Call to correct Africa’s map distortion
For centuries, the Mercator map - one of the most widely used world maps - has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million square kilometers - large enough to fit the US, China, India and most...
$4,8trn AI opportunity could widen inequality gap
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming economies and creating opportunities - but it also poses risks of greater inequality. UN Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report 2025 warns that while AI can be a powerful tool for progress, it is...
HCP shipments fall as demand softens
Shipments of hardcopy peripherals (HCP) in Western Europe (WE) declined 11,6% YoY to 3,4-million units in Q3 2023, according to recent research by International Data Corporation (IDC). While the situation tends to differ by country and brand, supply chain issues have...
Setting SA’s maths whizzkids up for exam success
When the Siyavula and MTN Foundations teamed up to launch the Siyavula #1MillionMaths Challenge - aimed at sparking interest in maths and to help South Africa's high school students prepare for their final exams - they never realised the pivotal role it could play in...
Few companies have AI projects, despite urgency
Just 11% of organisations in South Africa are fully prepared to deploy and leverage artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technologies, according to Cisco’s inaugural AI Readiness Index. This is in line with global trends, with 14% of respondents globally considering...
NASA sends optical comms millions of kilometers into space
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment has beamed a near-infrared laser encoded with test data from nearly 16-million kilometers away – about 40 times farther than the Moon is from Earth – to the Hale Telescope at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory in...
OpenAI execs move to Microsoft
OpenAI has let its CEO and board member Sam Altman go. He and chairman Greg Brockman will be joining Microsoft to head up a new AI division there. Announcing Altman's departure, a statement from OpenAI notes that Altman's departure follows a deliberative review...
AI set for major second wave, says Nvidia CEO
European startups will get a massive boost from a new generation of AI infrastructure - and it's coming just in time. This is according to Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, who says: "We're now seeing a major second wave." Huang was speaking at Scaleway's ai-Pulse...
The cost of supply chain resilience
Resilience in supply chains remains vital but may prove too expensive for many firms. In the new report, S&P Global Market Intelligence's supply chain analysts highlighted the continuing need to build supply chain resilience in 2024 is clashing with reduced...
More collaboration, specialisation from cybercriminals
New findings from Trellix's CyberThreat Report: November 2023 from its Advanced Research Centre indicates that collaboration is taking place between ransomware groups and nation-state-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) actors. They are believed to be adopting and...
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VAST Networks enables seamless WiFi onboarding
VAST Networks has engineered Hotspot 2.0, a IoT platform that onboards consumer devices to a wireless network to ensure uninterrupted high-speed connectivity. Traditionally, to connect to a WiFi service, new users would be directed to a captive portal that requires...
CA offers DevOps on SAP cloud
CA Technologies has signed an OEM agreement with SAP to integrate and embed services to offer its DevOps solutions on SAP Cloud Platform. The combined offering will enable businesses to improve quality and accelerate development and delivery capabilities for SAP...
How to pay less for a computer, components
The weak rand and poor economic situation has already raised the spectre of hefty price increases for IT products. Now, a shortage of Intel processors - which are at the heart of more than 90% of the world's laptops - is adding to the likelihood that South Africans...
The danger of buying insurance without risk management advice
Risk management is perceived by most people as simply buying insurance. As a result, many companies take out insurance assuming they will be protected from the risks that they face, which is a rapidly eroding model that doesn't take stock of risks that are in fact...
Axiz Digital makes it easy to sell cloud services
Business partners can now leverage from the unique integration between Axiz and IBM to sell SaaS and cloud products. "This is in line with Axiz transformation of distribution through our Advanced Technologies division," says Jacques Malherbe, chief technology officer...
Logicalis Australia acquires CNI
Datatec's Australian subsidiary, Thomas Duryea Logicalis, has acquired Computer Network Integration (CNI), a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner based in Melbourne. CNI has been a focussed Microsoft Azure partner since 2012 and is known for its technical expertise,...
Paratus upgrades mobile data LTE network
Paratus has successfully concluded the first phase of the upgrades to its Mobile LTE Data network. The operator has confirmed that phase two will commence during November 2018 when the equipment arrives from the vendor manufacturing line. The upgrade has increased...
XenServer 7.6 available from Troye
Troye has announced the availability of Citrix XenServer 7.6. While there are several new features in 7.6 that enhance and extend the capabilities of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, support for thin provisioning on block storage for virtual disk storage repositories...
Richard Broeke is new Securicom MD
Securicom has appointed Richard Broeke as its new MD.He held the position of GM at the company for the past three years. A qualified CISSP, Broeke has been in the IT sector for more than 20 years, with a special interest in guiding companies on implementing strategic...
Samsung gets top employer certification
Samsung Electronics South Africa has successfully attained the prestigious Top Employer 2019 Certification for a consecutive five years in a row, Top Employers Institute has named Samsung as one of the South African companies that create the best employment conditions...
BI Analyst Developer at Ntice Search
Our Client, We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to lead our Data Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and maintenance of our SQL Reporting Services and Power BI solutions. This role...
Solutions Architect – Gauteng Sandown
Tertiary level qualification (BSc Computer Science/BCom informatics) or 3 years Diploma/Degree in Information Technology.TOGAF and cloud (AWS or Azure) certification5+ years' experience in IT Delivery, including a minimum of 2+ years' experience in architecture4+...
Linux / C Developer – Western Cape Bellville
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BI Analyst Developer at Ntice Search – KwaZulu-Natal Mpumalanga
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Data Engineer
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Senior Specialist Business Analyst (12 Months)
Non negotiables are:Candidates must have built an online platform (Customer interface applications)Integrating systems with the aim of solutions for customersCandidates with experience in long term insuranceFinancial Background/ Telco systems/Banking...
Data Engineer – Gauteng Sandton
We are looking for an experienced professional to join our team as a Data Engineer at a consultant or manager level. Our Data Engineer role offers the chance to collaborate with clients and design secure, scalable, and budget-friendly solutions leveraging the power of...
Senior Specialist Business Analyst (12 Months) – Gauteng Braamfontein
Non negotiables are:Candidates must have built an online platform (Customer interface applications)Integrating systems with the aim of solutions for customersCandidates with experience in long term insuranceFinancial Background/ Telco systems/Banking...
Cobol Developer at Standard Bank
Position Type: Permanent, Hybrid - once a week at the officeBusiness Segment: Personal & Private Banking Job Description To deliver specialist technical expertise, leadership across the full solution lifecycle to direct the scope, design, quality and refactoring...
Java Developer
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