Gender gap in mobile Internet adoption stagnates
Progress in closing the gender gap in mobile Internet adoption across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) stalled in 2024, according to the “Mobile Gender Gap Report 2025” published in London today by the GSMA. The report shows that women are 14% less likely than...
SA’s small businesses are resilient
mall businesses continue to display resilience in challenging times, with 83% growing their revenue over the past year and 90% optimistic about their future growth. This is according to new research from Xero, shown in its 2025 State of Small Business Report. Despite...
5G innovation took the spotlight at MWC 2024
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, held in Barcelona last week (26-29 February), showcased an array of cutting-edge technological advancements, drawing widespread attention from tech enthusiasts worldwide. With a particular emphasis on the evolution of 5G...
Canal+ increases Multichoice share offer
French entertainment company Canal+ has increased its mandatory offer to Multichoice shareholders to R125 per share. The minimum price for the mandatory offer in terms of Regulation 111(2) of the Takeover Regulations is approximately R105 per share. MultiChoice and...
Intel launches standalone FPGA company
Intel has announced the official launch of Altera, its new standalone FPGA company. CEO Sandra Rivera and chief operating officer Shannon Poulin have unveiled their strategy to secure leadership across a $55-billion-plus market opportunity; to expand the company's...
IT professional services market to hit $1,59trn by 2030
The global IT professional services market size is expected to reach $1,59-trillion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 9,5% from 2024 to 2030, according to a recent report by Grand View Research. The market growth can be attributed to the technology shift by small and...
What policymakers can do about deepfakes
Deepfakes - realistic AI-generated audio, video, or images that can recreate a person's likeness - are one of the most pressing challenges posed by generative AI, given the potential for bad actors to use it to undermine democracy, exploit artists and performers, and...
Digital Skills Forum aims to close skills gap
As societies around the world become increasingly interconnected and dependent on digital technologies, there is a growing need for better levels of digital literacy. This is the word from Mondli Gungubele, minister of communications and digital technologies, speaking...
AI, gaming users under fire from infostealers
Staggering amounts of stolen login credentials were discovered by Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence experts as they conducted an analysis alongisde Mobile World Congress 2024. Investigating the dark web market for credential theft from popular artificial...
MTN joins forces with Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board
MTN South Africa and the Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board are collaborating to address the escalating issue of network infrastructure theft and vandalism with the goal of safeguarding tower infrastructures and reduce network downtime. In the initial stage of...
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Presidential endorsement of smart cities creates compelling vision
In his State of the Nation address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said: "I dream of a South Africa where the first entirely new city built in the democratic era rises, with skyscrapers, schools, universities, hospitals and factories." Taru Madangombe, vice-president of...
ESET discovers Window exploit used in a highly targeted attack
ESET researchers have discovered and analysed a 0-day exploit deployed in a highly targeted attack in Eastern Europe. The exploit used a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. ESET immediately reported the issue to the Microsoft Security...
ABB motors that let you know when it’s time for a service
A new smart sensing solution from ABB can reduce downtimes of low-voltage motors by up to 70% and extend their lifetime by up to 30%. Until now, the monitoring and preventive maintenance of low-voltage motors has been time-consuming and expensive. New technology from...
Pentaho 8.3 facilitates DataOps across edge-to-multicloud environments
Hitachi Vantara, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced Pentaho 8.3, the latest version of the company's data integration and analytics platform software. Pentaho 8.3 introduces a series of features designed to support DataOps, a...
Redstor launches mobile data management app
Redstor has launched a new app, giving customers instant, secure access to their data from their mobile devices. It is the latest initiative by the company that is disrupting the world of data management with pioneering technology developed in South Africa. Redstor...
Intelligent business management drives SME success
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is an all-in-one intelligent business management solution that is starting to gain massive traction in South Africa. Although the product set has been available globally for the past four years, local small to medium enterprises...
Sophisticated tools help track defaulters
The South African Reserve Bank Quarterly Bulletin for March 2019¹ reports that household debt increased at a faster pace in the fourth quarter of 2018, edging up to 72,7% as a percentage of nominal disposable income, and suggesting that South Africans are borrowing to...
Fujitsu named Gartner Magic Quadrant leader
Gartner has once again named Fujitsu a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Outsourcing and Hybrid Infrastructure Managed Services, Europe1. This is the seventh consecutive year that Fujitsu has been named a Leader. Fujitsu's approach to...
We need a gear shift to support our youth
With South Africa's unemployment rate reaching 27.6% in the first quarter of 2019, worryingly approaching a 15-year high, it is important for corporate South Africa to assist in creating a pool of skills that will not only address today's workforce requirements, but...
Develop SA, TVR Systems partner to meet IEC needs
When TVR Systems was awarded a contract to supply the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) with multifunctional devices in 2016, it partnered with Develop South Africa to provide it with multifunctional devices needed for numerous locations, nationally. Since 2016,...
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Performance Tester - Contract - HybridPerformance Tester is needed to join the innovative team by helping and ensuring that critical components of an application perform as expected under varying user loads and to help evaluate the resource usage.Performance Tester...
Intermediate Software Developer (Java) (CH1070) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
Our client, a leading payment aggregator and provider of secure payments solutions, is looking for an Intermediate Level Java Software Developer to join their team in Stellenbosch. This is a hybrid role.Responsibilities include:The role of Developer is divided into...
Performance Tester – Remote Remote
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Seismic Reporting Analyst (12-month contract)
The Reporting and Data Team consists of smaller sub teams: Onboarding and Change, Regulatory, Factsheets, Client Reporting and Prospect Data. Our client is responsible for the setup, production and distribution of regular client and regulatory reporting as well as...
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Business Analyst - 12 Months Contract - Hybrid Business Analyst will take responsibility for defining requirements and product sets for configuration and maintenance of existing modulesDocument the end-to-end Credit process flows with reference to existing...
Seismic Reporting Analyst (12-month contract) – Western Cape Cape Town
The Reporting and Data Team consists of smaller sub teams: Onboarding and Change, Regulatory, Factsheets, Client Reporting and Prospect Data. Our client is responsible for the setup, production and distribution of regular client and regulatory reporting as well as...
Business ANalyst – Remote Remote
Business Analyst - 12 Months Contract - Hybrid Business Analyst will take responsibility for defining requirements and product sets for configuration and maintenance of existing modulesDocument the end-to-end Credit process flows with reference to existing...
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Your Mission: Faster Deployments, Fewer Headaches!We're looking for a DevOps Engineer who can streamline workflows, optimize infrastructure, and automate processes like a boss. If you're passionate about building scalable systems and love problem-solving, join us and...
Oracle Developer at iCore – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
We are seeking a skilled Oracle Developer with expertise in Oracle Database 19c, PL/SQL packages, and procedures. In this role, you will develop and maintain database solutions, support client queries, and design new products based on business requirements. Key...
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