African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

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...

Employee disengagement: Warning for SA companies and staff

A major new Gallup report has found that global employee engagement has fallen to 20% in 2025 - the lowest level in recent years and the first time it has declined for two consecutive years. For South African companies, this global trend is particularly relevant....

World Cup travellers beware!

Cybersecurity specialist Kaspersky has warned that scammers are exploiting travellers to World Cup 2026 and has exposed some of the online offers fans should avoid. Thousands of fans are expected to attend the World Cup 2026, and many are already handling their travel...

How SMEs can survive punishing fuel price hikes

South African small businesses continue to face pressure from persistently high and volatile fuel costs, with fluctuations at the pumps adding ongoing strain to already tight operating margins. Even with the temporary fuel price increase relief measures extended until...

Tarsus’ Cloud on Demand absorbed by Axiz

As the Tarsus acquisition by the Alviva group begins to slowly solidify, Axiz has announced that it is to integrate its Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) business with Tarsus division Cloud On Demand - looking to strengthen the group’s specialist cloud...

AI lowers barriers to DDoS attacks in Africa

The distributed denial of service (DDoS) threat landscape in late 2025 was defined by sustained global attack volumes, increasingly capable IoT botnets, sophisticated threat actor campaigns, and a decisive move toward AI-enhanced DDoS-for-hire operations. This is...

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...

Learn from the past in implementing AI solutions

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Governments in Africa – indeed, around the world – are grappling with how to ensure their countries are able to benefit from artificial intelligence (AI). But it’s not like the continent hasn’t been...

AI tools exploited for phishing at scale

Phishing through the use of AI is returning as the number one challenge to the security of systems, according to Cisco’s threat intelligence research organisation, Talos. In its Q1 202 incident response report, Talos highlights a fundamental shift away from complex...

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Dell closes the gap between AI ambition and outcomes

Dell Technologies has announced a broad set of advancements to the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia, delivering the foundation enterprises need to move from AI ambition to realised outcomes. With more than 5 000 customers already deploying the Dell AI Factory, these...

Lenovo enables fast deployment of production-ready agentic AI

Lenovo is enabling enterprises to deploy production-ready, agentic AI solutions in as little as one week, eliminating the long development cycles that typically delay AI from reaching production, while maintaining enterprise-grade security, governance, and control....

Peach Payments adds Apple Pay

African payment service provider Peach Payments is bringing its merchants in Mauritius Apple Pay, a safer, more secure and private way to pay that helps customers avoid handing their payment card to someone else, touching physical buttons or exchanging cash — while...

Obsidian Systems strengthens Red Hat specialisations

Obsidian Systems has joined the Red Hat Specialised Partner Program for the Mission Critical Automation specialisation, strengthening its ability to support South African organisations as automation becomes a core requirement for modern IT operations. The recognition...

Vertiv slashes cooling energy consumption for Acciona data centre

Vertiv has announced the successful modernisation of the cooling infrastructure at Acciona’s corporate headquarters data centre in Madrid. Acciona shared that the project delivered about 70% reduction in cooling-related energy consumption, and projected a return on...

Still Good wins 2026 Startup of the Year Award

Innovation City, in collaboration with Absa and Payfast by Network, hosted the 2026 Startup of the Year Awards, celebrating South African startups driving growth, innovation, and global expansion. The event took the form of a high-energy pitch competition. Still Good,...

Beyond AI skills: 10 roles that pay you to think differently

The World Economic Forum predicts that nearly 40% of on-the-job skills will change by 2030. The capabilities gaining ground aren't just technical. Creative thinking, resilience, and analytical thinking are rising just as fast as AI and big data. And the tasks least...

Local language models critical for accurate AI transcription

As AI becomes more deeply embedded in business systems, South African companies need to assess whether the underlying language tools are fit for the local market. This is the view of Euphoria Telecom MD Warren Hawkins, who says: “Transcription accuracy is becoming a...

Senior Business Application Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg North

Are you a Senior Business Analyst who thrives at the intersection of finance, data, and technology? This is an exciting opportunity for an analytical thinker who enjoys transforming complex business challenges into data-driven insights and impactful digital...

Senior Project Manager

An opportunity exists for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of high-value, complex construction projects. The role is responsible for ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with strict quality and...

Full Stack Developer (Expert) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

The Self-Service Analytics Platform enables data-driven decision-making and advanced analytics through intuitive tooling built on Cloud Data Hub assets. The platform supports low-code, no-code, and high-code analytics solutions including dashboards, time-series...

Agile Master (Senior) 2156 NH

Takes ownership and responsibility for all aspects of the team's delivery and performance.Supports (multiple) feature teams in complex products / sub-products up to domain level.Provides key insights into the evolution of agile KPIs in complex agile teams to improve...

Senior Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town

An opportunity exists for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of high-value, complex construction projects. The role is responsible for ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with strict quality and...

Agile Master (Senior) 2156 NH – Gauteng Pretoria

Takes ownership and responsibility for all aspects of the team's delivery and performance.Supports (multiple) feature teams in complex products / sub-products up to domain level.Provides key insights into the evolution of agile KPIs in complex agile teams to improve...

Data Scientist (Entry) 2066

Translate business problems into data-driven and AI-enabled solutions.Perform exploratory data analysis to uncover patterns, issues, and opportunities.Design, build, and maintain data pipelines to support analytics and modelling use cases.Develop, train, evaluate, and...

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