SAP signs up cloud hyperscalers
SAP has strengthened its enterprise cloud ecosystem through partnerships with major cloud hyperscalers including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and recently Google Cloud. Nazia Pillay, ad-interim MD of SAP Southern Africa, says African enterprises now have...
CEOs say cybersecurity is critical for business growth
A massive 85% percent of CEOs say cybersecurity is critical for business growth, according to a survey by Gartner. The Gartner CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey of 456 CEOs and other senior business executives worldwide was conducted from June to November 2024....
Canon places fifth in US patent rankings; first among Japanese companies
Canon ranked fifth for the number of US patents awarded in 2023, becoming the only company in the world to have ranked in the top five for 38 years running, according to the latest ranking of preliminary patent results issued by IFI Claims Patent Services. Canon has...
Logistics sees surge in African investment
Nearly 62% of global logistics professionals say their companies are planning additional or first-time investments in Africa. This is according to a survey of 830 logistics executives that forms part of the 15th annual Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, a...
META ICT spend to top $238bn in 2024
Overall spending on information and communications technology (ICT) across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) will top $238-billion this year - an increase of 4,5% over 2023 - according to the latest predictions from International Data Corporation (IDC). The...
$10bn slump expected in IT devices
After reaching a record $730-billion in sales revenue in 2021, the global demand for IT devices including desktop PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones has been shifting back and forth - and although the market significantly recovered after a massive 2022 sales...
Caution urged as Multichoice/Canal+ saga continues
The Takeover Regulation Panel (TRP) is urging shareholders to exercise caution in responding and/or reacting to the various statements from both Multichoice and Groupe Canal+. Yesterday (5 February), Multichoice released SENS statements about its rejection of a buyout...
Study finds rural childhood positively impacts immune development
Researchers at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Division of Paediatric Dermatology and Paediatric Allergy have found that early childhood is a window for shaping immune development in allergic and non-allergic South African children. The researchers described the...
Mastercard takes a stake in MTN Group Fintech
MTN has signed definitive agreements with Mastercard for a minority investment of up to $200-million into MTN Group Fintech, at a valuation of $5,2-billion on a cash and debt-free basis. The Transaction, which is non-categorised in terms of the JSE Listings...
MTN, Jumo combine platforms for short-term loans
MTN's Mobile Money Platform, MoMo, and banking technology company Jumo have partnered to launch Qwikloan to offer affordable, short-term loans in South Africa. Qwikloan enables MoMo users to obtain small, short-term loans on their mobile phones, ranging from R250 to...
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LG’s XBoom for sound on the go
LG Electronics (LG) has showcased its XBoom lineup at multiple conferences and events, including at CES 2019. The XBoom family comprises mini components, and all-in-one units and XBoom Go portable Bluetooth speakers. LG XBoom Go PK series speakers produce excellent...
Upskilling your workforce: an investment that pays
Implementing the right training and development programme can bring far-reaching benefits to a company. Upskilling employees is an investment that can yield significant returns for a company, says Mark Wilson, MD of Syspro. What if you could increase employee...
3M aims to heighten visual hacking awareness
As corporate South Africa gets to grips with the implications of the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA), 3M has embarked on a campaign to raise awareness about the threat posed by visual hacking. It will be launching Visual Hacking Awareness Week from 21...
Strategising successful IaaS deployment in the enterprise
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is flourishing as one of the fastest growing categories in public IT cloud services with global IaaS markets expected to reach USD$59 billion by 2023 according to Market Research Future (MRFR). Key to this trend, however, is a...
A payments system taken for granted – because it just works
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Quality assurance from within
The World Quality Report by Capgemini, Sogeti and Micro Focus that surveyed more than 1 700 executives across 10 different countries found that the role of quality assurance (QA) has changed. It has shifted its focus towards the customer, becoming the enabler of...
Social Impact and Skills Development Contribute to BCX B-BBEE Level One Status.
BCX has achieved a B-BBEE Level One contributor status. The change comes as a result of parent company Telkom being granted B-BBEE facilitator status by the Office of the Presidency for the full share of 40,50%% held in Telkom South Africa, with a 20,19% black female...
Intergreatme raises R27m via crowdfunding
mergent South African regtech player Intergreatme has raised over R27-million - R3-million over its original target - in just 72 hours, following its launch last Tuesday of its public equity drive via Uprise Africa's crowdfunding platform. Most of the initial 120...
Changing workplaces: collaboration is in the detail
Can a workplace encourage more collaboration? Dell Technologies embarked on a journey to find out and give its employees more chances to interact. How would you define collaboration? In essence, it means to work together, but at the broadest sense collaboration...
Call for New Einstein Forum ambassadors
The Next Einstein Forum (NEF), Africa's global forum for science, launches its call for a new class of NEF Ambassadors, young champions of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and social science in their countries. The NEF Ambassadors, one from each...
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Our client, a national civils, engineering and construction company specialising in medium to large scale projects, seeks to employ a Data Analyst to join this progressive and expanding professional team.Please note that certification in Data Analytics, Data...
Systems Administrator – IT
Hire Resolve's client, a leading insurance institution, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Systems Administrator to join their dynamic team in Marshalltown GP. In this critical role, you will improve the ICT team's performance by overseeing, securing, and...
Cross Platform Mobile Developer
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Information Security Manager(Governance and Reporting) – Gauteng Modderfontein AH
Purpose:A SOE in the health care industry is looking to improve their Information Security and is looking for an individual to assist in creating strategies, roadmaps and high-level design guidance.To be responsible for the overall planning, implementation and...
Data Analyst – Credit Optimisation at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East
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SQL Analyst / Implementation Specialist at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:An international and highly regarded organisation dedicated to "doing good" for society, they are renowned for their ethics, upliftment programs and while their tech environment is leading edge, this organisation is ideal for someone who wants to make...
Data Analyst (Engineering/Construction) – Gauteng Fordsburg
Our client, a national civils, engineering and construction company specialising in medium to large scale projects, seeks to employ a Data Analyst to join this progressive and expanding professional team.Please note that certification in Data Analytics, Data...
Systems Administrator – IT – Gauteng Johannesburg
Hire Resolve's client, a leading insurance institution, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Systems Administrator to join their dynamic team in Marshalltown GP. In this critical role, you will improve the ICT team's performance by overseeing, securing, and...
Cross Platform Mobile Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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