
AI training: No need to go it alone, says CompTIA
The company’s South African operation will highlight the availability of AI courses and other training initiatives at the ITWeb Security Summit 2026 in Johannesburg.
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The company’s South African operation will highlight the availability of AI courses and other training initiatives at the ITWeb Security Summit 2026 in Johannesburg.

A 23-year veteran of the Siemens Group, Florian Kellenberger will help Siemens Mobility accelerate SA’s digital rail transition.

The problem isn’t technology or resistance. It’s pre-digital habits that bend modern systems to fit the old bureaucratic logic.
A Starlink satellite broke apart in orbit after suffering an unexplained “anomaly,” apparently due to an “internal energetic source” rather than a collision. “The incident appears to have created some debris, with fragments likely to fall to Earth over the next few weeks,” reports Scientific American. From the report: The satellite lost communication at about 560 kilometers above Earth,...

Fully crewed rocket will head to moon from Florida – first time since 1972 that humans will have left lower Earth orbit
A little more than an hour before sunset on Florida’s space coast, up to 400,000 people packed on beaches and causeways will look to the heavens on Wednesday to witness a fiery spectacle not seen in almost 54 years: a fully crewed Nasa rocket heading back to the moon.
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The solution is designed by Paratus and powered by Starlink to deliver priority satellite connectivity to organisations in Africa’s remote communities.

Modernising legacy systems requires structured governance, enterprise architecture expertise and rigorous risk management, says Hendrik Hamman, modernisation expert at BBD.

Modern software delivery demands speed, stability and scale, says Expleo.

Hardware Distribution is 100% women-owned, with 30% Black women ownership, says Gail Holt, MD of Hardware Distribution.

The transaction concludes an 18-month incubation partnership in which Healthbridge held a minority shareholding.

Inspired Testing boasts an executive committee where women hold the majority of leadership roles.

Companies that apply structure, sequencing and discipline will be best positioned to turn platform capability into long-term strategic advantage, says Ascent Technology.

Nasdaq-listed Equinix has bought land in Joburg and Cape Town as it looks to capitalise on Africa’s AI boom.

MTN SA’s chief commercial officer explains why the company launched a digital-only network operator brand called Pi.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Russia is going to further clamp down Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), which are used by millions of Russians to get around internet controls and censorship, Russia’s digital minister said. In what has been cast by diplomats as Russia’s “great crackdown,” the authorities have repeatedly blocked mobile internet and jammed major messenger services...
The start-up has raised a total of $122 billion in a funding round that values the company at $730 billion.

Maziv, South Africa’s leading open-access fibre infrastructure provider, has announced a landmark R9 billion investment pledge at the sixth South Africa Investment Conference. This significant capital commitment, spanning the next five years, is set to accelerate the country’s high-speed digital rollout and includes a dedicated pledge to create 10,000 direct and indirect job opportunities over […]

Dogecoin is seeing a sudden burst in trading volume as it fights to break the $0.11 barrier, causing a stir in the latest Dogecoin price prediction 2026. Similarly, the Cardano price forecast 2026 points toward long-term gains despite the current price stalling at key levels. While these giants wait for a move, BlockDAG (BDAG) is […]

Astrophysicist who studied the outer atmospheres of cool stars including the corona of the sun, visible during eclipses
Dame Carole Jordan, who has died aged 84, was internationally renowned for her studies of the outer atmosphere of the sun and other cool stars. In 1994 she was appointed the first female president of the Royal Astronomical Society and she was a formidable advocate for women in...

Prof Ruben Saakyan and Prof Sheila Rowan respond to Prof Charlotte Deane of UK Research and Innovation
If the UK’s position in quantum computing is indeed a success story of long-term investment in fundamental science, as Prof Charlotte Deane argues (Letters, 25 March), it makes the current UK Research and Innovation approach, particularly to Science and Technology Facilities Council...

The map breaks South Africa into 1.5 million hexagonal cells to show exactly where connectivity gaps exist.