Cisco partners with Jozi My Jozi on inner city revitalisation

Kathy Gibson reports form Johannesburg - Cisco and Jozi My Jozi today launched a new partnership aimed at harnessing technology to help develop the Johannesburg inner city. The new initiative, Masibambisane, is part of Cisco’s global 40 Communities social impact...

New battery factory drives industrialisation, job creation

Kathy Gibson reports - Actom has opened a new assembly line for locally-assembled LiFePO₄ battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yesterday, the company also announced that is expanding manufacturing capacity for its high voltage equipment. These moves are significant...

Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Executives turn to hybrid work amid economic uncertainty

Research from International Workplace Group reveals that nine out of 10 c-suite executives are concerned about the business impact of macroeconomic instability. As a result, they are turning to hybrid working, empowering their people to work from a combination of...

Malatsi to brief parliament on proposed B-BBEE changes

Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi will brief parliament tomorrow (27 May 2025) on a proposed policy change that would allow Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) equity equivalence in the telecommunications sector, in line with...

Load shedding forces SMEs to shut down their servers

The national disaster that is load shedding is already costing the South African economy almost R1-billion every day, according to the Reserve Bank. Now SMEs across the country are shutting down their server rooms because unreliable power means that running costs are...

Study finds signs of depression, anxiety in young adolescents

A groundbreaking study by the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has shed light on the mental health landscape faced by adolescents aged 10 to 14 in the Western Cape. The study - conducted by Mirriam Mkhize, Associate...

What’s needed to drive a vibrant renewable energy industry?

Kathy Gibson reports from the Future Energy show - There's no shortage of initiatives underway to drive a vibrant local industry for renewable energy, and the provision of net-zero energy into South Africa's businesses, factories and homes. But there are many...

Dell partners with Nvidia to debut enterprise AI stack

Dell Technologies has partnered with Nvidia to launch a full stack of enterprise-level artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. The company has strengthened its collaboration with Nvidia to help enterprises adopt AI technologies through the expansion of the Dell...

Three trends set to drive cyberattacks

Following two years of high but stable loss activity, 2023 saw a worrying resurgence in ransomware and extortion losses as the cyberthreat landscape continues to evolve, writes Scott Sayce, global head of Cyber Insurance at Allianz Commercial. Hackers are increasingly...

Top cybersecurity predictions for 2024

Gartner has revealed its top eight cybersecurity predictions for the year, highlighting that generative AI (GenAI) adoption will collapse the cybersecurity skills gap and reduce employee-driven cybersecurity incidents; two-thirds of global 100 organisations will...

The race to build a quantum computer is paved with gold

Quantum computing is pitched as enabling exponentially faster drug discovery, battery chemistry development, multi-variable logistics, vehicle autonomy, accurate asset pricing, and much more. In the last decade, the number of companies actively developing quantum...

Sharp growth curve forecast for edge computing

The global edge computing market is expected to reach $155,9-billion by 2030 - expanding at a 36,9% CAGR from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. Artificial intelligence (AI) integration into the edge environment is projected to drive...

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Eskom Expo in Gauteng North hosts regional science fair

School pupils in Pretoria and surrounding areas are invited to showcase their scientific research at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists in Gauteng North's regional science fair. The science fair takes place on Saturday, 10 August 2019 at the University of Pretoria's...

New Raspberry Pi available for pre-order

The Raspberry Pi 4 has been launched globally but South African fanatics will have to pre-order and wait a little longer to get their hands on these microcomputers. RS Components South Africa has announced that the latest offerings from the Raspberry Pi Foundation...

Paratus expands Mobile LTE network

Paratus Namibia has announced the completion of the initial phase of its National Mobile-LTE rollout plan. It will be launching LTE in Walvisbay and Swakopmund this week. Paratus has invested in its very own independent Mobile-LTE network to be able to offer both...

How to delete your Twitter account and keep digital memories

There is a tendency to deactivate social media accounts including Twitter and Facebook. It happens due to different reasons: unstable political situation, the risk of being followed, intention to protect one's personal data. Also, a lot of users believe that they are...

Why analogue tax solutions won’t work in the new digital reality

When taking a fresh look at new technology capabilities and related operating models, chief financial officers (CFOs) may find that they can have it all - a high performing, efficient tax department that's tightly integrated with finance and the rest of the...

Blue Label Ventures invests in Mobii Systems

Blue Label Ventures, the venture capital and private equity arm of JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms, has invested in Cape Town-based technology startup Mobii Systems, a deal that will see Blue Label take up 26% of Mobii. "Blue Label Ventures identifies and invests in...

Employer value proposition key to attracting new-world workers

Job security remains the number one reason people of all ages and levels of employment across all industries stay at their company. By Andrew Robinson, co-founder and executive director of SiSebenza This is according to the 2019 Global Talent Trends Report recently...

The global tech trends impacting African consumers

According to a Nielsen report, consumers are all about convenience, connection and control. The new generation of shoppers is more informed, far more demanding and more focused on getting things done quickly and easily. By Lizette Akker, customer experience management...

Boost for African online travel

South African travel booking platform Travelcheck.co.za is optimistic about growth in the local online travel market, and CEO Odette Faling believes conditions are primed for new entrants to make their mark in an industry by creating new ways of booking such as...

LanDynamix gives Saheti security peace of mind

The South African Hellenic Educational and Technical Institute (Saheti) is benefitting from a managed firewall service provided by LanDynamix. The school, one of South Africa's top independent schools, had implemented Fortinet's Fortigate, a next-generation firewall...

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About the client:This forward-thinking property developer is highly successful and growing rapidly building on the principles of design excellence, sustainability, and community enrichment, their developments boast beautiful and intuitively designed apartments...

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About our client:Our client, a specialised IT firm, partners with organisations to tackle substantial enterprise-level business, system, or project challenges. Their approach combines a proactive "start-now" philosophy with agile development and just-in-time design...

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Parvana Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Build and support applications in a technically exciting and challenging industry. Design, develop, test, document and support applications written...

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About our client:Our client is a global leader in digital marketing and client reporting solutions, empowering financial professionals to enhance investor engagement and retention. With operations spanning four continents, they are rapidly expanding their team...

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About our client:With a focus on Africa, China, the UK and the US, this global investment firm offers you an opportunity to be involved with a unique approach to responsible investing whilst driving performance and innovation. This client is guided by a philosophy of...

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