Banks are still missing the links between fraud and money laundering

Financial institutions are increasingly integrating their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but intelligence and governance gaps remain. New fraud and AML convergence research from Datos Insights, commissioned by data and AI leader SAS, finds 86% report...

How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

VALR pioneers xStocks in SA

VALR, Africa’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume, has launched xStocks on its platform enabling customers to gain price exposure through tokenisation of leading US-listed equities such as Tesla, Nvidia, Robinhood, Circle, and Coinbase. With this move, VALR says...

ConCourt upholds Vodacom’s latest Please Call Me appeal

The Constitutional Court has upheld Vodacom’s latest appeal in the Please Call Me case. The case, which has been in and out of the courts for two decades now, will now be referred to a new panel of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA). Vodacom will now review the...

Nvidia RTX A400, A1000 GPUs enhance AI-powered design, productivity

Nvidia has expanded its RTX professional graphics offerings with two new Nvidia Ampere architecture-based GPUs for desktops: the Nvidia RTX A400 and Nvidia RTX A1000. They expand access to AI and ray-tracing technology, equipping professionals with the tools they need...

Microsoft, Google top list for Q1 phishing attacks

Check Point Research has released its latest Brand Phishing Ranking for Q1 2024, highlighting the brands most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to deceive individuals and steal personal information or payment credentials. In the first quarter of...

Kagiso Trust hackathon bears fruit for municipalities

A Web-based solution to improve data management in local government will undergo further development after being conceived by the winning team at a Kagiso Trust hackathon. A team of young coders dubbed Mzansi Innovators shared a R20 000 prize for their solution which...

Nvidia sees big jump in R&D spending

Nvidia propelled its research and development (R&D) expenditure to an impressive 73% in five years, spending $8,68-billion, and highlighting a substantial surge from the $2,38-billion allocated in 2019, according to Stocklytics. "The trajectory of Nvidia's R&D...

Africa Code Week empowers 17m youth with digital skills

SAP's Africa Code Week (ACW) has successfully empowered 17-million young people across 54 countries since 2015, according to the programme's latest impact results. The initiative - in partnership with UNESCO, the Association for the Development of Education in Africa...

Starlink will cut off SA users

South African users of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service will be cut off from the end of this month. The service is not registered in this country and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) in November 2023 warned that it is illegal to...

Global coral bleaching event is happening now

The world is currently experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists and the network of global coral reef scientists aligned to the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). This...

ISPA cries foul on fixed call termination rates

The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has questioned recently-announced aggressive reductions in fixed call termination rates. The industry representative body is also calling for implementation of the planned convergence of mobile and fixed call...

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HPE, Nutanix to deliver hybrid cloud as a service

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Nutanix has announced a global partnership to deliver an integrated hybrid cloud as a Service (aaS) solution to the market. The offering will leverage Nutanix's Enterprise Cloud OS software including its built-in, free AHV...

Trend Micro extends security offerings

Trend Micro has announced enhancements to its Deep Security and Cloud App Security products designed to extend protection to virtual machines on the Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes platform protection, container image scanning integration with the Google Kubernetes...

Chatbots elevate customer experience in financial services

The growing sophistication of chatbots and the artificial intelligence (AI) that powers them could soon make time-consuming, frustrating interactions with financial services companies thing of the past. "Chatbots will dramatically change how you interact with a range...

Toshiba rebrands as Dynabook Europe

Toshiba Client Solutions Europe is embarking on a company rebrand effective immediately and will be known as Dynabook Europe. Toshiba Client Solutions joined Sharp Group on 1 October 2018 and changed its name to become Dynabook on 1 January 2019. The long established...

Fujitsu and Commvault offer more backup choices

Fujitsu is giving customers the widest choice of backup solutions to suit their individual business needs and budgets, with the addition of Commvault HyperScale Appliances to its storage portfolio. The hyper-converged Commvault HyperScale Appliances are built on...

Dark Fibre Africa chooses CA to underpin digital ambitions

In its quest to create a digital platform for business enablement, Dark Fibre Africa has engaged with CA Southern Africa to provide several application programming interface (API) management solutions. With a flexible, open approach to the development of essential...

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

Rectron has announced that it is to distribute ROLI's musical touch technology in South Africa. ROLI's journey in music technology began with the launch of the Seaboard GRAND, a premium performance synthesiser that essentially reimagined the piano. Since then, ROLI...

Kyocera Document Solutions unveils renewed brand identity

Kyocera Document Solutions has announced a renewed global corporate identity. The new brand identity reflects the company's increasing role in helping customers capture the opportunities of the world's digital economy. It reflects a growing dedication to helping...

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...

Front-end Developer (Angular) (JHB) (12-month Contract)

ENVIRONMENT:A global ingredient manufacturer dedicated to sustainably transforming the quality of life for 80 percent of the world through its products and services is seeking a Frontend Developer (Angular). This is a 12-month contract role. This role will spearhead...

IT Support Assistant

ENVIRONMENT:An exclusive digital command centre based in Cape Town is looking for an IT Support Assistant who will assist with the maintenance of the company's computer systems and networks, helping to ensure smooth and efficient operation across the organisation....

Field Technician (Centurion) – Construction Technology

Hire Resolve's client, a leading provider of hardware and software solutions that support digitally connected construction and mining sites, is currently seeking a Field Technician to join their team in Centurion on a hybrid work setup. The successful candidate will...

IT Support Assistant – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:An exclusive digital command centre based in Cape Town is looking for an IT Support Assistant who will assist with the maintenance of the company's computer systems and networks, helping to ensure smooth and efficient operation across the organisation....

Data Engineer at STS

Data Engieer role We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to join our dynamic team at Purple Group. The successful candidate will play a key role in the Data Engineering Data Warehousing team, supporting the data requirements of the business, design, build, and...

Data Scientist at Old Mutual MFC

IntroductionOld Mutual is the 2018 No 1 Top Employer in South Africa and Ghana and remains the Industry Leader in Financial Services and Insurance. We have also been certified as a Top Employer in all the 13 countries across the African continent. We are rooted in our...

Senior Python Developer

Senior Python Developer - 12 Month ContractSenior Python Developer - 12 Month ContractKey Responsibilities:Lead the technical modernisation of our Django-based insurance platformDesign and implement robust APIs and integrationsDrive best practices in software...

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