How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

As economies shift, Africa urged to follow the money

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa is enjoying a renaissance as it embraces technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive its future growth. But there is a danger that the continent will remain a mere consumer of the...

Cloud market set to go stratospheric

The cloud market continues to surge, with enterprises spending more and more money on cloud infrastructure services each year and, after four straight quarters of revenue growth, the entire sector grossed a record $84-billion in Q3 - 23% more than in the same period...

Entrepreneurs urged to be vigilant as business fraud rises

The number of reported cases of fraud in business is on the rise and, in some cases, incidents of fraud may be so severe that a business may struggle to recover, according to award-winning entrepreneur Alison Weihe. Recent statistics from the South African Banking...

Let’s face it … face-swiping biometrics are taking off

The global face-swiping payment market size is expected to reach $18,46-billion by 2030 expanding at a CAGR of 19,9% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new study by Grand View Research. The rise in digitalisation led by the Covid-19 pandemic and the increasing...

Job creation, reskilling must be central to growth agendas

The world is going through a period of economic uncertainty, with artificial intelligence (AI) advancing and the green transition now imperative - all of which are driving big changes in the future of jobs. This week, the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) Growth Summit...

SA government now a prime target for cyberattacks

The South African government has now become the main target for global threat actors, with less focus being put on to the private sector. This is according to findings presented at the recent Q1 2023 Trellix Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing: Update for South Africa,...

ChatGPT prompts AI investments

In a recent Gartner poll of more than 2 500 executive leaders, 45% reported that the publicity of ChatGPT has prompted them to increase artificial intelligence (AI) investments. Seventy percent of executives said that their organisation is in investigation and...

Cloud AI market to hit $647,6bn by 2030

The global cloud AI market size is projected to reach $647,6-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 39,6% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The key factors propelling the growth of the market are the demand for intelligent virtual...

What’s new on the cyberthreat agenda in META?

Artificial intelligence, compromised corporate data on the Darknet, risks carried by deepfakes and critical industry-specific threats are all driving increased cyberthreats in the Middle East and Africa region. "Considering how quickly the threat landscape is...

Smartphone market woes continue with 14,6% decline

Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 14,6% year over year to 268,6-million units in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q23), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This marks the seventh...

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Partner Communications selects Cloudify, VMware

Partner Communications selects Cloudify, VMware Cloudify and VMware are helping Partner Communications (Nasdaq and TASE: PTNR) implement a novel approach to network functions virtualization (NFV) that has resulted in a rapid conversion to NFV and a reduction in...

Digital supply network for a disruptive spin

"A need for increased profitability in a low growth domestic economy and increased global uncertainty are pushing chief procurement officers (CPO) to add more value to their organisations," says Karoly Kramli, associate director: digital architecture technology at...

Ideco launches ‘foolproof’ identity verification

Ideco has unveiled its next generation identity assurance ecosystem, designed to deliver what is describes as fraud-proof trusted identity authentication, confirmed with a digital certificate of authenticity in seconds. Ideco's new Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS)...

ESET launches Privacy Protection Solutions

ESET South Africa has launched ESET Privacy Protection Solutions. These are tools that an organization can use to achieve digital security that is state of the art, practical and feasible, and which will assist organisations with the Protection of Personal Information...

The challenges of working remotely

While working remotely is a growing trend the world over, with telecommuting having increased by 115% since 2015 among non-self-employed workers, according to Global Workplace Analytics, it is not without its challenges. ManpowerGroup South Africa's MD Lyndy van den...

Privacy concerns and the cloud

In this age of big data, it is easy to get swept up in the excitement of the opportunities that real-time analysis and insights can provide insurers. Yet, for all these benefits, the elephant in the room remains the issue of privacy and what should be done to...

How your phone use affects your health

The amount of time we spend on the phone -- either for business or personal use -- can have a harmful effect on our overall health. The concerns about how posture and phone use influences well being is not a new one, however, it has become a greater concern due to the...

Security in an increasingly connected world

The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly expanding to include a previously undreamed of amount of connected devices - cars, toys, medical devices, home appliances - and all these smart things connecting to the Web have to be secured. Unfortunately, security seems to be...

Oracle unveils new cloud programmes

Oracle has announced new programs that lower costs by delivering increased automation and flexibility, and enable customers to get more value from their existing Oracle software investments. The new Oracle Cloud programs include Bring Your Own License to PaaS and...

SA leapfrogs to IaaS

Andrew Cruise, MD of vendor neutral cloud hosting platform provider Routed, says that almost all South African businesses now have a cloud strategy. While the adoption curve remains at the beginning stages, especially for internal apps, he says that South Africa's...

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The Software Quality Engineer will be responsible for design and execution of all manual and automated tests required to ensure excellence in software quality delivered. This position holder will report to the Quality Engineering Manager.Key activities include:Oversee...

DevOps Engineer at Parvana Recruitment

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Synon Developer – Gauteng Gauteng

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The Software Quality Engineer will be responsible for design and execution of all manual and automated tests required to ensure excellence in software quality delivered. This position holder will report to the Quality Engineering Manager.Key activities include:Oversee...

DevOps Engineer at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

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Developer – Internship Role (CPT) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our highly successful national client is looking for a bright and ambitious developer for their team. You are not expected to know anything, you will be provided with courses as well as on the job training which will last for over 4 months. This role can...

Project Manager – Gauteng Primrose

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