At 60, Altron pivots to focus on platforms, services
As it marks 60 years since its founding, South African electronics giant Altron is looking forward to the next 60 with a fresh focus. Born during the rapid industrialisation boom of the 1960s, Altron has successfully reinvented itself several times in the decades...
Economic concerns send CEO confidence plummeting
Merchantec Capital’s latest CEO Confidence Index recorded a sharp decline from 53.9 points in Q4 2024 to 45.2 points this quarter, marking a substantial dip in sentiment among business leaders, reflecting growing concern over economic growth, industry stability, and...
Leadership changes at Seacom
Seacom has announced a number of significant changes within its executive leadership team. Lucas Malamule Ndala has been appointed as the new group chief financial officer, succeeding Richard Schumacher, who takes on the role of chief wholesale and strategic alliances...
Quantum AI the next big thing in the AI evolution
Quantum artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as the next big advancement in AI development, using quantum mechanics to propel capabilities beyond current limits. With a notable 14% three-year CAGR increase in patent filings from 2020 to 2022, quantum AI has vast...
Tough conditions won’t stop Saffers this Black Friday
Despite the cost of living crisis impacting South Africans this year, Black Friday sales are expected to remain buoyant as consumers take advantage of the deals on offer. "Last year, BankservAfrica logged a total of 1.2 million transactions worth over R1 billion on...
African fintech growth could unlock greater economic prosperity
Africa is one of the fastest growing fintech markets with revenue forecasted to grow 13-fold to $65-billion by 2030. In addition to the revenue opportunity, fintechs play an important role in developing the region's economy and improving the lives of African people by...
Last chance to vote for 2023’s top vendors and distributors
At midnight tomorrow (16 November), voting will close for the 2023 survey for this year's Channelwise Awards - the most sought-after and prestigious independent awards in the South African IT distribution channel. We're giving channel players an extra 24 hours to cast...
Fast cyberattacks hinder effective defender response
Telemetry logs were missing in nearly 42% of the attack cases studied by Sophos, according to its Active Adversary Report for Security Practitioners. In 82% of these cases, cybercriminals disabled or wiped out the telemetry to hide their tracks. The report covers...
Business vehicles at bigger risk of hijacking
Tracker's vehicle crime statistics for the period January to June 2023 reveal that hijackings still dominate, accounting for 55% of all national vehicle crime incidents versus theft at 45%. However, while the hijacking to theft ratio for personal vehicles is...
African government institutions under fire from cyberthreats
Check Point Software Technologies' Global Threat Index for October 2023 reveals an alarming trend in cyber threats, with the Remote Access Trojan (RAT) NJRat having dramatically risen from sixth to second place - with a particular focus on targeting government...
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MTN partners on new payment service
MTN Uganda, in partnership with Mastercard and United Bank for Africa (UBA), has announced a new service that will enable quicker, safer and more convenient online payments globally. Through this partnership, MTN MoMo customers will use a virtual card to shop or make...
VMware, Microsoft in Azure collaboration
VMware NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud will be integrated with Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN, enabling customers across all industries that have business resources in Azure to gain simple, automated and high-performance connectivity to the branch. The new solution will extend...
Comstor programme for NetApp channel enablement
Comstor Southern Africa has launched its Comstor Imagine programme, a focussed partner programme for NetApp solutions to help drive channel enablement throughout the southern Africa region. The goal of the programme is to provide channel enablement, sales support,...
MTN Business partners with Digital Twin Mine Management
South African miners operate some of the world's deepest and most dangerous mines. According to the Department of Minerals Resources, 22 miners died while on duty this year, while 2017 recorded the highest rate of fatalities in a decade, with 88 people killed....
Innovation, automation critical for digitisation
Maintaining relevance and driving conversations with customers remains critical to the challenges of business in an increasingly digitised world. To achieve this and ensure longevity, Cassie Lessing, MD of Strato IT Group, says that while innovation remains...
Are private company directors subject to PAYE?
Where fixed monthly payments made up less than 75% of private company director remuneration, paragraph 11C of the Fourth Schedule to the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 used to apply to require payment of employees' tax for such directors on a monthly basis in respect of...
Digital health to improve disease outcomes
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which include cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases and diabetes, account for more than 70% of deaths globally each year. By Jennifer Esposito Several organisations...
IBM launches new AI solutions
IBM has launched new Watson solutions and services pre-trained for a variety of industries and professions including agriculture, customer service, human resources, supply chain, manufacturing, building management, automotive, marketing, and advertising. "As data...
Curtain falls on MTN’s free Twitter service
After providing free Twitter to millions of subscribers for an unprecedented four years, MTN's free Twitter service will come to an end at midnight tonight (Tuesday 25 September). "Free Twitter started out as a 90-day promotion in May 2014 and over time, it has become...
Financial services the least trusted sector globally
The financial services industry was once again the least trusted sector in the annual Edelman Trust Barometer, which has been measuring trust in business, NGOs, government and the media for the last 18 years. According to the 2018 report, which has a special section...
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Intermediate Software Developer (Java) (CH1070) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
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