AI key to renewed ocean cleanup efforts
The Ocean Cleanup will collaborate with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to leverage AWS’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and cloud computing capabilities to enable and accelerate The Ocean Cleanup’s goal to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch...
MTN invests R300m in Gauteng infrastructure
MTN South Africa has announced a R300-million investment to upgrade its network infrastructure in Gauteng. This forms part of the company’s broader R4,5-billion national investment plan for 2025. Primary investment includes the acquisition and construction of several...
Pinnacle expands AI offering with services, consulting
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - IT distributor Pinnacle is making it easier for its partners and their customers to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. AI might be the latest industry hype, but it is rapidly becoming a mainstream...
AI comes of age as hype clears
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - As the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) starts to dissipate, organisations are starting to use the technology to drive real business transformation. Doug Woolley, vice-president of Dell Technologies, says...
Hardware supply chains under siege from hackers
HP Inc has released the findings of a global survey highlighting the growing concern over nation-state threat actors targeting physical supply chains and tampering with device hardware and firmware integrity. The study of 800 IT and security decision-makers (ITSDMs)...
Investment in enterprise business pays off for Pinnacle
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - The South African IT market is a dynamic and constantly-changing environment - and distributors have to be agile to ensure they stay relevant. A case in point is how Pinnacle Enterprise has grown over the last few...
Fragility of international economic system under scrutiny
The US economy is facing a recession - and while the Federal Reserve's missteps with interest rates are under scrutiny - a surprising factor may be driving the downturn, warns the CEO of one of the world's largest independent financial advisory and asset management...
Pace of change drives new tech adoption
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - The pace of business today has accelerated beyond most people's expectations - and the right technology is vital for businesses and individuals to keep up. Claudio Polla, senior country manager: Africa at Nvidia,...
Significant leap forward in the fight against TB
From 15 days to just 23 hours - that's the median turnaround time for full tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis that includes resistance testing to the most important TB drugs, according to a groundbreaking study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases journal, and which...
DIY ransomware: Novice cybercriminals becoming a bigger threat
A new report from Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has shed some light on the tools and methods utilised by both organised ransomware groups and individual attackers involved in ransomware attacks. With a vast array of tools and samples at their...
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Standardisation compliance a way to tackle corruption
In an update before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), the Auditor-General of South Africa and the Special Investigating Unit found that over 6 000 government officials had claimed more than R41-million in UIF TERS Covid-19 benefits despite...
SA retailers should think differently to leverage Black Friday 2020
The retail cash bonanza that is Black Friday will have to be approached differently this year in view of Covid-19 prevention measures. But retailers that get it right, can end 2020 on a reasonably high note and set themselves up for growth and success. Last year, was...
Cisco unveils simplified partner program, new platforms
Cisco's 25th annual Partner Summit kicked off virtually yesterday with nearly 13 000 partners in attendance representing 157 countries. Sessions and announcements are focused on being "Future Ready", providing partners with the latest business and technology insights...
Huawei Drives Continuous Innovation built on Robust Partners
Huawei has a long history of collaborating with other industry giants. Over the past decades, Huawei has worked with various organizations across industries, incorporating with each other’s edge to develop a wide range of solutions for the customers. ...
Privacy culture will drive PoPI Act compliance
Complying to the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act is a multi-layered exercise, that includes governance compliance to new processes, closing gaps and securing personal information. Paul Raath from Bizmod says that it is not a quick-fix and the most...
Chatbots could become the front line of banking service
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CSP customers demand more digital engagement
Communication service providers need to transform their IT systems, as well as their approach to customer experience, to meet the growing need of customers in Africa, writes George Fraser, vice-president: customer business executive - Africa at Amdocs. The Covid-19...
Changes to the EOH board
Having successfully concluded the ENS investigation and implemented the controls and procedures required for a JSE listed company, the EOH board has announced the appointment of Nosipho Molope and Bharti Harie as independent non-executive directors with effect from 1...
Being proactive harvests benefits for customer engagement
At SAS, we pride ourselves in walking the journey with our customers - and this has never been more relevant than it is today, writes By Marco da Silva, head of technical and enhanced support at SAS South East Europe, Middle East & Africa. The Covid-19 pandemic...
AI promises to optimise hearing aids
Having transformed the performance of a broad spectrum of consumer and industrial products, artificial intelligence (AI) is now set to revolutionise the quality of a product that the US National Institutes of Health says half of consumers aged 75 and over desperately...
Software Developer (Python, Django) (JHB) – Gauteng Melrose
ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge FinTech company has an exciting position for a go-getter & highly driven Software Developer to join its Joburg team. Your core role will be to participate in every stage of the development lifecycle, including feature conception, design,...
Test Automation Engineer (1481) KG – Gauteng Midrand
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Senior Data (Oracle) Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
Essential Skills Requirements:Relevant IT / Business degree 10+ years' experience in relational databases (Oracle and or Postgresql) 5+ years' experience in ETL (Oracle and or Informatica and or AWS Glue) 5+ years BI experience 3+ years in a Cloud environment...
Software Developer (JHB)
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Junior Menu Developer at Famous Brands
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Full Stack .Net Developer (WEBGUI & Mobile) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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Software Developer (JHB) – Gauteng Melrose
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Junior Menu Developer at Famous Brands – Gauteng Midrand
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Full Stack .Net Developer (WEBGUI & Mobile) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
WE'RE HIRING: Full Stack .NET Developer Extraordinaire!Are you a code-slinging, bug-busting, UI-loving full stack dev with a thing for .NET?If “deploy” is your love language and you get a little too excited about clean architecture and CI/CD pipelines — then we want...
Bid Specialist
An established and values-driven education and training organisation is seeking a highly organised and strategic Bid Specialist to join its dynamic team. The successful candidate will manage the full bid and tender process—from opportunity identification through to...
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