How does tobacco, alcohol use impact households?
New research by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) PhD candidate Zunda Chisha has shown that tobacco and alcohol use in South Africa have profound economic and health consequences at both the household and child health levels. Chisha graduate this week with a PhD in...
AI solutions and services to generate $22,3trn global impact
Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to have a profound impact on the global economy, according to a comprehensive analysis from IDC. According to IDC, investments in AI solutions and services are projected to yield a global cumulative impact of $22,3-trillion by 2030,...
Healthcare sector losing ground against cyberattackers
Sophos' new The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2023 report says cybercriminals successfully encrypted data in nearly 75% of ransomware attacks - the highest rate of encryption in the past three years and a significant increase from the 61% of healthcare...
Inflation fuels surge in telecom services
Worldwide spending on telecommunication and pay TV services will reach $1,55-trillion in 2023, an increase of 3% over 2022, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. The latest forecast is one percentage point...
New malicious WhatsApp mod on the rise
Kaspersky researchers recently uncovered a new malicious WhatsApp spy mod, which is now proliferating within another popular messenger, Telegram. While the modification serves its intended purpose by extending user experience, it also clandestinely harvests personal...
Finalists for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023
The winners of the Africa Tech Festival Awards will be unveiled at a gala event in Cape Town next week following the announcement of this year's finalists looking to bridge the digital divide across Africa. "It is an exciting time to be in technology and...
Details from Webb cameras reveal crabby composition
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new details of the Crab Nebula, 6 500 light-years away, in this image released on 30 October 2023. While these remains of an exploded star have been well-studied by multiple observatories, including the Hubble Space...
Tablets and Chromebooks continue to decline
Worldwide tablet shipments posted a decline of 14,2% year over year in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23), totaling 33,2-million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker....
Sales enablement leaders falling short of expectations
Despite sales organisations investing in sales enablement initiatives, 77% of sellers report that they struggle to complete their assigned tasks efficiently, according to a new survey by Gartner, aiming to understand sellers' sentiment and emotional reactions toward...
Vehicle telematics on the road to recovery
More than 47,2-million aftermarket telematics devices were sold worldwide during 2022 - corresponding to a market value of €2,4-billion - according to a new report on vehicle telematics hardware from Berg Insight. The performance of the market was still affected by...
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Africa Code Week empowers trainers in Ghana
More than 560 teachers took part in this year's Africa Code Week (ACW) Train-the-Trainer workshops over four days in Accra and Kumasi as part of this year's efforts to drive 21st century skills development among African youth. Now in its fourth year, ACW instills 21st...
Securing the mobile enterprise
The rise of the Internet of things (IoT) is seeing our world and our lives become increasingly connected. Our devices talk to each other and to the Web. We can disarm our alarms and turn off our home lights remotely. We can send money around the world. We can chat to...
Five steps you cannot skip if you’re thinking ‘cloud’
Microsoft Azure is already on our shores, and it's a matter of - brief - time before services are being offered from their local platform, accelerating the shift to public cloud for business. By Sonja Weber, lead delivery solution manager at T-Systems South Africa...
Be prepared for the December slowdown
Christmas may feel like a long way away, but for companies looking to make their targets, four months is a relatively short space of time. Projects need to be tied up, sales need to be made and targets need to be met before the country comes to a grinding halt over...
Building blocks for a bright digital future
Connecting citizens enables the public sector to communicate effectively with the population, pre-empting certain events and making sure citizens are notified of critical information. But the opportunity goes further than just being able to send and receive...
The future of FICA and digitised customer onboarding
Digitisation is transforming business and impacting consumers through every stage of their daily lives. While rapidly becoming a way of life, onboarding consumers digitally is still in its infancy, but is becoming a major focus for every financial institution across...
Pam Golding expands tech offering
The Pam Golding Property group has acquired the online digital estate agency Eazi.com. Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group, comments: "Naturally, we keep a close watch on global real estate industry trends and it seems that...
Availability … the next frontier
The amount of data in our world has been exploding, and business reliance on the ability to analyse and use this data has become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and customer loyalty. By Kate Mollett, regional...
Interoperability the holy grail for financial inclusion
A leading reason why over 54% of adults in developing world economies have no bank account, according to the World Bank, is because of the lack of interoperability solutions facilitating transactions across disparate money systems. "In simple terms, you cannot grow...
Safeguard devices and data, Kaspersky warns
The holiday season is nearly upon us, and that means that millions of people are getting ready for a trip abroad. And while they are on holiday, many will be taking the opportunity to capture precious memories of their time away. In fact, according to Kaspersky Lab's...
Scrum Master at QES
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Senior C# Developer
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My client based in Cape Town (North) is currently looking for a Scrum Master to join them on an independent contract basisJob description Key Responsibilities Managing the end-to-end delivery of complex system solutions, establishing and controlling project...
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Systems Administrator: IT Operations at The University of The Western Cape
Systems Administrator: IT Operations Information and Communication Services (ICS) The Information & Communication Services (ICS) Department at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) delivers a broad range of best practice Information & Communication...
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Power BI Developer Intermediate/Senior – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
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