Sophos celebrates partners
Sophos named its top partners in South Africa and the SADC region at its annual partner conference in Johannesburg. Awards were presented to top-performing partners across several categories: Sophos Partner of the Year – SADC: Logikmind Sophos MSP Partner of the Year:...
15% growth for renewable energy
The global renewable energy market size is expected to reach $4,86-trillion by 2033, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 14,9% from 2025 to 2033. Numerous governments across the world have framed various...
Digital transformation a priority for African banks
A growing African population - forecast to be 2,49-billion by 2050 - coupled with spectacular increases in the number of devices such as smartphones and tablets (mobile phones now account for 75% of Web traffic in Africa) is the perfect recipe for an explosion in...
Alarming rise in deepfakes for the ‘world’s election year’
Africa, along with half the rest of the world's population, will have its share of elections in 2024 - and new data is showing an alarming increase in YoY trends in AI-powered scams. Sumsub - a global full-cycle verification provider - has detected upwards of a 245%...
African industries should look out for these threats …
According to Kaspersky statistics, in the first quarter of 2024, the percentage of industrial control systems (ICS) computers globally on which malicious objects were blocked decreased by 1,3 percentage points (pp) from the first quarter of the previous year, to...
Economic conditions weigh on new vehicle sales
New vehicle sales declined 14,2% year-on-year in May as consumers and business played their final waiting card in search of political stability. "While the politics will play out during June, the new vehicle market will hopefully be able to display more positivity...
Homeowners signal cautious optimism
Absa's Homeowners Sentiment Index for the first quarter of 2024 reveals an uplift in confidence in the property market, with overall sentiment among respondents surveyed climbing to 82% as optimism begins to remerge. In the survey of 1 149 respondents, the number of...
Seacom restores East Africa cable operations
Seacom has restored services to its customers following the completion of subsea repair operations on its East Africa (S1) cable. The physical repair of the subsea cable was completed on 31 May and the process to restore and test client services back to the original...
Gitex Africa Morocco 2024: It’s a wrap …
The second edition of Gitex Africa has wrapped up in Marrakech, Morocco. Kathy Gibson was there to find out what’s happening in the African tech space. Into the future with frontier technologies Humanity is facing an existential crisis as planet-wide issues...
Into the future with frontier technologies
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 – Humanity is facing an existential crisis as planet-wide issues like climate change threaten to cause irreparable damage. But frontier technologies are already on the drawing board that could reverse the damage...
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Fujitsu workstation add 3D power
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How to beat financial fraud
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Blockchain tackles telco fraud
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Ecobank signs up with Alipay
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Choice, mobility, convenience drive customer experience
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Canon integrated print and digital
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Kathea, BuzzBox collaborate to meet UC requirements for 5G
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Herotel aims to connect SA
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HPC student leaders will fly the SA flag
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer/Lead Data Scientist
The successful candidate will lead the development and implementation of advanced ML and GenAI models to improve business processes, such as forecasting, demand prediction, churn analysis, and customer segmentation. Key Requirements BSc in Data Science, Big Data, AI,...
Junior Mobile Developer – Gauteng Midrand
Do you have a passion for mobile development and a drive to build innovative apps? Join our dynamic team as a Junior Mobile Developer, where you'll work with .NET MAUI/Xamarin to create cutting-edge mobile solutions. This is your chance to develop your skills,...
Senior Machine Learning Engineer/Lead Data Scientist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
The successful candidate will lead the development and implementation of advanced ML and GenAI models to improve business processes, such as forecasting, demand prediction, churn analysis, and customer segmentation. Key Requirements BSc in Data Science, Big Data, AI,...
Project Manager (Applications) (Contract) (CPT Onsite)
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Systems / Networks Administrator (Ops Specialist)
Keeping systems secure, networks strong, and operations seamless!Our client is seeking a dynamic Systems Networks Administrator (Ops Specialist) to ensure the stability, security, and efficiency of their IT infrastructure. This role is perfect for a tech-savvy...
Project Manager (Applications) (Contract) (CPT Onsite) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge Energy Specialist urgently seeks to fill a 6 to 12 Month Contract role for a proactive & highly driven Project Manager with proven knowledge and experience of the Software Development Lifecycle and how this translates to the project...
Systems / Networks Administrator (Ops Specialist) – Gauteng Pretoria
Keeping systems secure, networks strong, and operations seamless!Our client is seeking a dynamic Systems Networks Administrator (Ops Specialist) to ensure the stability, security, and efficiency of their IT infrastructure. This role is perfect for a tech-savvy...
Internship Information Technology positions (Dbn)
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC work in conjuction with the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training...
Senior DevOps Engineer
Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to lead and enhance their cloud infrastructure, automation, and pipelines. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in software engineering, will work with developers, Operations and Analysts to...
Internship Information Technology positions (Dbn) – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC work in conjuction with the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training...
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