Saffers embrace tech as a tool for progress
South Africans are not just keeping pace with global tech trends, they’re embracing them with confidence. According to the latest YouGov Profiles data, analysed by consumer insights agency KLA, South Africans have shown consistently positive attitudes toward emerging...
ICT leads SA’s record VC sector
Despite global economic uncertainties and constrained exit environments, Southern Africa’s venture capital (VC) sector closed off 2024 with a record R13,35-billion in active investments across 1 325 deals, up 24% year-on-year. These results were unveiled in the 2025...
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...
For the first time, smartphone sales overtake feature phones in Africa
Africa's smartphone market showed remarkable resilience in the face of macroeconomic challenges and forex issues in Q1 2024, with shipments increasing 17,9% year on year (YoY) to reach 20,2-million units. That's according to the latest insights from International Data...
Smartphone shipments on the road to recovery
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 4% YoY in 2024 to 1,21-billion units, according to the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The growth in 2024 adds momentum to the overall recovery IDC expects...
Ransomware continues to cause havoc
Ransomware remains an ongoing threat for organisations and is the largest single cause of IT outages and downtime as 41% of data is compromised during a cyberattack, according to the latest Veeam 2024 Ransomware Trends Report. The report also reveals that only 57% of...
Senior execs see sustainability as an opportunity
According to a recent survey of CEOs and senior executives by Gartner, 69% of them view sustainability as a leading business growth opportunity in 2024. "As CEOs reset their long-term strategies, environmental sustainability remains one of the leading factors that...
SA telcos must address customers’ major pain points
Telecommunications providers have cemented themselves as the backbone of modern communication, and therefore, wield substantial influence over society today. As all sectors of government, business and civil society become increasingly interconnected, telecom providers...
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GovChat aims to connect 50m citizens
GovChat will soon officially launch its tailored technology platform that will enable millions of citizens to communicate with all arms of the South African government. GovChat has been appointed as the official citizen engagement platform for such purpose. The...
G-Core Labs opens Joburg PoP
G-Core Labs, an international provider of cloud and edge solutions, has opened a new point of presence of its network infrastructure in Johannesburg. "The African continent is showing fairly good dynamics in the development of Internet technologies," says Dmitry...
The mobile data pricing conundrum
As the market continues to digest the Competition Commission’s summary findings on the data services market in South Africa, some experts believe that their methodology in coming up with the findings was not necessarily the right approach. According to Sabelo Dlamini,...
Telecom market predictions for 2020
In the face of subscribers’ growing expectations and a demanding business community that relies on robust telecoms for their own digital initiatives, communications service providers (CSPs) are continuing to transform what they do and – even more important – how they...
Cloud, AI, RPA move into call centres in 2020
As more businesses face the technical realities of digital transformation and advance towards 4IR, the customer experience is always front-of-mind – and it is little wonder the call centre has emerged as the frontline of technology-driven, fully automated service...
Powering Africa through technology
Africa has become a shining beacon for technology investment and innovation, unlocking the continent’s economic potential and driving transformation. Today, many of the world’s multinationals have a presence on the continent which is undoubtedly indicative of...
VMware commits to innovating for good
VMware has released its annual Global Impact Report, detailing progress towards its 2020 vision to serve as “a force for good” across its three Global Impact pillars of products, planet and people. Some of the highlights include: Product: Create technology that...
Epson achieves EcoVadis Gold for CSR
Epson has been awarded a Gold rating for CSR by independent assessors EcoVadis for the third year in succession. The top rating also acknowledges Epson as being “Outstanding” in Sustainable Procurement and highlights its excellent achievement in Labour and Human...
Uganda, Ghana, Botswana lead with women-owned businesses
Uganda, Ghana and Botswana are ranked as the top three countries with the highest percentages of women-owned businesses across the 58 markets evaluated around the world in the third edition of the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE). Based on publicly...
What to expect from ransomware in the new year
Ransomware has become big business, generating estimated annual revenues of $1 billion a year for malicious threat actors. The victims of ransomware continue to stack up as criminals develop new, more creative ways to infiltrate IT environments, seize data and hold...
C# Developer
Our client, an AI-focused company dedicated to developing intelligent solutions that transform industries is seeking a C# Developer to join their growing team in Hazelwood, Pretoria. The team is composed of passionate developers, who thrive on solving complex...
Business Analyst (FinTech)
Scope of Services:Identification of systems solutions to problems, bringing business and information technology (IT) together, translating business requirements into systems requirements and conveying the business requirements into the development space. Identifying...
IT Administrator – Gauteng Midrand
Keeping Systems Running, Secure Efficient.We are looking for a detail-oriented IT Administrator dedicated to maintaining and optimizing IT infrastructure. Skilled in troubleshooting, network administration, and system security to ensure seamless operations. Passionate...
C# Developer – Gauteng Hazelwood
Our client, an AI-focused company dedicated to developing intelligent solutions that transform industries is seeking a C# Developer to join their growing team in Hazelwood, Pretoria. The team is composed of passionate developers, who thrive on solving complex...
Business Analyst (FinTech) – Gauteng Pretoria
Scope of Services:Identification of systems solutions to problems, bringing business and information technology (IT) together, translating business requirements into systems requirements and conveying the business requirements into the development space. Identifying...
Senior .Net Developer
We're looking for a talented and motivated Senior .Net Developer to join our growing team. As the Senior .Net Developer, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing high-quality software products for market.What you'll do:Develop utilising various...
AI Specialist
About: The AI Specialist will be responsible for leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to optimize healthcare and pharmaceutical operations, enhance patient outcomes, and streamline data-driven decision-making.This role will focus on...
2826 Back End Developer (Focus: BI)
A client in the automobile industry is looking for a Back End Developer (Focus: BI) (Advanced)Product / Feature Team Information (if applicable)Program Planning and Capacity Management/RePiKaESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:· Oracle & ETL (Extract, Transform and...
Senior .Net Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera
We're looking for a talented and motivated Senior .Net Developer to join our growing team. As the Senior .Net Developer, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing high-quality software products for market.What you'll do:Develop utilising various...
AI Specialist – Gauteng Parktown
About: The AI Specialist will be responsible for leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to optimize healthcare and pharmaceutical operations, enhance patient outcomes, and streamline data-driven decision-making.This role will focus on...
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