Younger investors reshape market trends
The World Economic Forum’s Global Retail Investor Outlook 2024 confirms a sustained shift towards younger retail investors. Spanning 13 economies, including South Africa, the research finds that 30% of Gen Z start investing in early adulthood – compared to 9% of Gen X...
AI startup speeds disease research
About 15% of the world’s population — more than 1-billion people — are affected by neurological disorders, from commonly known diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s to hundreds of lesser-known, rare conditions. BrainStorm Therapeutics, a San Diego-based startup,...
Anglo American partner on EV batteries
Anglo American has announced the launch of a research and development project in collaboration with GEM, one of China's largest battery and battery material recyclers, to explore new and more efficient technologies for the use of existing and alternative raw materials...
Création Africa extends application deadline
Création Africa, a R24-million initiative to mentor, incubate and provide financial support for emerging culture and creative businesses in Lesotho, Malawi and South Africa, has issued its final call for applications. Entrepreneurs have until 31 January 2024 to apply....
JINX dark fiber upgrades set the stage for SA internet growth
JINX completes dark fibre upgrades The multisite Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX) has completed the installation of high-speed dark fibre across the span of the entire network to radically boost the exchange's resilience and backbone capacity in 2024. "Successful...
Hubble finds water vapour in small exoplanet’s atmosphere
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere. At only approximately twice Earth's diameter, the planet GJ 9827d could be an example of potential planets with water-rich...
Dark fibre network market set for steady growth
The global dark fibre market size is predicted to attain $13,45-billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. It is anticipated to progress at a CAGR of 12,8% from 2023 to 2030. Dark fibre has emerged as a sustainable solution for various...
Steady growth for mobile security
The global mobile security market size is anticipated to reach $30,8-billion by 2030 with a projected CAGR of 20,5% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Increase in the adoption of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other portable...
Dark web swarms with info on GenAI
Kaspersky's Digital Footprint Intelligence service has found nearly 3 000 dark web posts mainly discussing use of ChatGPT and other LLMs for illegal activities. Threat actors are exploring schemes, from creating nefarious alternatives of the chatbot to jailbreaking...
Five cybersecurity trends to watch in 2024
The year ahead presents cybersecurity defenders with a host of new challenges as threat actors continue to evolve their tactics, writes Zaheer Ebrahim, solutions architect at Trend Micro MEA, who shares the top insights from the security specialist's latest research -...
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Dell EMC extends server portfolio
Dell EMC has announced several advancements to its Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, offering improved management, security, performance and scalability for customers' everyday and most demanding workloads. "As organisations rapidly keep pace with growing sets of...
Rectron to distribute ROLI in SA
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Kyocera Document Solutions unveils renewed brand identity
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Data centre portfolio refresh for Lenovo
Lenovo has announced a series of upgrades to its ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile data centre infrastructure portfolios, aligned with Intel's launch of the 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel Optane DC persistent memory modules. Among the solutions...
Kerio Control v9.3 released today
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Prepare for insights-as-a-service
In today's digital environment, organisations must combine both structured and unstructured data and extract meaningful insights from it, which implies costly infrastructure and cutting-edge know-how. This has resulted in the emergence of insights-as-a-service that...
Timing is everything when it comes to marketing
When it comes to business, timing is everything. However, this is a factor that is often overlooked by many companies, especially those with small teams and even smaller budgets, says Louise Robinson, MD of CG Consulting. "Companies getting ready to start a marketing...
Synthesis partners with Cloudflare
Specialised financial technology company Synthesis Software Technologies has announced a partnership with Internet performance and security company Cloudflare. Cloudflare runs one of the world's largest networks, which powers more than 10-trillion requests per month,...
Securing the Industrial Internet of Things
The very benefits that makes the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) so compelling, makes it equally capable of damaging infrastructure operations and processes through bad actors. Beginning with the Industrial Revolution in the mid 1700s, the manufacturing industry...
SA’s Chanille Viviers recognised at Microsoft Education Exchange
Microsoft hosted its fifth annual Education Exchange (E2) conference in Paris this week, with educators and school leaders from around the world exchanging ideas to develop innovative experiences in classrooms, as well as explore emerging trends in education that...
Junior Database Administrator – Remote Remote
A well-established global law firm is seeking to appoint a Junior Database Administrator.The virtual Central Database team, based around the world, is responsible for the support and strategic development of the Central SQL infrastructure. They are staffed by highly...
Microsoft Power Platform Developer – Gauteng Illovo
Unlock Your Potential as a Power App Developer with a Leading Organisation! Is this you?You are a highly skilled Power App Developer with strong communication and collaboration abilities. You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and are quick to adapt to...
Data Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Centurion
Data Visualization Analyst Wanted! Are you a data wizard who can transform raw numbers into stunning visual stories? Do you have the magic touch to make complex insights pop with charts, graphs, and interactive dashboards? If so, we've got the perfect role for you!...
Senior Data Analyst – SQL – Gauteng Johannesburg
Design data across the full range from fast/clean ETL streams through to automation. Ability to use big data technologies on AWS cloud services: Athena, Redshift, Lambda, Cloud Formation Stack, EMR. Ability to work with large data sources. Advanced knowledge of SQL...
Senior NOC Engineer – Gauteng Midrand
Our client is urgently looking to employ a Senior NOC Engineer at their organizationOur client is urgently looking to employ a Senior NOC Engineer at their organizationLocation: Midrand, GautengRequirements:4+ years of experience in a NOC role, with at least one...
IT Support Field Engineer (L2)
Role: IT Support Field Engineer (L2)Location: Century City, Cape TownA leading, successful MSP is looking for a L2 IT Support Field Engineer to join their dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity for growth and development.The role:Build, install, and configure...
Senior Database Administrator
A well-established global law firm is seeking to appoint a Senior Database Administrator.The virtual Central Database team, based around the world, is responsible for the support and strategic development of the Central SQL infrastructure. They are staffed by highly...
Sales Systems Manager
About us:A leading local Tourism and Hospitality group where we go above and beyond to ensure the last 10% standards are met. If you thrive on a company culture that focuses on growing their employees through career development and incentives, this is the company for...
Analyst Programmer
Introduction Analyze user requirements, design, implement and support less complex technical systems. Job description Analysis, technical design, and development aligned to team processes & requirementsDevelop technical specifications from systems...
Network Engineer
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