Nokia slashes power consumption with Xeon 6
Intel and Nokia are expanding their long-standing and strategic collaboration to advance core network infrastructures with the deployment of Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (E-cores) in the Nokia NFVI v5.0 and Nokia Core Networks Applications. With better...
Manufacturing sentiment looks up
The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for June 2025 points to a tentative improvement in manufacturing sentiment. The seasonally adjusted PMI increased by 5.4 points to 48.5 in June, marking an eighth consecutive month in contractionary territory. This suggests...
AI both a security solution and a risk
Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) is the term on everyone's lips in 2024. In the context of cybersecurity, AI is a greater threat than ever before, while also providing new tools for combatting attacks. Cybersecurity companies need to shift from...
Inadequate or outdated technology stymies innovation
A vast majority of global organisations (80%) agree that inadequate or outdated technology is holding back organisational progress and innovation efforts. In fact, 89% of C-suite executives in South Africa believe legacy infrastructure is greatly hindering their...
AI plays a bigger role in security
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a significant role in the field of cybersecurity. It has the potential to enhance organisations' incident response capabilities. Cybersecurity companies have been discussing incorporating AI capabilities in various areas,...
In South Korea, more than 1% of workers are robots
Although China has made huge investments in industrial robotics over the past two years, it is still not the most automated nation on the planet. In fact, four other countries have a much higher number of operational robots in their manufacturing industries, and South...
Not enough youth know how to build financial stability
1Life Insurance's 2024 generational wealth youth survey confirms that youth in South Africa are far from achieving financial freedom and building wealth - placing them at a tremendous disadvantage. Youth unemployment in South Africa currently sits at, 45,5% according...
Consistent growth for SASE market
The Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market experienced a remarkable 23% revenue growth in 1Q 2024, marking its seventeenth consecutive quarter of over 20% growth, according to a recently-published report from Dell'Oro Group. This sustained increase underscores the...
Baggage handling improves despite passenger traffic surge
SITA, the global leader in technology solutions for the air transport industry, has announced an improvement in the air transport industry's rate of mishandled baggage. The newly launched SITA Baggage IT Insights 2024 reports the number of bags mishandled by the...
Webb finds carbon molecules around a young star
An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, very low-mass star. The results reveal the largest number of carbon-containing molecules seen to date in such a disk. These findings have...
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2020 Sasol Solar Challenge postponed to early 2021
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StorEx expands its African footprint as an Evernex company
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Keep calm and manage your IT risk
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Pay-as-you-use cyber security delivers world-class service
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Free Beer Sessions return today
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ContinuitySA launches cloud-based backup, replication for SMEs
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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...
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The successful candidate will work with the Project Manager and Director, Software Solution in defining system requirements, systems analysis and design for pre-sales, implementation and deployment activities. Key Requirements Bachelor's in computer science, Computer...
intermediate Java Engineer
My client is an international software solutions company creating innovative solutions and modern technology stacks. Core services encompass digital enablement, software engineering and solutions support, which includes cloud engineering, data science, product design...
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Senior Data Engineer at Parvana Recruitment
About the client:Our client is a highly successful NPO. The work you will be involved with is highly impactful and am sure will bring joy as well as provide a highly stimulating and fabulous work experience. What you will be doing:Collaborate with stakeholders to...
intermediate Java Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
My client is an international software solutions company creating innovative solutions and modern technology stacks. Core services encompass digital enablement, software engineering and solutions support, which includes cloud engineering, data science, product design...
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Our client is a tech start-up making life better for everyday households in Africa and is looking for a Data Analyst (Finance) at their offices in Cape Town, South Africa. Being a digitally only organisation and as such, the accounting is automatically produced by...
Senior Data Engineer at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About the client:Our client is a highly successful NPO. The work you will be involved with is highly impactful and am sure will bring joy as well as provide a highly stimulating and fabulous work experience. What you will be doing:Collaborate with stakeholders to...
Senior Python Backend Engineer (JHB/CPT)
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