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...
OpenAI releases GPT-4.5 preview for developers
OpenAI has released a research preview of GPT‑4.5, which is says is a step forward in scaling up pre-training and post-training. The new preview is available to Pro users and developers worldwide. By scaling unsupervised learning, GPT‑4.5 improves its ability to...
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 move to cloud offers many benefits to organisations; predominantly the assurance of increased agility compared to traditional environments and the guarantee of lower costs than building one's own infrastructure. However, it is not as simple as it seems, writes...
Unlock opportunities with data-driven services
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Don’t revert to BBEEE fronting to get tenders
Companies should not be compelled to adopt B-BEEE fronting to secure tenders as there are legitimate avenues to achieving the same result. This is according to Arnoux Maré, CEO of Innovative Solutions Group, who says hundreds of tenders are awarded by government...
It’s time to meet digital disruption head-on
Succeeding in a digitised world requires new ways of thinking and a new approach to how you do business, writes Laurent Pieton, director at Contineo Virtual Communications. Digital disruption is the current buzzword in the IT industry, but what does it really mean? It...
Ghana speeds up EMV migration
Gemalto is providing its PURE white-label payment solution to Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), a subsidiary of Ghana's central bank that manages the country's interbank payment processing system. Gemalto's technology and consultancy will help...
CSPs could maximise their revenues
The competitive landscape for communications service providers (CSPs) is shifting, writes Peter Sinclair, MD: communications, media and technology business at Accenture in South Africa. With barriers to entry collapsing, a new class of digital competitors is...
Veeam acquires N2WS, adds AWS backup
Veeam Software has acquired N2WS, a provider of cloud-native Enterprise backup and disaster recovery for Amazon Web Services (AWS), in an all-cash deal worth $42,5-million. N2WS is a leader in IaaS data protection, providing a cloud-native backup solution specifically...
Millennials, character and an exponential world
Whether you love them or hate them, millennials will become the leadership that drives our society in the digital age, writes Paige dos Santos; digital transformation lead at SAP Africa. As individuals and as a collective, they will wield power that is unprecedented...
LG wins big at CES
LG Electronics (LG) was honoured with more than 90 awards at CES 2018, led by the Official CES Best TV Product Award for the fourth consecutive year, this time for the new LG AI OLED TV (model C8). LG also earned numerous best-of-show honors for the LG InstaView...
Mobility key to the future enterprise
Thuthuka Mhlongo, digital portfolio manager: digital workplace solutions at T-Systems South Africa, discusses how rapid mobile advances create unprecedented business opportunities for an always-on, real-time enterprise. South Africa now boasts an astonishing...
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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Low Code Software Developer (Claris Filemaker/Database/CRM) – Western Cape Milnerton
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