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

Robust July sales for SA’s used cars

The South African used car industry is growing from strength to strength - with the latest July 2025 numbers showing YoY and month-on-month growth, reflecting the continued trend of renewed consumer confidence and a resilient used vehicle market. The top five...

Giant radar antenna reflector in full bloom

Seventeen days after NISAR’s launch from southeastern India, an essential piece of science hardware has unfurled in orbit. Spanning 12 metres, the drum-shaped antenna reflector on the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite mission from NASA and the...

August sets new record as hottest yet

August 2024 set a new monthly temperature record, capping Earth’s hottest summer since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. The announcement comes as a new analysis upholds confidence...

Manufacturers are optimistic despite headwinds

Confidence levels among local manufacturers held steady at 28 points during the third quarter, according to the latest Absa Manufacturing Survey. This was driven mainly by manufacturers’ optimism regarding policy direction after a peaceful election and the formation...

Countries strengthen cybersecurity, but more action needed

Countries around the globe are improving cybersecurity efforts, but stronger actions are needed to meet evolving cyberthreats, according to the Global Cybersecurity Index 2024, released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). On average, countries have...

Finance functions likely to deploy AI solutions by 2026

By 2026, 90% of finance functions will deploy at least one AI-enabled technology solution, but less than 10% of functions will see headcount reductions, according to Gartner. While CFOs are already making changes to fully harness AI in finance, a sense of uncertainty,...

AI-powered Rover guards JLR premises

JLR’s EV build and test facility in Coventry – which plays a crucial role in the luxury vehicle manufacturer’s plan to electrify all of its brands by 2030 – has added an unlikely colleague to its list of new recruits, in the form of a four-legged robotic dog dubbed...

Global growth for wireless LAN revenues

The worldwide enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) market grew revenues 12,4% between the first and second quarters of 2024 to $2,3-billion, according to results published in the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly WLAN Tracker. On a...

SA startup among NBA Africa finalists

NBA Africa has that 10 startup companies from seven African countries that have been selected to pitch their products to a panel of international industry leaders at a Demo Day at the NBA headquarters in New York City on 25 September. The day is part of Triple-Double:...

Mixed bag for Ethernet switch and router markets

Worldwide Ethernet switch revenues declined 14,1% year over year in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24) to $10,2-billion but rose 15.4% compared to the first quarter of 2024. Total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router revenues declined 30,6% year over...

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CIOs should digitally remaster their supply chains for resilience

Forrester research has found that companies with high levels of digital maturity are four times more likely to achieve double-digit revenue growth. To meet the challenges of a second wave of digital disruption, where technologies like mobile, cloud and analytics are...

Trends that will shape 5G mobile data in 2021

Blinding encryption protocols, five-times mobile cloud gaming data traffic, a refocused 5G core and "seven-day weekend" traffic after people switched to lockdown home working are among the trends impacting mobile data in 2021. These are among the insights gathered by...

The fourth wave of cloud is imminent

The first wave of cloud saw organisations sprint to the cloud, lured by promises of cost savings and business agility. By Lori MacVittie, principal technical evangelist: office of the CTO at F5 This was followed by the emergence of the multi-cloud and the subsequent...

Routed achieves VMware Principal Partner status

Vendor-neutral cloud infrastructure provider Routed has achieved VMware Principal Partner Status as a Cloud Provider. The Principal Partner Status as a Cloud Provider reflects Routed's levels of competency achieved to date, revenue and overall presence in the VMware...

New chief digital officer for Seacom

Seacom has announced that its current chief technical officer (CTO), Claes Segelberg, has resigned. Segelberg has been with the ICT company almost since its inception in 2009 and has contributed nine years of service to Seacom. Prenesh Padayachee, former CTO at...

Nutanix appoints Rob Tribe as new VP

Nutanix has announced the appointment of Rob Tribe as vice-president: systems engineering, for the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. Promoted from his previous position as Senior Director, Systems Engineering, Rob Tribe has been appointed at Nutanix's...

How to tune Telegram to be as private and secure as possible

When discussing the privacy and security of messenger apps, one needs to understand that the Telegram's functionality goes beyond the simple messages exchange and has many surprising features. With Telegrams' user-base exceeding over 500 million active monthly users...

Minimise the risk of cyberthreats and compliance in financial services

The Covid factor has greatly accelerated the digitalisation of the financial services sector as well as the threat landscape as well. By Simeon Tassev, MD and QSA at Galix There has been a dramatic increase in cybercrime activity this year, for a number of reasons....

Lenovo announces new ThinkPads

Lenovo has launched its thinnest ThinkPad ever, ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga. Covered in titanium material, it's just over 11mm thin and features a 3:2 ratio 13,5-inch low power display along with Dolby Vision HDR support and Dolby Atmos Speaker System. The company has...

Intermediate C# Full Stack Developer (JHB Remote) – Gauteng Randburg

ENVIRONMENT:THE talents of a dedicated and deadline-driven Intermediate C# Full Stack Developer is required by a Joburg-based Marketing & Media Solutions Provider to join its team. Your core role will entail developing new products and features while maintaining...

Fullstack Java Developer (1441) KG – Gauteng Midrand

WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES? Development and maintenance on platform/application Review and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader and User Management or System owner Develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery...

Jira Analyst

Responsibilities:Develop business requirement specifications through well facilitated discussions and interviews with relevant stakeholders User support including trouble shoo ng errorsExperience in creang workfows and the deployments of workfowsDocument exisng...

Junior Software Developer (Python, Django, FastAPI) (CPT Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:THE coding talents of a Junior Software Developer is wanted by our client, a dynamic provider of sustainable and cost-effective Solar Energy Solutions, to join its growing team. You will assist with the development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of...

Senior Business Analyst

Requirements ManagementLead and facilitate requirements elicitation sessions with client stakeholders through workshops, interviews, and collaborative discussions to ensure comprehensive and accurate requirement gathering.Analyse complex business processes, systems,...

Jira Analyst – Gauteng Midrand

Responsibilities:Develop business requirement specifications through well facilitated discussions and interviews with relevant stakeholders User support including trouble shoo ng errorsExperience in creang workfows and the deployments of workfowsDocument exisng...

Senior Business Analyst – Western Cape Somerset West

Requirements ManagementLead and facilitate requirements elicitation sessions with client stakeholders through workshops, interviews, and collaborative discussions to ensure comprehensive and accurate requirement gathering.Analyse complex business processes, systems,...

Senior Solutions Architect

As a Senior Solutions Architect:You are responsible for leading the design and assisting with the implementation of complex technology solutions that meet current and future business needs.In addition to technology components, solution architecture advises on changes...

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