Uptick in unemployment rate
The official unemployment rate was 32,9% in the first quarter of 2025. According to the Quarterly Labout Force Survey for Q1: 2025, there was a decrease of 291 000 in the number of employed people to 16,8-million from 17,1-million in Q4: 2024, while there was an...
Partnering with LEO operators benefits telcos and underserved customers
Airtel Africa is the latest in the line of telecoms operators partnering with LEO (low-earth orbit) operator Starlink to expand its reach and services. The deal was facilitated by parent company Bharti Airtel, which struck its own agreement with Starlink in India in...
Hubble hunts visible light sources of X-rays
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf galaxy IC 776. This swirling collection of new and old stars is located in the constellation Virgo, in the Virgo galaxy cluster, 100-million light-years from Earth. Although IC 776 is a dwarf galaxy, it's...
Slower growth forecast for global telco services
Worldwide spending on Telecom Services and Pay TV Services reached $1,509-trillion in 2023, an increase of 2,1% over 2022, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. IDC expects worldwide spending on Telecom...
Quantum technology set for massive market impact
The quantum technology market leverages nano-scale physics to create revolutionary new devices for computing, sensing, and communications. Across the industry, quantum technology offers a paradigm shift in performance compared with incumbent solutions. In this...
Africa is moderately ready to face escalating cyber threats
African organisations demonstrate a moderate level of readiness in security culture. This is according to KnowB4's 2024 Security Culture Report for Africa, which provides a detailed analysis of the intricate relationship between security practices and employee...
2023 saw two critical cyber incidents a day
The frequency of high-severity incidents with direct human involvement exceeded two per day in 2023. According to the Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) this trend was observed across all industries with financial, IT, government, and industrial sectors at...
Steadily improving growth for services revenue
The global IT and Business Services market witnessed some softening in 2023 with revenue growing (in constant currency) from $1,17-trillion in 2022 to $1,22-trillion, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Services Tracker. This...
Intel reaches AI model milestone
Intel has announced it surpassed 500 AI models running optimised on new Intel Core Ultra processors, featuring new AI experiences, immersive graphics and optimal battery life. The milestone follows Intel's investment in client AI, the AI PC transformation, framework...
Blip of positivity for April new vehicle sales
New vehicle sales showed a blip of positivity during April, increasing 2,2% year-on-year to 38 172 units. But the market will be wary of it being false hope against the pending elections, high interest rate environment, and the seemingly relentless eight-month run of...
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Lockdown underscores the importance of face-to-face learning
All over South Africa right now, children in middle-class and wealthy homes, whose families have access to technology including WiFi and mobile data, have begun a phase of their education that nobody foresaw when they were first enrolled at their current schools -...
Start training the skills of the future, now
The world is in the throes of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), with drones, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, 3D printing, robotics and blockchain being used in various ways by numerous industries. Much has been written and said about the impact of...
Testing, testing, Africa two three
It's telling that the 2019-2020 World Quality Report doesn't include any analysis of the EMEA region. Africa doesn't even feature in the 11th edition of software quality assurance and testing assessment that does span Europe, Australia, New Zealand, UK, and America....
Fibre drives SA economy during lockdown
If the lockdown South Africa is currently experiencing is highlighting anything then it is to show that access to fibre has become as much a human right as electricity and running water. With many employees now having to work from home and others placed on enforced...
AI powered security surveillance helps reduce crime
Commercial property developers as well as business park landlords and property managers have a specific set of security challenges. At stake is the security of millions of rands' worth of equipment and stock, tenants and the safety of large crowds in shopping malls....
On-demand digital insurance as SA businesses reboot
The Covid-19 lockdown has placed digital transformation front and centre for most businesses. Many large retailers and other enterprise companies are turning to insurtech to help kickstart their revenues in a post-lockdown new normal. "We have been inundated with...
Telkom downgrade follows Moody’s sovereign rating
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Telkom's rating to Ba1 from Baa3 with a negative outlook. The rating action follows Moody's recent decision to downgrade the South African sovereign rating. Telkom's rating is linked to sovereign rating due to government's...
Citrix names Datacentrix as SD-WAN partner of the Year
Datacentrix has secured the title of 'SD-WAN Partner of the Year' from Citrix, receiving the award at the organisation's recent partner event. "The past two years in particular have been pivotal in Datacentrix' partnership with Citrix," explains Tony de Sousa,...
Mustek expands product portfolio with Molex
Mustek has expanded its existing product portfolio with the introduction of the Molex brand. Molex manufactures a portfolio of copper and fibre structured cabling solutions. The Molex Structured Cabling is designed to enable networking infrastructure, delivering...
CSSA appoints Bitdefender distributors
Bitdefender's country partner in South Africa, Cyber Security South Africa, has appointed three experienced ICT companies as its distributors in South Africa. According to Simon Campbell-Young, Partner at CS Africa Group Holdings, the decision to afford distribution...
Software Quality Engineer (Automation) (JHB/CPT) – Gauteng Johannesburg
ENVIRONMENT:A global leader in industrial safety and software solutions is seeking a Software Quality Engineer to join their growing team. This company is dedicated to developing cutting-edge, life-saving software solutions that serve industrial workforces around the...
Automation Test Analyst (SQE) – Remote Remote
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Automation Test Analyst to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will be...
Solution Architect (Mining) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Sandton
Solution Architect – Shape the Future of Tech!Are you a tech visionary who loves designing cutting-edge solutions that power businesses?Do you thrive on architecting seamless integrations, evaluating top-tier technologies, and ensuring rock-solid security? If you're...
Technical Support Manager (Northern Cape)
Technical Support & Site Manager (based in Kathu)You will provide essential technical and safety support to both on-site services and workshop teams, ensuring timely and successful job execution.Key Responsibilities:Build and maintain strong client relationships...
Senior Business Analyst (Finance) (CH1085)
Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a Senior Business Analyst. The Senior Business Analyst will be in charge of gathering the company's business requirements, assessing the impact of those changes, capturing, analysing and documenting...
Full Stack Developer
My client is looking for a full stack developer in the LAMP stack to join a dynamic, fast-growing team managing internal development projects. Key Requirements At least 5 years' hands-on experience with vanilla HTML5 & CSS3, Bootstrap, SASS, LESS.Tailwind or...
Intermediate Web Developer
As an Intermediate Developer you will be required to write and test code for various applications, ensuring it meets the required standards and functions correctly, beyond the basics of coding to take on more complex tasks and responsibilities.Key Responsibilities:-...
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Senior Business Analyst (Finance) (CH1085) – Western Cape Kuils River
Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a Senior Business Analyst. The Senior Business Analyst will be in charge of gathering the company's business requirements, assessing the impact of those changes, capturing, analysing and documenting...
Full Stack Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban Region
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