Scientists find ties between Earth’s oxygen and magnetic field
For 540-million years, the ebb and flow in the strength of Earth's magnetic field has correlated with fluctuations in atmospheric oxygen, according to a newly released analysis by NASA scientists. The research suggests that processes deep inside the Earth might...
The future of analytics in the AI era
Seventy-five percent of new analytics content will be contextualised for intelligent applications through generative AI (GenAI) by 2027, enabling composable connection between insights and actions, says Gartner. Addressing delegates at the Gartner Data & Analytics...
Telcos could be left behind with network APIs
This year has finally seen Network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) gain commercial traction for both mobile and fixed networks in multiple markets across the globe - mobile network operators across Europe, Asia, and the Americas have latched on to the GSMA...
Giant carbon removal plant goes live
The largest direct air capture and storage plant for carbon removal, named Mammoth, has started operating in Iceland. Climeworks broke ground on Mammoth in June 2022. The plant is built in a modular design, with 12 of its total 72 collector containers currently...
Air travel industry improves baggage handling
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a global progress report on the implementation of baggage tracking. Focused on IATA Resolution 753, which requires tracking baggage at acceptance, loading, transfer and arrival, the survey of 155 airlines...
Young scientists gear up for Regeneron science fair
A group of six young scientists from South Africa are set to showcase their scientific brilliance at the world's largest pre-college Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition in Los Angeles, California. The youngsters got the opportunity to...
2m customers help FlySafair celebrate its 10th anniversary
FlySafair's annual sale, offering 50 000 tickets with the airline for R10, attracted nearly 2-million people for its 10th anniversary edition celebrating "Flying with Heart". "We are extremely happy with how yesterday's sale went," says Kirby Gordon, chief marketing...
Business leaders are battling to keep up with e-commerce growth
A new report from Accenture reveals that 95% of South African leaders (versus 83% globally) think that e-commerce is growing faster than they can adapt, and are finding it costly to be where customers are. This shared feeling of falling behind affirms how difficult it...
Ransomware victims are engaging with law enforcement
Most (97%) of organisation hit by ransomware over the past year engaged with law enforcement and/or official government bodies for help with the attack. In addition, more than half (59%) of those organisations that did engage with law enforcement found the process...
Cybercriminals now opt for quality over quantity
Cybersecurity specialist Trend Micro says it blocked more than 159-million email threats, around 8-million malicious URLs, and over 22-million malicious mobile apps targeting South African businesses and consumers between January and December 2023. This, as threat...
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Stay safe on Black Friday
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Luno among world’s 10 best exchanges
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SA enterprises missing an opportunity to be more agile
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New regulatory procedures for non-geostationary satellites
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Dell debuts HPC, AI solutions
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FNB and RMB win Best Foreign Exchange Provider award
FNB and RMB have been jointly recognised as the Best Foreign Exchange Provider in South Africa for the fourth year running in the annual World's Best FX Provider awards hosted by Global Finance Magazine. The winners were selected from 113 countries using criteria...
Liquid Telecom helps Eastern Cape go digital
Liquid Telecom South Africa, in partnership with the Eastern Cape Provincial Government, will be opening Innovation and Digital Skills Centres in East London and Mthatha during the first quarter of 2020. Liquid Telecom is committed to fostering innovation and building...
Senior Pipelines Developer at NRF National Research Foundation
Postion Summary: The Senior Pipelines Developer works within the Pipelines Team in the Data Processing and Pipelines department to develop radio astronomy pipelines and data processing applications for ingest, calibration and imaging, alongside tools for testing...
Field Support Engineer
• Diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues, including account setup and network configuration.• AD user creation, Deleting of user account on AD Assign License for O365 and other applications.• Talk clients through a series of actions, either via phone, email or...
Senior Pipelines Developer at NRF National Research Foundation – Western Cape Observatory
Postion Summary: The Senior Pipelines Developer works within the Pipelines Team in the Data Processing and Pipelines department to develop radio astronomy pipelines and data processing applications for ingest, calibration and imaging, alongside tools for testing...
Field Support Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
• Diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues, including account setup and network configuration.• AD user creation, Deleting of user account on AD Assign License for O365 and other applications.• Talk clients through a series of actions, either via phone, email or...
Pipelines Developer at NRF National Research Foundation
Postion Summary: The Pipelines Developer works within the Pipelines Team in the Data Processing and Pipelines department to develop radio astronomy pipelines and data processing applications for ingest, calibration and imaging, alongside tools for testing...
DevOps Engineer
Our client is seeking a DevOps engineer who can be responsible for deploying product updates and manage releases of solutions, identifying production issues, and implementing integrations between technologies that assist the software development team and that meet our...
Pipelines Developer at NRF National Research Foundation – Western Cape Observatory
Postion Summary: The Pipelines Developer works within the Pipelines Team in the Data Processing and Pipelines department to develop radio astronomy pipelines and data processing applications for ingest, calibration and imaging, alongside tools for testing...
DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client is seeking a DevOps engineer who can be responsible for deploying product updates and manage releases of solutions, identifying production issues, and implementing integrations between technologies that assist the software development team and that meet our...
Senior Software Developer (DSP) at NRF National Research Foundation
Postion Summary: The Senior Software Developer (DSP) drives or supports the overall design and development of radio astronomy-focused Digital Signal Processing products and applications owned by the Data Processing & Pipelines Department within the Engineering...
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Our client is looking for an experienced Backend Software Engineer for a hybrid position based in Johannesburg. Key Requirements 5 years' experience.BSc/ BTech/ [URL Removed]JavaSpringbootAWSAzureMSSQL/MySQL.NET (Bonus)Should you meet the requirements for this...
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