Nvidia launches Cosmos World Foundation Model Platform
At CES 2025, Nvidia announced Nvidia Cosmos, a platform comprising state-of-the-art generative world foundation models, advanced tokenisers, guardrails and an accelerated video processing pipeline built to advance the development of physical AI systems such...
2024 vehicle sales decline, despite late-year recovery
December vehicle sales in South Africa rose for the third consecutive month, increasing by 2,5% compared to December 2023. This growth was primarily driven by an 8,2% rise in passenger car sales, with the rental industry continuing to play a significant role in the...
Global smartphone shipments set to plummet
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 4,7% year over year in 2023 to 1,15-billion units, the lowest volume in a decade, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This is a downward revision from...
Avoid wellbeing washing with hybrid work
Post-Covid, many companies are making an effort to show they care. Better hours, working from home, lunchtime yoga classes - and stats suggest that employees value these initiatives. IWG's Hybrid Talent Magnet study found that 88% of HR executives believed they would...
Cybercrime threatens African digitalisation
With cybercrime increasingly posing a significant risk to enterprises globally, cybersecurity experts in South Africa are forecasting more challenging times ahead as threat actors exploit emerging innovations to launch sophisticated cyberattacks. Driven by heightened...
Infrastructure issues the top challenge to healthcare ecosystem
Healthcare leaders and younger healthcare professionals share a common vision for a more distributed healthcare system, powered by a dual-focus on creating a new future-fit paradigm of care delivery, while strengthening its current foundation. This is among the...
Research contests a new attack method
Sophos has uncovered how research contests run by cybercrime forums are helping to inspire new methods of attack and detection evasion. The contests mirror legitimate security conference 'Call For Papers' and provide the winners considerable financial rewards and...
Why Saffers don’t post pics with partners
According to the Digital Superstitions survey by Kaspersky, 43% of the respondents from South Africa do not post photos with their partners or spouses on social networks. Posting personal photos on social media can have certain negative consequences. Due to data...
Fujifilm, IBM develop 50Tb native tape storage system
Fujifilm and IBM have announced the development of a 50Tb native tape storage system, featuring what is believed to be the world's highest native data tape cartridge capacity. Fujifilm has begun production of a high-density tape cartridge for use with IBM's newest...
Call goes out for iWeek speakers
ZANOG@iWeek2024 has issued a call for speakers interested in presenting at South Africa's oldest and most prestigious internet industry gathering. The last fully-fledged instalment of iWeek was co-hosted with SAFNOG in August 2019 and saw over 30 speakers engage with...
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SUSE builds momentum with open source offerings
SUSE is an open source pioneer that has provided enterprise-grade software to tens of thousands of organisations for more than 25 years. As SUSE prepares to embark upon its next phase of corporate development as a standalone company, it continues to grow and build...
Internships could help with unemployment
Internships are effective public private sector partnerships that have the potential to make a huge dent in South Africa's youth unemployment which is currently at 38,2%, according to Stats SA. That's according to Independent telecoms firm Otel Communications which...
Payments in Africa drives innovation
Demand on the continent for geographically dispersed, less expensive and more efficient local and cross-border payments systems is accelerating development. The future of payments ecosystems is taking shape in Africa as the continent paves the way for innovation that...
EcoCash launches Scan & Pay in Zimbabwe
EcoCash and Mastercard have announced the launch of EcoCash Scan & Pay, a simple, secure and instant mobile payments solution for consumers and merchants, as part of their efforts to reduce cash usage and increase digital financial inclusion in Zimbabwe. The Scan...
Old Mutual collaborates with AWS on digital solutions
Old Mutual is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring a series of services to the markets in which the company operates. Vuyo Mpako, chief digital and data officer at Old Mutual, says working with AWS allows the financial services giant to bring innovation and...
How SA’s top female economists foster gender parity
When the girl child and young woman encounters few, if any, examples of female economists in her environment, a career in economics may not even cross her mind. By Maura Feddersen, economist at PwC Strategy But, female role models can negate the stereotypes that...
Increase online sales with personalisation
Personalisation is a key part of the customer experience and it should be a top priority for modern businesses. It's the answer to successful marketing and it enables businesses to create relevant and unique experiences through intelligent use of customer data. Modern...
10-year old Nigerian Wins Ericsson’s Girls Who Innovate competition
Ericsson, through its ninth annual participation in the 'Girls in ICT Day' across the Middle East and Africa, recently hosted the second edition of the annual 'Girls Who Innovate Competition' under the theme 'The Future of Education'. This year, 10-year old Kambinachi...
Acer launches Nitro gadget range
Acer has unveiled a new range of compatible Nitro gaming gadgets. The range includes: * Acer Nitro optical sensor mouse with seven buttons including a burst fire button and 20g acceleration with up to 4,000 dots per inch (DPI), and six-level adjustable DPI. * Acer...
Ruckus WiFi supports Facebook’s Express WiFi initiative
Ruckus Networks is joining Facebook's Express WiFi Certified ecosystem, a program that allows access point manufacturers to build WiFi hardware compatible with Express WiFi. Operators participating in Facebook's Express WiFi initiative will deploy the Ruckus virtual...
Delphi Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Hire Resolve's client is looking for a Delphi Developer to join their team within the FinTech industry in Cape Town, WC. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Delphi programming and a passion for creating efficient, user-friendly software...
Azure Data Engineer wit Power BI at In4 Group
Role Profile: Azure Data Engineer with PowerBiPosition SummaryThe Data Engineer is responsible for leading the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines and data infrastructure. This role involves overseeing a team of data engineers, ensuring high-quality...
Azure Data Engineer wit Power BI at In4 Group – Gauteng Pretoria North
Role Profile: Azure Data Engineer with PowerBiPosition SummaryThe Data Engineer is responsible for leading the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines and data infrastructure. This role involves overseeing a team of data engineers, ensuring high-quality...
Senior Credit Risk Modelling Business Analyst
Position OverviewOur client is looking for a detail-oriented Senior Credit Risk Modelling Business Analyst with a background in financial services and financial services products. This role requires a strategic thinker with 10+ years of experience in analyzing complex...
Software Developer – Senior (Angular) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Our client stands out as a recognised expert in automation technology, earning prestigious accolades for their innovative approach. Through the utilisation of state-of-the-art technology, they have positioned themselves as a prominent figure in global...
Senior Credit Risk Modelling Business Analyst – Gauteng Randburg
Position OverviewOur client is looking for a detail-oriented Senior Credit Risk Modelling Business Analyst with a background in financial services and financial services products. This role requires a strategic thinker with 10+ years of experience in analyzing complex...
Software Developer – Senior (Angular) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:Our client stands out as a recognised expert in automation technology, earning prestigious accolades for their innovative approach. Through the utilisation of state-of-the-art technology, they have positioned themselves as a prominent figure in global...
2nd Line Server Support Engineer
Cape Town Area. Leading Client in the Technology Industry requires a Senior Server Support Engineer to provide 2nd line support within the server management, end user computing layer and support layer. Assist with escalations from 1st line support engineers Provide...
Senior MS Azure Cloud Solutions Architect at Ntice Search
Senior Solutions Architect - Microsoft AzureStart Date: As soon as possibleLocation: Remote (in office JHB 1-2 times per month or as needed)Duration: 12 monthsJob Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect to...
Senior Business Analyst at Datonomy Solutions
We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our team based in JHB. This position requires an experienced person who has a solid understanding of Business Analysis and Enterprise Business Processes.Non-Negotiables:IIBA certified if not then FTI...
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