Execs see AI value, but ROI is still elusive
More than eight out of 10 executives see value when implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into their businesses, but just a quarter of them are seeing a return on investment (ROI). Almost all of those surveyed in a new Google Cloud report stated that AI agents...
New playbook needed to unlock the value of AI agents
As AI agents move beyond experimentation, companies must decide not just where to deploy them, but how work itself should change. A new report from The Conference Board offers a five-stage framework for redesigning work around AI to produce measurable business value....
As burnout rises, experts advise prioritising connection
As September's focus on suicide prevention and mental wellbeing prompts renewed conversations about mental health, South Africans are encouraged to focus on one of the most powerful protective factors available across every stage of life: meaningful social connection....
Social engineering with deepfakes on the rise
A significant 41% of chief information security officers (CISOs) reported at least one social engineering incident involving a deepfake during an employee audio call in the previous 12 months, and 36% reported one during a video call, according to a survey by Gartner....
More rogue AI attacks reported
Hardly a week goes by without a new report of an artificial intelligence (AI) agent going rogue and hacking external systems. It has come to light that OpenAI agents have infiltrated US government web sites, specifically the Education Department, the Commerce...
Microsoft debuts new Copilot app
Microsoft has introduced a new version of Copilot, which it describes as connecting the tools people use today with a the next generation of capabilities they’ll need to build, customize and scale AI across work. The Copilot app now has three new capabilities: Home is...
US-India satellite captures time-lapse of volcano erupting
Like tendrils on a vine, lava spreads out from the northern crater of Krasheninnikov, a volcano pair on the Pacific coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. On 30 July 2025, an 8,8-magnitude earthquake had struck in the nearby ocean, apparently jolting one of the two...
Mteto Nyati to steer Eskom board for another three years
Mteto Nyati will stay on as Eskom chair for another three years. Today Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, extended the term of Nyati’s contract to November 2029. According to a statement from the Eskom board, under Nyati’s leadership it has...
Infrastructure enables the growth of AI data centres
Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads are driving massive growth in data centre builds. Gautham Gnganajothi, senior vice-president and global head of best practice analytics at...
Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments
Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...
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Vertiv expands EMEA power and cooling manufacturing
Vertiv has announced a major expansion of its Nové Mesto nad Váhom campus in Slovakia, adding to other recent expansion initiatives across its manufacturing facilities in Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Malaysia, Mexico, and the US. Over the next 18 to 24 months, Vertiv...
Africa’s net-zero ambition must become operational
Africa’s green economy is on the right trajectory, however as the famous quote goes: “Success can be a long and winding road, filled with many obstacles and challenges.” This is certainly the case with the continent, as it carves its own path towards sustainability....
How Africa’s ‘hidden’ resources can change the energy equation
Africa's most overlooked energy resource may be energy efficiency. As the continent races to expand generation capacity and works to connect millions more people to reliable electricity, we also need to extract more value from every unit of energy we already produce....
AI without morals a weapon in the hands of the youth
While headlines worldwide warn of growing threats to humanity from rogue AI agents and those using it as a means to harm others, youth development organisation Afrika Tikkun cautions about the risks of a young generation using AI without a firm moral compass to guide...
Paystack adds onsite Shopify card checkout
Paystack has introduced what it says is South Africa’s first onsite card checkout for Shopify, allowing shoppers to pay directly within a business’s online checkout without being redirected to a separate payment page. For businesses preparing for Black Friday, the...
AI could reduce call centre job churn
Frontline voice work has some of the highest churn of any job globally, but South Africa’s growing pipeline of young, first-time workers don’t need to face that reality the same way – or with the same mental health burdens. By Bruce Von Maltitz, CEO of 1Stream South...
Rectron opens Zebra experience centre
Rectron has launched a new Zebra Technologies experience centre at its Midrand headquarters, where channel partners and enterprise customers across Africa can experience Zebra Technologies’ technologies in action. The Rectron Experience Centre demonstrates how...
Scholarship opens 20 fully funded pathways to in-demand careers
HyperionDev has announced the Moola Motlomelo & Muslim Hands Scholarship 2026, offering 20 young people full tuition funding, mentorship and career support, with applications open from 21 September to 9 October 2026. The scholarship will award 20 full-tuition...
Agentic AI is becoming a new architectural layer in business
Agentic AI is becoming a new architectural layer within the business because it can sit between people, data, applications, and workflows. It can operate inside processes, reason across information, use approved tools, interact with enterprise systems, and take action...
Rethinking risk in an unpredictable yet interconnected world
The past several years has demonstrated just how quickly separate risks can combine and amplify one another. In relatively close succession, South African businesses have had to contend with a global health pandemic, periods of widespread socio-political unrest,...
Business Analyst Payments Specialist
Contract Opportunity within the banking industryProvide solutions through business and process analysis and encompass project management techniques. Payments experience is a must Duties & Responsibilities Key Performance Areas Analysing and documenting business...
Business Analyst Payments Specialist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Contract Opportunity within the banking industryProvide solutions through business and process analysis and encompass project management techniques. Payments experience is a must Duties & Responsibilities Key Performance Areas Analysing and documenting business...
Senior Systems Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Eastern Cape Eastern Cape
We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Developer to join a long-term healthcare technology environment, responsible for developing, enhancing and supporting business-critical applications. The ideal candidate will have strong PHP/LAMP, SQL, systems...
SQL / C# Specialist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We're looking for the person who can keep that engine humming — and make it smarter. This is not a “refresh the dashboard and disappear” gig. You'll sit with the business, write the spec, build it, test it, ship it, then go hunting for the next AI-shaped shortcut. SQL...
SQL / C# Specialist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
We're looking for the person who can keep that engine humming — and make it smarter. This is not a “refresh the dashboard and disappear” gig. You'll sit with the business, write the spec, build it, test it, ship it, then go hunting for the next AI-shaped shortcut. SQL...
SAP Authorization Consultant (Executive level) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
If SAP Security, Authorizations, Fiori and solving complex access challenges are your thing, this could be the role you've been waiting for. We're looking for an SAP Authorization Consultant (Expert) to join a high-performing global IT environment where you'll play a...
SAP Authorization Consultant (Executive level) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
If SAP Security, Authorizations, Fiori and solving complex access challenges are your thing, this could be the role you've been waiting for. We're looking for an SAP Authorization Consultant (Expert) to join a high-performing global IT environment where you'll play a...
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A company that operates as a local touchpoint for a major global freight forwarding and logistics network, helping local businesses manage the complex movement of goods across national and international borders, is seeking a PMO Project Manager end-to-end leads...
Junior Project Manager (Open to Fresh Grads) (CPT Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:JOIN the remote team of a dynamic US-based Marketing Agency seeking an ambitious Junior Project Manager where you will fill a client-facing role. You will run high-impact A/B Tests requiring coordination across many disciplines such as research, strategy,...
Project Manager – Eastern Cape Gqebera
A company that operates as a local touchpoint for a major global freight forwarding and logistics network, helping local businesses manage the complex movement of goods across national and international borders, is seeking a PMO Project Manager end-to-end leads...
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