Treasury aims to enhance disaster risk collaboration
National has Treasury releases two documents on enhancing South Africa’s approach to Disaster Risk Insurance by better using private sector participation. The are a Disaster Risk Strategy and a survey of municipalities experience of managing disaster risk. Summaries...
WiFi 7, AIOps to boost campus switch sales
According to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group, the Campus Ethernet Switch market has returned to demand-driven growth after the slowdown in 2024. Revenue is expected to keep expanding over the next five years, as enterprises invest in higher capacity...
More disruption pushes cost of a data breach to new highs
The global average cost of a data breach reached $4,88-million in 2024, as breaches grow more disruptive and further expand demands on cyber teams, according to IBM's new Cost of a Data Breach Report. Breach costs increased 10% from the prior year, the largest yearly...
Zuckerberg, Huang agree on the future of AI
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang discusses the transformative potential of open source AI and AI assistants with Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg at yesterday’s Siggraph 2024 event. Zuckerberg kicked off the discussion by announcing the launch of AI Studio, a...
Scam campaign hits industrial organisations
Kaspersky experts detected intensified scam activity this European summer, when cybercriminals tried to steal corporate email credentials by mimicking messages from a well-known logistics company. Attackers targeted organisations in various countries, including...
Anton Jacobsz steps down as Exclusive Networks Africa MD
Anton Jacobsz has stepped down as MD of Exclusive Networks Africa. Jacobsz, who has headed the distributor for over 10 years, will remain a shareholder with the organisation as well as serving in an advisory capacity moving forward. In early 2022, Exclusive Networks...
AI platform could spot the next Olympic hopeful
Restraints - physical, time and budgetary - currently make it extremely challenging for sports scouts to find talent in rural or remote areas. Those limits have a twofold effect: A world of talented individuals will never become professional athletes, and fans may...
New cohort named for Google Startups Accelerator
Google has announced the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program, featuring 10 startups from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa that were selected from nearly 1 000 applications. Since its inception in 2018, the Google for Startups...
Engineering solutions dominate Eskom Expo regional event
A sound-following robot; a renewable energy model; a lunch box microwave; and an automated patient paralysis healthcare system were among the innovative research projects showcased at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists Gauteng South Regional Science Fair. A total of...
Parktown Boys claims JSE Investment Challenge top spot
A team of four pupils from Parktown Boys' High School has claimed the top spot in the Equity Portfolio category for the June edition of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment Challenge. The team, 'Trading Titans', consisting of pupils Aarhush Siddapur,...
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Salesforce introduces Salesforce Anywhere
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GirlCode to host Inaugural Virtual Hackathon
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Securing mobile working in healthcare
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Metrofibre Networx launches smart security solution
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Paxful partners with global cryptocurrency exchange
Peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful has joined forces with OKEx, one of the world's largest and most diverse cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchanges. The strategic partnership will offer several payment methods for new and existing OKEx users to buy bitcoin...
Rectron signs up H3C distribution in SA
Rectron has become the South African distributor for H3C, which provides a portfolio of digital infrastructure products and solutions for digital transformation. Rectron will give the IT channel access to H3C's digital infrastructure products and solutions, and the...
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Our client is looking for a Senior Systems analyst who will play a key role in the documentation, development, installation, testing, and maintenance of software systems, including integration-related projects. Key Requirements BA Industrial Engineering or...
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We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Analyst to join our growing team. In this role, you'll work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver practical, process-driven solutions aligned with business needs. You'll play a pivotal...
Senior Systems Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Our client is looking for a Senior Systems analyst who will play a key role in the documentation, development, installation, testing, and maintenance of software systems, including integration-related projects. Key Requirements BA Industrial Engineering or...
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Intermediate Java Software – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Data Scientist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client is looking for a data scientist to drive substantial bottom-line value by transforming the organisation's key decision processes (e.g., sales, marketing, product design and pricing, fraud, underwriting, and claims) by extracting insights from large and...
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