Comms upgrade for Joburg police, emergency services
Hytera Communications South Africa has partnered with the Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) and Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) to improve communication across South Africa’s largest city. These public safety agencies previously...
HPE unveils AI-driven security, advanced data protection
At Black Hat USA this week, HPE announced an expansion of its cybersecurity, resiliency and compliance solutions that takes a multi-layered approach to protect enterprises through data, network and system security. HPE is advancing network security with a new SASE...
Momentum builds in global smartphone market
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments increased 6,5% year over year to 285,4-million units in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24). Although this marks the fourth...
Sextortion epidemic demands urgent action
Just hours before his untimely death, the life of 16-year-old Murray Dowey from Scotland seemed ordinary--a night of family bonding over television and plans for an upcoming holiday with friends. Little did his parents know that the following morning would shatter...
AI gears up to address mental health
The global AI in mental health market size is expected to reach $5,08-billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 24,1% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Mental health has become a major concern nowadays; increasing prevalence of mental...
Mental health likely to be the next global pandemic
Mental health issues are likely to be the next global pandemic, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimating that globally one in every four people will be impacted by mental illness at some point in their lives. An approximate 350-million people worldwide...
Global wealth plummeted over the last decade
Global economic uncertainty, inflation, rising interest rates, trade issues, stock market fluctuation, demographic shifts, and technological changes have all had a major impact on global wealth growth, significantly slowing it down in the past decade compared to the...
SMEs urged to cultivate a culture of saving
South Africa is a land teeming with hustling entrepreneurs, and SMEs effectively do the heavy lifting in the economy. Many have bootstrapped their businesses by hand, learning the ins and outs of business through practical experience. Most local entrepreneurs don't...
Counting the cost as climate change drives marine species to new homes
A new study led by researchers at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Climate Risk Lab has revealed that climate change will continue to create opportunities for thousands of marine species to colonise new habitats, even if the world continues to rapidly reduce...
Hubble finds evidence for a rare black hole in Omega Centauri
Most known black holes are either extremely massive, like the supermassive black holes that lie at the cores of large galaxies, or relatively lightweight, with a mass of under 100-times that of the Sun. Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) are scarce, however, and...
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Your business, the cloud and lockdown
For years, remote working was a concept that many companies dabbled in, allowing staff to work from home or coffee shops when they needed to. By Richard Vester, executive director: cloud and international at IOCO Despite the fact that remote work has grown 91% over...
How to approach data breaches
As data breaches continue to make their way into the public news cycle, individuals and organizations alike are looking for ways to protect their financial and personal information. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales director at Fortinet When it comes to this type...
Interoperability within healthcare needed now more than ever
Many of our healthcare facilities still run legacy systems that operate in silos, which means that when moving data, it needs to go through a streamlining process first. By Shiraaz Joosub, healthcare sales executive at T-Systems South Africa As this information is raw...
Are garbled video conferencing calls driving you up the wall?
As handy as video conferencing (VC) applications have been for people working from home during the national lockdown, poor audio and video quality can leave employees frustrated. By Andrew King, senior product manager: visual communications at Vox Does it sound like...
Four tips to help your business manage remote working
Without almost any warning at all, businesses around the world have had to start working remotely. Owners and managers who never even considered working this way, or who thought that their work didn't lend itself to it, have had to improvise - fast. While this...
2020 Sasol Solar Challenge postponed to early 2021
The 2020 Sasol Solar Challenge (SSC) has been postponed until early 2021. The event is provisionally scheduled to take place from 19- 26 February 2021 instead of September 2020 as initially planned. Participating teams will be able to register until the end of...
Simplicity drives success
Businesses change the way they do things in order to improve efficiency, increase revenues and stay competitive. However, many processes, people, or segments of the business are involved in that change, the goal is to take steps forward to create a sustainable...
StorEx expands its African footprint as an Evernex company
The recent acquisition of StorEx, a supplier of third-party maintenance (TPM) for enterprise-sized organisations, by Evernex, an international provider of third-party maintenance services for data centre infrastructure, has enabled the locally-built specialist to...
Keep calm and manage your IT risk
There is a joke currently doing the rounds: "Who was responsible for initiating your digital transformation? The CEO, CIO, CTO or Covid-19?" It has no doubt raised more than a few wry smiles, but the reality is that suppliers of outsourced information technology...
Pay-as-you-use cyber security delivers world-class service
A next-generation security operations centre (SOC) launched by AVeS Cyber Security brings sophisticated managed cyber security solutions within reach of companies of all sizes, including smaller businesses with limited resources. "Companies are seeking drastic...
Field Support Technician
Join our dynamic team as a Junior Field Support Technician! The Field Support Engineer is a pivotal position designed to nurture and develop service excellence. This role focuses on providing hands-on technical support. The successful candidate will be trained by the...
Systems Analyst II – Western Cape Cape Town
We are seeking a proactive and analytical Systems Analyst to join our team in delivering high-quality, business-aligned IT solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for understanding and translating business requirements into effective system designs that drive...
Field Support Technician – Mpumalanga Mpumalanga
Join our dynamic team as a Junior Field Support Technician! The Field Support Engineer is a pivotal position designed to nurture and develop service excellence. This role focuses on providing hands-on technical support. The successful candidate will be trained by the...
Project Manager at Financial Intelligence Centre
FIC is an equal opportunity employer. Preference will be given to suitably qualified AFRICAN FEMALES applicants in line with our Employment Targets and our commitment to diversifying our workforce.To manage the activities and output related to multi-disciplinary...
Senior Business / Systems Analyst (CH1126)
Our client, in the credit industry, has an opening for a Senior Business / Systems Analyst to join their Communication Technology team.Are you a technically minded problem-solver who thrives on making customer interactions smarter, faster, and more efficient? Do you...
Project Manager at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
FIC is an equal opportunity employer. Preference will be given to suitably qualified AFRICAN FEMALES applicants in line with our Employment Targets and our commitment to diversifying our workforce.To manage the activities and output related to multi-disciplinary...
Senior Business / Systems Analyst (CH1126) – Western Cape Kuils River
Our client, in the credit industry, has an opening for a Senior Business / Systems Analyst to join their Communication Technology team.Are you a technically minded problem-solver who thrives on making customer interactions smarter, faster, and more efficient? Do you...
Scrum Master
My client based in Bellville (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for Scrum Masters to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Guides the Product Owners (POs) in discovery by practicing relevant agile techniques (e.g. journey maps) and...
Senior Software Developer (C#.NET, SQL & Angular) (CH1071)
Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a skilled Senior Software Developer to join their diverse team of C# developers. We are looking for an individual that takes pride in what they do, is customer focused and takes ownership and...
Scrum Master – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Bellville (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for Scrum Masters to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Guides the Product Owners (POs) in discovery by practicing relevant agile techniques (e.g. journey maps) and...
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