Global trade up $300bn in first half of 2025
Global trade expanded by an estimated $300-billion in the first half of 2025, despite a slower pace of growth, according to the latest Global Trade Update from the UN Trade a,nd Development (UNCTAD). Global trade rose by about 15% in the first quarter, with growth...
Xerox buys Lexmark for $1,5bn
Xerox has completed its acquisition of Lexmark International from Ninestar Corporation, PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre and says the transaction - valued at $1,5-billion inclusive of net debt and assumed liabilities - marks a significant...
New report to inform policy changes for 400m young Africans
Caribou Digital, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has released a new report on young African people and their digital technology experiences - Youth in Digital Africa: Our connections. Our Choices. Our future. The report, a compilation of personal...
Africa keeps position of second-fastest growing region in the world
African economies remain resilient, despite challenges that are testing economies worldwide. According to the latest African Development Bank Group’s African Economic Outlook, 41 countries on the continent are projected to experience stronger growth rates in 2024 than...
PMI dips to 43.8 amid election uncertainty, sluggish demand
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell below 50 points in May 2024. The headline PMI fell to 43.8 points from 54 points in April. The drop was despite another month of no load-shedding, although local power outages remain frequent, and the...
Webb finds most distant known galaxy
Over the last two years, scientists have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to explore what astronomers refer to as Cosmic Dawn - the period in the first few hundred million years after the big bang where the first galaxies were born. These galaxies...
Online election reflections
Voter education, long queues at voting stations, and the spread of misinformation and disinformation aimed at undermining the integrity of the IEC were among the main talking points online during the election period between 24 and 31 May. According to a report by the...
Digital divide increases the threats in Africa
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 - The digital divide is still very real in Africa and this means that organisations have to ensure the security of their systems wherever they are deployed. Favour Femi-Oyewole, group chief information security...
AI a beacon of hope and potential danger
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 - Digital transformation has been rapid in Africa, bringing new growth opportunities. However, it has also brought a new flood of threats, says Sherif Magdy, senior researcher: Global Research and Analysis Team at...
Data security key for digital transformation
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 - Digital transformation is about ensuring an organisation's processes are effective in making the business better - and it relies totally on data. Neil Cosser, regional director: Africa at Thales, points out that...
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Bolt secures funds for expansion
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 50-million venture debt facility with Bolt, an on-demand transportation platforms in Europe and Africa. The financing is supported by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the main pillar of the...
SA technology trends for 2020 and beyond
2020 marks the start of a new decade, and a step further into a futuristic and advanced technology-based world. By Garsen Naidu, country manager of Cisco South Africa The evolution of technology over the past decade has been interesting to witness. We began it with...
SAI Global QPRO and SAIGAS acquisition deal closes
NOSA Group has announced the closing of the transaction to acquire QPRO and SAIGAS, the Assurance South African businesses of SAI Global. The acquisition, through its wholly owned subsidiary Aspirata (trading as NOSA Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC)),...
Must you choose between RPA and BPM?
In the current era of digital transformation, enterprises everywhere are striving to digitise their operations to achieve greater productivity and improved efficiency through the automation of routine and repetitive tasks. By Harkrishan Singh, director: application...
Data protection predictions for 2020
Arcserve Southern Africa has released Arcserve's top three data predictions to be on the alert for in 2020. Over the last year, the data protection space faced a swath of challenges, compelling vendors to organically and inorganically evolve to meet rapidly...
What can SA fintech expect in 2020?
Fintech is rapidly transforming the very essence of global financial services, writes Dominique Collett, a senior investment executive at Rand Merchant Investment Holdings and the head of AlphaCode. Here at AlphaCode, we spend a lot of time researching and thinking...
Kaspersky partners to protect unique human biometrics
How can people continue to use biometric based authentication on their favourite devices without worrying about their unique data being stolen and misused? To answer this question, Kaspersky has teamed up with a 3D accessory designer from Stockholm and together they...
Hybrid takes over in data centres
As the world charges into 2020, organisations increasingly will forego the enterprise-or-cloud debate that dominated C-level conversations in recent years in favour of hybrid architectures that incorporate public and private cloud models and edge assets around a...
AI supercharges surveillance
Surveillance has reached the next level, with the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) supercharging this technology. The use of connected devices, with the added ability to analyse live video through AI techniques like deep...
HP Elite Dragonfly available now
HP distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has announced the immediate availability of the highly anticipated HP Elite Dragonfly, a premium sub one-kilogram 2-in-1 laptop, to its South African and SADC channel partners. Featuring world-class battery performance -...
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...
Senior DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Pretoria
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 (Jhb)
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...
Application Support Specialist
Our client is looking for an Application Support Specialist, who will be responsible for the execution of Information Technology (IT) application support function for the NAXT 365 ERP system based on Microsoft Dynamics365.This role focuses on ensuring seamless support...
Internship Information Technology Positions (Jhb) – Gauteng Johannesburg
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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