New battery factory drives industrialisation, job creation

Kathy Gibson reports - Actom has opened a new assembly line for locally-assembled LiFePO₄ battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yesterday, the company also announced that is expanding manufacturing capacity for its high voltage equipment. These moves are significant...

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

Global energy industry at a crossroads

The global energy transition is facing major challenges, which are unfolding differently in different parts of the world. S&P Global has launched "Look Forward: Energy at the Crossroads," the latest edition of its Look Forward research series, reports that take a...

GenAI is changing the SA job market

The rise of generative AI (GenAI) is shaking up workplaces around the world, and South Africa is no exception. As businesses adapt to new ways of working, job seekers are rethinking their careers, upskilling and negotiating better opportunities. Pnet’s whitepaper,...

Rapid growth predicted for cold chain tracking solutions

Shipments of remote tracking systems with cellular or satellite communications capabilities for refrigerated cargo carrying units including trailers, intermodal containers, rail freight wagons, and air freight ULDs reached 725 000 units worldwide in 2022, according to...

Finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year announced

After a month of intense deliberation, the judges of the Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition have chosen 16 finalists - all deemed to be the country's most promising and resilient emerging small and medium businesses. This year marks the post-Covid...

Middle East conflict: What are the economic implications?

The primary transmission mechanism of greater tensions in the Middle East region to the global economy would be through higher energy prices, writes David Rees, senior emerging markets economist at Schroders, who adds that the price of Brent crude has already climbed...

New genomics project aims to improve global health

An international collaboration is aiming to improve global health by uncovering the effects of genomic and environmental diversity on differences in disease risk observed across the global population - thanks to a new partnership of 20 research groups from around the...

All change for the channel as AI, CX take centre stage

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - So far, 2023 has been a turbulent year for the IT industry. Artificial intelligence (AI), long a niche play, has burst on to the scene and into the public consciousness, while the science of customer experience is quickly going...

Access Bank ups customer engagement with video

Kathy Gibson reports - Access Bank Ghana has implemented a video channel in its contact centre, giving its approximately 1-million customers a new and convenient way of engaging with the bank. Chimbar Nurokinan, head of contact centre at Access Bank Ghana, explains...

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...

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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...

HPE drives channel focus

In the wake of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) forming from the 2015 HPE split into two companies and the appointment of a new CEO, Antonio Neri, towards the end of last year, HPE is redirecting their focus on its channel through a combination of new strategies,...

How to improve your credit score

Access to credit can be a cornerstone to personal growth and many consumers can relate to the excitement and relief of qualifying for credit to buy a house, a car or to cover education costs and medical emergencies. Unfortunately, statistics also indicate that many...

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...

Project Manager

An exciting opportunity for someone with experience in construction project management to join a well established, reputable construction company with extensive experience in the Buildings construction sector, as a Project Manager. Join their team in Durban...

Solutions Architect at The Foschini Group

JOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Provide architectural and design leadership across solutions produced/consumed in/by the division. Collaborate with business architect and Business Analysts with business stakeholder engagement. Provide hands on guidance of the...

Project Manager – KwaZulu-Natal Hillcrest

An exciting opportunity for someone with experience in construction project management to join a well established, reputable construction company with extensive experience in the Buildings construction sector, as a Project Manager. Join their team in Durban...

Solutions Architect at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East

JOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Provide architectural and design leadership across solutions produced/consumed in/by the division. Collaborate with business architect and Business Analysts with business stakeholder engagement. Provide hands on guidance of the...

Senior Full Stack Developer (C# / .net / Javascript) Fully Remote

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a fast-growing international consultancy, founded in the UK, but with a strong presence in South Africa. They build software to create digital transformation solutions for a wide variety of international clients in financial institutions and...

Senior Software Engineer (SAP BW4HANA ) at The Foschini Group

JOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Provide on-going support of the existing BPC Embedded Reporting, Data Services and BW systems SAP BEX Query Design and Analysis for Office reporting Working closely with other development teams Develop reports, dashboards and...

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