AI deployment study uncovers surprising trends
Kathy Gibson reports - While artificial intelligence (AI) is being integrated into most types of work, there are signs it might be flagging. This is among the headline findings from BCG X’s AI at Work report, which uncovered some unexpected trends as companies start...
In Africa, ID fraud falls but scams rise
Africa’s overall identity fraud rate fell slightly to 3,42% in Q1 of 2025, down from 3,5% in Q1 2024, according to new data from global verification platform Sumsub. But, while traditional fraud methods like document forgery collapsed across the African continent,...
Salesforce accelerates growth plans in Africa with AI
At its World Tour Essentials event held in Johannesburg yesterday (6 June), Salesforce demonstrated how developments in AI are helping to transform the data analytics and CRM environments. According to the latest IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Salesforce, The Salesforce...
Geo-distributed businesses most at risk
Over one-third (39%) of geographically distributed companies in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region identify building and maintaining a cohesive IT infrastructure across multiple sites as their primary concern, according to a new Kaspersky survey. At the...
Nutanix and Dell collaborate on hybrid multicloud solutions
Nutanix has announced a collaboration with Dell Technologies aimed at accelerating customers' digital transformation journeys fueled by infrastructure modernisation and modern application development. Through this collaboration, joint customers will be able to...
IBM and Pasqal partner on quantum-centric supercomputers
IBM and Pasqal, as leaders in superconducting circuit and neutral atom-based quantum computers respectively, have announced their intent to partner to develop a common approach to quantum-centric supercomputing and promoting application research in chemistry and...
Microsoft takes the global data centre lead
Microsoft has taken the lead with over 300 data centres globally, surpassing AWS. Edith Reads, financial analyst at Stocklytics.com. comments: "Microsoft is ramping up its data center footprint to meet the growing demand for high-performance computing (HPC) essential...
First Boeing Starliner crewed flight en route to ISS
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are safely in orbit on the first crewed flight test aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft bound for the International Space Station. As part of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, the astronauts lifted off at 10h52 EDT on...
Global IT service spend to hit $2trn by 2028
According to Forrester's Global IT Services Market Forecast 2023-2028, global IT service industry spending will reach $2-trillion in 2028. However, despite forecasted growth, IT service firms will face several challenges in the next few years. Key findings include: *...
Regional PC shipments set for growth
The Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, continued to exceed expectations in Q1 2024 with shipments increasing 12,2% year on year (YoY) to total 3,53-million units....
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How will lockdown affect employers’ finances?
With South African businesses facing an unprecedented crisis, many are worried about whether they will be able to afford to pay their employees when they close down operations for the 21-day national shutdown. Some employers are concerned about the morale of employees...
Keeping the momentum of learning with digital tools
Bryandale Primary School in Bryanston, Johannesburg had to physically close its doors - like all other South African schools - on Wednesday 18 March. But just because the school is not open does not mean learning has stopped. For Charmaine Naude, a Grade 7 English...
Your rights within the context of Covid-19
As the Covid-19 pandemic tightens its grip on South Africa and a 21-day national lockdown is implemented, companies, employers and employees across the country are hastily navigating a minefield of unfamiliar working conditions and stringent new Regulations that cut...
Bitdefender gives enterprise-grade Bitdefender to healthcare companies
Bitdefender has announced that it will offer enterprise-grade security solutions free of charge to all healthcare organisations worldwide, in an effort to contribute to the global support effort during the Covid-19 pandemic. Healthcare organisations of all sizes, from...
Bitdefender appoints Cyber Security SA as country partner
Cyber security software supplier Bitdefender has appointed Cyber Security South Africa as its Country Partner. The agreement sees Cyber Security South Africa (CSSA) responsible for the management of the entire Bitdefender product range in South Africa, Botswana,...
Data collection tool maps socio-economic impact of Covid-19
As communities across South Africa start settling into our new Covid-19 reality, collecting accurate relevant real-time data is critical to ensuring a collective, meaningful response. Beyond infection rates and spread, understanding the socio-economic impact of the...
Get your workforce up and running remotely, quickly and securely
'Business as usual' is no longer an option. As the Covid-19 pandemic has aggressively spread across the world, and across Africa, we are all attempting to adapt and adjust to what is a continually evolving situation. By Lorna Hardie, regional director of VMware Sub...
Mobax signs key agreement with Radwin as SA looks to gig economy
Mobax has signed a key partnership agreement with Radwin to roll out Radwin's comprehensive portfolio of point-to-multipoint and point-to-point wireless broadband solutions to its extensive base of telecommunication network operators and corporate clients. It is no...
Online resources for continued learning during school closures
Parents are naturally concerned and perhaps even anxious about the impact that school closures will have on their children's educational progress during the Covid-19 pandemic. While many schools and dedicated teachers across the country have committed to continuing...
Early effects of Covid-19 lockdowns on service provider networks
With the Covid-19 pandemic, we are facing an unprecedented situation on a global level, writes Craig Labovitz, chief technology officer for Nokia Deepfield portfolio of network intelligence, analytics and DDoS security products. Entire countries are in lockdown, and...
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Junior Mobile Developer – Gauteng Midrand
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