Young economic thinkers engage with Nobel laureates
A cohort of young South African scientists will represent the country at the 8th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting on Economic Sciences (#LINOecon) in Lindau, Germany, from 26 to 30 August 2025. They were chosen through a rigorous multi-stage evaluation process conducted...
Threat to dissolve SA Tourism board raises governance red flags
According to a recent media report, the Minister of Tourism has allegedly threatened to dissolve the SA Tourism board over what has been described as an unlawful meeting during which it appears to have been resolved that the CEO of the organisation would be suspended...
South African healthcare leads in the adoption of AI and Virtual Care
South Africa’s healthcare sector has seen rapid transformation, according to the South African findings of Royal Philips’ Future Health Index (FHI) 2024 report: Better care for more people. In 2021, just 15% of healthcare leaders cited AI as an area of investment,...
Africa faces urgent cybersecurity challenges
Check Point’s Global Threat Index for August 2024 reveals that ransomware remains a dominant force, with RansomHub sustaining its position as the top ransomware group. This Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation has rapidly expanded since its rebranding from Knight...
Backdoor targets WeChat, DingTalk on macOS
Kaspersky researchers have identified a macOS variant of the HZ Rat backdoor targeting users of WeChat and DingTalk, two popular Chinese messaging platforms. The malware, first detected on Windows systems, now threatens macOS, potentially enabling lateral network...
Network security market shows signs of life
The network security market showed signs of recovery in the second quarter of 2024 - growing 6% YoY to reach $5,9-billion - and breaking a streak of six consecutive quarters of deceleration, according to Dell’Oro Group. This growth was primarily driven by solid demand...
Breached organisations spend more on cyber resilience
Organisations that have endured cyber incidents in the past don’t want to get burned again, according to Commvault’s 2024 Cyber Recovery Readiness Report and, consequently, they often reassess and invest in cyber resilience and recovery strategies in very meaningful...
Improved confidence drives uptick in electronic transactions
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), measuring the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica at seasonally adjusted real prices, showed a marginal uptick in August 2024. Increasing confidence levels, along with expected...
Investments in data protection are growing
Senior IT professionals in small-to-large-sized businesses are investing a substantial amount of their IT budgets into data protection and recovery, according to the latest Arcserve State of Data Resilience in the Enterprise survey. “The high standard deviation (21%)...
Finance leaders quick to adopt AI
The adoption of finance AI by finance functions has increased significantly in the past year with 58% using the technology in 2024 - a rise of 21 percentage points from 2023 - according to a new survey by Gartner. Gartner surveyed 121 finance leaders in June 2024 to...
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SARS is aware of your offshore assets
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Imaging trends set to shape what we see and create in 2021
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What does augmented analytics mean for small businesses?
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Kaspersky iHub, G-Core Labs team up to support gaming startups
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Remote work culture boosts teamwork of at-home workers
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Why application security should be on your business radar
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Lessons from Beitbridge delays critical for AfCFTA
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We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer that will support, co-ordination, configuration, installation, and management of all networks, including LAN, WAN, Wireless, Datacentre, and related client services with the enterprise. Part of the support deliverable is...
System Administrator – Gauteng Johannesburg
Global legal practice is looking to appoint a System AdministratorThe role is responsible for installing, supporting, and maintaining the company's computer systems as well as planning for and responding to service outages and other...
Senior Network Engineer – Gauteng Randburg
We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer that will support, co-ordination, configuration, installation, and management of all networks, including LAN, WAN, Wireless, Datacentre, and related client services with the enterprise. Part of the support deliverable is...
Java Developer
Effectively working and collaborating in an international team. Self-motivated to learn and stay up to date with changing technology. Working in an integrated Agile Environment (Jira, Confluence). Meet with end users to understand Business requirements. Participate in...
Senior / Intermediate Full Stack Developer
As a Senior / Intermediate Full Stack Developer you will play a crucial role in developing and enhancing our client's next-generation Community Management System (CMS). Your responsibilities will span across frontend and backend development, contributing significantly...
Java Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
Effectively working and collaborating in an international team. Self-motivated to learn and stay up to date with changing technology. Working in an integrated Agile Environment (Jira, Confluence). Meet with end users to understand Business requirements. Participate in...
Senior / Intermediate Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region
As a Senior / Intermediate Full Stack Developer you will play a crucial role in developing and enhancing our client's next-generation Community Management System (CMS). Your responsibilities will span across frontend and backend development, contributing significantly...
Front End Developer (Angular)
Lead Front End developer. Pro-active knowledge sharing, mentoring, and coaching of members from the same or other teams. Development of frontend user stories. Actively take part in all regular Scrum ceremonies. Contribute to refinement of user stories (user stories at...
Senior Java Developer
Our client is looking for a senior developer who is passionate about Cloud development to join their interdisciplinary and international team. Besides participation in exciting projects, you will have the opportunity to work with a state-of-the-art cloud tech stack....
Front End Developer (Angular) – Gauteng Pretoria
Lead Front End developer. Pro-active knowledge sharing, mentoring, and coaching of members from the same or other teams. Development of frontend user stories. Actively take part in all regular Scrum ceremonies. Contribute to refinement of user stories (user stories at...
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