Uptick in unemployment rate
The official unemployment rate was 32,9% in the first quarter of 2025. According to the Quarterly Labout Force Survey for Q1: 2025, there was a decrease of 291 000 in the number of employed people to 16,8-million from 17,1-million in Q4: 2024, while there was an...
Partnering with LEO operators benefits telcos and underserved customers
Airtel Africa is the latest in the line of telecoms operators partnering with LEO (low-earth orbit) operator Starlink to expand its reach and services. The deal was facilitated by parent company Bharti Airtel, which struck its own agreement with Starlink in India in...
January sets new heat records
January 2024 was the warmest January on record globally, with an average ERA5 surface air temperature of 13,14°C – that’s 0,7°C above the 1991-2020 average for January and 0,12°C above the temperature of the previous warmest January, in 2020. This is according to...
Tablet shipments plumb new depths
Worldwide tablet shipments declined 17,4% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), totaling 36,8-million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. This is the...
Meteoric growth forecast for AI PCs, GenAI smartphones
Worldwide shipments of AI PCs and generative AI (GenAI) smartphones are projected to total 295-million units by the end of 2024, up from 29-million units in 2023, according to a new forecast from Gartner. Gartner defines AI PCs as PCs that are equipped with dedicated...
What is an AI PC?
By Jane McEntegart - Chances are if you ask 10 different people “What is an AI PC?” you’ll get 10 different answers. But that’s true of the early days of any pivotal piece of technology. It’s hard to peer into the future and imagine what the world will look like. At...
AI PCs set to dominate
A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows shipments of artificial intelligence (AI) PCs - personal computers with specific system-on-a-chip (SoC) capabilities designed to run generative AI tasks locally - growing from nearly 50-million units in...
Election drives DDoS attacks against Poland
Changes in political leadership can cause disruptions in many areas. One notable area is in the cyberspace, where DDoS attacks often spike with a change of the guard. These spikes often result from hacktivist and other groups opposing the viewpoints of newly elected...
The future of healthcare lies in digital solutions
Healthcare systems around the world are being put under increasing strain every year. Key challenges they face include overburdened medical staff and a steady rise in patients with chronic health conditions that require high levels of care. Digital health has long...
These are the top priorities for customer service, support leaders
Reimagining self-service, piloting employee-facing GenAI, and exploring new offerings in the customer journey analytics (CJA) market will be top priorities for customer service and support leaders in 2024, according to Gartner. A Gartner survey of 246 customer service...
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Smarter phishing poses new threat
Machine learning has made cybersecurity a lot better. There are countless more advanced tools, however, that cybercriminals continue to develop to counter the defences. However, hackers find the most success with good old phishing techniques - and they are getting a...
Creatie a GDPR compliance framework that includes security
There has been a lot of talk of GDPR over the last year, so organizations today understand the serious repercussions of non-compliance and many have put basic frameworks in place with a focus on two pillars - 'people' and 'process'. By Pieter Engelbrecht, business...
Move over CX: today, it’s all about EX
At the beginning of the year 2019, Forbes magazine proclaimed 2018 as 'The Year of the Employee', with concepts such as employee experience and employee value proposition starting to supersede conversations around customer experience and customer-centricity. By Ravi...
Achieving scale through the next wave in software development
For over two years now, DevConf has provided attendees with a myriad of insights and practices to assist software developers in tackling the challenges of the future. The success and attendance of these events has inspired Synthesis Software Technologies to attend the...
Cognitive computing to enhance insurance
Customer expectations have always presented insurers with unique challenges. Henlo Ueckermann, IT operations manager at SilverBridge, believes the new technologies will enable insurers to better respond to these expectations. One of these developments in technology,...
2018 the ‘year of the next-gen cyberattack’
According to a global security report released in January this year, a new breed of cyberattacks, seemingly fuelled by geopolitical tension between western democracies and countries including China, Russia and North Korea, is emerging - this against a background in...
More inter-Africa trade at CEO Forum
The seventh edition of the Africa CEO Forum closed on a high note in the Rwandan capital Kigali with two Presidents, Rwanda's Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo's Felix Tshisekedi pledging commitment to support a new era of regional and bilateral cooperation...
Huawei adds new photography features
Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) has unveiled the Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro. The new devices feature the innovative Huawei SuperSpectrum Sensor, an optical SuperZoom Lens, a new Huawei Time of Flight (ToF) Camera, and enhanced optical and AI image stabilization...
Rentokil Initial achieves cost savings with Saicom
The implementation of a host of services from local supplier Saicom has provided significant performance improvements and cost savings to business services specialist Rentokil Initial in its sub-Saharan region. According to Tashwill Carelse, Rentokil Initial's IT...
Kenyan life insurer goes paperless with SilverBridge
Liberty Life Assurance Kenya has contracted SilverBridge to develop a paperless application form that integrates with its existing policy administrative system. This streamlines not only the application process, but also enables the effective updating of customer...
SAP Systems Analyst HCM (SuccessFactors) (CH1061) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
Our client in the banking industry is looking for a SAP Systems Analyst with HCM / SuccessFactors Module experience to join their team.About the roleThe role will ensure stability and full functionality within area of responsibility, (Payroll and Time). SIT testing of...
Knowledge Manager at SVRI – Gauteng Hillcrest
Operations and AdministrationLeadership Council Secretarial SupportProjects and Programmes SupportKnowledge ManagementProduction of Online Events Desired Skills: Counseling Knowledge Management Governance Management Business Support Management Process & Knowledge...
.NET Developer – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a .Net Developer to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the Automation Platforms and its functionalitiesAssist the...
Senior Analyst at Financial Intelligence Centre
JOB PURPOSE:Provide technical analysis in the interpretation and presentation of a variety of complex financial and factual data, to produce strategic intelligence which will assist with identifying subjects and associated links with the proceeds of crime, to aid...
Full Stack . NET Software Developer
Development, testing and support of front-end systems Development, testing and support of back-end systems Development, testing and support of Windows services Development, testing and support of Integration services (SOAP Services & API's) SQL development...
Software Developer (Junior – Hybrid) at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd
Our global client is seeking a Junior Developer to join the Port Elizabeth team · Design, develop, test, and implementation of software solutions· internal and external customer support,· Writing and implementing quality and high performing code· Development,...
Senior CRM Developer
The successful candidate will do software development on the CRM platform and client facing portals used by company Advisers nationally. The candidate will report to the Development manager.4Develop components of the CRM platform, as well as the client facing portals,...
Senior Analyst at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
JOB PURPOSE:Provide technical analysis in the interpretation and presentation of a variety of complex financial and factual data, to produce strategic intelligence which will assist with identifying subjects and associated links with the proceeds of crime, to aid...
Full Stack . NET Software Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
Development, testing and support of front-end systems Development, testing and support of back-end systems Development, testing and support of Windows services Development, testing and support of Integration services (SOAP Services & API's) SQL development...
Software Developer (Junior – Hybrid) at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Our global client is seeking a Junior Developer to join the Port Elizabeth team · Design, develop, test, and implementation of software solutions· internal and external customer support,· Writing and implementing quality and high performing code· Development,...
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