BNPL drives financial inclusion in Africa
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is emerging as a key player in modern consumer financing, offering an alternative to traditional credit models and reshaping how people access and manage credit. Once dismissed as a niche payment option, BNPL has now become a significant...
Economic pressures drive SA consumers to value
South African retail sales have seen moderate increases despite a strong festive season finish. According to NIQ South Africa’s latest State of the Retail Nation analysis for the last quarter and full year calendar year of 2024, South African consumers spent nearly...
TymeBank reaches profitability in under five years
TymeBank reached its first month of profitability in December 2023, less than five years since launching in February 2019. It is believed to be the first digital bank to break even in South Africa and on the continent. "We are extremely proud of our achievement,...
Gates Foundation announces largest budget ever
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced its largest annual budget to date, of $8,6-billion. With global health budgets in decline overall, a portion of the additional funding will go toward advancing global health innovations that will save and improve...
AI in the spotlight as 2024 ushers in economic uncertainty
Global economic prospects remain subdued and fraught with uncertainty, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook released today, as the global economy continues to grapple with headwinds from tight financial conditions, geopolitical rifts and rapid advances in...
Brands should beware the ‘Application Generation’
Across the world, attitudes and behaviours toward applications and digital services are evolving at speed, writes Ronak Desai, senior vice-president and GM of Cisco AppDynamics and Full-Stack Observability, adding that people are becoming more sophisticated,...
The transformative impact of immersive technologies
The growing demand for immersive experiences is driving the evolution of advanced platforms and technologies. This is according to GlobalData, which says these innovations are set to transform how people engage with content and their environment, offering captivating...
CEOs waiting for GenAI to move past the hype
Generative AI (GenAI) exploded into the public consciousness in 2023 promising to transform the way business functions but, despite the potential, business leaders are struggling to convert hype into reality. According to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG),...
East Africa to lead continent’s growth
In 2024, we can expect diverse growth trajectories across Africa, with East Africa emerging as a regional powerhouse. This is among the findings from the newly-launched Stears 2024 African Outlook Report, delivering nuanced insights into the continent's economic...
Quite a lot of those human errors are malicious
Cyber incidents caused by the 'human factor' are usually attributed to occasional employee errors, but a more important element often overlooked is deliberate malicious behaviour by staff. A new Kaspersky study found that, in the past two years, 82% of companies...
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The significance of communication satellites
There are many different types of satellites. They are classified by their function to do a specific job, writes Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO of Q-Kom. The satellite must be designed specifically to fulfil its role. The following are a few examples of different types of...
Raspberry Pi 4 headed for SA
The Raspberry Pi 4 has been launched - but South African fanatics will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on these microcomputers. RS Components South Africa assures users that once these latest offerings from the Raspberry Pi Foundation get Independent...
Where do cloud risks lie?
Cloud services have heralded a new era in IT. Their benefits are numerous, accelerating business through their ability to quickly scale, allow organisations to be agile with their resources, and provide new opportunities for collaboration. Tumelo Mashego, business...
Ericsson extends global supply chain with smart factory
Ericsson has announced plans to build its first fully-automated smart factory in the US. The state-of-the-art factory will produce Advanced Antenna System radios to boost network capacity and coverage, including rural coverage, as well as 5G radios for urban areas,...
Cybersecurity: focus on your people, lose the siloes
Ask any South African company what their major headaches are right now, and chances are that security will be near the top of the list. By Daniel Lotter, head of innovation at Itec South Africa Not just the burglar bars and CCTV type of security, either: as cybercrime...
Terrestrial fibre investments key to Africa’s digital growth
Experts at the 2019 'Africa Panel Session' of the International Telecoms Week (ITW), held recently in Atlanta US, discussed the importance of infrastructure investments in local internet exchanges and terrestrial networks as being instrumental to facilitating the...
Digital transformation’s growing attack surface
Traditional business models need to be reimagined as digital transformation continues to enable businesses to innovate and find new ways to not only leverage data but keep abreast of customer's evolving requirements. While this presents innumerable opportunities, it...
Naspers appoints Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa as CEO
Naspers has announces the appointment of Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa to the global Naspers management team as CEO, South Africa. Reporting directly to Bob van Dijk, Group CEO of Naspers, Mahanyele-Dabengwa will be based in Johannesburg where she will lead the group's...
Address the entire supply chain to drive consumer behaviour
Changing consumer behaviour and creating loyalty throughout the supply chain are areas every FMCG manufacturer is trying to achieve. By Jaco Saunders, unit lead at MacMobile However, these are the last links and typically the most difficult elements to manipulate....
Orange Business Services partners with Genesis Analytics
Orange Business Services and Genesis Analytics have signed a partnership agreement to jointly serve the financial services industry in Africa and the Middle East. The partnership is focused on providing strategy consultancy to prepare financial institutions to launch...
Mid to Senior Developer
PHP is the go-to programming language for creating dynamic, data-driven websites that engage users. Our client is looking for a PHP Software developer. Key Requirements Mid to Senior Dev with PHP, Laravel, Apache, Linux and C SkillsMust have C skillsExperience in the...
Senior Data Engineer – Western Cape Century City
Snr Data Engineer Our client is a future enablement partner specializing in product and software development, digital transformation consulting, and the design, development, and deployment of enterprise solutions for international clients. As part of the Group and a...
Data Engineer (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Woodstock
ENVIRONMENT:A fast-growing provider of cutting-edge Hardware Solutions seeks a highly skilled Data Engineer to help develop and refine its existing IoT platform, policy management system, and agent app. To support these efforts, they need to migrate and improve its BI...
Data Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
My client based in Plattekloof (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Data Engineer to join them on a permanent basis. IT / Finance Responsibilities Work directly with internal customers to identify their requirementsDevelop robust data models and gather...
Mid to Senior Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
PHP is the go-to programming language for creating dynamic, data-driven websites that engage users. Our client is looking for a PHP Software developer. Key Requirements Mid to Senior Dev with PHP, Laravel, Apache, Linux and C SkillsMust have C skillsExperience in the...
Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group
Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Design, code, test and implement APIs and applications in C# with .NET Framework and .NET Core , vNext along with REACT and [URL Removed] Work with architecture and engineering team members to build...
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Join a leading company in the Manufacturing Sector that specialises in Retail Solutions and Innovative Products. This is an ideal opportunity to harness your 5+ years IT Project Management experience and be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team. You will have...
Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Cape Town
Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Design, code, test and implement APIs and applications in C# with .NET Framework and .NET Core , vNext along with REACT and [URL Removed] Work with architecture and engineering team members to build...
Software Developer I – Gauteng Sandton
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