Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

EFTCorp recognised for financial inclusion in Africa

EFT Corporation (EFTCorp) received the “Outstanding Contribution to Fintech Enablement” award at the 15th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit – West Africa, held in Accra, Ghana. The award recognises EFTCorp’s role in advancing fintech innovation and expanding financial inclusion...

Orange Social Venture Prize supports innovation in Africa, Middle East

The 15th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East is open for submissions. Candidates from the 17 countries within the Orange footprint have until 18 May to submit their project on the website. Since 2011, the OSVP prize has been rewarding innovative...

South Africans fear spying from drones

According to the results of the recent Kaspersky Business Digitisation survey that was conducted in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa region, 44% of employees surveyed in South Africa are afraid of drone spying. Corporate spies and hackers use drones to get trade...

Nations stand to benefit from enhanced cybersecurity

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Cybersecurity is a pressing global challenge, but addressing it presents nations with a number of new opportunities as well. Badar Alsalehi, director-general of the Oman National Cert and head of ITU for regional cybersecurity, points...

GenAI, LLMs make in impact in the contact centre

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - The alignment of broadband availability, lower computing cost, increases in speed, processing power and storage have created a perfect storm for artificial intelligence (AI) to head into the mainstream business world. Omar Javaid,...

Energy drinks and sleepless nights – cybersecurity pros risk burnout

High level staff shortages and a growing cybercrime onslaught are putting South Africa's cybersecurity professionals at risk of burnout - with many suffering from exhaustion, insomnia, disengagement, and a range of physical symptoms. This emerged during a recent Cyber...

Data governance key to future-proof security

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - New technologies like artificial intelligence pose a cybersecurity threat - but will also be key to driving developments in data and security. Aloysius Cheang, chief security officer: Middle East and Central Asian Region at Huawei,...

Alarming escalation in child sexual abuse online

There has been an alarming 87% increase in reported child sexual abuse material cases since 2019, according to the WeProtect Global Alliance Global Threat Assessment Report, which says there have been more than 32-million reports globally. The findings, the...

UCT launches new biodiversity research project

A new biodiversity research project known as BioSCape, which will help researchers better understand the impact of climate change on biodiversity, was announced yesterday by the University of Cape Town. The project will link data collected from satellites and...

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The state of cybersecurity in sub-Saharan Africa

Trend Micro held its first Security Trends event last week in Cape Town and Johannesburg, highlighting the importance of cyber security within South Africa, and globally. Digital transformation is gaining speed, with up to 44% of decision makers in organisations in...

The state of cybersecurity in sub-Saharan Africa

Trend Micro held its first Security Trends event last week in Cape Town and Johannesburg, highlighting the importance of cyber security within South Africa, and globally. Digital transformation is gaining speed, with up to 44% of decision makers in organisations in...

Why employee screening isn’t an HR function

In many organisations, the recruitment function is often left up to the human resources department. While there is certainly merit in partnering with HR throughout the talent acquisition process, seeking the advice and guidance of professional employee screening...

Is the cloud the answer for everything?

Cloud has been punted as the panacea to virtually every digital transformation challenge, and it's not uncommon for businesses to buy into this hype. By Sonja Weber, lead delivery solution manager at T-Systems South Africa Promises of cost reduction, improved...

Kaspersky Lab recognised for online banking security excellence

Kaspersky Internet Security has received the annual MRG Effitas Online Banking/Browser Security Award 2017/18 after consistently passing quarterly banking certification tests across a 12-month period. The award emphasises the solution's reliability and efficiency...

SkyGroup appointed Barco ClickShare Training Centre

SkyGroup Communications has been appointed by Barco, a global leader in enterprise collaboration technology, as an official ClickShare training centre in South Africa. As a result of the appointment, SkyGroup is able to provide its resellers with customised training...

What you need to know about the deeming provision ruling

On 26 July 2018, after three years of debate, the Constitutional Court made a judgement regarding the roles and responsibilities of Temporary Employment Service (TES) providers and their clients with regards to employees. This pertains to the deeming provision...

Adapt IT reports 36% turnover increase

JSE-listed Adapt IT, a software provider to the global Education, Manufacturing, Energy, Financial Services, Communications and Hospitality sectors, today announced its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2018. Turnover increased 36% to R1,35 billion for the...

ESET launches new endpoint security

ESET has launched a new line of endpoint security solutions designed to provide tools for prevention and management of cyber risks on a global scale. ESET Dynamic Threat Defense is an off-premise cloud sandboxing solution providing almost instant analysis of zero-day...

Interactive whiteboard market on the cusp of growth

Interactive whiteboards are emerging as a growing niche opportunity for South African IT resellers as schools, businesses and public sector agencies shift towards digital content and communication. These solutions can offer more flexibility for - and enhance the level...

Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group

JOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Design, code, test and implement APIs and applications in C# with .NET Framework and .NET Core , vNext along with REACT and [URL Removed] Work with architecture and engineering team members to build components and APIs for the...

C# Developer

About the Role Our client is seeking experienced and motivated C# Developers to join their team.You will focus on building microservices that leverage gRPC for efficient communication and deploying them within a Kubernetes (k8s) cluster. Additionally, you will work on...

C# Developer – Gauteng Centurion

About the Role Our client is seeking experienced and motivated C# Developers to join their team.You will focus on building microservices that leverage gRPC for efficient communication and deploying them within a Kubernetes (k8s) cluster. Additionally, you will work on...

Solutions Architect at The Foschini Group

JOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Collaborate closely with stakeholders to gather and analyse business requirements, ensuring a deep understanding of the organization's needs and objectives. Develop comprehensive solution designs that encompass architecture,...

Automation Tester (Senior/ Lead)

We are looking for Test Automation Engineers to join our team at both Senior and Lead levels.This will be an initial contract position.The ideal person will be based in Cape Town (the position is hybrid), but we're also considering people from elsewhere in South...

Solutions Architect at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East

JOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Collaborate closely with stakeholders to gather and analyse business requirements, ensuring a deep understanding of the organization's needs and objectives. Develop comprehensive solution designs that encompass architecture,...

Automation Tester (Senior/ Lead) – Western Cape Cape Town

We are looking for Test Automation Engineers to join our team at both Senior and Lead levels.This will be an initial contract position.The ideal person will be based in Cape Town (the position is hybrid), but we're also considering people from elsewhere in South...

Software Engineer : Business Solutions at The Foschini Group

JOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Design, code, test and implement APIs and applications. Work with architecture and engineering team members to build components and APIs for the enterprise. Qualifications and Experience: Have a relevant tertiary qualification...

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