Fire at Cape Town International Airport hits IT services

Fire at Cape Town International Airport hits IT services

Cape Town International Airport is the primary gateway to South Africa’s Western Cape and the country’s second-busiest airport. (Image: 123RF) A fire that broke out at Cape Town International Airport has impacted IT services at the facility. In a statement, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) says: “Cape Town International Airport confirms that a fire occurred…

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Inside Standard Bank’s R1-billion business banking overhaul

Inside Standard Bank’s R1-billion business banking overhaul

Standard Bank’s Bill Blackie Standard Bank has rolled out a substantially upgraded business banking platform that shifts greater control to customers, allowing businesses to manage their own electronic payment limits, user entitlements and fraud protections without calling a relationship manager. The R1-billion re-platforming project, built in collaboration with vendor Backbase, represents the bank’s bid to…

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Human-AI hybrid demands new security thinking

Human-AI hybrid demands new security thinking

Javvad Malik, lead CISO advisor at KnowBe4. We have entered the age of the human-AI hybrid, where trust becomes the primary attack surface, says Javvad Malik, lead CISO advisor at cyber security firm KnowBe4. Malik is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at ITWeb Security Summit Cape Town 2026 on 26 May at the Century City Conference…

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Vasion Output™ from Vasion Achieves SAP® Certified Integration with GROW for SAP and with RISE with S/4HANA® Cloud

Vasion Output™ from Vasion Achieves SAP® Certified Integration with GROW for SAP and with RISE with S/4HANA® Cloud

Chee Tan, Vice President of Ecosystem & Alliances at Vasion, leads Vasion’s global strategic ecosystem partnerships. He drives the integration of AI-powered output management and document workflows with leading enterprise solutions such as SAP S/4HANA, enabling organizations to modernize print infrastructure, consolidate environments, and automate enterprise document workflows. Vasion, a leader in serverless printing and…

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All eyes on Nvidia this week amid AI bubble fears

All eyes on Nvidia this week amid AI bubble fears

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Steve Marcus/Reuters As Nvidia heads into quarterly earnings on Wednesday, AI investors are seeking evidence that the chip maker’s profits are growing apace on the back of a US$630-billion capital spending budget from Big Tech. But signs of risk to Nvidia’s long-held dominance are also emerging from hyperscalers’ plans to design…

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SOPA 2026: Lesufi touts AI office, widespread WiFi

SOPA 2026: Lesufi touts AI office, widespread WiFi

Gauteng province zeroes in on an artificial intelligence office. (Image created using GenAI via ChatGPT) The accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has the Gauteng government mulling the creation of a provincial AI office. This was revealed by premier Panyaza Lesufi during the 2026 State of the Province Address (SOPA) at the Nasrec Expo Centre….

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Netstar and Sunshine Tour team up on data-driven golf analytics

Netstar and Sunshine Tour team up on data-driven golf analytics

Netstar, a subsidiary of Altron and leading provider of vehicle tracking and telematics solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with the Sunshine Tour to develop enhanced golf performance analytics and tracking capabilities together. The strategic partnership aims to support South African golfers by providing insights to help refine skills, define strategies and improve consistency. The…

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IT grads find opportunity at home affairs departments

IT grads find opportunity at home affairs departments

AWS has set up 20 IT graduates in home affairs offices across Gauteng. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has placed 20 unemployed IT graduates within home affairs offices across Gauteng through the Youth Employment Services (YES) programme. This forms part of efforts to bridge the gap between skills and workplace experience − a challenge often cited…

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