the integration of AI, edge computing and blockchain, standardisation for more efficient management of IoT devices,...

NTT boosts Africa’s digital transformation with JINX integration

NTT – in conjunction with INX-ZA – has gone live with the Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX) node within its Johannesburg 1 (JOH1) data centre. With 6 200 square metres of data centre server space and 12MW IT critical load, the JOH1 data centre is NTT’s newest and...

Team SA takes bronze at International Olympiad in Informatics 

The four-member South African team won two bronze medals and an honourable mention at the 36th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2024) - the most prestigious global computer science competition for secondary school and high school students. Bronze medals were...

Interest rates down, SME confidence up

With the rand continuing to strengthen and heightened political stability as a result of the now formalised Government of National Unity, the small business sector in South Africa continues to show improved confidence. On the back of South African Reserve Bank cutting...

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Adapt IT and Volaris issue circular on proposed transaction

Adapt IT Holdings and Volaris Group have issued a joint circular to shareholders of Adapt IT detailing the cash offer by Volaris to acquire up to 100% of the issued shares of Adapt IT as announced on 7 April 2021. The circular contains details of the rationale for the...

Standard Bank makes cloud transition

Standard Bank decided to migrate its on-premise Atlassian toolset onto the AWS infrastructure and partnered with Synthesis to ensure best practices were adhered to and a seamless transition was possible.  The challenge A number of significant outages were experienced...

5G mobile networks are ‘fibre networks in disguise’

Service providers are investing in 5G as it will deliver speeds approaching 10 gigabits per second. That is 600 times faster than standard 4G speeds, and more than 10 times faster than some residential fibre offerings. This is according to ProLabs, a global leader in...

The complex problem of executive pay in South Africa

While there is a need for greater transparency around executive pay, attempts to regulate the remuneration of corporate leaders will do more harm to the economy than good. By Dr Mark Bussin and Laurence Grubb, executive committee members of the South African Reward...

Storage supports evolving applications

The IT world has become increasingly app-driven, supported and underpinned by containers and Kubernetes orchestration that deliver agile application creation and deployment. Flexible consumption strategies are instrumental in delivering storage and resources that meet...

New normal: converting a crisis into an opportunity

The world today is a different place from the one we knew before the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic has changed the way we live, work, socialise and transact. By Anupam Pahuja, vice-president: India, South East Asia, Middle East and Africa at PayPal Social distancing...

One month left to ensure POPIA compliance – are you ready?

Today (1 June) marks 30 days until 1 July 2021 by which time all organisations need to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). By Nadine Mather, senior associate at Bowmans Whilst many entities were hoping for an...

Is your chatbot POPIA compliant?

Artificial Intelligence and digitisation are transforming the business landscape. By Maison Samuels from Webber Wentzel Many new technologies are being created to streamline customer engagement, such as chatbots. Given the quantity of personal information which a...

Network Administrator

Job Summary:Secure and maintain the organisation's computer systems network. Maintain a reliable, secure and efficient data communications network. Key Performance Areas Plan and Set Up Network InfrastructureMaintain High Availability Network InfrastructureConduct...

Project Manager

A well-established and reputable multi-disciplinary engineering and project management organization specializing in innovative solutions for the mining industry is seeking a highly capable Project Manager with deep experience in shaft-related projects. This is a...

2nd Line IT Support (Hybrid) Azure – Western Cape Century City

Our client is a dynamic international company with its head-office based in Century City, Cape Town. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A HYBRID POSITION AND ONLY CANDIDATES RESIDING IN CAPE TOWN ON START DATE WILL BE CONSIDERED.A 2nd Line Support Engineer is a professional who...

Network Administrator – Gauteng Primrose

Job Summary:Secure and maintain the organisation's computer systems network. Maintain a reliable, secure and efficient data communications network. Key Performance Areas Plan and Set Up Network InfrastructureMaintain High Availability Network InfrastructureConduct...

Project Manager – Gauteng Johannesburg

A well-established and reputable multi-disciplinary engineering and project management organization specializing in innovative solutions for the mining industry is seeking a highly capable Project Manager with deep experience in shaft-related projects. This is a...

Intermediate – Senior Full Stack Developer (PHP) (CPT Remote)

ENVIRONMENT:OUR client, a cutting-edge Tech company, has an exciting opportunity for a fully Remote role for the coding expertise of an Intermediate – Senior Full Stack Developer with strong PHP to join its team. You will, however, be required to attend face-to-face...

Linux Level2 Administrator

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Linux Level 2 Administrator to join our clients IT infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day support, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Linux systems and services. You will work closely...

Data Analyst (Expert) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Expert Data Analyst Location: Midrand / Menlyn / Rosslyn / Home Office RotationAre you a seasoned Data Analyst with deep expertise in BI, data visualization, and database systems? Our client in the Motor Industry is seeking an Expert Data Analyst to join their...

Linux Level2 Administrator – Gauteng Randburg

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Linux Level 2 Administrator to join our clients IT infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day support, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Linux systems and services. You will work closely...

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