Crypto helps drive DeFi market up 137%
After struggling through multi-year lows in 2022 and 2023, the 2024 crypto bull run breathed new life into the decentralised finance (DeFi) market. The surge in crypto prices propelled asset values in DeFi, attracting more users and liquidity. Investors flocked to...
Phishing threats target Telegram Premium
Kaspersky has warned that fake Telegram Premium offers have been spreading globally, targeting users with phishing scams and malware disguised as alternative app versions. These attacks aim to steal account credentials or compromise devices. The scams capitalise on...
Huge campus switch growth as supply chain eases
Campus switch sales were up 40% in the first quarter of 2023, the highest growth level recorded in this market in over two decades, according to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group. This remarkable level of growth was fueled by enormous backlog releases and higher...
Pick n Pay taps into the metaverse with Roblox
Pick n Pay is giving away 100-million Robux, the digital currency for the gaming platform Roblox, to registered Smart Shopper customers. It will also soon sell Roblox vouchers in rands, arguably the first South African retailer to do so. With a reported 50-million or...
Financial, digital skills hold small tourism businesses back
A tourism sector report by Xero has revealed that South African small business owners desperately need to invest in digital skills to unlock business success, as more than a third (34%) are still managing finances on spreadsheets and 32% are struggling with tax...
Apple Vision Pro headset sparks mixed reactions
Apple's Vision Pro, the mixed-reality headset unveiled at the June 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference, has created a substantial buzz in the tech industry, translating into a notable increase in Reddit discussions during the second week of June. Among Redditors,...
Africa must tackle cybersecurity or suffer dire consequences
Kathy Gibson reports - Africa needs a comprehensive agenda to deal with its critically low level of cyber resilience and secure its leap into the digital economy. This is the main message from a Kearney white paper, "Cybersecurity in Africa: A Call to Action", which...
IoT spending to surpass $1trn by 2026
Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to be $805,7-billion in 2023, an increase of 10,6% over 2022, according to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Internet of Things Spending Guide. Investments in the IoT ecosystem are...
IT spend on global banking, investment to hit $652bn
Worldwide banking and investment services IT spending is forecast to total $652,1-billion in 2023, an increase of 8,1% from 2022, according to Gartner. Spending on software will see the largest growth with an increase of 13,5% this year. "Current economic headwinds...
131 years needed to close the gender equality gap
Gender parity globally has recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels, but the pace of change has stagnated as converging crises slow progress, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2023. The report finds that the overall gender gap has closed by 0,3...
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LTE-M paves the way for IoT adoption
Billions of new Internet of Things (IoT) devices are expected before 2020[1] but the majority of these do not require the full capabilities of 4G cellular networks. Emerging Low-Power Wide-Area wireless technologies, including LTE-M and NB-IoT, allow devices to...
Aligning KPIs and customer experience goals
Customer experience (CX) is fast becoming the primary point of brand differentiation, replacing the established norms of product and price. Realising that fact, as many business leaders now do, is one thing. Acting on it is another thing altogether, writes Veronique...
Boost employee satisfaction with payroll clarity
South Africa is beginning to follow the international trend whereby companies are treating employees like they would their customers. In part, this is done by providing on-time and detailed payslips designed to boost employee satisfaction and increase the efficiency...
Networks Unlimited partners with SevOne
Networks Unlimited has announced its distribution agreement with SevOne, a provider of digital infrastructure management solutions, for the sub-Saharan region.The world’s largest cloud services providers (CSPs), managed services providers (MSPs) and enterprises are...
Poor site, app performance lose users
Internet users are growing more demanding and less forgiving, according to the results of a new consumer survey, writes Sven Hammar, chief service officer of Apica System. In a clear call to action for organisations around the world, the survey found that three...
Analytics for predicting, managing disasters
In two days, severe storms wreaked havoc across two provinces in South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal was declared a provincial disaster area after torrential rains left at least eight people dead and flooding caused massive damage. In Gauteng, at least three people died and...
Angola Cables connects users to Azure
Angola Cables has become a Microsoft ExpressRoute partner to meet the needs of Africa-based organisations migrating business applications and IT infrastructures to the cloud and accelerating digital transformation on the continent. Taking advantage of the Microsoft...
Young scientists help those living with disabilities
Every year more than 600 leaners participate in the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair, the largest science fair in Africa, with the aim of taking home a share of the prizes valued at more than R4-million. Since being established in 1980 the...
Technology changes how we experience the world
We are often left feeling that the pinnacle of design has been reached, but technology is ever changing and improving. The current pinnacle of innovation comes in the form of the Galaxy Note8, says Craige Fleischer, Samsung's director of integrated mobility. Some...
DVT, Dynamic DNA welcome 100 learners
Software development and testing company DVT, together with sister company and education partner Dynamic DNA, have announced the largest ever intake to their co-run Learnership IT skills training and apprenticeship programme for 2017. For the first time, 100 learners...
Intermediate – Senior .Net Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Remote working opportunity for a ASP.Net Developer, apply today! Key Requirements Relevant IT qualification advantageous.3+ Years of active development experience in below technologies..NET 8 (version 5+ will be considered)C# ASP.NET WebApi (Entity Framework Core...
Senior Developer Power Apps / .Net Full Stack
Phase one: Support and add features to a Power Bi Dashboard, advise on our data models and structures. Help with moving our data into the data lake. Support and help manage more junior dev, work with business to understand requirements and design and build a...
IT DevOps Engineer
Fully remote position or in office. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics, monitoring, and...
IT Risk Manager
Audit assurance and compliance Implementing & Automating Risk management processes Reporting of IT Risks Develop Reporting templates Manage the Risk Acceptance and review process – provide input and quality assurance Implement Third Party Risk Management framework...
Senior Developer Power Apps / .Net Full Stack – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Phase one: Support and add features to a Power Bi Dashboard, advise on our data models and structures. Help with moving our data into the data lake. Support and help manage more junior dev, work with business to understand requirements and design and build a...
IT DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Fully remote position or in office. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics, monitoring, and...
IT Risk Manager – Western Cape Cape Town
Audit assurance and compliance Implementing & Automating Risk management processes Reporting of IT Risks Develop Reporting templates Manage the Risk Acceptance and review process – provide input and quality assurance Implement Third Party Risk Management framework...
Systems Implementation Project Manager
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Systems Implementation Project Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the implementation of new systems and technologies. You will work closely with our clients and internal teams to...
IT DevOps Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer
The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, multi-tasker, and demonstrated team-player. You will be a lead developer responsible for the development of new software products and enhancements to existing products. Working within an Application Development Environment...
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