Cisco partners with Jozi My Jozi on inner city revitalisation

Kathy Gibson reports form Johannesburg - Cisco and Jozi My Jozi today launched a new partnership aimed at harnessing technology to help develop the Johannesburg inner city. The new initiative, Masibambisane, is part of Cisco’s global 40 Communities social impact...

New battery factory drives industrialisation, job creation

Kathy Gibson reports - Actom has opened a new assembly line for locally-assembled LiFePO₄ battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yesterday, the company also announced that is expanding manufacturing capacity for its high voltage equipment. These moves are significant...

Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Nvidia brings agentic AI reasoning to Google Cloud

Nvidia is collaborating with Google Cloud to bring agentic AI to enterprises seeking to locally harness the Google Gemini family of AI models using the Nvidia Blackwell HGX and DGX platforms and Nvidia Confidential Computing for data safety. With the Nvidia...

Cloud computing to hit 20% growth rates

The global cloud computing market size is estimated to reach $2 390.18 billion by 2030, registering to grow at a CAGR of 20,4% from 2025 to 2030 according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market is experiencing significant growth fueled by several key...

New resources targeting tech offer hope for connectivity challenges

ITU's Partner2Connect Digital Coalition has identified new connectivity projects worth $7-billion worldwide in 2023, the UN tech agency announced at ​Partner2Connect's second annual meeting in Geneva. The new commitments increase to nearly $37-billion the value of...

Industrial printer shipments decline

Global shipments of industrial printers declined 2.4% year over year in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker. However, the market contraction appears to be...

N3 toll plazas go contactless

FNB, in partnership with Visa and N3 Toll Concession (RF) (N3TC), are introducing a contactless card payments at toll plazas on the N3 Toll Route. Toll plazas will be equipped with card acceptance devices that will help to reduce time spent at the toll booth and...

Forescout raises alarm over Sierra Wireless routers

Global cybersecurity specialist Forescout has released “SIERRA:21 – Living on the Edge”, an analysis of 21 newly-discovered vulnerabilities within OT/IoT routers and open-source software components which emphasises the continued risk to critical infrastructure and...

Employers urged to rethink minimum wages

In a world of growing calls for global social reform, companies that want to preserve their market share will have to pay their employees at least a living wage. This is according to Professor Ines Meyer of the Living Wage South Africa Network, whose research paves...

Africa is ‘a uniquely appealing green investment destination’

KPMG has released a new report highlighting Africa's significant investment opportunity in renewable energy, detailing nearly $250-billion untapped green investment opportunities in areas such as solar, wind, and hydrogen. As it stands, Africa will need $277-billion...

Healthy half-year growth for public cloud services

Worldwide revenue for the public cloud services market totaled $315,5-billion in the first half of 2023 (1H23) - an increase of 19,1% over the same period in 2022 - according to IDC's latest Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Tracker. Software as a Service -...

AMD adds to Ryzen portfolio to advance the AI PC era

Looking to make its mark on the burgeoning AI market, AMD has released the latest processors in its Ryzen portfolio - the Ryzen 8040 Series - which are expected to be broadly available from leading OEMs in the first quarter of next year. With the integrated Ryzen AI...

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Top-level changes at Software AG

Software AG has announced that Dr Wolfram Jost, who engineered Software AG's digital transformation technology as the company's chief technology officer, will leave Software AG to pursue new opportunities. Dr Andreas Bereczky, chairman of Software AG's Supervisory...

Explore Data Science Academy extends SA’s skills

The Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA) has announced an online course and a series of data science competitions aimed at making 'job future' skills available to South African high school students. From 11 February, scholars between Grades 10 and 12 will be able to...

Key trends driving enterprise software innovation in 2019

In South Africa, savvy business leaders are looking to embrace leading edge technology as a way to drive growth and innovation. Importantly, this requires a fresh and brave approach to traditional processes - with investment into new solutions. By Gareth Hawkey, group...

New regional CEO for Liquid Telecom MEWA

Liquid Telecom has appointed Mohamed Abdel Bassit as its new regional CEO for Middle East and West Africa (MEWA), effective 1 January 2019. Based in Cairo, Bassit will oversee the group's expansion further into MEWA following the recent news that it is investing...

Intelligent enterprises will be built on interconnected systems

The world of enterprise IT is experiencing a seismic shift that is both technical and cultural, according to a new report on "Future Systems" from Accenture. Companies need systems that are boundaryless, adaptable and radically human to thrive in a world of constant...

Data governance adds up to good business

An effective data governance strategy is essential for business' due to the increasing importance of data and imposition of various data regulations. By Mike Rees, territory account manager for South Africa at Commvault This strategy ensures that the right policies,...

IQbusiness partners with GRI on Competitive Business Programme

IQbusiness has partnered with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to implement its Competitive Business Programme (CSRCB) for SMEs throughout Africa. The comprehensive corporate sustainability management and disclosure framework is aimed at helping small- and...

Huawei debuts data centre switch for the AI era

Huawei has unveiled what is believes to be the industry's first data centre switch built for the artificial intelligence (AI) era -- CloudEngine 16800. Huawei defines three characteristics of data centre switches in the AI era: embedded AI chip, 48-port 400GE line...

Four steps to transforming data

Within the realm of data management, there is one area that is often overlooked - data transformation. Data transformation is a relatively mundane yet fundamental data management capability - particularly when dealing with similar data from multiple sources. By Gary...

Senior SAP Solutions Architect – Remote Remote

Senior SAP Solutions ArchitectSenior SAP Solutions ArchitectQualifications and experience: THE ESSENTIALS3+ Diploma /Degree in Information Systems / B.Sc. Computer Science (or similar)Expert Certification in cloud technologies6+ years experience in a Senior Solutions...

Senior Java Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Looking for a new exciting role? Then this is for you! Looking for a Senior Lead Software Engineer that is going to guide, advise, inform, mentor team members to enable them to perform the tasks required by their roles to the best of their ability. The Senior Lead...

Senior Data Engineer

Snr Data Engineer Our client is a future enablement partner specializing in product and software development, digital transformation consulting, and the design, development, and deployment of enterprise solutions for international clients. As part of the Group and a...

Data Engineer (CPT Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:A fast-growing provider of cutting-edge Hardware Solutions seeks a highly skilled Data Engineer to help develop and refine its existing IoT platform, policy management system, and agent app. To support these efforts, they need to migrate and improve its BI...

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My client based in Plattekloof (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Data Engineer to join them on a permanent basis. IT / Finance Responsibilities Work directly with internal customers to identify their requirementsDevelop robust data models and gather...

Mid to Senior Developer

PHP is the go-to programming language for creating dynamic, data-driven websites that engage users. Our client is looking for a PHP Software developer. Key Requirements Mid to Senior Dev with PHP, Laravel, Apache, Linux and C SkillsMust have C skillsExperience in the...

Senior Data Engineer – Western Cape Century City

Snr Data Engineer Our client is a future enablement partner specializing in product and software development, digital transformation consulting, and the design, development, and deployment of enterprise solutions for international clients. As part of the Group and a...

Data Engineer (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Woodstock

ENVIRONMENT:A fast-growing provider of cutting-edge Hardware Solutions seeks a highly skilled Data Engineer to help develop and refine its existing IoT platform, policy management system, and agent app. To support these efforts, they need to migrate and improve its BI...

Data Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town Region

My client based in Plattekloof (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Data Engineer to join them on a permanent basis. IT / Finance Responsibilities Work directly with internal customers to identify their requirementsDevelop robust data models and gather...

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