Google, YouTube account for 25% of the world’s web traffic
Last year, internet users worldwide spent an average of six hours and 38 minutes per day browsing the web, nearly a third of their waking hours. Smartphones accounted for a massive 95% of total web traffic, while just two websites, YouTube and Google, claimed...
SA needs 2,2m homes to meet demand
South Africa has a housing supply backlog of at least 2,2-million units, with a significant shortage in the affordable housing or “gap market”, according to a recent study by the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance (CAHF). The gap housing market is generally...
Cameroon’s Koree wins Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Koree, a fintech company based in Cameroon, has been declared the overall winner of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge at the competition's grande finale held at the bank's headquarters in Lome, Togo. Koree faced stiff competition from seven other fintechs, all of...
Steady growth for medication compliance monitoring devices
The installed base of medication compliance monitoring devices reached 4,4-million worldwide at the end of 2022, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13,2%, according to Berg Insight. The installed base will reach 8,2-million in 2027. North America is...
Geopolitical shifts reshape semiconductor landscape
IDC's latest report, The Impact of Geopolitics on Asia's Semiconductor Supply Chain: Trends and Strategies, unveils significant changes in the global semiconductor landscape. With the implementation of the chip acts and semiconductors policies by various countries,...
Deep learning improves earthquake forecasting
A research team is aiming to shake up the status quo for earthquake models. Researchers from the Universities of California at Berkeley and Santa Cruz, and the Technical University of Munich have released a paper describing a new model that delivers deep learning to...
Stokvels show resilience despite tough economy
South African stokvel savers have proved resilient, with FNB revealing that its customers' stokvel net deposits have increased by 42%. Since November 2019, FNB stokvel customers have continually increased saving via a stokvel surpassing the R8,3-billion mark in total...
Threats to critical infrastructure on the rise
The increasing reliance on digital infrastructure makes critical sectors like utilities more susceptible to cyberthreats. This concern has been highlighted by Kaspersky's recent discovery of a new SystemBC variant that has targeted a South African nation's critical...
SA faces a mental health crisis
October is Mental Health Awareness Month and 10 October is World Mental Health Awareness Day - and it's important for people and organisations to be ble to identify the signs of mental health issues and the importance of seeking help. This is according to Iyanda...
Big growth ahead for global cloud communications
Cloud communications is expected to witness a substantial growth over the next five years, as businesses are switching from legacy PBX solutions to cloud communications and opting for a pay-as-you-go model to optimize expenses and avoiding upfront investments. Against...
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The importance of restricted supplier lists
Some supplier/buyer relationships do not always work out as hoped and at times, the fallout from these failed relationships can have a significant impact on both organisations. Suppliers can fail buyers in many ways including negative business practice, poor financial...
Smart City starts with connected lighting
While a discussion around implementing Smart City initiatives can often get city planners and managers excited about the opportunities that technology can enable, the budget available is often the biggest stumbling block to getting started. David Webber, global public...
eSwatini gears up for Africa Code Week
More than 300 local teachers and parents showed their support at Mbabane's Royal Science and Technology Park this week to learn 21st century skills in the run-up to Africa Code Week (ACW) 2018. eSwatini's Train-the-Trainer (TTT) series took place over two days and...
NU in B-BBEE deal, new corporate ID
Networks Unlimited has announced a 53% broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) deal with The Love Trust, a South African non-profit organisation that delivers Christian-based education to vulnerable children in disadvantaged communities. The Love Trust was...
Proxy services a boost for dotAfrica resellers
Registrars and/or resellers (RaRs) that are not ICANN-accredited but wish to provision dotAfrica (.africa) domain names can now do so by simply becoming a reseller on the AF Proxy Domain Name Registration Platform. African RaRs do not have to undergo the expensive and...
TV White Spaces a rural Internet game-changer
By finally publishing regulations on the use of Television White Spaces (TVWS), South Africa's Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) has paved the way for two significant turning points in the country's rollout of Internet access to its citizens. By Roger...
Nokia, Sudatel to deliver ultra-broadband
Nokia and Sudatel are to trial Nokia 4.5G Pro, 4.9G and 5G mobile technologies along with Nokia's fixed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) portfolio to enhance the mobile and residential broadband experience in Sudan. The collaboration will focus initially on the capital city...
Kiara Health scoops leadership award
Young pan-African pharmaceutical company Kiara Health has been awarded the Africa Visionary Innovation Leadership Award for 2018 by international growth partnership company Frost & Sullivan. Frost & Sullivan recognised Kiara Health with the award in...
Are you living in blissful ignorance?
South African firms don't take threats seriously enough, writes Graham Croock, director of BDO IT Advisory and Cyber Lab. On a recent visit to BDO in Norway, it struck me that many South African-based businesses and organisations are increasingly exposed to cyber...
Commvault, Lucidworks add AI to backup
Commvault has announced a new technology partnership with Lucidworks, bringing new innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) to the rapidly-evolving data backup and protection market. The convergence of AI technology with powerful backup and data protection...
Back-End Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Ready to Be the Backbone of Our Digital World? We're on the hunt for a Back-End Developer who can power our applications with seamless logic and solid architecture. If you're a pro at making things work behind the scenes and love crafting robust APIs, apply now and...
Database Administrator DB2/IDMS – 4143
Key Duties and Responsibilities: To manage, monitor and support mainframe IDMS and DB2 database objects and ensure their availability, performance, security and consistency in order to support mission critical business applications.Create and maintain business...
Database Administrator DB2/IDMS – 4143 – Gauteng Braamfontein
Key Duties and Responsibilities: To manage, monitor and support mainframe IDMS and DB2 database objects and ensure their availability, performance, security and consistency in order to support mission critical business applications.Create and maintain business...
Senior Software Engineer
Our client prides themselves on delivering a world-class payments service with a seamless and secure checkout, enterprise-grade security and personalised multi-channel support to every business they partner with... About the role.. We integrate easily with leading...
2 x Temporary Technical Data Analyst (18months)
Brief Role DescriptionTo provide accurate bills of materials (BOMs) for series and pre-series parts to internal and external supply chain partners for the production of vehicles and/or components destined for in-house-, local-, and export customers. To manage the...
Senior Software Engineer – Western Cape Woodstock
Our client prides themselves on delivering a world-class payments service with a seamless and secure checkout, enterprise-grade security and personalised multi-channel support to every business they partner with... About the role.. We integrate easily with leading...
2 x Temporary Technical Data Analyst (18months) – Eastern Cape Kenton-on-Sea
Brief Role DescriptionTo provide accurate bills of materials (BOMs) for series and pre-series parts to internal and external supply chain partners for the production of vehicles and/or components destined for in-house-, local-, and export customers. To manage the...
Junior Business Analyst
Business Analyst - Insurance Software Tech! Hybrid working opportunity where analysis meets excellence ?? No Prior Experience Required! ?? Enjoy a dynamic and enriching work environment within the cutting-edge insurance technology industry. The purpose of the Business...
Back End Developer – Java Focused
Join a Titan in the automotive industry who are on the hunt for a Back End Developer (Focus: Java). Work in dynamic teams with the latest in technology on a fantastic Hybrid model and the opportunity to travel internationally. Essential Skills Requirements: Java 8,...
Junior Business Analyst – Gauteng Bryanston
Business Analyst - Insurance Software Tech! Hybrid working opportunity where analysis meets excellence ?? No Prior Experience Required! ?? Enjoy a dynamic and enriching work environment within the cutting-edge insurance technology industry. The purpose of the Business...
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