Transnet on track with R129bn recovery

Transnet will spend more than R129-billion over the next five years to restore the organisation’s sustainability and credibility. This is the word from group chief executive Michelle Phillips, addressing delegates at the SAPICS Conference in Cape Town. Phillips told...

Voyager 1 on track to reach one light-day from Earth

In November Voyager 1 will reach an incredible 1 light-day from Earth

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...

AI could improve accuracy of Earth-observing satellites

Cloud cover can keep optical instruments on satellites from clearly capturing Earth’s surface – but artificial intelligence could go a long way towards mitigating this. Still in testing, JPL’s Dynamic Targeting uses AI to avoid imaging clouds, yielding a higher...

End-user spending on information security to hit $213bn

Worldwide end-user spending on information security is projected to reach $213-billion in 2025, up from $193 billion in 2024, according to Gartner. Spending is estimated to increase 12,5% in 2026 to total $240-billion. “Established security spending will continue as...

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,...

Climate change is causing Earth’s rotation to shift

Days on Earth are growing slightly longer, and that change is accelerating. The reason is connected to the same mechanisms that also have caused the planet’s axis to meander by about 10 metres in the past 120 years. The findings come from two recent NASA-funded...

IaaS public cloud services revenue on growth trajectory

The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 16,2% in 2023, to total $140-billion, up from $120-billion in 2022, according to Gartner. Amazon retained the number one position in the IaaS market in 2023, followed by Microsoft, Google, Alibaba and...

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When SARS unlawfully helps itself to your bank balance

Everybody knows SARS is under collection pressure and they have grown rather fond of appointing 3rd parties, such as banks, to recover outstanding tax debts directly, which leaves taxpayers stunned. By Jashwin Baijoo, tax attorney at Tax Consulting South Africa This...

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Support for young entrepreneurs critical to economic growth

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How buying and insuring your car will change after Covid-19

There's nothing like the smell of a new car and the thrill of driving your wheels off the showroom floor. But to get to that moment, you usually have to spend weeks listening to sales pitches from car dealers and going for several test drives. By Ernest North,...

Start automation with low-hanging fruit

The automation journey should begin by identifying the mundane, repetitive processes that are essential to a business but that consume valuable staff time. "Every business has them: dull, repetitive tasks that need to be done but that can be soul-destroying and...

The need to modernise insurance systems

Shifting customer expectations and the need to replace aging systems are contributing to insurers' decision to modernise their environments and become more adaptable to the digital needs of the market today. Lee Kuyper, COO at SilverBridge, examines the process this...

Telkom unveils online education support

Most classrooms in South Africa have over 50 learners per class with one teacher having to give enough attention to each child. This is impossible in most cases resulting in some children being left behind. 2020 has added additional strain to this already tenuous...

The changing face of the supply chain

The global coronavirus pandemic has impacted the supply chain industry in several ways, many that will change it forever. It has been a year of complete and comprehensive change. The 2020 pandemic has altered the way people work and live. It has changed the ways in...

Westcon-Comstor launches virtual digital industry event

Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has announced Imagine Africa, a virtual summit for technology-focused end-users, IT resellers and integrators taking place on 6 August. Expected to be the largest distributor-led event of its kind in Africa, attendees can enjoy...

F5 Secure Cloud Architecture reinvents multi-cloud adoption

Value-added distributor Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has announced the availability of Secure Cloud Architecture from multi-cloud application services provider F5. The solutions within the secure cloud architecture portfolio are designed to provide organisations...

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...

Cybersecurity Analyst II at The Foschini Group

Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Security Monitoring Continuously monitor: Monitor security alerts and events from various sources, including Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Cloud. Perform log management:...

Software Developer – Senior (.Net) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client, a specialised IT firm, partners with organisations to tackle substantial enterprise-level business, system, or project challenges. Their approach combines a proactive "start-now" philosophy with agile development and just-in-time design...

SOC II Analyst at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is an industry leader in Managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) services, with a reputation built on technical expertise, cutting-edge technology, and extensive experience. Their comprehensive managed services offer continuous, robust...

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