All-female crew for Blue Origin flight
Blue Origins’ next New Shepard flight will feature an all-female crew of Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Kerianne Flynn, Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez. This mission will be the 11th human flight for the New Shepard program and the 31st in its history. To date,...
Consumers are more security-savvy about digital payments
A new study commissioned by Visa reveals a rise in consumer awareness and proactive security measures for digital payments across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA). The ninth annual Stay Secure study, which surveyed 5 800 adults across 17...
Adobe co-founder Dr John Warnock dies
Adobe co-founder, Dr John Warnock, died on Saturday (19 August 2023), at the age of 82 Dr Warnock co-founded Adobe in 1982 with Dr Charles Geschke after meeting as colleagues at Xerox. Their first product was Adobe PostScript, new technology that sparked the desktop...
Massive surge for photo, video apps
As a key part of the social media experience, photo and video sharing has evolved over the past years. Today, photo and video apps have more users than ever, thanks to hundreds of millions of people willing to spend money on brushing up their digital presence and...
Kaspersky shares intelligence with Interpol in Africa
Kaspersky has supported Interpol with threat intelligence data in its Africa Cyber Surge II operation, which enabled investigators to identify compromised infrastructure and apprehend threat actors suspected of cybercrimes across the African region. The operation...
Bolt SA tops 400m rides
Bolt, the leading on-demand mobility platform in Africa, recently turned 10 globally and celebrated seven years of operating in South Africa. Since launching in Johannesburg in 2016, Bolt has hit over 400-million trips across 2-billion kilometres in South Africa. Bolt...
Nominations open for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023
The achievements of some of the African technology, telecommunications, and media industry's best pioneers and tech entrepreneurs will be showcased at the Africa Tech Festival Awards, taking place in Cape Town on 15 November 2023. Award categories are: * Creative...
Quantum computing leap although projected growth declines
Customer spend for quantum computing is expected to grow from $1,1-billion in 2022 to $7,6-billion in 2027, representing a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 48,1%. This is according to International Data Corporation (IDC), which published its second...
Emergent AI will have a profound impact on business and society
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is positioned on the Peak of Inflated Expectations on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2023 and is expected to reach transformational benefit within two to five years. Generative AI is encompassed within the...
Why state-level hacking is a problem for your business
Nation-state cyberattacks are on the increase globally, with a growing ecosystem of nation-state threat actors contributing to an expanding pool of sophisticated hacking tools that ultimately become available to anyone. This is the view of Leigh Murray, CTO at Triple4...
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Tech impacts on contact centres
Jed Hewson, joint-CEO and co-founder of 1Stream, examines the knowledge gleaned from last year to predict some of the business trends and influences that will impact on the economy. * Fibre - South Africans are finally having fibre delivered to them. With the rollout...
Hamlyn Centre to develop new tools
The Hamlyn Centre at Imperial College London today announces the award of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to accelerate research into new integrated technology systems for accurately measuring dietary intake. The grant of $1,5-million will fund...
Virtualisation will reshape telecoms
The hype around software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualisation (NFV) is growing in the telecoms industry. The hope is that these technologies will enable service providers and network operators to drive down capital expenditure, simplify...
LG outlines plans for 2018
LG plans to continue pursuing an innovative, energy efficient and a premium product market strategy, positioning the company as a technology innovator with a flair for convenience, design and style. The company aims to accelerate premium product strategy by enhancing...
DCC partners with HCI vendor Syneto
Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has been appointed as an official distributor for Syneto, a leading hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) vendor. The appointment will see Syneto entering the South African market via DCC, who will offer Syneto's complete range of...
What’s needed for large-scale satellite networks
Research undertaken by ITU into the online and offline population shows that four-fifths of the offline population are located in Asia-Pacific and in Africa. While absolute numbers of offline individuals at a regional level show that Asia-Pacific bears the lion's...
When to employ SSD or HDD?
As the world becomes increasingly connected, an increase in data consumption and storage requirements is inevitable. Changes in data consumption patterns have also led to the evolution of storage technology. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), there has...
Veracode helps reduce risk
Veracode, recently acquired by CA Technologies, has announced four new features in its Veracode Application Security Platform - Accelerated Results, Custom Cleansers, Greenlight Auto-Scan and Perl language support. With these new features, Veracode is further enabling...
Strengthen the organisation through cloud archiving
Cyber resilience expert at Mimecast Nick Saunders provides reasons why organisations need to see an archive as more than just an old storage box that's an unwanted necessity, and rather as something they can get value out of. Archiving records has been considered an...
Fujitsu debuts new all-flash and hybrid storage
Fujitsu has announced its next generation of Eternus AF S2 all-flash storage arrays and Eternus DX S4 midrange hybrid systems. The new storage systems are designed to meet the high-performance requirements for digital business growth, continuity and efficiency, while...
Database Specialist (Contract) – Gauteng Randburg
Job PurposeTo consult on specific technology through sought after advice and deep expertise and credibility in the industry. Expert in understanding how technology is applied in the organization and ensure all outputs are in compliance with current governance and...
Fullstack .Net Developer
My client based in Bellville (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Fullstack .Net Developer to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Develop and maintain web applications using .Net technologiesCollaborate with cross-functional teams...
PHP/Laravel Developer
Our client is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a skilled Backend Developer with expertise in PHP and Laravel! This is a fully remote role, perfect for a passionate professional ready to make an impact from anywhere! Key Requirements 6+ years'...
Senior Java Developer
Senior Java DeveloperAccelerate your career with cutting-edge tech!R 700,000 - R 946,000 plus benefitsJoin a top online Company known for innovative solutions and excellent service. This is an ideal opportunity to harness your Java expertise in a dynamic environment....
Fullstack .Net Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
My client based in Bellville (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Fullstack .Net Developer to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Develop and maintain web applications using .Net technologiesCollaborate with cross-functional teams...
PHP/Laravel Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a skilled Backend Developer with expertise in PHP and Laravel! This is a fully remote role, perfect for a passionate professional ready to make an impact from anywhere! Key Requirements 6+ years'...
Senior Java Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Senior Java DeveloperAccelerate your career with cutting-edge tech!R 700,000 - R 946,000 plus benefitsJoin a top online Company known for innovative solutions and excellent service. This is an ideal opportunity to harness your Java expertise in a dynamic environment....
Senior BI ETL Developer
ENVIRONMENT:THE technical expertise of a highly analytical & solutions-driven Senior BI ETL Developer is sought by a dynamic Financial Services Group where you will take charge of creating ETL processes for transforming data residing in various source systems into...
Senior DevOps Support Engineer
Our client is looking for a Senior DevOps Support Engineer to Design, development, implementation, migration and support of a comprehensive build and release management process and technical solution to support the development processes, using existing tools as a...
Senior BI ETL Developer – Western Cape Mowbray
ENVIRONMENT:THE technical expertise of a highly analytical & solutions-driven Senior BI ETL Developer is sought by a dynamic Financial Services Group where you will take charge of creating ETL processes for transforming data residing in various source systems into...
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