Looking forward to a property market upswing
South Africa’s residential property market has started to recover after an incredibly difficult year. “In 2024, typical for pre-election uncertainty, people held off large capital acquisitions such as buying a house,” says Renier Kriek, MD of Sentinel Homes. Potential...
Nokia to set up a cellular network on the Moon
Nokia plans to set up a cellular communications network on the Moon. This is one of the outcomes that the new Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission hopes to accomplish. Carrying NASA instruments as part of the agency’s CLPS initiative and Artemis campaign,...
Vodafone,Vodacom to beta test Amazon’s Project Kuiper in 2024
Vodafone and Project Kuiper - Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite (LEO) communications initiative - have announced a strategic collaboration through which Vodafone and Vodacom plan to use Project Kuiper's network to extend the reach of 4G/5G services to more of their...
AI expected to be critical in learning and education
The shipments of smart devices in learning and education has mushroomed together with their capability, applicability, and value, says IDC, adding that the ecosystem now plays an increasingly important role in the market development with improved interoperability and...
IBM, Salesforce collaborate to speed up adoption of trustworthy AI
IBM and Salesforce have announced a collaboration to help shared clients accelerate business transformations with generative AI while helping to safeguard their data. According to the companies, clients can now access the following: * Driving adoption of AI...
Mustek flags irregular expenditure at Sizwe
The Mustek board has issued a statement concerning irregular expenditure during the 2023 financial year in Sizwe Africa IT Group, in which Mustek holds a minority share. The company stresses that Mustek’s nominee director is appointed in a non-executive capacity to...
Public cloud market continues meteoric growth
The global cloud computing market size is expected to reach $1,55-trllion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 14,1% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The main factors driving the market growth include the rising adoption of cloud-native...
OpenAI grapples with double-edged sword in Microsoft alliance
OpenAI's strategic collaboration with Microsoft is widely perceived as a remarkable achievement, with the release of ChatGPT last year not only seeing resounding success, but also sparking fresh conversations and opportunities around AI. Nonetheless, OpenAI now...
Google appoints new MD for Africa
Google has hired the current MD of YouTube in EMEA Emerging Markets, Alex Okosi, to head up its operations in Africa. In his new role as MD of Google in Africa, Okosi will be responsible for Google's operations in Africa including programmes to help businesses and...
1bn people will use cryptocurrencies by 2027
Despite turbulence and regulatory twists in recent months, the crypto industry is on the up in 2023, according to analysis from Altindex.com. The impressive performance of the world's largest cryptos, which saw double-digit price growth in the first six months, helped...
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Root launches Insurtech platform
Technology company Root has announced the Root Insurance, a new platform API that enables software developers to rapidly prototype and launch digital insurance products into the South African market. Root's API enables software developers, using only code, to easily...
Fujitsu, NetApp debut NFlex solution
The NFlex Converged Infrastructure solution, developed and sold jointly by Fujitsu and NetApp, is now available to order in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Designed to take the complexity out of implementing and operating virtualized application...
Taxify launches driver safety feature
Ride-hailing service Taxify, in partnership with emergency assistance app Namola, have launched an in-app safety button that connects at risk drivers to emergency services. Launched at the inaugural Taxify Driver Safety Summit in Johannesburg yesterday, the emergency...
Take voice communications in a new direction
Eliminating expensive physical infrastructure, enabling a work-from-anywhere environment and improving customer service are all benefits of the transition to the cloud. By Peter Flischman, head of business development at Contineo Virtual Communications We live in a...
Hyland completes acquisition of OneContent
Hyland, which provides software solutions for managing content, processes and cases, has completed the acquisition of the OneContent business from Allscripts, a provider of healthcare information technology solutions. Effective immediately, OneContent's associates and...
Gemalto adds KeySecure to NetApp
Gemalto's SafeNet KeySecure has been validated for use with the latest release of NetApp Volume Encryption (NVE) data management solution. As a result, NetApp customers do not need to encrypt the entire disk drive; they can choose to encrypt granularly at the volume...
Ricoh wins Shell contract
Ricoh is now the single source managed print services provider for the Shell Group. As part of the agreement, Ricoh will support Shell's managed print operations in 98 global locations including deployment of many thousand Ricoh multi-function printers and Ricoh's...
Rising through digital transformation
Despite the prominence of digital transformation in every facet of our lives, most organisations, including those that are considered "ahead of the game", say their leadership pipeline and existing leaders are not yet prepared to fully tackle the challenges of digital...
Acer launches Nitro 5 gaming laptop
Acer has unveiled the latest addition to its Nitro 5 gaming series. Powered by up to the latest 8th Generation Intel Core i7 and Intel Core i7+ processors, the newest 15-inch Nitro 5 offers improved speed and threading efficiency. "Acer is excited to be among the...
New EMEA president for Canon
Yuichi Ishizuka has been appointed as the new resident and CEO for Canon Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), succeeding Rokus van Iperen who is retiring after six years in the role. Van Iperen was appointed president and CEO of Canon Europe in 2012 following a...
Data Engineer at QE Services
My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Data Engineer to join them on a permanent basis. IT / Finance Responsibilities Understand and analyze client requirements and business needsIdentify, analyze, visualize, and understand...
Developer: Frontend – Gauteng Johannesburg
Location: Must be Johannesburg based. Role is predominantly remote with occasional meetings in office.Role: Intermediate Front End developerCompany: Offering a culture which is all about collaboration, innovation, and growth—both personally and professionally. They...
Database Administrator – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Be the Guardian of Our Data Kingdom! Are you a master of databases and a wizard at troubleshooting? We need a Database Administrator who can ensure our data is always secure, optimized, and accessible. If you can keep everything running smoothly and solve problems...
Data Analyst at QE Services – Western Cape Cape Town Region
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Data Analyst to join them on a fixed term contract IT Responsibilities Perform manual data extracts from the data warehouse as required during the interim phase before the implementation of the Omni Channel tool...
Junior Network Engineer (Level 1 Managed Services)
Able to troubleshoot networking issues, and assist in the resolution and implementation of network solutions, end-user issues, and supported applications in a fast-paced environment. ** Please note this is an office-based (not hybrid) position for an international...
IT Test Analyst at Titanium Talent
Contract role, Hybrid Perform Quality Assurance.Engage with stakeholders (both business and technology).Become cognisant of platform capabilities.Apply bank client centric thinking.Translate business requirements and functional specifications into test plans and test...
Cloud Engineer
You will be surrounded with hardworking people who are passionate about cloud and software engineering and believe that world-class support is critical to customer success. You will have the chance to help DevOps teams take their existing applications to the Cloud and...
Junior Network Engineer (Level 1 Managed Services) – Gauteng Ruimsig
Able to troubleshoot networking issues, and assist in the resolution and implementation of network solutions, end-user issues, and supported applications in a fast-paced environment. ** Please note this is an office-based (not hybrid) position for an international...
IT Test Analyst at Titanium Talent – Gauteng Sandton
Contract role, Hybrid Perform Quality Assurance.Engage with stakeholders (both business and technology).Become cognisant of platform capabilities.Apply bank client centric thinking.Translate business requirements and functional specifications into test plans and test...
Cloud Engineer – Remote Remote
You will be surrounded with hardworking people who are passionate about cloud and software engineering and believe that world-class support is critical to customer success. You will have the chance to help DevOps teams take their existing applications to the Cloud and...
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