Vehicle market shows signs of recovery
The latest TransUnion South Africa Vehicle Pricing Index (VPI) for Q4 2024 reveals a cautiously optimistic outlook for the country’s automotive sector, with improving economic conditions encouraging consumer confidence while affordability challenges continue to shape...
Teraco adds wind to sustainable energy mix
Teraco has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with South African-based integrated energy aggregator NOA to supply wind-powered renewable energy to its data centres. This follows last year’s announcement that Teraco had commenced construction on its own 120MW...
Public urged to use Gauteng Digital Platform
The Gauteng Department of e-Government, Research, and Development has launched the Gauteng Digital Platform to digitise Gauteng government services. The platform, accessible as a web site and mobile app, aims to promote a paperless environment for all Gauteng...
IITPSA President’s Awards seeks more youth, technology excellence nominations
The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has extended the deadline for nominations for the 2023 IITPSA President's Awards to allow more time for nominations - particularly for the Technology Excellence and the Dynamism in ICT Youth...
July 2023 clocked as hottest month on record since 1880
According to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, July 2023 was hotter than any other month in the global temperature record. Overall, July 2023 was 0,24 degrees Celsius (C) warmer than any other July in NASA’s record, and it...
Gender gap weighs against women-led SMEs
Kathy Gibson reports – There is a significant gender gap in how effective South African small and medium enterprise (SMEs) are in their use of technology. This is the headline finding of research conducted by World Wide Worx on behalf of Nashua, to determine a South...
Addressing the threat of gender bias in AI
In 2020, the Europen Commission released a ground-breaking paper titled "On Artificial Intelligence - A European Approach to Excellence and Trust" and, while it sparked debates on regulation, technology and competition - one crucial aspect went largely unnoticed: the...
Global online privacy and cybersecurity awareness is declining
The world's online privacy and cybersecurity awareness is declining, according to new research from NordVPN, which says that - based on 25 analysed markets with the highest numbers of responses - people globally performed best in recognising various online risks and...
Fraudsters prey on traditional African beliefs
South Africans are deeply connected to their culture and cultural beliefs, but scam artists and conmen are quickly learning how to take advantage of this. Followers of the fundamental traditional African belief system believe they are watched over by their ancestors...
AWS opens first African Skills Centre in Cape Town
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has opened its first international AWS Skills Centre on the African continent in Cape Town, continuing on its mission to remove the barriers of access to cloud skills training. The centres are Amazon's dedicated, in-person cloud learning...
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The world over, back pain is a leading cause of disability, absenteeism and incapacitation. In industries such as mining, where a considerable proportion of the workforce is engaged in physical labour, what solution is available to prevent initial back pain...
Logikal announces Verint partnership
Logikal Consulting has announced its partnership with Verint Systems. The partnership will let South African customers combine Logikal's sales, services, support and consulting with Verint's Workforce Optimisation (WFO) and Voice of the Customer (VoC) solutions,...
Nokia unveils Future X network architecture
Nokia has outlined the scope of its Future X architecture for 5G, the basis for its new reference silicon design and the foundation of its 5G technology and services portfolio. This portfolio - to be showcased at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month -...
The digital evolution of SA’s shipping industry
As South Africa's maritime and shipping industry continues to benefit from technological interconnectivity, the sector is on the brink of a true digital evolution -- but requires dynamic changes to be made to its policies. "The maritime sector is undergoing its own...
Dell adds gaming command centre
Gaming is a choice that Dell has supported for a very long time, encapsulated in its award-winning Alienware brand of gaming machines and peripherals, not to mention Dell's ongoing commitment to e-sports. This was again front-and-centre at the Consumer Electronics...
Reunert buys SkyWire, extends connectivity
JSE-listed electronics and electrical engineering company Reunert has announced its intention to fully acquire SkyWire Technologies. SkyWire, a wireless broadband service provider, predominantly serves business customers and boasts an extensive national network. The...
5G NR standard tested
Intel, Deutsche Telecom (DT) and Huawei have conducted the world's first successful over-the-air test showcasing 5G interoperability and development testing (IODT) based on the Release 15 NSA 5G NR specification. The standard is defined through collaboration of the...
Virtual collaboration – a new era for video conferencing
Video conferencing (VC) is hardly new. Most of today's boardrooms are equipped with VC facilities, and many office workers have some sort of video communication tool on their laptops or computers. However, in a world that is becoming increasingly mobile, traditional...
Samsung rolls out mobile service vans
Smartphones have become the go-to device for everything from business planning and communication to personal social networking and entertainment. When something goes wrong, it's more than a mere inconvenience, it can disrupt a user's entire life. Samsung has launched...
Kaspersky scores 100% in ICSA Labs test
With every third enterprise business having faced a targeted attack in the past year, it has become critical for organisations to have a strong advanced threat detection system. That's what the Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform is designed for and its has...
Low Code Software Developer (Claris Filemaker/Database/CRM)
ENVIRONMENT:Any Devs looking to challenge themselves? We have an exciting opportunity for you to learn a new technology!A dynamic provider of business solutions in the domain of IT architecture, execution & customer support seeks an experienced Low Code Software...
Senior ABAP Developer (hybrid contract) 0759 (TB) – Gauteng Midrand
Play a technical solution architect role for all change requests. Mediate between developers and functional team members and will engage directly with product owner(s) and external partner feature team(s) for the respective projects/maintenance/operations...
Senior System Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Purpose To advance the maturity of the SKA Mid Dish through assembling, integrating and verifying the SKA Mid Dish systems and products while applying systems engineering leadership and recognised engineering competence and skills across multiple domains, teams and on...
Data Engineer (JHB)
ENVIRONMENT:OPTIMIZE data pipelines for performance, scalability, and reliability as the next Data Engineer sought by a dynamic Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg. The ideal candidate will use their passion for Big Data & Analytics to provide insights...
Senior Software Developer
Key Duties and Responsibilities:Technical Speccing.Define technical requirements and plan projects aligned with business objectives.Project Execution: Lead and contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle.Software Architecture: Drive the development,...
Data Engineer (JHB) – Gauteng Sandton
ENVIRONMENT:OPTIMIZE data pipelines for performance, scalability, and reliability as the next Data Engineer sought by a dynamic Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg. The ideal candidate will use their passion for Big Data & Analytics to provide insights...
Senior Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Key Duties and Responsibilities:Technical Speccing.Define technical requirements and plan projects aligned with business objectives.Project Execution: Lead and contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle.Software Architecture: Drive the development,...
Python DevOps Engineer
Operations (2nd and 3rd level) Development of new functionality (backend, frontend) Changes to the existing solutionDevelopment of automated test for the solutionFurther improving the automated test coverage Development of API to the backendFunctional and technical...
Data Analyst Intern
DATA ANALYST INTERN: Super exciting opportunity for a recent graduate to join an international company as a Data Analyst Intern. This isn't just an internship – it's your launchpad into the exciting world of international finance. You'll get hands-on experience with...
Python DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Pretoria
Operations (2nd and 3rd level) Development of new functionality (backend, frontend) Changes to the existing solutionDevelopment of automated test for the solutionFurther improving the automated test coverage Development of API to the backendFunctional and technical...
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