For KineticSkunk, the recognition is more than a badge. KineticSkunk has reached a major milestone in its cloud journey, becoming an authorised AWS Well-Architected Partner; a recognition that strengthens its ability to help organisations assess workloads, reduce risk and build stronger cloud environments aligned to AWS best practices. As cloud environments become more complex, businesses…
Progressives are cautiously optimistic that they can capture the nomination for a congressional seat in Philadelphia in a race against the Democratic Party’s center-left establishment on Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It would give the insurgent left a third high-profile primary win in the…
Cheslyn Jacobs, CEO of GoTyme, takes an audience at the rebranding announcement through the bank’s plans The bank previously known as TymeBank – now GoTyme Bank – has set a target of reaching 210 million global customers through its parent company. Tyme Group, GoTyme Bank’s parent company, now serves more than 21 million customers globally,…
In recent years, local businesses, including state-owned enterprises, have repeatedly struggled to implement critical IT systems on time and on budget. From retail giants experiencing warehouse bottlenecks to telecommunications and municipal services plagued by billing and operational outages, the warning signs are clear: systems drift, deadlines slip and costs spiral. The technology itself – ERP…
Alphabet’s blowout cloud growth has reset expectations across major tech companies, leaving investors to recalibrate which firms are delivering the clearest returns. All four of the US tech giants that reported results on Wednesday signalled that spending on AI would not slow down, with combined outlays now set to surpass US$700-billion this year, up from…
The department of communications & digital technologies has formalised a three-year plan to redesign the State IT Agency – an institutional reform effort that has been repeatedly promised over the past seven years but never concluded. The commitment appears in the department’s annual performance plan (APP) for 2026/2027, signed off by the minister, Solly Malatsi….
Capitec Bank has put artificial intelligence tools in the hands of almost 5 000 of its employees and is running an agentic AI inside its business banking credit processing operation, according to the group’s 2026 integrated annual report, published on Wednesday alongside its full-year financial results. South Africa’s largest retail bank by client numbers said the…
Microsoft has slashed the price of Xbox Game Pass in South Africa and globally, less than six months after imposing the steepest price increases in the subscription service’s history. The climbdown is the first major strategic move under new Xbox chief Asha Sharma, and it comes alongside a significant rollback of one of Game Pass’s…
President Donald Trump sharply rebuked Pope Leo XIV in remarks to reporters and on social media Sunday, calling the first American leader of the Catholic Church “WEAK on crime” and “terrible for Foreign Policy.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I don’t think he’s doing a…
Every minute your kidneys are hard at work, filtering around 200 litres of blood, removing waste, balancing salts and fluids, and regulating blood pressure. This happens without any conscious effort on your part. But when your kidneys begin to fail, the consequences are devastating, including fatigue, fluid buildup and heart complications. Some people eventually need…
