inDrive levelling the e-hailing playing field
Reaffirming its commitment to boosting drivers’ earnings, mobility app inDrive has invested around R1,3-million every month in driver bonuses across South Africa - amounting to more than R8-million in the past six months. According to Ashif Black, country...
Digital assets, AI are hot as fintechs pull in $44,7bn
Despite the cautious optimism permeating the fintech sector heading into 2025, the first half of the year saw fintech investment and deals slow considerably amid headwinds from ongoing geopolitical tensions and concerns around evolving trade policies. Total fintech...
RAG gains prominence in GenAI discussions
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is becoming a critical focus in company discussions about generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), as organisations look to leverage real-time external data to contextualise and refine the accuracy of generated responses....
Temu app racks up 735m downloads
Since its launch in September 2022, the Chinese shopping app Temu has been gaining share in the global ecommerce market, successfully competing with industry giants like Amazon, eBay, and Shein. With its aggressive pricing and discounts, wide product selection, and...
Slump continues – but AR/VR headsets set to soar
The decline in worldwide shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets continued during the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24) as volumes contracted 28,1% YoY to 1,1-million units, according to IDC’s latest Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual...
Vuma rolls out affordable unlimited fibre to underserved areas
Following a successful pilot in Alexandra in 2023, Vuma has launched Vuma Key, an uncapped fibre service priced at just R99 per month. Vuma Key is a prepaid service with no penalties for missed recharges, designed specifically for low-income households earning less...
Play the long game for AI success
Kathy Gibson reports from Qlik AI Reality Tour - Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. We’ve moved beyond the hype and companies are now ready to use AI in real business scenarios. This is according to James Fisher, chief strategy officer at Qlik, who points...
Resilience of SA SMEs testament to their adaptability
As South Africa continues to navigate the outcome of a watershed election which saw the formation of a government of national unity (GNU), small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have demonstrated resilience and maintained confidence in their future despite persistent...
Data key as analytics turns to AI
Kathy Gibson reports from Qlik AI Reality Tour - There is no question AI is critical and companies that hesitate to harness it risk falling behind. “But the question is: what are you going to do with AI?” asks Tejas Mehta, senior vice-president and GM: MEA at Qlik....
GenAI forces businesses to reassess IT infrastructure
The scale and complexity of generative AI (GenAI) is driving tech leaders to reassess their current technology infrastructure, according to a new study from the IBM Institute for Business Value. The global study of 2 500 C-level technology executives (tech CxOs) from...
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Naspers invests R45m in local online learning platform
Naspers has made a R45-million investment in the online learning platform, The Student Hub. Coinciding with the third annual South Africa Investment Conference, the latest investment from Naspers Foundry, Naspers's R1,4-billion early-stage tech investment vehicle,...
Tech Wise Solutions wins Retruster distribution in Africa
Tech Wise Solutions has signed an agreement with Retruster to act as its sole distributor on the African continent. Retruster - an add-on to a user's email service, that constantly guards against phishing attacks using the most advanced tools - was developed by two...
Infobip to acquire OpenMarket
Global cloud communications company Infobip has entered into a definitive agreement with Amdocs to acquire OpenMarket, a provider of mobile messaging solutions to enterprises, for a gross cash amount of approximately $300-million. This combination will bring together...
Africa’s mobile cybercrime challenge
In June 2020, Upstream's Secure-D anti-fraud platform revealed that the total number of malicious mobile applications doubled in the first quarter of the year. The analysis found 29 000 malicious apps (14 500 in 2019), a 55% spike in fraudulent mobile transactions and...
New rules of engagement for next-gen managed IT security
The trends towards outsourced cyber security have gained traction during the Covid-19 pandemic as companies have empowered remote working models and increased their emphasis on digital transformation. The ever-widening cyber security skills gap adds further power to...
Synthesis is APN Social Impact Partner of the Year
Synthesis Software Technologies has won the APN Social Impact Partner of the Year Award in recognition of its GovChat technology. The APN Partner Awards recognize members of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) who are leaders in the channel and play a...
Tarsus enables remote support with TeamViewer
Tarsus Distribution, has signed up the distribution rights for TeamViewer in Africa. TeamViewer is a cloud-based proprietary software application for connecting devices including remote control, screen sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer. It...
Be Black Friday smart, not hacked
In 2019, the queue to get a hot TV deal was outside the doors of the shops. People pressed against one another in a bid to snag that offer and head on home with the perfect Christmas gift. In 2020, the dynamic has changed. Retailers are implementing online specials...
MetroFibre Networx completes new capital increase
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), one of Africa's largest infrastructure-focused private equity fund managers, has acquired a minority equity stake in MetroFibre Networx, a South African open access fibre network operator, through the newly...
When it comes to fraud, prevention is better than cure
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Data Scientist (DBN) – KwaZulu-Natal Umhlanga
ENVIRONMENT:FACILITATE data-driven decision-making and improving company operations as the next Data Scientist sought by a Durban-based Financial Services company. You will develop and execute cutting-edge AI and BI solutions while driving Data Science projects, using...
Junior – Intermediate .NET Developer – Cape Town (Onsite) – Western Cape Cape Town
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Senior Project Manager (Electrical) at Construct Executive Search – Free State Free State
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Senior BI Analyst at The Foschini Group
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Software Applications Support Specialist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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