Stock market set for 2026 surge after slump
The stock market had a rough start in 2025, with the S&P 500 dropping 10% due to investors’ recession fears. Despite a brief stock rally in mid-March, economic uncertainty and trade tensions have set the ground for a disappointing end to a quarter. The market...
Webb unmasks the true nature of the Cosmic Tornado
Exquisite details from the James Webb telescope reveal a chance, random alignment of a protostellar outflow and a distant spiral galaxy. The new composite image combines observations from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), which...
New challenges as HR leaders strive to meet business outcomes
Leader and manager development, and organizational culture are the top priorities for HR leaders for 2024, according to a survey by Gartner. The Gartner survey of 520 HR leaders in July 2023 found the top five organisational priorities for HR leaders next year...
Digital payments to become a $10trn industry
Over the past five years, more than 1,6-billion people worldwide have embraced digital payments, pushing the total user count in this market to a whopping 4,44-billion, or more than half the world`s population. This massive user base has helped the total transaction...
Teraco commences CT2 expansion
interconnection hub and vendor-neutral data centre provider Teraco has announced a 30 megawatt (MW) expansion of its CT2 hyperscale data centre facility in Brackenfell, Cape Town. The expansion is scheduled for completion in early 2025 and will incorporate the latest...
Paratus SA inaugurates vendor neutral teleport
Representing the Group's largest investment in South Africa to date and built to serve Sub-Saharan Africa, the newly constructed Paratus South Africa Teleport - The Goedehoop Teleport in Doornkloof, Pretoria - has entered the final stages of completion. As the...
NAPAfrica achieves 4Tbps milestone
TikTok has joined Internet eXchange Point (IXP) NAPAfrica's growing community. At the same time, NAPAfrica announced a significant milestone in its growth journey by surpassing the 4Tbps (Terabits per second) traffic milestone. NAPAfrica reached the 3Tbps traffic...
ASSAf awards Science-for-Society Gold Medals
ASSAf annually awards ASSAf Science-for-Society Gold Medals for outstanding achievement in scientific thinking to the benefit of society. This year the awards were presented to two eminent scientists, Prof Richard Cowling and Prof Glenda Gray, at its Annual Awards...
Vodacom reports solid six-month growth
Vodacom has reported group revenue of R72,8-billion for the six months ended 30 September, up 35,5% compared to the same period last year and positively impacted by the acquisition of Vodacom Egypt. Group service revenue saw growth of 42,2%, or 7,9% if Vodafone Egypt...
Role of leadership changes as businesses embrace GenAI
The rise of generative AI in 2023 has been nothing short of remarkable. As the technology went mainstream in the consumer market, progressive senior leaders were quick to respond, seeking to secure their place in the emerging transformation. It's a safe bet that 2024...
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Integrated fleet management keeps first responders safe
There aren't enough ambulances to service the Gauteng population, according a 2017 media report. International guidelines recommend that there is at least one ambulance per 10 000 people in the population. This equates to 1 340 ambulances for Gauteng's population of...
Easybiz QuickBooks rebrands
EasyBiz QuickBooks, the authorised South African partner of global accounting software leaders, Intuit QuickBooks, is rebranding to align its identity with its vision for the future. It will operate under its new name, EasyBiz Technologies from yesterday (15 October...
Kenyan carrier neutral colocation data centre selects Siemon
Nairobi-based colocation data centre provider icolo.io has implemented state-of the-art network infrastructure solutions from global infrastructure specialist Siemon at Kenya's first carrier neutral co-location data centre. Located in Miritini, Mombasa, the...
Apple’s Wozniak co-founds venture capital firm
Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak today announced that he has become the co-founder of EQUI Global, the venture capital tech innovator. Wozniak has joined forces with EQUI founder Doug Barrowman and EQUI co-founder Baroness Michelle Mone OBE. EQUI Global aims to...
Internet inclusion and its transformative power
The recently-released Internet Inclusive Index: Bridging Digital Divides repor - commissioned by Facebook and compiled by The Economist - gives South Africa the number one ranking on the African continent, and 71st globally, for Internet inclusivity and access to...
Factors to consider in Zimbabwe’s economy
Zimbabwe has rebased its gross domestic production, including the informal sector in its calculations for the first time. By Alisa Strobel, senior economist: sub-Saharan Africa at IHS Markit Zimbabwe's nominal size of the economy has increased by around 40% after the...
Cartrack wins at Ask Afrika awards
Vehicle tracking, fleet management and insurance telematics company Cartrack was recognised for its successes when it was announced as the winner in the "car tracker" industry category at the prestigious 2018/19 Ask Afrika Orange Index Awards. The Ask Afrika Orange...
West African property summit focuses on tech
The convergence of AI, technology and data on Nigeria's multi-billion dollar plus retail market will be a strategic focus to local and international developers, investors and retailers at the 4th annual West Africa Property Investment Summit taking place on 15 and 16...
Entries open for FICO awards
FICO has opened entries into its seventh annual awards, which aim to honour organisations that have achieved outstanding results using analytics and decision management solutions from FICO. The awards shine a spotlight on business leaders who are driving their...
HP showcases end-to-end services
During Gitex Technology Week, HP Inc will be providing visitors a glimpse into the office of the future by showcasing its end-to-end services. The services will highlight HP's offerings in Managed Print Services (MPS) and Device as a Service (DaaS). Both play a...
Performance Tester
Hiring - Performance Tester - Contract - Hybrid Performance Tester is needed to join the innovative team by helping and ensuring that critical components of an application perform as expected under varying user loads and to help evaluate the resource usage.Performance...
Snr Control Software Engineer
Key Responsibilities: Development and maintenance of the telescope operational softwareAssist in systems engineering documentation refinementSupport users, operators, as well as the implementation of releases, system changes and fixes.Establish and maintain working...
Senior UX Designer
Do you have a knack for understanding user needs and translating them into seamless experiences? Our client is looking for a Senior UX Designer to join their remote team. If you're passionate about user research, prototyping, and designing exceptional user journeys,...
Scrum Master – Gauteng Centurion
Scrum Master Scrum MasterEducational / Experience Requirements:Scrum master certification (mandatory)Basic understanding of software developmentBachelors degree (advantage)Excellent communication and servant leadership skillsProblem-solving and conflict resolution...
IT DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Fully remote position or in office if preferred. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics,...
Data Engineer – Gauteng Parkwood
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will be doing The...
Senior Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Join one of South Africa's largest fintech consulting powerhouses as a Senior Developer. We are seeking passionate, experienced developers who thrive in solving complex problems, creating innovative solutions, and delivering exceptional value to clients. As part of...
Database Designer
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Senior Python Engineer
This role can be fully remote. Our client makes online commerce and digital payment acceptance easier and more accessible across all Africa. Based in Cape Town, South Africa, we work with small and largemerchants to provide a complete toolkit to accept, manage and...
Business Analyst
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 1-year contract roleTo apply a set of tasks and...
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