Africa’s short-term outlook is resilient
Africa’s economy is projected to increase from 3,3%growth in 2024 to 3,9% in 2025, reaching 45 in 2026, despite mounting geopolitical uncertainties and trade tensions, according to the African Development Bank Group’s flagship 2025 African Economic Outlook report....
Are SA companies creating value?
A new report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), “2025 Value Creators: After a Decade of Growth, What's Next?”, provides insights into the global equity capital markets and corporate value creation, including a look at companies in South Africa. The report, which has...
Is cybersecurity still a man’s world?
The cybersecurity industry, facing a skills gap of millions of people and grappling with soaring demand for solutions and services, needs female applicants more than ever. Yet, unconscious gender biases have resulted in women either being excluded or choosing not to...
Coding and robotics pilot opens in Soweto girls’ school
The MTN SA Foundation has partnered with the Department of Basic Education's National Coding and Robotics pilot programme to launch a Coding and Robotics Centre at Letsibogo Girls High School in Soweto. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the era of rapid...
Peanut butter recall highlights reverse logistics challenges
The ongoing recall of peanut butter products has put the spotlight on reverse logistics, an often-neglected aspect of supply chain management, according to SAPICS (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management). Earlier this month, the National Consumer Council...
Governments lag on GenAI-enabled services
Fewer than 25% of government organisations will have generative AI (GenAI)-enabled citizen-facing services by 2027, according to Gartner. Fear of public failure and a lack of community trust in government use of the technology will slow adoption for external use with...
ChatGPT drives 10x surge in phishing attacks
Email phishing attacks have increased dramatically by more than 10-times since the introduction of ChatGPT. Some firms reported a rise of as high as 1265% in these attacks according to an analysis by Stocklytics.com. Apart from creating AI tools like WormGPT, Dark...
WLAN revenues plummet in 4Q
According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, 2023 was a roller coaster ride for wireless LAN (WLAN) vendors. Revenues were elevated in the first half of the year but contracted sharply in 4Q 2023. Despite the end-of-year correction, annual WLAN...
AMD extends FPGA portfolio
AMD has announced the AMD Spartan UltraScale+ FPGA family, the newest addition to the extensive portfolio of AMD Cost-Optimised FPGAs and adaptive SoCs. Delivering cost and power-efficient performance for a wide range of I/O-intensive applications at the edge, Spartan...
All systems go for ZANOG@iWeek2024
It's just a few days to go until ISPs, network operators, techies, public officials, executives, students, legal professionals and others with an interest in the internet descend on Somerset West near Cape Town for ZANOG@iWeek2024. The line-up for the 12 to 14 March...
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The impact of compliance on cloud and the payroll
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HP debuts cartridge-free laser printer
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Living (safely) on the edge
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Amendments to the Amended Generic Codes of Good Practice on B-BBEE
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Westcon-Comstor achieves Level 1 B-BBEE Rating
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Key factors for a successful ERP Implementation
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Students get ‘Neon Runner’ game published on Google Play
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Employee education a critical weapon against cyber threats
The better an employee's understanding of cyber security risks is, the greater their potential to participate in reducing these risks, as well as the associated costs of a breach. The average cost of a cyber security breach can range between R1-million for small...
Tackling the trillion-dollar identity fraud crises
Fraud costs trillions of dollars to world economies annually. For consumers whose identity data has been stolen, the impact on their lives can vary from being a nuisance to financial and emotional trauma, Worldwide, around 40% of consumers have been the targets of...
Front End/Full Stack Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
We are on the lookout for a talented Full Stack Developer to join our client's dynamic team. In this role, you will develop and maintain a wide range of web and mobile applications. You'll work with both front-end and back-end technologies, contributing to...
Scrum Master at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Centurion
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Senior Developer
Senior / Advanced .Net Developer Our Client is an enterprise software development consultancy serving both local and international clients We are currently seeking a skilled .NET Developer with extensive experience to lead the transition of a legacy system to modern...
Software Developer
We are seeking a talented and experienced Software Engineer to join our client's team and contribute to the development and maintenance of our omni-channel communication systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in software development, with a focus...
Senior Software Engineer – Java Development
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer - Java Development (Global Markets Technology) Introduction: Join a dynamic and high-performing software engineering team within our client's Global Markets Technology division, specializing in Pricing and Post Trade Services. We...
Senior Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Senior / Advanced .Net Developer Our Client is an enterprise software development consultancy serving both local and international clients We are currently seeking a skilled .NET Developer with extensive experience to lead the transition of a legacy system to modern...
Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
We are seeking a talented and experienced Software Engineer to join our client's team and contribute to the development and maintenance of our omni-channel communication systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in software development, with a focus...
Senior Software Engineer – Java Development – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer - Java Development (Global Markets Technology) Introduction: Join a dynamic and high-performing software engineering team within our client's Global Markets Technology division, specializing in Pricing and Post Trade Services. We...
Mid-Level Front End Developer (React/TypeScript) (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:DESIGN cutting-edge software solutions while working on global projects for a provider of sustainable and cost-effective Solar Energy seeking to fill the role of a Mid-Level Front End Developer. You will play a key part in all development activities...
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