Alarming levels of loneliness among SA’s adolescents
A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) revealed that loneliness is highly prevalent among South African adolescents. The study found that more than 90% of participants experienced either moderate or severe levels of loneliness,...
Energy leaders urge swift action on Africa’s resources
In a call to action at the closing session of the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris, Energean CEO Mathios Rigas laid out a bold vision to replicate the company’s Mediterranean success across Africa, urging African governments to accelerate decision-making and...
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...
Meta drives move to label AI-generated content
Meta is working with industry partners on common technical standards for identifying AI content, including video and audio. Nick Clegg, president: global affairs at Meta, says in the coming months, images that users post to Facebook, Instagram and Threads will be...
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Vox enhances IoT with Activate partnership
Vox has entered into a strategic partnership with the Activate Group to expand its Internet of Things (IoT) product offering. "As an organisation, we have been making significant investments in the IoT sector given its potential in the connected business environment...
Vodacom OneNumber, first eSIM wearable launched
Vodacom customers will soon have the freedom to connect and link a number of devices to their primary account using the same phone number following today's launch of Vodacom OneNumber. As the service evolves, customers with multiple devices that have SIM or eSIM...
Security company increases uptime with Stormagic SvSAN
Bloemsec, a security services provider based in Bloemfontein, Free State, recently partnered with Drive Control Corporation (DCC) and First Technology Central for the deployment of StorMagic's hyperconverged virtual SAN solution, SvSAN, to eliminate single points of...
Global SD-WAN survey findings announced
Global market research and consulting firm, Frost & Sullivan, has recently announced the findings of a global end-user market survey sponsored by leading software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution provider, Silver Peak. The survey offers insights into...
For a successful AIOps integration, avoid these common problems
The explosion in operational data and machine-learning compute capacity is finally enabling AIOps -- artificial intelligence for operations. But like many other technologies, AIOps fits within a larger organizational and systems context, and enterprises need to ensure...
The connected supply chain and the move to intelligent information superhighways
Wow, is it 1991 already? Yes, on this 28th anniversary of Al Gore popularising the phrase "information superhighway", Internet Solutions (IS) brings you an even better phrase: "the intelligent information superhighway" for a fully connected supply chain. How about...
Fine balance between cost saving and proper security
There is a massive misconception that small and medium size businesses are less vulnerable to cyberattacks and in particular email threats. The opposite is in fact true as they generally do not have adequate security measures in place, writes Cloudbox CEO Justin...
Intelligent automation unlocks business opportunities
The hysteria two decades ago surrounding the millennium bug, Y2K, highlights how since then business and people - both from personal and work standpoint - have changed their views and interactions with technology. This is according to Pommie Lutchman, CEO at Ocular...
Vista takes digital journey with Temenos
Vista Group, a challenger bank building itself into a pan-African financial institution designed to meet the needs of retail and commercial customers, has partnered with banking software company Temenos to power its digital transformation journey. Vista Bank is...
Accenture digitally transforms fan experience for SA Rugby
Accenture has revealed its plans to transform fan engagement for Springbok supporters following the launch of SA Rugby's new responsive digital fan platform. The reimagining and building of the new digital fan platform forms part of Accenture Digital's partnership...
Specialist Analyst
To assist the department in ensuring that the approved authorised Financial Services Providers (FSPs) and their Compliance Officers complies with the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) legislation.JOB DESCRIPTION Analyse annual financial statements...
SAP Systems Analyst HCM (SuccessFactors) (CH1061)
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
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
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...
Analyst at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
JOB PURPOSE:Generate tactical and operational financial intelligence products in support of the FIC mandate, including court directed reports upon request, in order to aid criminal investigations, the recovery of proceeds of crime and criminal prosecutions.KEY...
Specialist Analyst – Gauteng Pretoria
To assist the department in ensuring that the approved authorised Financial Services Providers (FSPs) and their Compliance Officers complies with the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) legislation.JOB DESCRIPTION Analyse annual financial statements...
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...
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