The growing importance of AI sovereignty

A new global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value finds that as enterprises embed AI deeper into core business operations, most surveyed organisations remain locked into AI systems they cannot easily change - reinforcing the growing importance of AI...

The glue that holds the Sagrada Familia towers together

The construction of the Sagrada Familia’s central towers marks the most complex structural challenge in the basilica’s history. It is also a novel and unexpected use of superglue. An advanced Loctite solution from Henkel has been instrumental in raising the dramatic...

Why don’t cancer medicines work the same for everyone?

By Susanna Ray - Cancer treatment has become more precise over time, as doctors first classified the disease by where it began in the body and, more recently, by the mutations found inside cancer cells to help find the right drugs to treat it. But why can two people...

Location data sharing raises privacy risks

Your mobile browsers could be sharing your location data. To understand the extent of location tracking in mobile browsers, cybersecurity firm Surfshark has analysed 15 popular applications and discovered that more than half of them gather location data. Four of them...

AI infrastructure spend on track to pass $100bn

The global artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure market is on track for unprecedented growth, poised to surpass $100-billion in spending by 2028, according to the latest findings from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Artificial...

Slight downturn for take-home pay

The upward momentum reflected in average salaries over the past months slowed marginally in October 2024, according to the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), which tracks the average nominal take-home pay among an estimated 4-million salary earners in South...

AI should prompt IT professionals to upskill

The emergence of next-generation AI should not be seen as a direct threat to IT professionals, but rather as an opportunity to upskill and master the new technology, says Admire Gwanzura, president of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa...

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...

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IFS buys mplsystems and Field Service Management

IFS has completed the acquisition of mplsystems and Field Service Management. mplsystems is a provider of omni-channel contact centre and customer engagement software that, together with IFS’s Service Management offering, provides a complete end-to-end customer...

Toshiba launches ultra-thin Tecra X40-D

The new 14 inch (35.6 cm) business notebook series Toshiba Tecra X40-D is now available in South Africa. With two model variants, the Tecra X40-D-110 and the Tecra X40-D-11Q, Toshiba offers the perfect equipment for demanding business users who spend a greater part of...

10 000 downloads in 24 hours for Pick n Pay app

Pick n Pay last week released the latest version of its mobile app for Android, and more than 10 000 downloads were recorded within 24 hours of its release. The iPhone version was released this week, and the retailer expects comparable download volumes. The app offers...

Samsung, Sony dominate LFD market

Sales of large format displays (LFDs) through Western European distributors continued to grow with revenues up +20% year-on-year in Q2 2017, according to the latest data published by European IT market analysis company Context. The key drivers of this significant...

Nokia Bell Labs work on 5G platform-as-a-service

Nokia Bell Labs is to lead a consortium of industry vendors, operators, IT companies, small and medium-sized enterprises and European academic institutions to build over the next 24 months the Next Generation Platform-as-a-Service (NGPaaS) for the 5G era. The...

Silvertree Internet gets $15m investment

Cape Town-based Silvertree Internet Holdings has reached the milestone of over $15-million (approximately R200-million) channeled into African consumer-focused technology companies since inception in 2014. The portfolio has achieved an average >200% annual revenue...

PayU Subscription launches in Nigeria

PayU Nigeria has introduced PayU Subscription, a convenient payment method which allows merchants to safely and securely collect payments from consumers who have recurring bills or subscription payments in a seamless way. PayU Nigeria country manager Juliet Nwanguma...

Red Hat acquires Permabit Assets

Red Hat has acquired the assets and technology of Permabit Technology, a provider of software for data deduplication, compression and thin provisioning. With the addition of Permabit’s data deduplication and compression capabilities, Red Hat will be able to better...

SAP Africa appoints new head of education

SAP Africa has announced the appointment of Goutam Dev as its new head of education for Africa. Dev, who has been with the enterprise services leader since 2005, has held various leadership roles in services, sales, strategy, and general management across a range of...

TerraPay money transfers for Uganda

TerraPay has successfully obtained an approval from Bank of Uganda to facilitate International money transfers to mobile wallets in the country. This enables TerraPay’s network partners across the world to send money directly to mobile wallets in Uganda. arlier,...

Software Engineer – Western Cape Century City

Our client, a bank-independent Payment Services Provider (PSP), is currently looking for an Intermediate Java Developer (Fullstack) to join their team in Cape Town. If successful you will be joining a major Fintech company and collectively they process over 3 billion...

Developer

We are looking for a Junior Developer to join one of our clients in delivering software solutions, services and skills to add business value to clients by using an adaptive approach that leverages the use of technology and architecture.Day to day you will be involved...

Full Stack Java Developer (0877) KG

WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES? Development and maintenance on platform/application Review and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader and User Management or System owner Develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery...

Support Engineer

Microsoft Server Support Assisting with escalations from support engineers. Preventative maintenance (Patch management). Device hardening and vulnerability management. Backup management. Antivirus management.Minimum Requirements:Matric MCSE Tertiary IT qualification...

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Are you an experienced cybersecurity professional looking for your next challenge? Join our international IT security firm, based in the heart of Rosebank, Johannesburg. We are seeking a skilled Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to bolster our team and drive cutting-edge...

Developer – Gauteng Centurion

We are looking for a Junior Developer to join one of our clients in delivering software solutions, services and skills to add business value to clients by using an adaptive approach that leverages the use of technology and architecture.Day to day you will be involved...

Full Stack Java Developer (0877) KG – Gauteng Midrand

WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES? Development and maintenance on platform/application Review and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader and User Management or System owner Develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery...

Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

Microsoft Server Support Assisting with escalations from support engineers. Preventative maintenance (Patch management). Device hardening and vulnerability management. Backup management. Antivirus management.Minimum Requirements:Matric MCSE Tertiary IT qualification...

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