SA’s key industries come under fire from DDoS attacks

South Africa has become one of the most targeted countries globally for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain key industries, including financial and computer services. New data from NetScout’s Threat Intelligence Report for the second half of...

With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Blue Label mulls separate listing for Cell C

Blue Label is exploring a potential restructure of the group which may facilitate separation and potential future listing of Cell C on the Prime Segment of the Main Board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The proposed restructure, which Blue Label outlined in...

Cash will go on organic growth and acquisitions in 2025

Eighty-seven percent of CFOs are likely, or very likely, to spend on organic growth in 2025, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey involving 110 CFOs, conducted in November 2024, across various industries and regions also revealed that 61% indicated that...

Durable, engineered CO2 removals will reach 630 megatonnes by 2044

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) will be needed to reach any international net zero emission targets and avoid global warming beyond 1,5°C to 2°C. Negative emissions technologies (NETs), especially those that go beyond nature-based approaches to provide long-lasting...

Melinda Gates resigns from Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation

Melinda French Gates has resigned from her role as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with her last day being 7 June 2024. Mark Suzman, CEO of the foundation, shares that Melinda Gates plans to play a role in improving the lives of women and families....

The solar flare that triggered this weekend’s Aurora displays

The Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis displays that played out across the globe this weekend were the result of a strong solar flare emitted from the Sun on Friday (10 May). NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured this image of...

We need a new way to measure data centre energy efficiency

Data centres need an upgraded dashboard to guide their journey to greater energy efficiency, one that shows progress running real-world applications. The formula for energy efficiency is simple: work done divided by energy used. Applying it to data centres calls for...

Security risks discovered in in widely used modems

Kaspersky ICS CERT researchers have detected critical vulnerabilities in Cinterion cellular modems, widely deployed in millions of devices and vital to global connectivity infrastructure. The discovery showcases flaws that allow a remote unauthorised attacker to...

These are the top attraction drivers for finance function employees

Compensation, work/life balance and location are the top attraction drivers for finance function employees, according to a survey of finance staff in the fourth quarter of 2023 by Gartner. "Compensation is usually the top attraction driver and one of the main...

Chinese banks maintain global dominance

Chinese banks maintained their dominance in the global largest lender rankings of 2023 despite a downturn in the property sector, according to the Global Bank Ranking published by S&P Global Market Intelligence, an annual ranking of the 100 largest banks in the...

Egypt makes a positive impact on Vodacom results

Vodacom has reported group revenue of R151-billion for the year ended 31 March 2024, up 26,4% from last year, and positively impacted by the group's Egypt acquisition. Group service revenue saw growth of 29,1%, with Egypt contributing 9,2% on a pro-forma basis. Group...

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2020 Sasol Solar Challenge postponed to early 2021

The 2020 Sasol Solar Challenge (SSC) has been postponed until early 2021. The event is provisionally scheduled to take place from 19- 26 February 2021 instead of September 2020 as initially planned. Participating teams will be able to register until the end of...

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Businesses change the way they do things in order to improve efficiency, increase revenues and stay competitive. However, many processes, people, or segments of the business are involved in that change, the goal is to take steps forward to create a sustainable...

StorEx expands its African footprint as an Evernex company

The recent acquisition of StorEx, a supplier of third-party maintenance (TPM) for enterprise-sized organisations, by Evernex, an international provider of third-party maintenance services for data centre infrastructure, has enabled the locally-built specialist to...

Keep calm and manage your IT risk

There is a joke currently doing the rounds: "Who was responsible for initiating your digital transformation? The CEO, CIO, CTO or Covid-19?" It has no doubt raised more than a few wry smiles, but the reality is that suppliers of outsourced information technology...

Pay-as-you-use cyber security delivers world-class service

A next-generation security operations centre (SOC) launched by AVeS Cyber Security brings sophisticated managed cyber security solutions within reach of companies of all sizes, including smaller businesses with limited resources. "Companies are seeking drastic...

Free Beer Sessions return today

Obsidian Systems has announced that the next Free Beer Session will run exclusively online on Thursday, 30 April from 17:00. Karl Fischer, the DevOps lead at Obsidian, will be providing a lockdown catchup with open source enthusiasts from around the country. "Our Free...

ContinuitySA launches cloud-based backup, replication for SMEs

ContinuitySA is launching Cloud Connect, a cloud-based backup and replication service for the small and medium enterprise (SME). The offering is particularly relevant now as companies of all sizes move aggressively onto digital platforms to adapt to the Covid-19...

Covid-19 crisis points to the need for robust succession plans

Although it's recommended in King IV, succession planning is often neglected because it's an uncomfortable subject. The Covid-19 crisis should act as a wake-up call for organisations to ensure not only that they have a plan to govern an orderly succession for key...

Atvance Intellect achieves Splunk Elite partner status

Atvance Intellect has over the past two years invested significantly in its Splunk skills and resources, successfully maintaining its Splunk Elite partner status. Having achieved this standing for the second year in a row, the company is among a select group of...

Silicon Sky achieves VMware Principal Cloud Provider Partner Status

Silicon Sky, a specialist IT infrastructure and cloud services company, is pleased to announce it has attained its Principal Cloud Provider Partner status from VMware. The status cements the company's ability to deliver quality cloud services to its customers in South...

Full Stack Developer at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Cape Town

We are looking for a highly skilled Full Stack Developer to join our dynamic team, based in Cape Town- onsite.The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java for backend development and Angular for frontend development.You will be responsible for developing,...

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REACT Developer

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Java Backend Developer at Datonomy Solutions

We are looking for a highly skilled Java Backend Developer to join our dynamic team based in Cape Town- Onsite. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Security, Docker, PostgreSQL, AWS (S3, ECS, SNS), SOAP, REST,...

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The successful candidate will build a React Native app from scratch over a 6 month period. Key Requirements Education: BSc or equivalent.Experience: 5+ years of experience in React NativeReact-Native for cross-platform mobile developmentUnderstanding of mobile UI/UX...

Senior Network Security Engineer (KG) – Gauteng Johannesburg

Role OverviewThe Senior Network Security Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting secure network solutions for enterprise-level environments. This includes handling network design, architecture, and security configurations to safeguard...

REACT Developer – Remote Remote

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