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...
AI-enhanced malicious attacks again a top emerging risk
Concern about artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced malicious attacks again topped Gartner's emerging risk rankings in the second quarter of 2024. Additionally, new concerns regarding soft ransomware targets are also coming to the forefront of enterprise risks....
Phenomenal growth forecast for Gen AI smartphones
The future of the smartphone industry is set to be transformed as worldwide generative AI (GenAI) smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 363,6% YoY in 2024 to 234,2-million units, according to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast. This represents 19%...
Nominations open for 2024 IITPSA President’s Awards
Nominations are now open for the Institute of Information Technology Professionals (IITPSA) President's Awards - which this year includes a new award category for IITPSA members - and which will encompass the theme of "Celebrating leaders in ethical digital...
Cloud-based solutions driving network security growth
The worldwide network security market - including firewall, SSE, traditional SWG appliance, WAF, and ADC segments - is expected to grow to nearly $40-billion by 2028, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. This growth will be driven by a significant shift in...
DevOps threats strike every few days
Outages, human errors, cyberattacks, data breaches, ransomware, security vulnerabilities and, as a result, data loss are the reality that DevSecOps teams have to face - every few days, according to GitProtect.io's latest The State of DevOps Threats Report. The report...
RSLM market is flourishing
Regulated software lifecycle management (RSLM) solutions is a thriving market with recurrent growth as software-defined products continue to take over product development, according to a new report from Omdia's Cloud Software & Services Intelligence Service. The...
SME confidence on the rise
As the nation approached the polls, iKhokha conducted a survey across its national base to learn more about SME confidence in our government. The survey revealed that 76% of SMEs felt government support to be ineffective in promoting small business growth and...
Netflix subscribers swell by 500% in 10 years
Despite the steady rise in its prices, the number of people subscribing to Netflix services has snowballed over the years - helping the streaming giant to build an impressive user base, according to Stocklytics.com. New research from the research group says that...
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5G drives the need for network energy solutions
It is estimated that, within five years, the number of connections between people and other people, people and things and things to other things will number more than 100-billion. Add to this the increasing uptake of 5G networks, as well as new services including...
Huawei adds AI to its free online ICT training
Huawei South Africa has added online training in artificial intelligence (AI) to its portfolio of free training it offers to South African ICT students of higher learning. This was revealed by Huawei CEO Spawn Fan at the online opening ceremony for the 2020 'Seeds for...
PCI DSS: how well do you know the standard?
The saying "nothing worth having comes easy..." couldn't be truer in the case of fortifying an organisation's systems and infrastructure and ensuring it meets the industry standards and compliance requirements. By Simeon Tassev, MD and qualified security assessor at...
Netcash partners with Zapper, SnapScan
Netcash has added QR payments from Zapper and SnapScan to the payment methods supported on its Pay Now Online Payment Gateway, Pay Now Invoice billing platform and Pay Now Request alerts. Netcash merchants can generate a QR code on an email or paper invoice generated...
4G is key for future African mobile networks
Africa has come a long way in its digitisation journey from mobile telephony to broadband - connecting and digitising entire sectors economies, jobs, education, healthcare, government and societies. By Talla Guisse, technology manager at Ericsson Africa In light of...
Unify communications with WebRTC
It's a surprising fact to some, but not all, that 'modern' technologies have often been around for some time. By Amritesh Anaand, practice lead for unified communication at In2IT Technologies The first LCD screens hail from the 1960s, the first digital music player...
Mastercard boosts online security
As digital commerce continues to accelerate owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, Mastercard will offer tokenisation services to merchants with app, e-commerce, and recurring billing card-on-file program in South Africa. Mastercard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) for...
Big data and the business potential for Africa
Data, on its own, is quite inconsequential - a small moving part in a bigger operation. Only when it is made valuable and accessible can companies explore its true potential in improving decision-making and measuring positive business outcomes. By James Bayhack,...
Mobile technology makes water accessible and affordable
The UK based RSKeWATERservices has won a tender to install 650 solar powered eWaterPay pay as you go water meters across two districts in Tanzania: Dodoma and Singida. eWATERservices employs a low-cost pay as you go water system using mobile technology that is already...
Ponzi and pyramid schemes make investment education essential
In Bundu, a community in rural Mpumalanga previously known as Kwa-Ndebele, economic opportunities are few and far between. As a result, the community is a breeding ground for Ponzi schemes because of the low levels of investment literacy. It is for this reason that...
Low Code Developer – Remote – Gauteng Johannesburg
ENVIRONMENT: For over a century, our client has been helping generous individuals and the causes they care about make a lasting impact. Today, they support over 30,000 donors in giving more than £110 million annually to over 12,000 charities, community initiatives,...
CLO Unit Specialist at GEMS – Gauteng Pretoria
IntroductionThe position of CLO Unit Specialist is vacant. The CLO Unit Specialist reports directly to the Senior Manager: Client Liaison Office and forms part of the Member Service and Experience Division. The position is based at the Head Office in Pretoria.The...
Full-Stack Developer (3 Month Contract) at Parvana Recruitment
This is a remote position.About our client:Our client develops and supports software and data solutions across a variety of industries. They want you to get ahead of the market and stay there. They offer a combination of plug and play products that can be integrated...
Data Engineer – Remote
ENVIRONMENT:For over a century, our client has been helping generous individuals and the causes they care about make a lasting impact. Today, they support over 30,000 donors in giving more than £110 million annually to over 12,000 charities, community initiatives, and...
IT Support Analyst (Hybrid) at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd
Our client is seeking an experienced IT Support Analyst to join the Port Elizabeth team, · Support and maintain applications within the scope of the position,· Diagnose and analyse problems· Execute tasks received by management· Monitor all business application...
Full-Stack Developer (3 Month Contract) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
This is a remote position.About our client:Our client develops and supports software and data solutions across a variety of industries. They want you to get ahead of the market and stay there. They offer a combination of plug and play products that can be integrated...
Data Engineer – Remote – Gauteng Johannesburg
ENVIRONMENT:For over a century, our client has been helping generous individuals and the causes they care about make a lasting impact. Today, they support over 30,000 donors in giving more than £110 million annually to over 12,000 charities, community initiatives, and...
IT Support Analyst (Hybrid) at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Our client is seeking an experienced IT Support Analyst to join the Port Elizabeth team, · Support and maintain applications within the scope of the position,· Diagnose and analyse problems· Execute tasks received by management· Monitor all business application...
Senior SAP Functional Analyst (MM/SD) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Role Overview:We are looking to hire a Senior SAP Functional Analyst with experience in Forecast & Replenishment / Materials Management (MM). The ideal candidate should have a strong functional understanding of SAP, particularly in IDoc mapping, process design,...
Product System Specialist (Loan IQ)
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Product System Specialist (Loan IQ) to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 6-months contract role.What...
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