Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

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...

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...

Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

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,...

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

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Why critical circular supply chain initiatives stall

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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...

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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