AI boosts Wimbledon fan engagement
The All England Lawn Tennis Club and IBM have announced new and enhanced AI-powered digital experiences coming to The Championships, Wimbledon 2025. Making its debut is 'Match Chat', an interactive AI assistant that can answer fans' questions during live singles...
Strong rebound for AR/VR market
The global AR/VR headset market posted a strong rebound in the latest quarter, growing 18,1% year-over-year, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker. The resurgence was led...
Sustainability key as Africa rebuilds food economy
Africa, along with the rest of the world, is facing a food crisis. Food shortages, caused by supply chain disruptions emanating from various events across the world such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia conflict have amplified long-term challenges to...
OT systems come under attack
With a yearly average of 38,6% of operational technology (OT) computers attacked in 2023, building automation has been identified as the sector most exposed to cyberthreats. An analysis of OT cybersecurity trends for the second half of 2023 by Kaspersky's ICS CERT...
Digital payments dominate in Africa
There has been a seismic shift in African consumer preferences towards digital payment methods, according to a new survey by RegTech Africa and Agpaytech. With 2 591 respondents from diverse regions, the findings underscore a resounding vote of confidence in...
Insurers to use synthetic data in AI for fairness and compliance
By 2027, due to regulations surrounding artificial intelligence, 40% of AI algorithms utilised by insurers throughout the policyholder value chain will use synthetic data to guarantee fairness within the system and comply with regulations, according to IDC...
March sales shock for new vehicles
New vehicle sales seemingly plummeted in March compared to the same month last year, but two major factors conspired against the numbers, according to WesBank. Figures released by naamsa the Automotive Business Council saw the March new vehicle market decline 11,7% to...
Campus NaaS set to boost contracting LAN market
Campus Network as a Service (CNaaS) revenues will double in 2024 in the midst of a LAN equipment market contraction, according to projections from Dell'Oro Group. "Campus NaaS uses cloud-managed equipment to simplify LAN connectivity for enterprises," says Siân...
Young scientists fly the SA flag
Six South African young scientists who presented their innovative research projects at international science fairs in Tunisia and Beijing have returned home triumphant, each securing medals in their respective categories. Keerthana Kishor Nair (Grade 12 at Bryanston...
Nvidia Hopper leads in MLPerf for GenAI
In the latest MLPerf benchmarks, Nvidia TensorRT-LLM boosted the performance of Nvidia Hopper architecture GPUs on the GPT-J LLM nearly 3x over their results just six months ago. Nvidia TensorRT-LLM is software that speeds and simplifies the complex job of inference...
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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...
Kaspersky extends co-operation with Interpol
Kaspersky and Interpol have signed a new five-year agreement to reinforce their collaboration in the fight against cybercrime around the world. This is the second agreement between the two parties following the first signed in 2014. On 3 July, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of...
Application Architect at Financial Intelligence Center – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
To design and maintain the enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EAstandards, procedures and policies.KEY PERFORMANCE AREASWhat do you have to be able to do to achieve the desired results of your job?Include management and leadership...
Developer – Gauteng Centurion
Top employer seeks qualified Developer with a minimum of 3years solid work experience to be responsible for delivery on strategic projects; best practice testing; system maintenance and enhancment as well as support and ensuring that best practice development...
Technical Support (German & Spanish & French) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A Germany-based company focused on innovation-driven growth is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Technical Support Specialist fluent in Spanish or German to join their Cape Town based team. A qualification in IT or a related technical discipline is...
Front-end Developer (Angular) (JHB) (12-month Contract)
ENVIRONMENT:A global ingredient manufacturer dedicated to sustainably transforming the quality of life for 80 percent of the world through its products and services is seeking a Frontend Developer (Angular). This is a 12-month contract role. This role will spearhead...
IT Support Assistant
ENVIRONMENT:An exclusive digital command centre based in Cape Town is looking for an IT Support Assistant who will assist with the maintenance of the company's computer systems and networks, helping to ensure smooth and efficient operation across the organisation....
Field Technician (Centurion) – Construction Technology
Hire Resolve's client, a leading provider of hardware and software solutions that support digitally connected construction and mining sites, is currently seeking a Field Technician to join their team in Centurion on a hybrid work setup. The successful candidate will...
Front-end Developer (Angular) (JHB) (12-month Contract) – Gauteng Johannesburg
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IT Support Assistant – Western Cape Cape Town
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Field Technician (Centurion) – Construction Technology – Gauteng Centurion
Hire Resolve's client, a leading provider of hardware and software solutions that support digitally connected construction and mining sites, is currently seeking a Field Technician to join their team in Centurion on a hybrid work setup. The successful candidate will...
Data Engineer at STS
Data Engieer role We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to join our dynamic team at Purple Group. The successful candidate will play a key role in the Data Engineering Data Warehousing team, supporting the data requirements of the business, design, build, and...
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