Black Friday is the king of retail bonanzas
South African retailers are already planning for a bumper 2025 Black Friday and holiday season. Black Friday, by its very nature, generates hype in the media and among retailers. However, a new index proves it is not hollow hype. South Africa’s first formal Black...
5G, AI to push IoT market past $1,8bn
The global Internet of Things (IoT) market is poised to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13,5% from $959,6-illion in 2023 to $1,8-trillion in revenue in 2028. This growth is driven by the rise of enterprise applications, enhanced by new technologies...
Russian spacecraft crashes into the moon
Russia's first moon mission in 47 years has failed, after its Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and smashed into moon. The state space corporation Roscosmos, said on Sunday (August 20), that it had lost contact with the craft shortly after a problem occurred...
4th Gen AMD EPYC powers Amazon EC2 instances
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has expanded its 4th Gen AMD EPYC processor-based offerings with the general availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) M7a and Amazon EC2 Hpc7a instances, which offer next-generation performance and efficiency for applications that...
Adobe co-founder Dr John Warnock dies
Adobe co-founder, Dr John Warnock, died on Saturday (19 August 2023), at the age of 82 Dr Warnock co-founded Adobe in 1982 with Dr Charles Geschke after meeting as colleagues at Xerox. Their first product was Adobe PostScript, new technology that sparked the desktop...
Massive surge for photo, video apps
As a key part of the social media experience, photo and video sharing has evolved over the past years. Today, photo and video apps have more users than ever, thanks to hundreds of millions of people willing to spend money on brushing up their digital presence and...
Kaspersky shares intelligence with Interpol in Africa
Kaspersky has supported Interpol with threat intelligence data in its Africa Cyber Surge II operation, which enabled investigators to identify compromised infrastructure and apprehend threat actors suspected of cybercrimes across the African region. The operation...
Bolt SA tops 400m rides
Bolt, the leading on-demand mobility platform in Africa, recently turned 10 globally and celebrated seven years of operating in South Africa. Since launching in Johannesburg in 2016, Bolt has hit over 400-million trips across 2-billion kilometres in South Africa. Bolt...
Nominations open for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023
The achievements of some of the African technology, telecommunications, and media industry's best pioneers and tech entrepreneurs will be showcased at the Africa Tech Festival Awards, taking place in Cape Town on 15 November 2023. Award categories are: * Creative...
Quantum computing leap although projected growth declines
Customer spend for quantum computing is expected to grow from $1,1-billion in 2022 to $7,6-billion in 2027, representing a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 48,1%. This is according to International Data Corporation (IDC), which published its second...
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Welcome to an ‘open’ insurance environment
The traditional insurance model is under pressure to meet the requirements of a digital environment. Partnerships between incumbents and insurtechs are becoming more commonplace and provides customers with alternative value propositions. JC Oberholzer, Group CIO at...
Duxbury signs up Green Packet
Duxbury Networking has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Green Packet, a specialist vendor addressing connectivity challenges in fixed and wireless networks. With a presence in 70 countries, the Malaysian-headquartered vendor has solid foundations, built...
Refurbished electronics as good as new
The speedy introduction of new technologies and consumers wanting to stay current with the latest tech trends has led to masses of perfectly good second user equipment entering the market. Computers, phones and other digital devices needn't be discarded, they can be...
Satellite closes SA’s digital divide
Internet usage is surging in urban areas of South Africa. According to Stats SA, 59% of South Africans in urban areas use the internet at home, work, or in a public place such as a café. However, the picture in more remote parts of the country is very different,...
It’s time to change how you think about retail
The word 'change' is a common one in retail settings. By Charles Pittaway, MD of Sage Pay When you try on clothing, you do so in the change room; if a dress you bought doesn't fit or you change your mind, you exchange it and, with any luck, after money has changed...
Video surveillance demand set to increase
Mimicking global trends, South Africa can expect an increased demand for cloud storage on the back of several trends including Microsoft's recent Azure announcement. It is estimated that more than 50% of global information is now housed in a cloud and according to...
Westcon-Comstor adds online learning
Westcon-Comstor has announced the launch of Velocity, an on-demand, online education programme designed to empower partner sales teams with the right mix of industry-trusted sales coaching, accelerated vendor-solution training and targeted Westcon-Comstor programme...
HCL cited as outsourcing leader
HCL Technologies is among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in its Q4, 2017 Forrester Wave evaluation of Next-Generation Infrastructure Outsourcing. In this evaluation, HCL was cited as a Leader in Next-Generation Infrastructure Outsourcing,...
Cell C followed due process during recapitalisation
Cell C welcomes ICASA's confirmation that Cell C followed the correct process in the notification of its recapitalisation transaction and that it has complied with all applicable Regulations. "A recapitalised Cell C is good for the industry, the economy, and the...
LG, Apple in display alliance
LG Electronics (LG) and Apple have announced a first-of-its-kind alliance unrivalled for new MacBook Pro users who demand high-quality resolution at all times. The two companies will collaborate in iStores across South Africa, introducing two new LG displays designed...
Technical Systems Analyst 2371 – Gauteng Centurion
Our client in the automobile industry is looking for a Technical Systems Analyst (Entry) Product / Feature Team Information (if applicable)A Junior Technical Systems Analyst position is to be added to our team. If you are a systems analyst with an eye for detail and...
Software Tester – Contract
PurposeResponsible for performing Software Quality Assurance TestingClientLarge JSE listed Company based in Sandton, seeking a Software Tester to conduct all the Quality Assurance Testing6 to 12 month Fixed Term Contract; required immediatelyResponsibilitiesObtain the...
Project Manager II at Computek Networks
Manage the project resources (including people, procurement, systems, time and budget) from the initiation of an identifiedproject to the end of the defined project lifecycle or process in order to deliver on project goals and objectives Continuously develop own...
Solutions Architect
Hire Resolve's Client is seeking a Solutions Architect to join their team. The Solutions Architect will design and implement innovative technical solutions that align with business goals. This role involves evaluating business needs, crafting scalable and secure...
Software Tester – Contract – Gauteng Johannesburg
PurposeResponsible for performing Software Quality Assurance TestingClientLarge JSE listed Company based in Sandton, seeking a Software Tester to conduct all the Quality Assurance Testing6 to 12 month Fixed Term Contract; required immediatelyResponsibilitiesObtain the...
Project Manager II at Computek Networks – Gauteng Johannesburg
Manage the project resources (including people, procurement, systems, time and budget) from the initiation of an identifiedproject to the end of the defined project lifecycle or process in order to deliver on project goals and objectives Continuously develop own...
Solutions Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg
Hire Resolve's Client is seeking a Solutions Architect to join their team. The Solutions Architect will design and implement innovative technical solutions that align with business goals. This role involves evaluating business needs, crafting scalable and secure...
Cloud Engineer
Our client is thrilled to announce an incredible opportunity for a Cloud Engineer! This fully remote role is perfect for a Cape Town-based professional with a passion for cloud technologies and a drive to innovate and optimize in a dynamic, cutting-edge environment....
Agile Master (Advanced) 0491
Agile Master ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:- Ability to manage a technical team using Agile Methodologies- Leadership skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment and improving transparency.-...
Associate Systems Support Engineer at PnP
IntroductionSystem support within the I&T Frontline (POS) Team, performing various entry level duties such as monitoring of the POS estate and resolving technical queries regarding the different applications relating to the POS system. This includes management and...
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