Rahana Vally, Director at Brilliant Link. (Image: Supplied) In today’s fast-paced business environment, achieving real-time financial insights is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity for CFOs to drive strategic decisions and maintain a competitive edge. Yet, many finance leaders in South Africa are still grappling with outdated, legacy systems that stifle agility and innovation….
People visit a Huawei booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, in July 2025. Go Nakamura/Reuters Huawei said on Thursday it will roll out four new iterations of its Ascend AI chip over the next three years, breaking years of secrecy to reveal its chip-making progress and ambitions to compete against Nvidia…
Dan Marokane, Eskom group chief executive. Eskom has largely resolved a breach in its online vending system (OVS) that allowed people to obtain free electricity, facilitated by staff colluding with criminals, it says. The power utility notes the breach revealed “critical vulnerabilities in both the physical and cyber security components of the utility’s prepaid electricity…
One of South Africa’s top courts on Wednesday annulled a government permit allowing Eskom to build a large power plant burning natural gas, saying there had not been proper public consultation. The 3GW plant in the east coast port city of Richards Bay is part of government plans to bolster the country’s generation capacity after…
Higher education deputy minister Dr Mimmy Gondwe and Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman at the MOU signing. (Photograph by DHET) Takealot Group this week signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), to spearhead youth skills development and workforce readiness in SA. According to a statement, the MOU…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses at the Meta Connect event in California. Carlos Barria/Reuters Meta Platforms on Wednesday launched its first consumer-ready smartglasses with a built-in display, seeking to extend the momentum of its Ray-Ban line, one of…
Automated reconciliation simplifies complexity. Transaction Junction, which positions itself as a leading fintech innovator in Southern Africa, has launched a game-changing automated reconciliation platform: TJ Recon PRO. As the next generation of the company’s established TJ Recon service, PRO is bank-agnostic and specifically engineered to simplify and streamline financial processes for businesses with the most…
BYD’s new Dolphin Surf Eskom has signed a memorandum of cooperation with BYD Auto South Africa aimed at advancing electric mobility in the country, while supporting the launch of the Chinese car maker’s new compact all-electric model, the Dolphin Surf. The agreement, signed on Tuesday, comes after Eskom introduced 20 EVs and 10 charging stations…
Netcampus and Progressive Blacks in ICT (PBICT) sign a landmark MOU. Netcampus, which positions itself as a leading ICT training provider with over 20 years of experience delivering certified and customised training solutions, is proud to announce the signing of a landmark memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Progressive Blacks in ICT (PBICT). The signing took…
It’s a common trap for organisations, believing that bigger budgets automatically mean better data resilience. The truth is while investing in cutting edge solutions is important, it’s certainly not a sliver bullet. At the core, true cyber readiness is about people: empowering your teams, honing your processes and building a culture that’s genuinely prepared to…
