Subdued manufacturing impacts PMI
The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for February 2025 highlights continued challenges for South Africa's manufacturing sector. The seasonally-adjusted Absa PMI declined slightly by 0.6 points to 44.7 in February, remaining in contractionary territory for the...
Cashless pilot delivers benefits for taxis
Waxd Solution, in partnership with Botransa, has launched its cashless Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System project in Swartruggens. "Going cashless is a crucial step in modernising our transport system and ensuring the safety of both drivers and commuters,”...
ChatGPT’s code interpreter redefines generative AI
ChatGPT took the world by storm in November 2022 and since then cutting-edge software updates have been announced - including a code interpreter which has the potential to transform the world of data science and programming, rendering the field more accessible,...
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...
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Threat trends we can expect in 2018
Organisations across the board have been plagued by a number of high-profile breaches in 2017, and it's only going to get worse. Cyber threats are set to worsen, and enterprises find themselves having to deal with complex technologies, sophisticated malware, floods of...
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Uncover passion and potential in new hires
If there's one resolution HR departments should make this new year, it should be to transform the onboarding experience for new hires, writes Michelle Seko, talent acquisition manager at Sage Africa & Middle East. The importance of a good candidate experience...
Kaspersky, ENISA boost IoT security recommendations
In November 2017, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) published "Baseline Security Recommendations for the Internet of Things in the context of critical information infrastructures". The main aim of the study is to offer IoT security...
SA cybersecurity trends for 2018
Cybersecurity is a hot topic in South Africa and in fact, the world over - in the face of recent, highly publicised cybersecurity breaches and the emergence of ransomware as a service (RaaS) which makes the malware accessible to just about anyone with a little...
Advantage to outsourcing executive payrolls
Complying with legislation that governs director's PAYE for executive payroll is a complex undertaking and it makes business sense to outsource this function -- including being able to leverage expertise to tick all the governance boxes. This is according to...
More backup options with Truecaller
Truecaller has launched Truecaller Backup for Android, a new feature which allows users to backup and restore their contacts, call history, block list and settings to Google Drive. Every day, thousands of Truecaller users are switching to a new phone, getting a new...
Use interview mistakes to your advantage
You walk into the interview room, make eye contact with your interviewer, and shake hands firmly and confidently. Everything is going as expected until you sit down and knock coffee all over the table. What do you do? Going for an interview can be a stressful and...
Samsung Uunveils wall-mountable lifestyle soundbar
Samsung Electronics unveiled a new premium lifestyle soundbar at CES 2018, the NW700 Sound+. The wall-mountable NW700 Sound+ soundbar succeeds the MS650 Sound+ model and incorporates sound-enhancing features, such as distortion-cancelling, wide-range tweeters and...
Cloud Engineer (Java, AWS) – Remote Remote
As a Cloud Platform Engineer with software engineering and IT ops background, you will provide technical leadership and build out services for a specific set of business IT customers who will consume these services as they build high-demand applications utilising...
Senior Java Developer – Gauteng Menlyn
Medical Tech company requires the skills of an experienced Full Stack Java Angular developer.12 month contractHybrid working - 2 days in office, 3 days work from home. Office based in PretoriaTech stack requirements: JavaSpring BootSpring SecurityMicrosoft Azure...
Integration Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Senior Java Backend Developer (Stellenbosch Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:BUILD state-of-the-art, performant, scalable & maintainable Backend Services and APIs as the next Senior Java Backend Developer sought by a rapidly growing FinTech company. You will join a highly driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative team where you...
DevOps Engineer (Advanced) 0559
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Junior Business Analyst
Accountability: Preparation and completion of risk information Collect information from various sources in the risk and production centres, for the compilation and preparation of consolidated risk information required in the Prudential Authority (PA)returnsCoordinate...
Senior Java Backend Developer (Stellenbosch Hybrid) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:BUILD state-of-the-art, performant, scalable & maintainable Backend Services and APIs as the next Senior Java Backend Developer sought by a rapidly growing FinTech company. You will join a highly driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative team where you...
DevOps Engineer (Advanced) 0559 – Gauteng Pretoria
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Junior Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
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iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities.We are seeking a proactive and customer-focused Service Desk Agent to join our dynamic IT support team. In this role, you will serve as the first point of contact for technical support, assisting users...
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