New battery factory drives industrialisation, job creation

Kathy Gibson reports - Actom has opened a new assembly line for locally-assembled LiFePO₄ battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yesterday, the company also announced that is expanding manufacturing capacity for its high voltage equipment. These moves are significant...

Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

It will cost nearly $3-trillion to connect humanity to the Internet

Achieving universal, meaningful Internet connectivity by 2030 could require an investment of $2,6-trillion to $2,8-trillion at current prices, according to the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Connecting Humanity Action Blueprint report. The report...

Turning tariffs into strategy

The imposition of import tariffs by the US calls for strategic collaboration – not just among businesses, but across sectors and borders, explain Meluleki Nzimande, partner and Shandré Smith, associate at Webber Wentzel. On 2 April, the US administration issued an...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to work on proteins and AI

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 to David Baker (half the prize) for work on computational  protein design, and to Demis Hassabis and John M Jumper (sharing the other half) for protein structure prediction. Baker is...

Voting open for Channelwise Awards

It’s that time of year again, when South Africa’s IT reseller partners get to voice their opinion and vote for the vendors and distributors they most enjoy working with. Voting is now officially open for this year’s prestigious Channelwise Awards right here. “As we do...

SpaceX demonstrates Starship launch and catch

SpaceX has successfully demonstrated Starship’s ability to launch and return, caught by the arms of the launch and catch tower. The test on techniques fundamental to Starship and Super Heavy’s fully and rapidly reusable design was performed yesterday (13 October...

Engie starts construction of second new solar PV power plant

One of the country’s leading independent power producers, Engie, has started construction of the 75 MW Graspan Solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in the Northern Cape. The solar plant will be built and operated by Engie in partnership with Pele Green Energy and is...

AMD launches 5th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs

AMD has announced the availability of the 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, formerly codenamed “Turin”, designed for enterprise, AI and cloud. Using the “Zen 5” core architecture, compatible with the broadly deployed SP5 platform2 and offering a broad range of core counts...

Energy-efficiency, AI drive accelerated innovation

Nvidia’s accelerated computing isn’t just efficient. It’s critical to the next wave of industrial, scientific and healthcare transformations. This is the word from Bob Pette, Nvidia’s vice-president and GM of enterprise platforms, presenting the keynote address at the...

Solid growth predicted for customer data platforms

The global customer data platform (CDP) market is expected to reach $51,95-billion by 2030 -with a CAGR of 39,5% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. The growing demand for assimilating and storing unstructured and structured consumer...

Counting the global cost of digital exclusion

A staggering 627-million individuals globally – more than the populations of the US and Brazil combined - are excluded from essential digital services, including financial services, education, healthcare, and employment platforms. The is according to global full-cycle...

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Edge computing and the future with 5G

Last year as the world leaned upon digital platforms for connection, the power and absolute necessity of technology became 100% clear - let's call it 2020 vision. Tony Bartlett, data centre compute at Dell Technologies, South Africa This year, the evolution of those...

Kolok adds value with genuine HP supplies and top-notch distribution

When a user invests in a new HP printer, they have every reason to expect the output will continue to be as crisp and clear from the day they purchased it, and for many years into the future. The best way to do that is to ensure that genuine supplies are used for the...

Huawei optimises portfolio to boost business resilience

Huawei's optimising its portfolio to boost business resilience to cope with uncertainty brought about by geopolitical tensions, the resurgence of Covid-19, and US bans. This is the word from Eric Xu , rotating chairman of Huawei, speaking at the company's 18th Global...

Syspro rebrands for digital future

Syspro has unveiled its re-energized brand, visual identity and positioning to the market. The new brand tagline and positioning signifies SYSPRO's evolving offering to the market and how the business continues to be committed to guide customers to secure a digital...

A Comstor reseller can win a car

Comstor has just launched its latest reseller incentive for 2021, where partners in South Africa stand in line to win a Fiat Panda 4x4. The programme is designed to help resellers motivate and encourage teams to increase overall Cisco sales through Comstor during the...

RS Components chooses Orange Business Services for managed services

RS Components (RS) has chosen Orange Business Services as its single end-to-end managed services provider. Orange will carry out a major transformation of RS' entire global infrastructure, digitise its sales processes and move its contact centre activities to the...

Plummeting mobile data fires up gaming

The cost of mobile data in South Africa is in welcome decline and anecdotal evidence suggests mobile gaming is experiencing unprecedented growth. That's according to local gaming leader Ekasi Esports which says the fact that South Africa climbed from 148th to 136th...

Data centre modernisation is key to modern innovation

Companies are increasingly considering data centre modernisation as a means to implement digital transformation. The purpose is to move away from a traditional hardware environment to a software-defined one that is highly virtualised, highly automated and can scale up...

Business cybersecurity challenges that were triggered by lockdown

It has been a year since businesses adapted to remote working due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The global pandemic disrupted everyday operations of businesses and as a result, cyber risk still remains a grave concern as many business practices have been compromised. The...

Defining and treating functional alcohol abuse

While most people have likely heard the term 'functional alcoholic', Thembekile Msane from the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) says the term is not used in a clinical sense when describing Alcohol Use Disorder. "The myth of...

Senior Business Analyst – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Introduction: PeopleSolved is currently recruiting for a Senior Business Analyst for a 3-month Contract, with possible extensions. Our client is one of SA's leading retailers. We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Business Analyst with deep expertise in POS...

Back End Developer – 2583 – Gauteng Pretoria

?? Back End Developer - Java | Codebeamer | Automation Fanatic Wanted!?? Location: Hybrid - Pretoria?? Contract Role | 2+ Years DevOps + 5+ Years IT IndustryWe're on the hunt for a Back End Developer to join a high-performance agile team working on cutting-edge Java...

Mobile Developer at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd – Eastern Cape Gqebera

Our client in Port Elizabeth is looking for a talented and creative Mobile Developer to join their dynamic team! As a Mobile Developer you will be responsible for building and maintaining sleek and powerful mobile applications for both Android and IOS platforms. You...

Business Analyst IT

Introduction: PeopleSolved is currently recruiting for an intermediate Business Analyst with retail and financial services industry experience. This 6-12 month contract opportunity is on-site, in Durban. Our client is one of SA's leading retailers. Duties &...

Intermediate Full Stack Developers

Background & Responsibilities This role is for a client in the information technology sector, providing, integrating and enabling internal & financial systems to their growing client base of small and large businesses.Responsibilities will include the...

System Administrator (IBM Storwize)

Role: These include understanding storage concepts, virtualization, networking, and the specific features of Storwize models and SAN volume controller. They should also be able to manage, configure, and troubleshoot Storwize systems using both the GUI and CLI....

Business Analyst IT – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Introduction: PeopleSolved is currently recruiting for an intermediate Business Analyst with retail and financial services industry experience. This 6-12 month contract opportunity is on-site, in Durban. Our client is one of SA's leading retailers. Duties &...

Intermediate Full Stack Developers – Gauteng Johannesburg

Background & Responsibilities This role is for a client in the information technology sector, providing, integrating and enabling internal & financial systems to their growing client base of small and large businesses.Responsibilities will include the...

System Administrator (IBM Storwize) – Remote Remote

Role: These include understanding storage concepts, virtualization, networking, and the specific features of Storwize models and SAN volume controller. They should also be able to manage, configure, and troubleshoot Storwize systems using both the GUI and CLI....

Data Analyst at Taylored Appointments

?? Data Analyst - R50K Package | Bryanston | Permanent | Financial Services Are you passionate about using data to uncover insights that drive real-world impact? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where your work truly matters? We're looking for...

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