Call for media literacy in the misinformation age
In a world increasingly defined by digital communication, the recent dialogue between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and billionaire businessman Elon Musk regarding misinformation highlights a pivotal issue that affects not only politics but the very fabric...
Finding the money to change SA’s trajectory
South Africa's upcoming national budget will be closely scrutinised, with analysts focusing on, amongst others, the debt-to-GDP ratio, government spending and the risks that could lead to further fiscal slippage. By Waldo Marcus, director: TPN from MRI Software In the...
Competition Commission role is to encourage growth, says FMF
The Competition Commission recently published its report, alongside intrusive implications, on South Africa's e-commerce market. The commission should rather promote growth by cutting anti-business regulations and regulatory agencies, according to the Free Market...
Defining moment for India in quest to be a superpower
While the world is in the midst of an unprecedented period of transition and uncertainty, India faces a defining opportunity to capitalise on the moment. This is according to a new S&P Global Look Forward research, titled Look Forward: India's Moment, focusing on...
AI ushers in new era of efficiency in India telecoms
The Indian telecom industry is on the verge of a monumental transformation, fueled by the recent recommendations from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). Consequently, AI is set to become the...
Curiosity Rover faces its toughest climb on Mars
Tomorrow (5 August 2023), NASA’s Curiosity rover will notch its 11th year on Mars by doing what it does best: studying the Red Planet’s surface. The intrepid bot recently investigated a location nicknamed “Jau” that is pockmarked with dozens of impact craters....
Google gives users more control of personal information
Google Search has introduced new features to help users stay in control of their personal information, privacy and online safety. Last year, Google launched the "Results about you" tool to make it easier to request the removal of search results that contain a users'...
Quantum could power oil and gas computations
The oil and gas industry has relied on traditional computers to tackle their mathematical challenges for decades. Despite the significant improvements in the speed and precision of classical supercomputers, they can sometimes fall short when calculations involve...
AMD debuts Radeon PRO workstation graphics cards
AMD has announced two new additions to the AMD Radeon PRO W7000 Series product line: the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 and AMD Radeon PRO W7500 workstation graphics cards. The new graphics cards are designed to tackle mainstream workloads across a range of professional...
Africa’s first AppHaus is open for business
SAP Africa and EPI-USE have officially launched the first AppHaus in Africa. The SAP AppHaus Network is a community of global locations that are driven by SAP and its partners. Each AppHaus is connected through the conviction that innovation requires five ingredients...
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Acer unveils Nitro 5 gaming laptop
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Misrepresenting matric results is fraud, says MIE
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BCX CEO appointed to iamtheCODE board
Ian Russell, CEO of BCX, has been appointed to the Board of iamtheCODE. iamtheCODE is an Africa-led global movement designed to mobilise governments, businesses and investors to support young women in STEAMD (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and...
ADATA debuts INFAREX mouse combo
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Hitachi aims to disrupt industrial IoT
Hitachi and Hitachi Vantara recently released Hitachi's first commercial Lumada internet of things (IoT) platform. The purpose of the platform is to make it simple to harness the power of IoT data in order to drive real value for Hitachi's customers and partners. Now...
The ‘PITfalls’ in SARS’ 2017 Tax Statistics
National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service released the 10th annual edition of the tax statistics for South Africa on 12 December 2017. By Des Kruger, partner and Wesley Grimm, candidate attorney at Webber Wentzel The document provides data on the key...
King Price unpacks cybercrime
Every day we hear about phishing, spyware, malware, and more. But what are they, exactly? And what do they mean for you and your hard-earned bucks? Cybercrime is described as any crime that is committed using a computer network or hardware device. Cybercriminals use...
Dell turns e-waste into new treasures
Dell has announced an industry-first pilot to use recycled gold from used electronics in new computer motherboards, which will ship in the Latitude 5285 2-in-1s. The pilot follows a successful feasibility study on server motherboards. The closed-loop gold process...
Fujitsu PrimeFlex enhances SAP environments
Fujitsu today announces two powerful new solutions designed to help organisations deploy extremely data intensive applications needed for their digital transformation, through greatly improving the ease of management for scale-out SAP HANA in-memory database...
API Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Our Client is looking for API Developer who will be responsible for designing, developing and implementing APIs between software platforms, programs, and applications.This role involves interpreting business requirements and functional specifications provided by...
Solutions Analyst – Western Cape George
Solutions AnalystGeorge, Western Cape (office based position)Relocate to the beautiful Garden Route and join an innovative company that offers career growth. Job Overview:Are you passionate about technology and excited by the opportunity to drive change?As a Solutions...
Agile Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Python Developer (Hardware Integration) – Mining Technology – Lonehill Sandton
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