Smartphone sales for 2025 on track for 1,5% growth
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 1,5% year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 to 1,25-billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This is an increase from 1% growth in prior forecast, primarily...
Shoppers used Black Friday 2025 to plan, not splurge
South Africans did not treat Black Friday as a spending free-for-all this year. Instead, they shopped with far more discipline, using flexible payment tools to manage cash flow and time purchases more deliberately. This is according to payments platform, PayJustNow,...
JSE kicks off Investment Challenge registrations
Registrations for the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) flagship financial literacy programme, the JSE Investment Challenge, have officially opened. The competition, which has been running successfully for over 50 years, is set to commence on 17 March 2025 and...
Employee productivity, happiness take centre stage
2025 will be transformative for the world of work as technological advancements continue to shape how businesses of all sizes operate and evolve. While the latter stage of 2024 saw some media commentators increasingly talk about the so-called ‘Return to Office’ or...
Foundational phase learning under the spotlight
As South African Grade 12s celebrate an 83,7% matric pass rate, Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube believes we need to do more to assist children in pre-school and foundational learning. “While good progress has been made in expanding education access, we must...
Top workplace predictions for CHROs in 2025
Gartner has revealed nine workplace predictions that HR leaders will need to take action on this year and beyond to ensure their organisation remains competitive, can attract and retain top talent, and achieve desired business outcomes. “This year’s predictions...
Smartphones defy challenges to post 2024 growth
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker , global smartphone shipments increased 2,4% year-over-year (YoY) to 331,7-million units in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q24). This marks the sixth...
Nvidia slams proposed AI Diffusion rule
The Biden Administration is proposing to pass legislation that limits the export of US-developed AI technology. The Framework for the Diffusion of Advanced AI Technologies requires a license to export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) advanced computing ICs or the...
Snapdragon X Series adds AI performance
At last week’s CES 2025, Qualcomm Technologies announced the Snapdragon X Platform. The 4th platform to join the Snapdragon X Series compute portfolio, the new chips are designed to deliver performance, multi-day battery life, and Copilot+ PC experiences. Utilising an...
Vodacom, Orange in DRC joint venture
Vodacom and Orange have joined hands to form a new rural towerco partnership in Africa, collaborating to build, own, and operate solar-powered mobile base stations in underserved areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The initiative will extend network...
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Lower prices for satellite connectivity
MorClick has launched a 20Mbps capped satellite internet packages starting at only R599 a month. "This is easily one of the cheapest satellite internet packages in the South African market," says Mohamed Hassim, MD of MorClick Satellite Internet. He explains that the...
Telcolink named project house on Gauteng Broadband Network
Altron Nexus has appointed Telcolink as a project house on the Gauteng Broadband Network (GBN) initiative. The appointment reflects the ongoing commitment of Telcolink over the past two years in working with Altron to ensure pupils from disadvantaged communities are...
First Distribution eases digitalisation with Hitachi Kubernetes Service
With digital transformation now an imperative for enterprises, IT organisations are moving quickly to a cloud-centric DevOps model - and they are leveraging Kubernetes to help them get there. This is the word from Nazeer Ahmed, Brand Manager for Hitachi Vantara at...
Work from Anywhere Tech Talk Series – 1
Dell Technologies introduces another five-episode Work from Anywhere Tech Talk Series, that tackles the latest Tech Trends in South Africa, and the globe. The series also looks at the products that can be used to digitise businesses in the current, rapidly changing...
Protect whistle-blowers: they are your business future
Stepping up and blowing the whistle on a corporate issue, ethics or concerning behaviour is a brave, bold move for any employee to take. It requires that someone invests their future into the courage of their convictions, taking the risk that they may face harassment...
In mid-large companies, don’t mistake the CEO role for that of the CIO
The accelerated adoption of digital technologies has raised disruption in areas that has not been considered previously. Digital transformation skyrocketed upwards and onwards in a bid to safeguard customer and employee health and wellbeing, as well as data. By...
How to overcome bias in AI
The total global economic impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in the period to 2030 is estimated at $15,7-trillion. Furthermore, AI augmentation will create $2,9-trillion of business value and 6,2-billion hours of worker productivity around the world. The...
Ransomware spike drives backup-as-a-service
With an ever-growing number of people working from home, primarily due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, cybersecurity attacks are on the rise, meaning that dealing with security risks is an ongoing journey for enterprises. By Kate Mollett, regional director of...
What emigrating taxpayers need to know in 2021
South Africans emigrating to greener pastures may be prevented from leaving the country - or worse - if their application for tax clearance is denied by SARS. By Jean du Toit, head of tax technical, and Reabetswe Moloi, admitted attorney at Tax Consulting South Africa...
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...
IT Architect – Business and Data – Gauteng Centurion
The role of IT Architect - Business and Data is responsible for the strategic business transformation within Landbank and overseeing critical deliverables; such as business capability models, business capabilities, and value streams. This role is further responsible...
Head Information Technology – (WHC)
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research...
Senior Support Engineer (US Hours – West Coast) at Parvana Recruitment
This is a remote position.About our client:Our client is a global leader in digital marketing and client reporting solutions. With operations spanning four continents, they are rapidly expanding their team worldwide. Serving top-tier clients in the fintech sector,...
Technical Support (German & Spanish & French)
ENVIRONMENT:A Germany-based company focused on innovation-driven growth is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Technical Support Specialist fluent in Spanish or German to join their Cape Town based team. A qualification in IT or a related technical discipline is...
Head Information Technology – (WHC) – Gauteng Parktown
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research...
Senior Support Engineer (US Hours – West Coast) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
This is a remote position.About our client:Our client is a global leader in digital marketing and client reporting solutions. With operations spanning four continents, they are rapidly expanding their team worldwide. Serving top-tier clients in the fintech sector,...
Technical Support (German & Spanish & French) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A Germany-based company focused on innovation-driven growth is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Technical Support Specialist fluent in Spanish or German to join their Cape Town based team. A qualification in IT or a related technical discipline is...
UI/UX Designer at Adapt IT
Introduction As a UI / UX Engineer you will be responsible for developing attractive, user-friendly applications to cater to our clients' needs and support our customer base. In this role, you will meet with the design team to discuss application features and create...
Technical Support Specialist (Senior) (US Hours – West Coast) at Parvana Recruitment
This is a remote position.About our client:Our client is a global leader in digital marketing and client reporting solutions. With operations spanning four continents, they are rapidly expanding their team worldwide. Serving top-tier clients in the fintech sector,...
Senior Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable data pipelines, APIs, and cloud data platforms. This pivotal role will focus on ETL/ELT processes using Matillion and Snowflake, as well as...
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