VALR pioneers xStocks in SA
VALR, Africa’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume, has launched xStocks on its platform enabling customers to gain price exposure through tokenisation of leading US-listed equities such as Tesla, Nvidia, Robinhood, Circle, and Coinbase. With this move, VALR says...
ConCourt upholds Vodacom’s latest Please Call Me appeal
The Constitutional Court has upheld Vodacom’s latest appeal in the Please Call Me case. The case, which has been in and out of the courts for two decades now, will now be referred to a new panel of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA). Vodacom will now review the...
SSE set to outpace SD-WAN revenue
The Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market is projected to reach nearly $16-billion by 2028, representing a 13% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). Security Service Edge (SSE) revenue is expected to maintain a robust double-digit CAGR and outpace SD-WAN's...
Altron’s Robbie Venter has died
Robbie Venter, who led the Altron group from 2001 to 2017, has died. The son of Altron founder Bill Venter, Robbie Venter was 64 years old at the time of his death. Robbie was a talented tennis player, and won a tennis scholarship to the University of California in...
Founder and CEO Mark Lu exits Corex
Mark Lu, renowned as one of the pioneers of the South African IT distribution channel, has hung up his "trader's hat" with the announcement that he has officially left Corex, the distributor he founded in 2003. Lu sold Corex in 2018 to Partner Tech Corporation - a...
Africa’s top investment economies
RMB has released the 2024 edition of its Where to Invest in Africa report, a comprehensive analysis of the top investment destinations on the continent. The report, which has been developed in collaboration with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS),...
Fintech investment falls but deal volume offers optimism
The first six months of 2024 were challenging for the fintech market globally amid the high interest rate environment and the significant amount of global geopolitical uncertainty. Total global fintech investment - including VC, PE, and M&A deal value - fell from...
Users are contradictory when it comes to digital privacy
A new study by Kaspersky - Excitement, Superstition and great Insecurity - How global Consumers engage with the Digital World - discloses controversial views among users regarding the protection of their personal information. For instance, 44% of respondents in South...
New app transforms how law students engage with legislative process
A gaming app called "Pass a Bill", which is intended to change the way law students interact with the legislative process, is being spearheaded by Associate Professor Cathleen Powell of the University of Cape Town (UCT) and is currently accessible to undergraduate...
SA talent willing to embrace reskilling amid GenAI advances
Three-quarters of workers around the world believe GenAI will bring some level of disruption to the workplace but, despite uncertain times, they remain confident about their place in the labour market - with more than 90% of South Africans ready to be reskilled. These...
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Check Point redefines secure remote access
Check Point Software Technologies has announced the acquisition of a new cloud-based technology that delivers secure remote access created by Odo Security. The technology will integrate with Check Point's Infinity architecture, and become the easiest and most secure...
Businesses lag in cyber protection
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Netstar expands customer experience
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Ericsson to acquire Cradlepoint
Ericsson has agreed to acquire Cradlepoint, the US-based market leader in Wireless Edge WAN 4G and 5G Enterprise solutions, for $1,1-billion. The investment is key to Ericsson's ongoing strategy of capturing market share in the rapidly expanding 5G Enterprise space....
Trend Micro achieves AWS Outposts Ready designation
Trend Micro has announced that its hybrid cloud security offerings have received the AWS Outposts Ready designation, part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Service Ready Program. This designation recognizes that Trend Micro has demonstrated successful integration with...
Red Hat advances cloud-native analytics with Kubernetes
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BBD achieves AWS Advanced Partner status
Software development firm BBD has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Consulting Partner status in the Amazon Partner Network (APN). After meeting rigorous requirements, achieving this status comes in recognition of BBD's proven track record in expertly...
Compulsory ethics course a step in the right direction
The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) has welcomed the news that government officials will have to attend online ethics training as part of a concerted effort to professionalise the public service. However, says Parmi Natesan, CEO of the IoDSA, it must be...
Nokia digitalises global 5G network deployments
Nokia has digitalised 100% of its 5G network deployments around the world. Through the use of digitalization, machine learning and automation, Nokia is simplifying the deployment of the network infrastructure, accelerating both time-to-market and return on the 5G...
Citrix rethinks employee experience
Where and how work gets done has forever changed. But one thing remains consistent: the need to provide a superior and consistent work experience that empowers employees to perform at their best across any work channel or location. By Tim Minahan, chief marketing...
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Senior Software Engineer (SAP BW4HANA ) at The Foschini Group
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Senior Software Engineer (SAP BW4HANA ) at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Cape Town
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