Cisco partners with Jozi My Jozi on inner city revitalisation

Kathy Gibson reports form Johannesburg - Cisco and Jozi My Jozi today launched a new partnership aimed at harnessing technology to help develop the Johannesburg inner city. The new initiative, Masibambisane, is part of Cisco’s global 40 Communities social impact...

New battery factory drives industrialisation, job creation

Kathy Gibson reports - Actom has opened a new assembly line for locally-assembled LiFePO₄ battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yesterday, the company also announced that is expanding manufacturing capacity for its high voltage equipment. These moves are significant...

Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

MetroFibre opens Steeledale store

MetroFibre has opened its fifth Fibre Experience store in Steeledale, South of Johannesburg, marking another milestone in it bid to make high-speed fibre connectivity accessible to underserved communities. The new Steeledale store opened on 25 July 2025 joins...

Sophos and Phishield debut cybersecurity, insurance partnership

Sophos has entered into an exclusive partnership with Phishield, a specialist cyber insurance provider, where the partnership offers an integrated cyber protection (from Sophos) and insurance solution (from Phishield) to businesses across sub-Saharan Africa. The...

More space junk clutters Earth’s orbit

Planet Earth is surrounded by spacecraft carrying out important work to study our changing climate, deliver global communication and navigation services and help us answer important scientific questions - but some of their orbits are getting crowded and increasingly...

CrowdStrike CEO must answer to Congress

As the dust starts to settle after Friday's global IT outage, the US Congress is looking for answers from the company that caused the issue. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has been called to testify about how the incident happened, and what mitigating steps the company...

New attacks personalise bulk campaigns

Kaspersky experts have identified a new phishing attack trend where elements of spear phishing are being used in bulk campaigns. Traditional bulk phishing emails target large audiences with generic messages, often rife with typos and simplistic formatting. In...

Europe faces severe skills shortage

Despite the continuous decline in European unemployment, the challenge of finding and retaining skilled workers is escalating for employers across Europe. The issue has reached a critical level with Europe's largest economy, Germany, facing a severe shortage of...

Massive growth ahead for smart buildings

The global smart building market size is expected to reach $570,02-billion by 2030 and grow at a CAGR of 28,5% from 2024 to 2030, according to recent reports from Grand View Research. Governments of various countries are taking supportive initiatives for...

Wiz won’t be taking Google’s $23bn offer

Google's proposed takeover the cybersecurity startup Wiz, for a record $23-billion, won't be going ahead. According to reports, Wiz has decided to reject the offer and rather pursue a public listing. The acquisition would have been Google's largest ever. The startup...

AMD president Victor Peng retires

AMD President Victor Peng is retiring effective 30 August 2024. He will continue to serve on the AMD executive team in an advisory role and support the transition until his retirement date. "Victor re-joined AMD in 2022 following the acquisition of Xilinx and played...

CrowdStrike outage: what now?

Technology leaders woke up on Friday morning to find that a content update by cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike had gone badly wrong, disrupting major systems at numerous organisations. The impact spread globally, with airports, governments, financial institutions,...

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Driving efficiency through gas-generated energy

Industries require reliable energy to operate optimally. When energy supplies are unreliable, it can interrupt manufacturing processes which ultimately leads to a loss in revenue. Organisations are therefore increasingly looking at spreading their risk and...

Understand business benefits to overcome automation challenges

Peter Clarke, CEO of LanDynamix, says that while automation offers significant benefits, companies will also encounter challenges that need to be worked through. "One of the key principles to bear in mind is that each challenge must be looked at in the context of the...

Cloud and the accelerated move to digital transformation

The impact of cloud is undeniable: from instant access to infinite IT resources and new application architectures, to redefined IT operations and the acceleration of digital transformation. Digital transformation has been top of mind for a couple of years now, but the...

Experian appoints new CEO for Africa

Ferdie Pieterse has been appointed as the new CEO Officer for Experian Africa, effective immediately. Pieterse is a seasoned Africa and emerging markets executive, with extensive pan-Africa experience. He has held various C-Suite roles in listed and non-listed...

How to cope with the cloud data explosion

With the coronavirus pandemic demanding new ways of working across the world, cloud services are proving vital in the battle for businesses to adapt and maintain their operations. By Tony Limby, hybrid cloud solutions director at BT The cloud holds such potential that...

Facebook launches campaign against false news

As part of its ongoing commitment in, specifically around COVID-19, Facebook will begin rolling out a new on-platform campaign across a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa to connect people to accurate sources and combat misinformation. Named 'Three Questions To...

Pandemic renders construction industry vulnerable to scams

The Covid-19 pandemic has rendered construction businesses even more vulnerable than they may have been prior to the outbreak of the virus. While stringent hygiene protocols may protect their employees from infection, Databuild CEO Morag Evans believes companies also...

InterSystems introduces certification program

InterSystems has introduced the InterSystems Certification Program, a new credentialing program offered through the company's Learning Services. The InterSystems Certification Program offers exams and digital credentials to prove individual and organizational...

E-commerce feels logistics pinch of Covid-19 boom

The Covid-19 pandemic has spurred unprecedented growth in ecommerce, accelerating local adoption rates by as many as three to five years. However, as online shopping continues to boom, many online retailers have struggled to cope with the demand and disruptions to...

Intermediate .NET Developer

We are seeking a skilled Intermediate C# Developer with 3-5 years of professional experience to join our on-site development team in Johannesburg. This role requires a technically capable, solution-driven individual who thrives under pressure and works well in a team...

Real Time Analyst at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East

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Intermediate .NET Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are seeking a skilled Intermediate C# Developer with 3-5 years of professional experience to join our on-site development team in Johannesburg. This role requires a technically capable, solution-driven individual who thrives under pressure and works well in a team...

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