AI drives major infrastructure shift for SA enterprises
As AI assistants, agents, and data-driven workloads reshape how work gets done, they’re creating faster, more dynamic, more latency-sensitive and more complex network traffic in South Africa. This is the headline finding from a Cisco study into the architectural...
Visa opens first African data centre in Joburg
Visa has opened a new data centre in Johannesburg, the company’s first in Africa, as part of three-year R1-billion investment into South Africa. The data centre, which is already operational, ensures that local transactions are processed securely, seamlessly and...
Healthy growth forecast for mobile identity management
The global mobile identity management (MIM) market will reach $16,97-billion by 2030 and grow at a CAGR of 26,8% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Mobile identity management solutions are becoming increasingly important as more...
DPWI a ‘soft target’ for hackers
The R300-million that is known to have been stolen from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure could be the tip of the iceberg, with the organisation a "soft target" for cybercriminals. That's the word from Dean Macpherson, minister of public works and...
How countries stack up on GenAI implementation and usage
Generative AI (GenAI) is here to stay. Organisations around the world are enthusiastically using and investing in the technology. But what regions and countries are leading in the use of GenAI? China is in the lead according to a recent global study SAS commissioned...
GenAI improves project management
A new report from Project Management Institute (PMI) explores how high adopters of GenAI (or "trailblazers") are leading the charge in embracing GenAI, unlocking performance enhancements, advancing GenAI adoption, and sharing their learnings to propel business...
Economic activity slackens in June
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), measuring the value of all electronic interbank transactions processed by BankservAfrica at seasonally adjusted real prices, moderated in June. Still, economic growth for the second quarter is expected to be in...
Be wary of scams this tax season
As we approach the end of August, millions of South Africans will log onto the SARS eFiling website or visit their closest branch to complete their tax returns. "While this is a very busy time for the South African Revenue Service (SARS), it is also a very busy time...
Samsung to capture a different view of the Olympics
Samsung Electronics, a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner, has announced its plans alongside the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) to deliver footage of the Paris Olympics 2024 that will be captured and shared with...
SA healthcare is under attack
South African healthcare stands at a critical juncture with its new government and the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme on the horizon. This is the word from Shayimamba Conco, workspace solutions architect at Check Point, who adds: "No matter the...
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Tips for building better chatbots
Want your chatbot design to deliver genuine customer engagement? Build it properly, writes Matt Grobler, pre-sales engineer at Inovo. Chatbots don't work. Well, not unless they've been integrated intelligently and strategically to create a seamless customer journey....
What happened to my net take home pay?
Starting a new job in an employee's career is usually an exciting event with the additional prospect of increasing their earning potential in most cases. With the evolution of payroll systems over the years, it is natural to accept that there should not be any...
Cyber criminals are not on lockdown …
South Africans are under increasing financial pressure due to the nationwide lockdown and cyber criminals are no exception. With lockdown restrictions slowly being lifted, insurer Dialdirect encourages continued vigilance when it comes to cyber security. "One must...
Digital transformation needs DRaaS to succeed
While the industry is dominated by digital transformation initiatives, considering a cloud-first strategy is only one of two current imperatives. This is according to Routed MD Andrew Cruise, who adds: "Disaster Recovery (DR) planning needs to be a significant part of...
Taking advantage of the vulnerable
In the US, a popular job placement agency was used as the hunting grounds for scammers looking to take advantage of people in desperate need of work. The scam was simple - set up an alluring job offer, get victims to enter highly sensitive personal information, use...
10 years on, Mustek and Huawei are still pioneering in the SA channel
Huawei was a little-known name in the South African market just 10 years ago. A handful of people knew the organisation as a supplier of telecommunications equipment and cabling, but it didn't really feature outside of that specialised area. When Mustek announced that...
Trend Micro appoints channel specialist
Trend Micro has announced the appointment of Conner Smith as its new head of partnerships and alliances for the sub-Saharan Africa region. Smith joins the team effective 1 June 2020, and will be responsible for leading the company's channel sales and alliance strategy...
Kyocera reveals new TASKalfa multi-functional products
Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa has announced the launch of two powerful new A4 colour MFP's for small to medium sized workgroups in medium to large corporate environments, where durable operations and flexible finishing are required. The latest products in...
How risk management can disable corruption within organisations
As professionals we should avoid falling prey to corruption, writes Mpho Modisane, IRMSA risk intelligence committee member. Corruption robs both the public and private sector to the extent of eroding our individual professional brand and that of our companies...
Disruption, resilience the new norm for supply chains
Humanitarian crises will always have significant implications for businesses. Covid-19 has put pressure on economic growth, causing a massive slowdown in world trade and disruptions across global supply chains. What is more, companies that built markets on the back of...
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Backend Python Developer (CT – Onsite) – Western Cape Cape Town
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