Economic pressures drive SA consumers to value
South African retail sales have seen moderate increases despite a strong festive season finish. According to NIQ South Africa’s latest State of the Retail Nation analysis for the last quarter and full year calendar year of 2024, South African consumers spent nearly...
CEOs are confident despite inflation, macroeconomic volatility
As myriad pressures mount for business leaders across Africa and globally, a majority of CEOs are carrying a favourable outlook on the year, and in some cases, the decade, ahead. Across sub-Saharan Africa, CEOs remain remarkably optimistic about the future,...
Morphobots contend for a job on Mars
In 2020, academics Mory Gharib and Alireza Ramezani were spitballing a transforming robot that is now getting a shot at work that's literally out of this world: NASA Mars Rover missions. Caltech has unveiled its multi-talented robot that can fly, drive, walk and do...
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...
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Political certainty to boost Kenya’s GDP
Kenya's GDP growth is projected to increase to 5,7% during the first quarter of 2018. This is according to ICAEW's (the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) latest report. In Economic Insight: Africa Q1 2018, the accountancy and finance body points...
Veeam launches availability orchestrator
Veeam Software has announced the general availability of NEW Veeam Availability Orchestrator, the newest addition to the Veeam Availability Platform, which enables enterprises to ensure business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) compliance. Most DR failures can...
Angola chooses Gemalto payment solution
Gemalto is supplying EMIS (Empresa Interbaricária de Serviços), Angola's domestic payments processor, with a PURE white label payment solution that will enable swift migration to the enhanced security of the EMV "chip and PIN" standard. As a result, millions of...
First Technology first to Cloudamize
First Technology National has become the first IT services company to bring the Cloudamize cloud computing analytics platform to South Africa. The platform gives organisations the automation and in-depth insights to migrate to the public cloud with greater speed, less...
Dell upgrades Wyse virtualisation
Dell has announced updates to its thin client software and operation tools to make it easier than ever for organisations to set-up, manage and scale Dell digital workspace or VDI solutions. The new release includes updates to the highly secure, virus-resistant ThinOS...
Do villains care about biometrics?
Inadequate biometrics systems could be creating a false sense of security in banks, security estates and office blocks, and in effect rolling out a red carpet to criminals. By Marius Coetzee, MD of Ideco. Biometrics-based security devices, in particular fingerprint...
Visibility drives security in transport
Technology is constantly changing the way we do business, improving efficiencies by automating processes to eliminate the possibility of human mistake and transforming industries by empowering organisations with the tools they need to succeed in a digital world. The...
Users set to benefit from 5G
Qualcomm Technologies announced key findings from an extensive 5G network simulation the company has conducted over the past several months. The Qualcomm Technologies' 5G Network Capacity Simulation demonstrated the significant potential of 5G, by yielding...
Banking in the era of modern marketing
Banks are experiencing a midlife crisis. They desperately want to transform and become digitally enabled but they are being hamstrung by legacy systems, data silos and disjointed marketing and organisational cultures that don't lend themselves to agility - a key...
What Nigerian CIOs need to know in 2018
ICT plays a vital role in Nigeria's social, economic and political sectors. In 2018, technological innovations such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, cloud computing and artificial intelligence are expected to enable tremendous innovations and...
Oracle PL/SQL Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for an Oracle PL / SQL Developer to join them on a permanent basis. IT / Finance Responsibilities Provide Technical Guidance and SupportOffer expertise and support to the product team, assisting with...
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Individuals with a Bachelors in computer sciences, IT, or related field, with proven experience in managing Office 355SharePoint environments and website hosting.Strong knowledge of network infrastructure, hardware, and software systems. Proficiency in troubleshooting...
Data Scientist at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:With a focus on Africa, China, the UK and the US, this global investment firm offers you an opportunity to be involved with a unique approach to responsible investing whilst driving performance and innovation. This client is guided by a philosophy of...
Support Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Individuals with a Bachelors in computer sciences, IT, or related field, with proven experience in managing Office 355SharePoint environments and website hosting.Strong knowledge of network infrastructure, hardware, and software systems. Proficiency in troubleshooting...
Data Scientist at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:With a focus on Africa, China, the UK and the US, this global investment firm offers you an opportunity to be involved with a unique approach to responsible investing whilst driving performance and innovation. This client is guided by a philosophy of...
Support Engineer
Individuals with a Bachelors in computer sciences, IT, or related field, with proven experience in managing Office 355SharePoint environments and website hosting.Strong knowledge of network infrastructure, hardware, and software systems. Proficiency in troubleshooting...
Junior Technical Test Analyst at Sintrex Integration Services
Core Outputs Contribute to the Technical Testing function (manual and automated) to meet testing requirementsPerform software testing (Front end, Back end Testing and Data Validations) to complement existing UI TestingAbility to operate independently while delivering...
Support Engineer – Remote Remote
Individuals with a Bachelors in computer sciences, IT, or related field, with proven experience in managing Office 355SharePoint environments and website hosting.Strong knowledge of network infrastructure, hardware, and software systems. Proficiency in troubleshooting...
Junior Technical Test Analyst at Sintrex Integration Services – Western Cape Bellville
Core Outputs Contribute to the Technical Testing function (manual and automated) to meet testing requirementsPerform software testing (Front end, Back end Testing and Data Validations) to complement existing UI TestingAbility to operate independently while delivering...
Data Engineer (ETL, SQL) (JHB In Office)
ENVIRONMENT:ONE of the country's largest & cutting-edge Pharmaceutical companies seeks a highly skilled Data Engineer with ETL and SQL proficiency to join its Joburg team. The ideal candidate will be able to manipulate and engineer data and change data into the...
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