Discovery Bank analyses festive spending
Discovery Bank has released an analysis of its client transaction data during December 2024, highlighting interesting festive spend behaviours. Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank, comments: “The December holiday period is known as a time of increased spending. So...
Hackers shut down SA Weather Service
The South African Weather Services (SAWS) web site (weathersa.co.za) is still down following a cyberattack on the weekend. The agency says its systems went down on Sunday evening (26 January 2025) following a security breach. This was the second attempt in two days,...
Eastern Cape SMBs get boost with new digital platform
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has launched a new digital platform aimed at transforming the way small-and-medium businesses (SMBs) access funding to grow their various ventures, automating loan funding and business support processes. The integrated...
Investors still making money from Bitcoin
The renewed institutional interest in cryptocurrency recently sent Bitcoin surging to a new 12-month high - its price rising above $31 300 in July and putting it on track for its best annual performance since 2020, according to Altindex.com. The latest price jump of...
X marks the spot: Elon Musk unveils new logo for Twitter
Elon Musk unveiled a new logo for Twitter over the weekend. Yesterday (Sunday 23 July), Musk tweeted that he wanted to get rid of the iconic bird logo, and called for submissions for a new one. “And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the...
African CEOs identify advanced AI, analytics as success drivers
A new global study by the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value found that over half (54%) of African CEOs surveyed identify customer experience as their highest business priority. They also recognize productivity or profitability as key to achieving their...
Generative AI expected to impact SA companies
Generative AI is set to revolutionise IT, according to Salesforce's latest State of IT report. A massive 83% of IT leaders in South Africa say the role of AI in their organisations is well-defined, a figure poised to grow as 87% believe generative AI, specifically,...
Better protection needed as healthcare breaches surge
The healthcare industry's rapid adoption of digital health services and the progression of interconnected devices have revolutionised patient care and operational efficiency. However, this digital transformation has also exposed healthcare systems to a mounting wave...
Most South Africans don’t have enough for retirement
Deloitte's South African Investment Management Outlook for 2023 recently revealed that the country's savings rate sits at only 0,5% and is below that of most emerging market peers. Equally concerning was a report from Genesis Analytics in partnership with the...
More than 1m investors hold Bitcoin
The world's largest and most expensive cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, made a comeback this year. The renewed institutional interest in cryptocurrency sent Bitcoin surging to a new 12-month high, with its price jumping above $31 300 in June. Although BTC lost some of its...
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Better deployment with HyperPod
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Chatbots to be the differentiator
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SRIC migrates to new platform
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Sophos in Gartner 2018 Magic Quadrant
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Avaya extends UC offerings
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New Gautrain website, mobile app
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New OfficeJet Pro 7720 debuts
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Three-wave strategy delivers Lenovo growth
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Adding threat intelligence to the security mix
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Wintec appointed as Spot distributor
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Network Engineer (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:ENSURE the maintenance of customer ICT networks while contributing to high-level support such as strategic planning of network upgrades and performance analyses as the next Network Engineer urgently sought to join the Cape Town division of a dynamic...
Senior Support Engineer (L3) – Eastern Cape East London
Assist with escalations from 2nd line support engineers Provide 3rd line datacentre software support Preventative maintenance (Patch management) Analysis and reporting on system health Architect new solutions Document implementations and provide SOP'sMinimum...
Senior Developer (Python / R, DevOps) (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Bellville
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Senior Support Engineer (Hyper-V, Exchange, M365) (CPT)
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Project Manager (Software) (Contract) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Our client is a dynamic IT company delivering innovative, value-driven solutions. Their culture is built on pride in their work, respect for colleagues, partners, and communities, and a commitment to collaborative decision-making. They also believe in...
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Our client is seeking a developer with AWS or related Cloud experience that enjoys working with IaC (Infrastructure as Code), CI/CD Pipelines, Serverless (Lambdas, EventBridge etc), NodeJS, REST APIs, PostgreSQL etc. Key Requirements Relevant bachelor's degree (B.SC...
Senior Support Engineer (Hyper-V, Exchange, M365) (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE Hyper-V, Exchange and Cloud Infrastructure Support as the next Senior Support Engineer sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist to join its team. You will conduct proactive analysis of system health, architect new solutions...
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About our client:Our client is a dynamic IT company delivering innovative, value-driven solutions. Their culture is built on pride in their work, respect for colleagues, partners, and communities, and a commitment to collaborative decision-making. They also believe in...
Intermediate Backend Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client is seeking a developer with AWS or related Cloud experience that enjoys working with IaC (Infrastructure as Code), CI/CD Pipelines, Serverless (Lambdas, EventBridge etc), NodeJS, REST APIs, PostgreSQL etc. Key Requirements Relevant bachelor's degree (B.SC...
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