Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

Cloud infrastructure spending surpasses most positive expectations

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments,...

April Fool joke or a cyberattack? How to avoid both

A recent survey by Kaspersky shows that 21,3% of employees and business owners using computers in South Africa faced a situation when colleagues (12,8%), friends or relatives (8,5%) made jokes with their unlocked computer. These jokes include sending funny messages or...

Dell extends GenAI offerings

Dell's PowerEdge XE9680 will support the upcoming AMD Instinct MI300X accelerator, offering customers more choice when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) performance. With eight MI300X GPUs, 192Gb of 5,3Tbps High Bandwidth Memory (HBM3) per GPU for a total...

Axiz is 2023 Channelwise Distributor of the Year

Axiz has been selected as South Africa’s favourite IT distributor, scooping the 2023 Channelwise Distributor of the Year Award by a comfortable margin. The award is made to the distributor who garnered the most votes in the annual Channelwise survey, where resellers...

Syntech reclaims Customer Care crown

Syntech Distribution has reclaimed the Customer Care Distributor of the Year Award at the 2023 Channelwise Awards. The awards, voted for by reseller partners, goes to the distributor that offers resellers the best value-added services. Resellers pick their favourite...

The votes are in … these are SA’s top IT vendors

South African IT resellers have cast their votes and selected their favourite vendors in the 2023 Channelwise Awards. Resellers cast their votes online in the Channelwise Awards survey, with about 2 200 taking the opportunity to make their voices heard. The results...

5G the fastest-growing subscription type in sub-Saharan Africa

The November 2023 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report projects that total mobile subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa will grow at 3 percent annually from 940-million in 2023 to 1,1-billion in 2029. 5G will be the fastest-growing subscription type between 2023 and...

Proxy macOS Trojan uncovered

Kaspersky has identified a sophisticated proxy Trojan designed to compromise the macOS operating system. This latest threat is propagated through the distribution of cracked (pirated) versions of legitimate software, posing a serious risk to users who seek alternative...

The biggest cybersecurity concerns for 2024

Hacking courses, leaked nudes, and AI usage in scams are the most discussed topics on the dark web forums. This is according to NordVPN, which looked into the biggest dark web forum as the basis of its predictions for the year ahead. "Every year we try to predict...

Climate change among top SA worries

Epson's latest Climate Barometer survey - the third edition since the survey began in 2021 - has revealed new insights around South Africans' attitudes and behaviours towards climate change, an imminent climate crisis, and taking action to make a difference for the...

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Fujitsu drives data centre transformation

Fujitsu has announced new options for enabling businesses to run mission-critical SAP HANA workloads on a hyper-converged infrastructure. These options will allow businesses to manage and scale advanced, fully-virtualized SAP solution environments. The Fujitsu...

New year brings new and improved technologies

Every year starts with excitement as many new tech trends and technologies emerge that are fast changing the way we work and interact with others. In fact, technology is revolutionising the way we do business. Cloud-based communications has proven to be a substantial...

Tech driving digital transformation in 2019

Exciting developments in enterprise resource planning provide us with a compelling snapshot of how the country is progressing with regards to digital transformation, says Deirdre Fryer at Syspro. Digital transformation was all anyone could talk about in 2018, a trend...

Before you sign up an FTTH ISP …

Fibre to the home (FTTH) is rolling out in suburbs across South Africa at a rapid rate, promising lightning fast internet speeds plus a world of connectivity and online in-home entertainment options. Linda Morris of Internet service provider and IT technology partner...

Hemant Harie is new Gabsten MD

Data management solutions specialist, Gabsten Technologies (Gabsten), has appointed Hemant Harie as its new MD. Harie will be moving up from the position of Operations Manager, a role he has held for over three years, after commencing his career at Gabsten in 2010. He...

Free trial for black subscription package

Entertainment streaming service, black, offers newcomers to its service a seven-day free trial to it premium subscription package Binge Elite. Binge Elite gives subscribers full access to all content on the streaming service including series, music, movies, sports,...

Digital disruption transforms insurance

South African insurers must embrace digital disruption and the associated technologies to remain competitive and provide customers with a more immersive experience. This is according to Shingie Maramba, business development manager at SilverBridge, who adds: "Even...

Fujitsu system wins Energy Conservation Grand Prize

Fujitsu has received the Energy Conservation Grand Prize for 2018 in the Product and Business Model category of the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy Director-General's Awards for the first time. The prize was awarded for the Fujitsu Server Primergy Immersion...

Epson debuts entry-level laser projectors

Epson has announced a range of new 3LCD laser projectors designed for meeting rooms, educational establishments and visitor attractions. The EB-L615U, EBL610U, EB-L610W, EB-L510U and EB-L400U are designed to replace existing lamp-based projectors in scenarios...

Oracle Java Card boosts IoT security

Oracle has announced the general availability of Java Card 3.1, the latest version of one of the open application platform used to secure sensitive devices. The This extensive update provides more flexibility to help meet the unique hardware and security requirements...

Senior Business Intelligence Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

We are looking for a Senior Business Intelligence Developer to join our team in Cape Town. You'll be responsible for creating and managing ETL processes that transform data from various source systems into actionable insights. Leveraging ETL tools and primarily coding...

Solutions Architect – Gauteng Rosebank

This role is based in Gauteng and is Hybrid We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to join our team and drive significance together. We are looking for a candidate that would like to build on their expertise, form part of a growing team, Primary Duties and...

Senior Business Analyst (CH1087)

Our client is a leading software services and consulting company focusing on delivering innovative solutions with a strategic emphasis on generative AI.They have an opportunity for an experienced problem-solver with in-depth knowledge of Business Analysis to join our...

QA Team Lead

Role and Responsibilities: The Team Lead QA Engineer will oversee a team of QA Engineers, driving both manual and automated testing processes. This individual will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products, improving testing...

Data Management Consultant

Can You Turn Data Into Gold? We need a Data Management Consultant to help businesses unlock the full potential of their data. If you're a pro at structuring, analyzing, and optimizing data flows, apply now and let's transform information into innovation!...

Senior Business Analyst (CH1087) – Western Cape Cape Town

Our client is a leading software services and consulting company focusing on delivering innovative solutions with a strategic emphasis on generative AI.They have an opportunity for an experienced problem-solver with in-depth knowledge of Business Analysis to join our...

QA Team Lead – Remote Remote

Role and Responsibilities: The Team Lead QA Engineer will oversee a team of QA Engineers, driving both manual and automated testing processes. This individual will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products, improving testing...

Data Management Consultant – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Can You Turn Data Into Gold? We need a Data Management Consultant to help businesses unlock the full potential of their data. If you're a pro at structuring, analyzing, and optimizing data flows, apply now and let's transform information into innovation!...

IT Officer

A well-established national research foundation is seeking to appoint a IT Officer who will be responsible for the support of IT services to SKAO staff Science Operations Centre (SOC) South Africa and beyond. To manage technical assistance and support on the SKAO...

Service Desk Analyst

Our Client is looking for a Service Desk Analyst who will be responsible for providing first line technical support and customer service. A broad understanding of technical procedures and infrastructure is required. Your role will be to handle customer interactions on...

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