
South African tech juniors squeezed as AI reshapes hiring
AI is rewriting the developer hiring playbook – and South African juniors are paying the price.
TUESDAY, 21 APRIL 2026, 14:19

AI is rewriting the developer hiring playbook – and South African juniors are paying the price.

Home affairs has committed to hard deadlines and the technical architecture for the launch of South Africa’s digital ID system.

The conversation around innovation in South Africa is changing. It’s no longer about what technology could achieve, but what it is already doing. The 4th Annual EPF Tech Awards, taking place on 12 September, stand at the centre of this shift, recognising solutions that move beyond ideas into real, lived impact. Over the years, the […]

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A University of Johannesburg study finds attitudes and trust outweigh technology in shaping willingness to adopt 3D-printed food.

A med student says he’s made thousands of dollars selling photos and videos of a young conservative woman he created using generative tools. He’s not alone.
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Fresh from its March rebrand, TrendAI says it will double South African investment this year, expand local data centre capacity and use the country as a base for wider African growth.

Vodacom is revolutionising customer engagement as we head towards the end of the Easter season with an innovative Augmented Reality Easter Egg Hunt at Vodacom World in Midrand. Running from Wednesday, 22nd April to Saturday, 25th April 2026, from 9am to 5pm daily, the event offers participants the chance to win their share of R250,000 […]

The state signal distributor’s CEO calls for SA’s digital infrastructure to be strengthened, as the country enters a new digital era.

The digital bank is expanding its mall-based customer hubs, while accelerating AI-powered app development and product growth.

Devin Stone turned punchy legal explainers into a YouTube empire. Now he’s warning that the sheer volume of Trump administration scandals is distorting reality itself.

H2O Audio’s stab at a sub-$100 pair of bone-conduction workout headphones just misses the mark.

The publication of South Africa’s Draft National AI Policy (Draft Policy) marks a turning point for organisations that develop, deploy or rely on artificial intelligence (AI). Beyond signalling the emergence of formal AI regulation, the Draft Policy introduces new expectations around governance, ethics, accountability and sector-specific oversight. The Draft Policy, published by the Minister...

One of the compounds resembles a DNA precursor, adding to evidence the Red Planet was once habitable.

AI companies are holding back models that could be used in cyber attacks, instead deploying them to build defence systems.

There’s a lot of love all over the world for GrapheneOS, the gold standard of mobile security. There’s very little love between the two guys at the center of its history.

What do Platinum and Titanium ratings mean for PC power supplies? Platinum and Titanium are 80 PLUS® certification levels that define how efficient a power supply is. Talking more technically, how effectively it converts electricity from the mains into a stable power supply for PC components. SeaSonic Platinum power supplies provide up to 90-94% of […]
John Ternus, an Apple veteran who runs hardware engineering, will take over an extraordinarily profitable company in need of new ideas.

The real shift in retail is not online versus bricks and mortar, says NEC XON’s Minesh Manga, but the digitisation of the physical store itself.

The certification confirms alignment with internationally recognised requirements for risk management, security controls and continual improvement.