New IP transit gateway for Africa opens in Joburg
Independent IP transit provider Workonline Communications has expanded its reach with a new point of presence (PoP) at Equinix’s JN1 data centre in Johannesburg. The relationship between Workonline Communications and Equinix have had a relationship since 2013, when...
Ethernet campus switch sales see Q1 surge
According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, 1Q 2025 worldwide Ethernet Campus Switch revenues grew by 3% year-over-year (Y/Y), with a sharp contraction in China pulling down worldwide sales. “As we predicted, the Ethernet Campus Switch market has now...
South African organisations are embracing GenAI as a catalyst for innovation
By Doug Woolley, General Manager, Dell Technologies South Africa - Large South African enterprises are wholeheartedly embracing Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), underscoring the technology's transformative impact on our country’s business landscape. This is...
SA enterprises are embracing GenAI
Kathy Gibson reports – South Africa’s largest enterprises are well on the way on their generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) journeys. This is according to the South African Generative AI Roadmap for 2024 survey by World Wide Worx, commissioned by Dell...
Identity cyberattacks on the rise in MEA
There is a global identity crisis emerging as cybercriminals double down on exploiting user identities to compromise enterprises worldwide, according to IBM's latest 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, and the MEA (Middle East and Africa) region is no exception....
Healthcare organisations under pressure to modernise IT
Hybrid multicloud adoption is surging among healthcare organisations as the majority are significantly increasing investments in IT modernisation, according to the sixth annual global Healthcare Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) report from Nutanix. The report reveals that...
MTN, Investec, Electrum bring PayShap to MoMo
MTN South Africa, in collaboration with Investec and Electrum, has introduced the PayShap solution on its MoMo platform, offering users an instant, cost-effective payment system. MoMo is the first non-banking player to offer PayShap . "We are thrilled to pioneer the...
Intel Foundry opens new frontier in chipmaking
Intel Foundry has reported a key milestone in advanced semiconductor manufacturing with completed assembly of the industry's first commercial High Numerical Aperture (High NA) Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography scanner at the chipmaker's Hillsboro, Oregon R&D...
Globally, companies push for zero-trust
Worldwide, 63% of organisations have fully or partially implemented a zero-trust strategy, according to Gartner. For 78% of organisations implementing a zero-trust strategy, this investment represents less than 25% of the overall cybersecurity budget. A fourth quarter...
These are the top 10 social media LLMs
Large language models (LLMs) have seen significant advancements in recent years with the introduction of new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and upgrades to the existing models. These advancements have not only revolutionised the ability of LLMs to mimic...
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New app helps solve language problems
The Fourth edition of Practical English Usage, a world bestseller with sales of over 2-million, is now available as an app. This reference tool helps teachers and higher-level learners with common language problems in English, making it quicker and easier to look up...
EduTECH Africa set to inspire the youth
The sixth annual Edutech Africa exhibition kicks off next week at the Sandton Convention Centre and will see more than 80 companies and start-ups showcase their offerings to all in attendance. RS Components South Africa will again be supporting the event by exhibiting...
WiFi 6: A new era of wireless connectivity
Twenty years ago, with the release of 802.11b, WiFi began its conquest of the world networking scene in earnest. WiFi can easily be called out as one of the most popular technologies of the last two decades. Just as mobile telephony and mobile internet, it has become...
Fintech Hackcelerator finalists go head to head
The top 12 innovative and sustainable fintech solutions have been shortlisted for the Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will host a Fintech Demo Day on 29 October 2019 to select the two winning solutions. In August...
Use WDM to maximise infrastructure for 5G success
With new technologies regularly being rolled out for 5G - the fifth generation of mobile networks - operators can maximise their existing infrastructure to meet customer demands with waveguide division multiplexing (WDM). Marcel Fouché, networking and storage general...
Netshield adds intelligence to simplify infrastructure management
Netshield SA has integrated its range of intelligent handles into its Smart Zero U Power Distribution Units (PDUs) as well as added additional IoT features to its PDU units. This integration enables a customer to better track and monitor activity in a datacentre,...
Facebook Partners with Teleperformance
Facebook, in partnership with Teleperformance, has opened its first Small Business Group (SBG) Operations Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, which will provide outsourced support to English-speaking advertisers in sub-Saharan Africa. The centre will support advertisers across...
BT to connect Spanish government offices around the world
BT is expanding its relationship with Spain's central government to support its operations around the world by providing communications services in 120 countries. This follows the signing of a new, three-and-a-half-year agreement valued at €39.97 million under which...
Consumer education key to saving data
South Africa's historically uncompetitive ICT landscape has come a long way since there were two cellular networks, one fixed line network and a whole lot of consumer frustration with bandwidth limitations and the exorbitant cost of data. That's according to the...
Schools, parents urged to take mental health seriously
On World Mental Health Day (10 October), supported by the World Health Organisation, The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) notes that nine percent of all teenage deaths in the country are by suicide, adding that suicide is the second leading and...
Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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Systems 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 Systems Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton (Hybrid role) for a 12-months contract role.What you...
Software Developer – Gauteng Braamfontein
Software Developer (Generative AI in Control Systems)We are seeking a highly skilled Software Developer with a strong background in software development and system integration to join our team.The role involves the development and roll-out of solutions for different...
Senior Oracle Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Centurion
Join Our Team as a Senior Oracle Developer!Are you an experienced Oracle Developer ready to make an impact? We are seeking a dynamic Senior Oracle Developer to design, optimize, and maintain cutting-edge database solutions that drive business success. If you have a...
Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Centurion
Are You the Java Jedi We've Been Looking For? We need a Senior Java Developer who can write clean, efficient code and solve complex problems with ease. If Spring Boot, APIs, and microservices are your playground, join us and let's build high-performance applications...
SQL Database Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Help Us Keep Our Data in Check! Are you a SQL Database Engineer who thrives on keeping databases fast, secure, and scalable? If optimizing performance, troubleshooting queries, and designing efficient schemas are your thing, let's talk – we have a data-driven mission...
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Systems Engineer SpecialistAn Enterprise Technical result-driven Engineer (Cloud, Virtualisation, Storage and Server) offering more than 10 years of extensive experience in enterprise infrastructure projects, system administration, systems architecture, hardware...
Systems Engineer at Datonomy Solutions
To provide specialist technical expertise and support in installing; testing; tuning; optimising; diagnosing problems; repairing; upgrading and maintaining both externally and internally supplied hardware and systems software (i.e. Operating systems; data management...
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SQL Database Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Help Us Keep Our Data in Check! Are you a SQL Database Engineer who thrives on keeping databases fast, secure, and scalable? If optimizing performance, troubleshooting queries, and designing efficient schemas are your thing, let's talk – we have a data-driven mission...
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