How to anticipate the need for quantum skills
The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) has released a new report that looks at ways to strengthen the quantum industry’s talent pipeline and bridge the gap between classroom formal education and hands-on experience required for quantum-related roles....
Mukuru and Payfast enable cash payments for e-commerce
A partnership between Mukuru and Payfast by Network is helping South Africa’s cash-based economy make inroads into the e-commerce sector. Through MukuruPay (MPay), cash-first customers can now participate in digital commerce, unlocking new market segments for...
Share-based employee compensation includes ESG targets
Almost two thirds (60%) of companies around the world who responded to the Global Equity Organisation's (GEO) Global Equity Insights Survey (GEIS) apply environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets to share-based employee compensation. The non-profit body says...
Global lessons could help billions get connected
Lessons learned from efforts to bring wireless communications technologies to remote areas from the Arctic to the Andes could help widen global access to the benefits of the information age. An international team of researchers have published new recommendations on...
Juniper Mist a bright spot amid WLAN market carnage
Wireless LAN (WLAN) revenues plunged by 27% in Q1 2024 as enterprises and distributors digested the large volume of WLAN equipment that was shipped a year ago, according to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group. "While most vendors had sharp contractions in...
Chinese espionage campaign uncovered
Sophos has released a report, "Operation Crimson Palace: Threat Hunting Unveils Multiple Clusters of Chinese State-Sponsored Activity Targeting Southeast Asia", which details a highly sophisticated, nearly two-year long espionage campaign against a high-level...
Newly-discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt corporate data
Kaspersky has identified ransomware attacks using Microsoft's BitLocker to attempt encryption of corporate files. The threat actors remove the recovery options to prevent the files from being restored and use a malicious script with a new feature: it can detect...
Ecobank launches 2024 Fintech Challenge
Ecobank has official opened applications to the 7th edition of its Fintech Challenge. This annual competition invites early-stage and mature fintech startups to partner with Ecobank, offering a grand prize of $50 000 and a chance to scale their solutions across...
Interest in NFTs continues to fade
The last two years have been rough for the NFT market, and 2024 doesn't look much better. With falling sales and investors losing appetite for digital artwork, market projections became less optimistic, showing only a modest 2,6% annual growth by 2028, twenty times...
Global telecom, network API spend set for 57% CAGR
Worldwide revenues for telecom and network APIs will reach $6,7-billion in 2028, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 57,1% over the 2023-2028 forecast period. Worldwide market...
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Wesbank offers relief plans
In response to the unprecedented pandemic, WesBank has devised payment relief plans to assist customers and partners who have been impacted by Covid-19. WesBank provides a wide range of financial services products to the retail and corporate market in South Africa...
UWC graduation goes virtual
The University of the Western Cape will go ahead with its first graduation season for 2020 - in an unconventional manner, while South Africa is on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Graduations are life-changing milestones, especially at UWC where many students...
WHO launches Covid-19 messaging service
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a dedicated messaging services in Arabic, English, French and Spanish with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus. The easy-to-use messaging service has the potential to reach 2 billion...
Lockdown sees surge in the use of fintech apps
Coronavirus-triggered social distancing, isolation and lockdowns have driven-up the use of financial apps in Europe by 72 per cent in a week, reveals deVere Group, one of the world's largest independent financial advisory organisations. The sharp increase in the use...
Iress launches coronavirus support and resource hub
Iress has announced the launch of a new hub to provide free technology-related information and support for the financial services industry as it adjusts to new ways of working. Visitors can access a range of guidance and tools including information on how to continue...
Network optimisation delivers business growth
One of the biggest challenges decision-makers face today is ensuring their networks are optimised to meet the demands of the digital-first business environment. With so much pressure to embrace the cloud, edge computing, artificial intelligence, and others, companies...
Embrace the computing power of Azure
South African companies can start realising significant business benefits now by utilising the high-performance computing capabilities of the locally available Microsoft Azure data centres - even if they haven't migrated any data to the cloud yet. By Paul Morgan,...
JSE will operate as normal during lockdown
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) will remain fully operational throughout South Africa's 21-day lockdown. JSE group CEO, Leila Fourie says the bourse was constantly monitoring the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, continuously engaging with National Treasury, the...
Facebook connecting local communities
The world is coming to grips with the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and we are all embracing the need for an extended period of social distancing. By Nunu Ntshingila, regional director of Facebook Africa People everywhere, including here in South Africa, are turning to...
SAP opens up online learning
SAP has announced a new digital learning initiative offering innovative, interactive educational content to support students, professionals and anyone wishing to continue to learn during this challenging time. "The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are impacting...
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Our esteemed client in Centurion is seeking a skilled Intermediate Quality Assurance (QA) Developer for a permanent position. In this role, you will play a key part in maintaining the quality and performance of their platform through both manual and automated testing....
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