Black Friday a shot in the arm for local economy
Black Friday sales are forecast to generate an additional R88-billion in November for South Africa’s wholesale, retail, and fuel sectors, according to research from fintech Capital Connect. The study shows that retailers in South Africa will generate R22-billion in...
Crowdfunding market is slowing down
In recent years, the crowdfunding market has been yo-yoing - with the annual growth rate falling by 6% and 4% in 2020 and 2022 respectively, and then rising to an average of 2,5% for the past two years. However, after a steady increase in 2023 and 2024, the entire...
Workplace equality key to ending gender-based violence
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but critical for reducing gender-based violence (GBV) and promoting sustainable economic growth. This is the key finding from a new study by KPMG South Africa in partnership with the Shared Value Africa Initiative...
Cyber incidents drive shareholder value down
A major cyber incident resulted in a 9% decrease in shareholder value - over and above the market - in the year following an event. This is the headline finding from Aon's 2023 Cyber Resilience Report, which helps business leaders benchmark their organisation's cyber...
What Americans know about AI, security and big tech
While digital literacy is widely seen as an essential skill, Americans' understanding of digital topics varies notably depending on the subject, according to a new report from Pew Research Centre. The report finds that Americans answer a median of five out of nine...
Russian spacecraft crashes into the moon
Russia's first moon mission in 47 years has failed, after its Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and smashed into moon. The state space corporation Roscosmos, said on Sunday (August 20), that it had lost contact with the craft shortly after a problem occurred...
4th Gen AMD EPYC powers Amazon EC2 instances
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has expanded its 4th Gen AMD EPYC processor-based offerings with the general availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) M7a and Amazon EC2 Hpc7a instances, which offer next-generation performance and efficiency for applications that...
Adobe co-founder Dr John Warnock dies
Adobe co-founder, Dr John Warnock, died on Saturday (19 August 2023), at the age of 82 Dr Warnock co-founded Adobe in 1982 with Dr Charles Geschke after meeting as colleagues at Xerox. Their first product was Adobe PostScript, new technology that sparked the desktop...
Massive surge for photo, video apps
As a key part of the social media experience, photo and video sharing has evolved over the past years. Today, photo and video apps have more users than ever, thanks to hundreds of millions of people willing to spend money on brushing up their digital presence and...
Kaspersky shares intelligence with Interpol in Africa
Kaspersky has supported Interpol with threat intelligence data in its Africa Cyber Surge II operation, which enabled investigators to identify compromised infrastructure and apprehend threat actors suspected of cybercrimes across the African region. The operation...
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Tablets: the tip if the iceberg for education
Public schools in South Africa can look forward to joining the digital education revolution as some of their private school counterparts have been experiencing for the past few years, but education experts have cautioned against a rush to provide tablets and other...
Tech innovation critical for insurance success
The evolving technology landscape provides insurers with unprecedented opportunities to grow their business. Ben Burger, managing executive at SilverBridge, believes 2019 will see the development of the ideal environment to integrate cloud, data analysis,...
Don’t underestimate the challenge of securing SD-WAN
Historically, the branch office of an organisation was the red-headed stepchild of the network, but digital transformation has changed all of that. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales director for Fortinet in South Africa Today, transactions, workflows,...
HR transformation fundamental to business success
Fintech company e4 says that HR is undergoing a digitally-enabled transformation. In an era where new digital technologies are more readily available, user experience matters most, cloud dominates and almost everything is mobile and the role of HR is inevitably...
Five-star peer-review rating for Fortinet
Fortinet network security products deliver outstanding functionality, ease of implementation and excellent cost-benefits. This is according to dozens of Fortinet customers from across the economic spectrum who posted their evaluations of the products on the Gartner...
Quadruple the fun for Recton at Lenovo Floor Days
Rectron sales staff recently went on a four-day adventure with Lenovo. A activation during February saw Rectron staff getting double the rewards, quadruple the Lenovo Days during Lenovo's #Built4EveryU campaign. Part one of the event saw all qualifying products sold...
Retailers look to WiFi for digital transformation
CIOs in the retail sector are increasingly looking to location analytics provided by sophisticated WiFi marketing solutions to address digital transformation. This is the view of Wade Gomes, sales director of Corr-Serve, a local value-added distributor that represents...
Employee screening is a must for reputable colleges
The beginning of the academic year has become synonymous with an abundance of recently matriculated students jostling for admittance into tertiary institutes across the country. As is often the case, a number of these students are unable to find placement at big-name...
Improve your employees’ experience in 2019
The mismatch between employees' experience in the workplace and outside of it can contribute to a higher level of disengagement and unhappiness. By Deon Smit, Western Cape chairperson of the South African Reward Association A recent Gartner survey indicated that only...
AECOM integrates Middle East and African operations
Global infrastructure firm AECOM is consolidating its strategic focus across the Middle East and Africa by integrating regional operations as well as consolidating its African presence. "We are incredibly proud to be involved in some of the biggest infrastructure...
Data Analyst / Decision Scientist (CH1048) – Fully Remote
Our client, developmental credit provider that provides credit to individuals who are wanting to build, renovate or do home improvements, is looking for a a Decision Scientist with a strong statistical background to join their growing analytics team.The ideal...
Field Support Engineer – Free State Sasolburg
Are you a tech-savvy problem solver who loves being on the move? Join our team as a Field Support Engineer. You'll be the go-to expert, traveling to client sites to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain critical systems and equipment. From resolving hardware issues to...
Senior ServiceNow Business Process Architect (Perm/Contract) (JHB Hybrid) – Gauteng Rivonia
ENVIRONMENT:PLAY a critical role to transform client operations as your technical expertise is sought to fill the role of a Senior Business Process Architect of a Joburg-based Software Engineering and Data Science Consultancy, with a global development footprint. You...
SOC Analyst – L1 – Gauteng Rosebank
Are you a skilled and experienced SOC Analyst I with a passion for cyber resilience? We have an exciting opportunity for you to lead our cutting-edge team in Rosebank! As a key member of our elite cyber resilience force, you'll play a crucial role in safeguarding our...
Data Analyst / Decision Scientist (CH1048) – Fully Remote – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Our client, developmental credit provider that provides credit to individuals who are wanting to build, renovate or do home improvements, is looking for a a Decision Scientist with a strong statistical background to join their growing analytics team.The ideal...
Field Support Technician
Join our dynamic team as a Junior Field Support Technician! The Field Support Engineer is a pivotal position designed to nurture and develop service excellence. This role focuses on providing hands-on technical support. The successful candidate will be trained by the...
Support Engineer
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Support Engineer with a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences and ensuring top-notch software quality. Skilled in diagnosing technical issues, providing expert troubleshooting, and rigorously...
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SALES DATA ANALYST We are seeking a highly analytical and results-driven Sales Data Analyst to join the team with a leader in the manufacturing sector. The Sales Data Analyst will play a critical role in supporting Key Account Managers by extracting, analysing, and...
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Is this you?You're an experienced .Net Developer with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. You're detail-oriented and passionate about innovative development solutions. You're flexible with new methodologies and technologies and thrive in collaborative...
Field Support Technician – Mpumalanga Mpumalanga
Join our dynamic team as a Junior Field Support Technician! The Field Support Engineer is a pivotal position designed to nurture and develop service excellence. This role focuses on providing hands-on technical support. The successful candidate will be trained by the...
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