Customers are not forgiving of chatbots after a negative experience
Customers say they are open to using customer service chatbots, but only 27% of customers say they would be willing to try a chatbot again after a negative experience, according to a Gartner survey. Eric Keller, senior director analyst in the Gartner Customer Service...
Intra-African trade a continental priority
Boosting trade flows amongst African countries remains a key economic priority, writes Kanayo Awani, executive vice-president: Intra-African Trade & Export Development Bank at African Export-Import Bank. There is significant opportunity to accelerate the growing...
Study underlines Africa’s unique cardiovascular conditions
A University of Cape Town (UCT) led study, the Sub-Saharan Africa Survey of Heart Failure (THESUS II), has found that the conditions of those most affected by heart failure in Africa haven’t changed much. Africans presenting with heart failure are still 10-20 years...
Companies urged to use the Export Block Exemption
The publication of the Block Exemption for Promotion of Exports enabling South African exporters to collaborate in pursuing international markets will not benefit them unless they make full use of the regulation. This is according to the Kwanele Mkhwanazi, director:...
SA students shine in Tashkent Olympiad
South Africa's national programming team has returned home with four awards from the 2026 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The team brought home one Bronze medal and three Honourable Mention certificates, a strong showing...
Nvidia to buy Hugging Face in $12,9bn deal
Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12,93-billion. “Together, we will scale Hugging Face’s platform, strengthen its infrastructure and expand access to AI for developers and institutions worldwide,” says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in a post announcing the...
GoTyme Bank completes app transition
GoTyme Bank, formerly TymeBank, will retire the old TymeBank app on 6 September 2026, completing the phased transition to the GoTyme Bank app launched early this year. The new GoTyme Bank app has already recorded more than 4,5-million downloads. Customers still using...
Transport costs keep millions away from work and education
As South Africans face sharply higher fuel prices from yesterday, new Ipsos research shows that transport affordability is already affecting access to work and education for a significant number of people. The nationally representative findings, from the Ipsos...
Scientists may have found dark matter
Global scientists have encountered an intriguing particle interaction in their search for dark matter, which might help pave the way for answering one of the biggest unresolved questions about our universe. The study, led by a University of Bristol astro-particle...
SA online retail to reach R159bn this year
South Africans are expected to spend about R159-billion online in 2026, as e-commerce grows by an estimated 22,5% and records its first full year at 10% of national retail turnover on a like-for-like nominal basis. These are the central findings of Online Retail in...
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The role of flash storage in the era of physical AI
While artificial intelligence (AI) has been particularly good at answering questions, many may be wondering how else the technology could help us in our daily lives. Well, we are already starting to see the next phase of AI, where intelligence has leapt off the screen...
NetScout data platform transforms AI-driven network operations
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Month-end reporting moves out of the dark ages
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Your firewall is innocent
Blaming the firewall when a cyberattack gets through is a little like blaming the front door when someone walks into your house wearing a uniform. The problem is not necessarily that the door failed, the problem is that someone found another way in. By Kurt Goodall,...
Even in autonomy, human insight remains
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Redefining work for the AI era
The way we work is changing faster than our organisations are changing to support it, writes Sergio Maccotta, senior vice-president and GM of SAP MEA South. From the rise of the Autonomous Enterprise to the case for embedding AI at the very core of business...
Dell 14S is built for students, college and everyday life
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Ericsson, FIS to enable wallet-led digital financial services
A collaboration between Ericsson and financial technology company FIS aims to catalyse the growing convergence of connectivity and digital financial services. According to Ericsson president and CEO Börje Ekholm, the collaboration aims to pre-integrate FIS fintech...
Busting the myth keeping people away from crypto investing
Ask most people what crypto actually is, and the honest answer is often: not sure, but I have heard it is complicated, risky or not meant for people like me. According to Binance that perception, more than the technology itself, is what keeps most people on the...
Commercial capability, not AI, is Africa’s next competitive advantage
Companies investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI),a trend that is increasingly being seen across the continent, could fall into the trap of assuming that new technologies are a plug and play solution to bolster profitability. By Dr Helena van Wyk, dean of...
Project Manager (Intermediate) – Western Cape Cape Town
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development followed by a successful transition into project management. The role will ideally be Cape Town based.PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE: Project Planning and Execution: Develop project plans,...
Specialist Analyst – Gauteng Gauteng
To assist the department in ensuring that the approved authorised Financial Services Providers (FSPs) and their Compliance Officers comply with the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) legislationJOB DESCRIPTION Analyse annual financial statements and...
Project Manager (Public Health – 3 Month Fixed Term Contract – Wits Health Consortium)
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research...
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A multi-company industrial group - six businesses, 650 employees and sites across the country - is looking for a hands-on Network and System Administrator to act as team lead for IT. The role is group-wide rather than single-site. You report to the Group IT Manager in...
Project Manager (Public Health – 3 Month Fixed Term Contract – Wits Health Consortium) – Mpumalanga Bushbuckridge
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research...
System Administrator – Gauteng Germiston
A multi-company industrial group - six businesses, 650 employees and sites across the country - is looking for a hands-on Network and System Administrator to act as team lead for IT. The role is group-wide rather than single-site. You report to the Group IT Manager in...
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Our client is a privacy-preserving data collaboration platform used by enterprise financial services, retail, and data-intensive clients across South Africa, the UK, US, UAE, and Brazil. The company's client-facing product is the company's Desktop Connect v2 (“Desktop...
.NET Developer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
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