Social media faces regulation, user shift toward decentralisation
Regulatory pressure on social media intensified in 2024, signalling a shift in how governments deal with big tech. Upcoming laws such as Australia’s under-16 ban and new antitrust scrutiny could reshape the sector’s structure and revenue models. As users grow wary of...
Tech costs are holding facilities management back
South Africa’s facility managers call for smarter technology and greater support as workloads and budget pressures mount. A new industry report reveals that South Africa’s facility managers are feeling the pressure of heavy workloads, outdated infrastructure, and...
Tourism ends 2023 at 90% of pre-Covid levels
International tourism is on track to recover almost 90% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year. According to the latest data from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), an estimated 975-million tourists travelled internationally between January and September...
Black Friday sales numbers show consumer strain
Although the volume of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales increased over the sales period, data from Ecentric Payment Systems shows that the value of transactions and the timing of purchases made indicates that consumers are carefully shopping around while also...
Party is over for WLAN as revenues dip
Vendors depleted their backlogs of Wireless LAN (WLAN) orders faster than expected, bringing worldwide revenues down 4% year-over-year (Y/Y) in 3Q 2023. Following an unprecedented stretch of revenue expansion, vendors are now reporting flat or declining orders from...
Modest growth for wearables shipments
Worldwide shipments of wearable devices grew 2,6% year over year during the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23) and reached an all-time high for the third quarter of 148,4-million units, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly...
ASSAf study shows the way forward for nuclear
South Africa is not making the best use of its considerable nuclear technology resources, and could be a lot more effective if it capitalised on its existing programmes, with better integration and support from the private sector. The Department of Science and...
Cloud set to be a business necessity
By 2028, cloud computing will shift from being a technology disruptor to becoming a necessary component for maintaining business competitiveness, according to Gartner. IT spending on public cloud services continues to rise unabated. In 2024, worldwide end-user...
Global smartphone shipments finally turn the corner
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to see 7,3% year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The improved forecast for the holiday quarter follows...
CISOs under threat from repeat attacks
Boards need to get behind their security teams to prevent attacks from happening. Trellix has released new research, "Mind of the CISO: Behind the Breach" that surveyed global chief information security officers (CISOs) across major industries to better understand the...
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BI to combat insurance policy lapses
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StatPro and Infovest step up SA presence
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Rebrand redefines direction for Ozone
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Columinate, Insites Consulting join forces
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Why Chromebook is top of the class
Chromebook has been labelled by educators as the essential classroom tool. In a recent study by Acer, the European Schoolnet Educational Netbook Pilot of 2010, 74% of European-based teachers who participated in the study believed that netbooks in classrooms will allow...
Nexign targets Africa for growth in 2019
Business support system (BSS) provider for communications service providers (CSPs) Nexign (formerly Peter-Service) will be focusing on establishing its presence in Africa over the coming months. Spearheaded by telecom industry veteran Ahmad Sayed, regional director,...
Digitally enhanced public private partnerships
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Email security essential in the digital age
A relationship that began many years ago with the migration of the Syrex secure email gateway services to Mimecast has evolved into a partnership for the future as companies need to become increasingly cyber resilient to protect themselves against malicious email...
Oracle puts machine learning at applications’ heart
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SUSE secures OpenChain Certification
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Java Developer (Advanced) 2437 – Gauteng Pretoria
Java Developer ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:JAVA/Spring Boot.JavaScript + JS UI frameworks (ReactJS / Angular, NodeJS).HTML5, CSS3.CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Development).SQL (Oracle, Postgres).Test Driven Development/Automated Testing...
System and Cloud Administrator – Gauteng Midrand
We are looking to hire a System and Cloud Administrator who will be responsible for for designing, monitoring, and supporting data center, server, and back-end solutions, including ensuring secure access and seamless integration for business systems.What you'll...
SAP Full Stack Developer at Ntice Search
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Mobile Developer
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SQL Database Administrator
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Mobile Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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SQL Database Administrator – Western Cape Constantia
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Data Scientist
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