Asokan Moodley to lead NTT Data’s AI efforts in MEA
NTT Data has announced the appointment of Asokan Moodley as gead of GenAI and industry advisory for Middle East and Africa (MEA), effective 1 May 2025. In this strategic role, Moodley will spearhead NTT Data's artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives across the MEA...
Nvidia powers world’s largest quantum research supercomputer
Nvidia has announced the opening of the Global Research and Development Centre for Business by Quantum-AI Technology (G-QuAT), which hosts ABCI-Q — the world’s largest research supercomputer dedicated to quantum computing. Quantum processors promise to augment AI...
Claims of cyberattack on Israeli power plant debunked
On 8 October, the hacktivist group known as Cyber Av3ngers claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the Dorad power plant in Israel, showcasing PDF files and documents on their Telegram channel as proof. However, the Israeli authorities have not confirmed the...
Digitalisation top of mind at this year’s Gitex
This year's Gitex Global 2023 saw experts come together to re-evaluate how organisations can thrive in the face of rapid digitalisation. The various events during the week saw the convergence of the best minds and most visionary companies to scrutinise, challenge,...
DarkGate attacks linked to Vietnam-based cybercriminals
WithSecure researchers have tracked attacks using DarkGate malware to an active cluster of cybercriminals operating out of Vietnam. DarkGate is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that has been used in attacks since at least 2018 and is currently available to cybercriminals...
Crypto wallet downloads drop by one-third
Cryptocurrencies made a serious comeback this year despite the regulatory twists and ups and downs seen in the past months. However, the global interest in apps that allow for cryptocurrency storage continues falling. According to data presented by AltIndex.com,...
Dubai’s vision for a human-centric digital city
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Dubai is known as one of the world's most technologically advanced cities, with an impressive array of intelligent and automated features making the city easy to navigate and govern. But, as they say in the classics, you ain't seen...
GenAI: a new solution looking for a problem
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Artificial intelligence (AI) is the big buzzword of the day - but it will only be successful when and if organisations use it get value from their data. There is a tremendous amount of noise about AI at the moment, but Joe Reis,...
How to ensure AI is human-centric
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - In 1996, chess master Garry Kasparov agreed to a match against IBM's Big Blue computer - and lost. In analysing the game, Kasparov came to the conclusion that he hadn't in fact been beaten by a machine but by a human, because it was a...
Swift action urged to achieve gender equality by 2030
Dr Achieng Ojwang, executive director of UN Global Compact Network, South Africa - addressing the 20th Annual Standard Bank Top Women Conference - has emphasised the urgency of accelerating efforts to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) which...
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Skills academy opens in US and SA
Online educational specialist New Skills Academy has opened new offices in Chicago and Johannesburg. The two new sites join existing operations in Nepal, Tanzania and its HQ in Ware, Hertfordshire. The opening of the new offices comes as the award-winning online...
Boost security by detecting active compromises
A huge surge in large-scale ransomware attacks, such as the recent WannaCry, Petya and variations thereof, coupled with massive data breaches such as Verizon, Deloitte and closer to home, Hetzner, is highlighting in no uncertain terms how crucial security solutions...
FlySafair enables inflight card payments
FlySafair has become the first local low-cost carrier to offer cashless transactions on all of its flights. The airline has officially launched AviaPay, a new mobile point of sale (POS) system, enabling passengers to use their credit and debit cards to purchase...
On-demand activation for consumer devices
Gemalto has announced its new Subscription Management Discovery Service solution. This initiative simplifies the customer's experience of connecting a device 'out-of-the-box' to the cellular network with the offer of their choice. Users simply select their preferred...
Dear Film and Publication Board … free our kids!
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Roses are red, violets are blue, safeguard your apps so customers love you
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Are you investing in sticky-tape cloud solutions?
Africa's only neutral cloud infrastructure business, Routed, says that while IDC predicts public cloud revenue to reach $236 billion by 2020, local companies are still making basic mistakes when investing in cloud infrastructure. "Cloud is more than a decade old now...
CaseWare Africa automates IFRS9
With International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9, promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), now in effect, CaseWare Africa has taken the lead in simplifying and automating IFRS9 compliant reporting. According to Angela van Tonder,...
Financial services looks to mobile-first
Rapid technological innovation and the emergence of more stringent regulations means that banks are having to reinvent themselves as trusted providers of a much broader range of financial services, delivered securely to consumers primarily via mobile technology. The...
Performance reviews for the human age
Millennials, globalisation, and the age of technology have significantly changed the workplace, and with it have forced a re-evaluation in the manner in which performance appraisals are conducted. ManpowerGroup South Africa shares that many of the world's largest...
Senior Systems Support Officer at Mancosa
CORE FUNCTIONS System Support and Maintenance: Provide high-level technical support for SaaS applications, including monitoring system performance, resolving issues, and ensuring system availability and reliability. Incident and Problem Management: Diagnose,...
Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About the Role: As a Business Analyst, you will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand requirements, analyse processes, and recommend improvements to enhance...
Senior Systems Support Officer at Mancosa – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal
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IT Business Analyst (BPM) / BA (contract- hybrid) TB
Job functions:The main purpose of this position is to conduct business analysis services in a manner that is suitable for the Business Process Management (BPM) domain; this includes but is not limited to: Providing end-to-end mapping, modelling, analysis and maturity...
IT Business Analyst (BPM) / BA (contract- hybrid) TB – Gauteng Pretoria
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Our clients are looking for a dedicated individual to own the role, manage traffic for development-related tasks, manage internal and external client expectations and maintain their software using C#, JavaScript and SQL Server on which many of their colleagues and...
Fullstack C# Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our clients are looking for a dedicated individual to own the role, manage traffic for development-related tasks, manage internal and external client expectations and maintain their software using C#, JavaScript and SQL Server on which many of their colleagues and...
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Front – End Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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