Women are losing out in Africa’s gig work boom
Platform work – including ride-hailing, food delivery and online freelancing – has been praised as a new avenue for women’s employment in Africa. However, a landmark study spanning five African countries has revealed that while men and women share many of the same...
Older workers rely on Gen Z for AI coaching
Gen Z employees are playing a pivotal role in driving AI adoption across the workforce, coaching older colleagues to help unlock productivity and collaboration gains in hybrid working environments. A new global study from International Workplace Group (IWG), based on...
Researchers decode SA’s oldest DNA to date
A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany has analysed human remains from the Oakhurst rock shelter in southernmost Africa and reconstructed the genomes of 13...
MTN , ZTE debut 5G ultra-range maritime coverage
MTN South Africa and ZTE have announced Africa's first 5G Ultra-range maritime offshore coverage at Mossel Bay, with benefits for maritime connectivity, tourism and the economic prospects of local fishermen. The deployment of Ultra-range 5G network in Mossel Bay will...
South Africans increasingly using crypto for payments
South Africans are not only using cryptocurrency as an investment - they are increasingly using crypto to pay for goods and services, according to a new report by crypto investment app Luno. “One of the fundamental principles of money is its redeemability,” says...
Phishing links lurk behind images
At the end of August, Kaspersky experts discovered a phishing campaign with an unusual attack vector – through an image. This scam targeted organisations in the fields of online retail, distribution, transportation, and logistics. The cyber attackers aimed to steal...
Venture capital funding in cybersecurity heading to record levels
The surging cost of cybercrime - expected to jump from a shocking $9,2-trillion to a head-spinning $13,8-trillion in the next four years - continues fueling cybersecurity market growth, both in revenue and the amount of capital poured into the companies working in...
Alarming surge in AI-driven cybercrime
Trend Micro has warned that threat actors have bounced back from recent law enforcement efforts to unleash a new wave of attacks leveraging AI and other techniques – revealing that it blocked almost 47-million email threats, more than 7 000 ransomware attempts, and...
Cloud innovations drive enterprise efficiency
Cloud computing is rapidly transforming how enterprises operate by optimising performance, enhancing scalability, and ensuring sustainability. The integration of hybrid and multi-cloud environments, edge computing, and AI/ML technologies are driving enterprises toward...
Climate change catches agro-food sector off guard
With Africa being highly vulnerable to climate shocks, research by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) master’s graduate Koaile Monaheng has shed light on how South Africa’s agro-food sector - a crucial, yet often overlooked industry - faces significant risks and...
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HAVAÍC Universum Core African Fund achieves its second close
Following a successful 2020 comprising eight new investments and three international exits, African focused venture capital (VC) investor HAVAÍC has announced the launch of its newest fund. With a track record for investing in, supporting, internationalising, and...
Vumela helps Inoxico to sustain business growth
The Vumela Fund, established by FNB Business and Edge Growth, has announced an equity investment into Inoxico. Inoxico is a tech company that uses trade credit analytics to help companies grow with their business customers. Trade credit (offering products on credit...
Time for a digital scale-up in Africa
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Arcserve, StorageCraft to merge
Arcserve and StorageCraft have signed a definitive agreement to merge. Once completed, the merger will form the most comprehensive global provider of data management and protection solutions for organisations spanning SMB to the Fortune 50. The merger will provide for...
Alcatel-Lucent in global partnership with Vodia Networks
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Siemens, IBM, Red Hat in hybrid cloud initiative
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Improve chatbot adoption through integration
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AIOps can solve IT’s toughest network operational challenges
Until recently, troubleshooting network issues meant helping users face-to-face or huddling in a conference room while planning next steps. By Trent Fierro, senior marketing manager for AIOps at Aruba Now, most IT teams are working remotely, trying to solve issues for...
The difference between a legal stokvel and an illegal Ponzi scheme
According to the National Stokvel Association of South Africa (NASASA), there are roughly 810 000 active stokvel groups consisting of over 11-million South Africans, collecting an estimated R50-billion annually. Nearly 40% of South Africa's adult population are...
Why we can’t go back to the future
How can we harness the impact that connectivity has had on our lives since the start of Covid-19? Ericsson President and CEO Börje Ekholm outlines the consequences that the pandemic has had on our online lives, and why we cannot go back to pre-pandemic habits. Through...
Software Developer at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Our Client in Port Elizabeth is seeking a skilled and motivated Back-End .NET Developer to join their dynamic development team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in C#, .NET, and SQL Server, with experience in building scalable and secure APIs and...
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SAP FICO Consultant at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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Technical Assistant at Quest Staffing Solutions
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SQL Analyst – Western Cape Bellville
An exciting opportunity available within the energy solutions industry for a SQL Analyst, based in Bellville, Cape Town. This person will be responsible for maintaining and developing scripts and programs to perform specific database functions and to analyse data for...
SAP FICO Consultant at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Halfway House
Job Title: SAP FICO Consultant Location: Midrand Employment Type: Permanent Industry: Retail / Pharmaceutical About the ClientOur client is a market leader in the retail and pharmaceutical sector, known for its expansive network, customer-centric approach, and...
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My client based in Claremont (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join them on a permanent basis. IT / Finance Responsibilities Deploying, automating, maintaining, monitoring and managing the clients production systems, to ensure the...
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My client in the UK is a fast-growing ERP solutions provider specializing in delivering end-to-end digital transformation through Acumatica ERP. They work with a wide range of clients across industries, providing scalable, cloud-based solutions. As part of their...
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