SA’s online gambling market hits R63bn
South Africa's online gambling market is estimated to be worth about R63-billion in 2026, with 84% of gross gambling revenue generated onshore. This is among the findings from the 2027 iGaming Trends report from SoftSwiss, co-authored with WorldGaming and based on a...
Reducing fraud through proactive prevention
Fraud prevention should not end when an investigation is closed - organisations need to use every fraud incident to understand what failed, strengthen controls, and reduce the likelihood of the same weaknesses being exploited again. This was one of the central...
Data governance culture is key to successful AI governance
By 2027, 60% of organisations that fail to address the cultural challenges associated with data and analytics (D&A) governance will fail to govern AI successfully, according to Gartner. In data governance, the research group adds, culture includes the mindsets,...
Profitable but unfundable: Local SME’s ‘bankability gap’
South Africa’s small business funding problem may not be only about a shortage of money, according to new research from Fetola, which shows that many established small businesses are already selling and making a profit, but still lack the financial systems and...
New study reveals the most frustrating AI tools to use
AI tools have gone from being a novelty to something millions of people now use for work, study, and everyday tasks - whether it is writing an email, checking a piece of code, creating an image, or searching for information. But convenience can quickly turn into...
OpenAI promises to do better after Australian breaches
OpenAI has conceded that it bungled its response after it discovered that its models had access Australian government sites. The breaches happened in June, during internal training and evaluation, and were discovered by Open AI in August. But they were only...
Data centre-led infrastructure investment key for Africa’s growth
Africa's digital economy is entering a new phase of growth. Cloud services, digital platforms, connected technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming how organisations operate, deliver services and create value. Behind this transformation sits an...
AMD to acquire World Labs to advance AI compute
AMD has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire World Labs, an AI model and research lab led by AI pioneer Dr Fei-Fei Li. The acquisition will bring a world-class team of researchers and model experts to AMD, strengthening its ability to develop AI hardware,...
Standard Bank Group and Huawei Forge Strategic Cloud Partnership to Drive Digital and Intelligent Finance in Africa
Standard Bank has deepened its strategic technology collaboration with Huawei as the Group accelerates the modernisation of its banking platforms to support growth, innovation and greater financial inclusion across the African continent. Announced at HUAWEI CONNECT...
AI makes critical thinking a workforce priority
A new global study from the IBM for Business Value points to a disconnect between the skills chief human resource officers (CHROs) say AI requires and those employees prioritise. While 71% of CHROs identify the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs as...
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The complexity tax: the cloud cost that survives every budget review
Fragmentation is expensive, writes Oliver Niemandt, GM and head of sales at Cloud On Demand. It is also unowned and unmeasured, which is why it never has to justify itself. For South African organisations heading into next year’s budgets, the cloud conversation is...
Why critical circular supply chain initiatives stall
Circularity was once framed mainly as an environmental imperative, but it is no longer just about sustainability. In addition to reducing industrial emissions, cutting waste and saving valuable, dwindling resources, circularity can strengthen resilience, grow...
New board for Vodacom Foundation
Vodacom Group has established a Foundation to consolidate and strengthen its impact on the continent. The Vodacom Foundation, which brings together the eight Foundations across its footprint under one umbrella, has appointed a seven-member Board chaired by renowned...
Red Hat debuts Red Hat AI 3.5
Red Hat has announced significant updates across the Red Hat AI portfolio with the release of Red Hat AI 3.5. As enterprise teams move past early experimentation and pilot successes, IT and platform engineering leaders face the challenge of running AI with the same...
The jack of all trades is losing ground to the specialist economy
South African businesses are rethinking how they build high-performing teams, with an increasing number choosing to augment their internal capabilities through specialist expertise rather than expanding permanent headcount. As digital transformation, artificial...
Workonline consolidates Cape Town network
Workonline Communications is consolidating its Cape Town network around Teraco CT2 as customers seek direct national connectivity from a carrier-neutral data centre with the power, space and interconnection ecosystem to support enterprise, cloud, carrier and subsea...
Walletdoc launches Visa Payment Passkeys
Walletdoc is bringing Visa Payment Passkeys to local merchants, enabling them to offer shoppers a faster, more secure and passwordless online checkout. This means South African shoppers can now skip the frustrating redirect to their bank and the one-time PINs that...
Axis and Cisco collaborate on cloud-based management solution
Across Africa and the Middle East, enterprise IT and physical security are becoming increasingly connected. Network cameras and other security devices are no longer isolated systems: they depend on reliable network connectivity, cybersecurity, firmware updates,...
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....
Principal Software Engineer
Role SummaryWe're looking for a rare kind of engineer.Someone with over 20 years of software engineering experience who is still writing code every day. Someone who embraces AI as an engineering partner, not just a productivity tool. Someone who can architect complex...
Principal Software Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Role SummaryWe're looking for a rare kind of engineer.Someone with over 20 years of software engineering experience who is still writing code every day. Someone who embraces AI as an engineering partner, not just a productivity tool. Someone who can architect complex...
Senior UiPath RPA Technical Lead / Business Analyst Johannesburg, Gauteng
Senior UiPath RPA Technical Lead / Business Analyst Johannesburg, GautengThis is a hybrid role, combining remote working with regular client site visits across the Gauteng region. If you're passionate about building enterprise automation solutions that create real...
Senior UiPath RPA Technical Lead / Business Analyst Johannesburg, Gauteng – Remote Remote
Senior UiPath RPA Technical Lead / Business Analyst Johannesburg, GautengThis is a hybrid role, combining remote working with regular client site visits across the Gauteng region. If you're passionate about building enterprise automation solutions that create real...
SQL DBA & Infrastructure Engineer (Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:FILL a dual-focused role as a SQL DBA & Infrastructure Engineer wanted by a growing provider of cutting-edge Custom Cloud Solutions where you will bridge the gap between day-to-day database administration and core infrastructure support. You will act...
SQL DBA & Infrastructure Engineer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:FILL a dual-focused role as a SQL DBA & Infrastructure Engineer wanted by a growing provider of cutting-edge Custom Cloud Solutions where you will bridge the gap between day-to-day database administration and core infrastructure support. You will act...
Business Intelligence Developer
Qualifications Four to six years of professional experience in business intelligence, analytics or data development. Proven hands-on experience developing production solutions with Power BI and T-SQL. Practical experience with Microsoft Fabric and PySpark or Spark SQL...
Business Intelligence Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Qualifications Four to six years of professional experience in business intelligence, analytics or data development. Proven hands-on experience developing production solutions with Power BI and T-SQL. Practical experience with Microsoft Fabric and PySpark or Spark SQL...
Business Intelligence Developer
Qualifications Four to six years of professional experience in business intelligence, analytics or data development. Proven hands-on experience developing production solutions with Power BI and T-SQL. Practical experience with Microsoft Fabric and PySpark or Spark SQL...
Business Intelligence Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Qualifications Four to six years of professional experience in business intelligence, analytics or data development. Proven hands-on experience developing production solutions with Power BI and T-SQL. Practical experience with Microsoft Fabric and PySpark or Spark SQL...
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