Stock market set for 2026 surge after slump
The stock market had a rough start in 2025, with the S&P 500 dropping 10% due to investors’ recession fears. Despite a brief stock rally in mid-March, economic uncertainty and trade tensions have set the ground for a disappointing end to a quarter. The market...
Webb unmasks the true nature of the Cosmic Tornado
Exquisite details from the James Webb telescope reveal a chance, random alignment of a protostellar outflow and a distant spiral galaxy. The new composite image combines observations from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), which...
Cisco, DCDT expand digital acceleration program
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies and Cisco have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), launching a new phase of the Cisco Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) Program in South Africa. The memorandum was signed between the Department of...
Standards make the world a better place
Every year, the work of International and National Standards Bodies and the experts who contribute to the development of standards, is celebrated on World Standards Day, observed on 14 October. This year, the worldwide theme is "Our Shared Vision for a Better World"....
Google, CTSC partner to train girls on AI and robotics
In line with the International Day of the Girl Child, the Cape Town Science Centre (CTSC) partnered with Google to offer training on Artificial intelligence (AI) and Robotics to South African girls between the ages of 10 and 13. The training, which is aimed at...
Get paid for space, power use when upgrading your storage
Pure Storage has come up with a novel way to help customers make the decision to keep their storage on-premise: they’ll pay them for the space and power that the systems will use. This means customers are effectively paying for just the consumption of storage capacity...
Hybrid work flexibility underpins employee experience
While 90% of businesses see the enablement of hybrid and remote work as having a positive impact on their bottom line, fewer than half (48%) of organisations strongly agree that employees have access to the technology they need to work well both at home, and in the...
Global shocks not holding African markets back
The Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2023 reveals there has been continued progress in developing financial markets across Africa in the past year, with many AFMI countries taking steps to bolster their resilience against global market shocks. Now in its seventh...
Business health declines despite better GDP
The Experian Business Debt Index (BDI), which reflects the overall health of businesses in the economy, declined in Q2 to 0.445 from a slightly upwardly revised 0.740 in Q1. This decline was less than anticipated considering the better than forecasted outcome for Q2...
Resilience drives cybersecurity investments
Business resilience as a key driver for cybersecurity investments, according to the second Nixu Cybersecurity Index. Based on a survey of over 370 northern European organisations, the Index reveals both encouraging progress and increasing concerns. Alarmingly, 50% of...
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Causes and effects of workplace conflict
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Truecaller acquires Chillr
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Software AG expands IoT with TrendMiner
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Application Support Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East
JOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Test and implement application solutions Operational support including, amongst others, root cause analysis; management of incidents, problems, changes and service requests; and SLA achievement Involvement with projects, where...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East
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 – 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,...
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