Actions, not words, will make SONA promises a reality
The 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) showed touches of Groundhog Day, the film that replays the same scenario over and over again. This is according to Parmi Natesan, CEO of IoDSA, who says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s promise of “a state that is capable and...
A future snapshot of SA’s electricity market
At the beginning of the year, the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act 38 of 2024 (ERAA) came into effect, promising to facilitate "an open market platform that allows for competitive electricity trading." By Jason van der Poel, partner, Danielle van der Vaart, senior...
South Africans unaware of what personal data is available online
According to a recent survey by Kaspersky called Digital Superstitions, over a third of respondents (38%) from South Africa do not know what data about them is publicly available on the Internet. For those who recognise and are aware about their own personal...
Vuma future-proofs network with Huawei
Fibre provider Vuma and Huawei have partnered to bring next-generation 50G PON - which effectively supports 10Gps Everywhere - to the local market. The new offering provides high-density symmetrical 50G PON to meet the increasing bandwidth requirements in future...
Trusted and agile business processes enable transformation
Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - Any digital transformation or business transformation exercise boils down to business process transformation. “The end of the project is not the end of the story,” says Wassilios Lolas, global vice-president and head of the...
Pick ‘n Pay modernises its POS
When your retail business has a national footprint with outlets varying in size and offering, having a single point of sale management system can get complicated. Pick 'n Pay is a leading grocery retailer, with stores ranging in size form small garage stores to hyper...
SAP’s IT organisation goes digital
Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - SAP tells its customers how they should be transitioning their businesses using SAP technology - and the company makes sure this technology works by running it in-house. "In our vision, every organisation and industry will...
Why moving to S/4 HANA makes sense
Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - The 2027 deadline for users to migrate their legacy SAP systems to SAP S/4 HANA is drawing close - and those customers that haven't begun the journey may be cutting it fine. But apart from the stress of having to migrate for...
Digital technology key to surviving global challenges
Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - Global uncertainty and inflation are just two of the challenges that every enterprise in the world has to deal with. In South Africa, these are exacerbated by power and political issues. As enterprises strive for the resilience...
Flexibility and technology change how people work in Africa
A new Ericsson Consumer & IndustryLab report - Future of Work Life - Africa Edition - has examined how employees and employers in Africa navigate the current work environment and their views on the future of work shaped by the pandemic, digitalisation, and the...
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Paperless gains momentum
The shift toward cloud and paperless is fast gaining momentum as the new global cohort of millennial customers demand digital and mobile business options. According to Craig Leppan, business development manager at Assimilated Information Systems (AIS), an e4 company,...
Jumia launches e-commerce bot
Jumia has introduced Nigeria's first e-commerce bot. Using Jumia Bot, shoppers can order food, find fashion or electronic items and book hotels and flights by simply having an online conversation with the bot. The bot, powered and hosted by Facebook Messenger, was...
Ansys named SA’s most empowered JSE-listed group
Diversified digital technology group Ansys has been recognised as the Most Empowered Listed Company in South Africa. The group took top honours in economic ratings agency Empowerdex's annual Most Empowered Company Survey. Ansys was also named the second most empowered...
Dell Latitude 5285 is built for business
The anticipated Dell Latitude 5285 2-1 - a detachable hybrid tablet - is now available from official distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Built for business, the Latitude 5285 is bundled with Windows 10 PRO and features a 12.3-inch screen and kickstand and is...
Adroit and SqwidNet sign IIoT partnership
SCADA and industrial automation supplier Adroit Technologies has signed a partnership agreement with SqwidNet, the licensed SIGFOX IoT network operator in South Africa. SIGFOX is a global IoT connectivity provider, with network deployments in 36 countries at present....
How to unclog higher education
The South African higher education system is congested, with students taking too long to pass qualifications. There are currently 1-million higher education students in the system, 400 000 of which are causing a bottleneck in the system, making it difficult for new...
NetApp uses cognitive computing for support
NetApp now delivers an insight-driven digital customer experience that is informed by NetApp's deep knowledge base, predictive analytics, proactive support, and cognitive computing. By using the new AI-enabled NetApp virtual support assistant, Elio, and NetApp Active...
Galix helps Dis-Chem pass PCI DSS audit
The Dis-Chem Group's 110 stores across South Africa do well over 6-million credit card transactions a month. Keeping that sensitive customer data safe is a priority for the group. With its second successful Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)...
Britehouse to offer advanced analytics
Britehouse, a Dimension Data company, has launched an Advanced Analytics Division from 1 October 2017. Until recently, businesses relied on traditional tools to collect and interpret data. However, the Britehouse Advanced Analytics Division is pioneering a new...
Samsung launches HDR QED gaming monitors
Video gaming is one of the world's fastest growing industries and is worth over $21-billion. According to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the South African video games industry will grow its share of the market from R1,6-billion in 2010 to R3,6-billion by...
Business Analysts (Junior Mid-Level and Senior) at Tipp Focus Group – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Business Analysts (Junior, Mid-Level, and Senior) Location: Cape TownContract Type: Fixed-Term Contract Senior Business Analyst??A three (3) year degree with a minimum of 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst OR a Business Analysis Diploma with a minimum of 8...
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Ready to Join the Ranks of Innovators? iOCO Infrastructure Services Awaits.We are looking for a Desktop Engineer II with a knack for solving complex IT issues, ensuring seamless operation of hardware, software, and network systems. Adept at providing top-tier...
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Ready to Join the Ranks of Innovators? iOCO Infrastructure Services Awaits.We are looking for a Desktop Engineer II with a knack for solving complex IT issues, ensuring seamless operation of hardware, software, and network systems. Adept at providing top-tier...
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