FNB scoops brand accolades
FNB has been recognised as the top performing financial institution across three categories at the 15th Brand Africa 100 South Africa’s Best Brands awards, being named the Most Admired Financial Services Brand, Most Admired Banking Brand and Most Admired African Brand...
Proba-3 mission creates artificial solar eclipse
The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission has unveiled its first images of the Sun’s outer atmosphere – the solar corona. The mission’s two satellites, able to fly as a single spacecraft thanks to a suite of onboard positioning technologies, have succeeded in...
Digital economy outperforms overall growth across OECD
The information and communication technology (ICT) sector grew by an average of 6,3% between 2013 and 2023 - about three times faster than the total economy across the 27 OECD countries analysed. The first volume of the newly-released OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2024...
Chip industry may not be ‘fit-for-purpose’ by 2030
Next-generation chips represent the next frontier of semiconductor technology incorporating advancements in design, materials, manufacturing process, performance, and packaging - and, as computing tasks become more demanding and data-intensive, next-generation chips...
Careto APT resurfaces after 10-year hiatus
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered two new malicious campaigns operated by the notorious Careto Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, marking their first activity since 2013. Demonstrating a remarkably high level of sophistication, the actors conducted two complex...
Greener digital content needed for Net Zero goals
Websites and digital content can increase organisations' carbon emissions and hamper efforts to achieve Net Zero status. This is the view of Andri Johnston, digital sustainability lead at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, who was addressing a webinar on...
April sees significant malware shifts for Africa
Cybersecurity threats loom large in Africa, with a Normalized Risk Index of 95.4, Zimbabwe leads the pack - ranking second as the most attacked country globally, followed closely by Ethiopia at 92.6 (third) and Kenya at 69.4 (10th). These rankings, from Check Point...
SA banks look to consortiums for help with APP fraud
Financial fraud resulting from social engineering scams, remains one of the biggest concerns for South African banks, with authorised push payment (APP) fraud and vishing topping the list of threats keeping fraud professionals up at night. As banking leaders look to...
Vaccine drive aims to reach 100m African children in 2024
Amid an increase in global measles outbreaks and mortalities, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is working with governments, communities and partners to reach up to 100-million children with Measles and Rubella Vaccines in 2024 through catch-up and follow-up campaigns. This...
Aurora supercomputer ranks fastest for AI
Intel, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and Hewlett Packard Entrerprise (HPE), has announced that the Aurora supercomputer has broken the exascale barrier at 1.012 exaflops and is the fastest AI system in the world dedicated to AI for open science -...
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Ricoh to showcase its AV integration
Workplace technology specialist Ricoh will unveil its latest collaboration, productivity and performance innovations at the world's biggest AV tradeshow, ISE to be held in Amsterdam from 11 to 14 February. Ricoh will highlight its role as a workplace-as-a-service...
Welcome to the era of containers
This year, open source will become even more fundamental to the success of companies as they transition to fully-fledged digitally-led businesses. By Muggie van Staden, MD of Obsidian Systems In the coming months, proprietary software will lose relevance as local...
Forrester names Vmware as endpoint management leader
Vmware has been positioned as a leader in The Forrester Wave: Unified Endpoint Management, Q4 2019, which evaluated 13 unified endpoint management (UEM) vendors. VMware's intelligence-driven digital workspace platform, VMware Workspace ONE, was top ranked in the...
Kaspersky named strong performer in cloud security
Kaspersky has been named as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave: Cloud Workload Security (CWS), Q4 2019. The company's solution, Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security, received the status after achieving the highest scores possible in 13 criteria, including hypervisor...
Canon debuts new action hero
Canon Europe has launched the EOS-1D X Mark III sports and wildlife camera aimed at professional photographers. The camera features industry-leading shooting speeds of up to 20fps with AF tracking, along with improved high ISO performance. The EOS-1D X Mark III's AF...
Enter the era of smart building automation
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Schools are an easy target for criminals
With large amounts of cash and very little security, schools are now becoming an easy target for criminals. Numerous schools across the country have already been raided with several serious incidents and even fatalities. Parents are urged act swiftly to ensure the...
Funds available for African off-grid projects
The Facility for Energy Inclusion's Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI OGEF) has reached a final equity close with $59-million in committed equity capital and $36-million debt facilities, to support innovative, off-grid energy access companies. The final close, reached...
New regional director at Facebook
Derya Matraş has been appointed as regional director of Facebook in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. In this role, Matraş will lead Facebook to serve businesses and communities and to grow the company's economic and social impact across the region. "The...
Insight Partners to acquire Veeam in $5bn deal
Software investor Insight Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Veeam Software for $5-billion. Under the ownership of Insight Partners, Veeam will become a US company, with a US-based leadership team, while continuing its global expansion from...
DevOps Engineer
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton (On site).What you will be doing: Design, implement, and...
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We are seeking an experienced IT Business Analyst to join our dynamic Technology and Innovation Team, working closely with our Finance stakeholders. In this key role, you'll analyze business needs, gather essential requirements, and create technology-driven solutions...
Application Support Analyst – Gauteng Sandton
Empowering seamless business operations through expert application support!Our client is seeking an Application Support Analyst to join their dynamic team. You will play a pivotal role in resolving customer queries and technical issues related to core business...
DevOps Engineer – Remote Remote
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton (On site).What you will be doing: Design, implement, and...
Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
We are seeking an experienced IT Business Analyst to join our dynamic Technology and Innovation Team, working closely with our Finance stakeholders. In this key role, you'll analyze business needs, gather essential requirements, and create technology-driven solutions...
Intermediate Software Engineer
We are looking for a skilled and versatile Intermediate Software Engineer with a broad understanding of software development across both front-end and back-end technologies. In this role, you will design, develop, and optimize scalable applications, ensuring seamless...
Back End Developer (Focus: BI) 2826EvdB
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CX Specialist at Resourgenix
CX Specialist Own the Customer Journey & Drive NPS & CSAT Excellence!Are you passionate about customer experience and thrive on using data-driven insights to shape and enhance brand perception? We're looking for a CX Specialist to take charge of the entire...
Intermediate Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
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