Voting open for Channelwise Awards
It’s that time of year again, when South Africa’s IT reseller partners get to voice their opinion and vote for the vendors and distributors they most enjoy working with. Voting is now officially open for this year’s prestigious Channelwise Awards right here. “As we do...
Cybercriminals target Joker fans
Kaspersky has uncovered cybercriminals exploiting the hype surrounding “Joker: Folie à Deux”, which premiered on Friday (4 October). Fans eager to watch the new movie online are at risk of being duped into giving away their sensitive data and money. Kaspersky experts...
February’s most traded cryptos …
February has traditionally seen significant fluctuations in crypto trading volume and, according to BitcoinCasinos.com, last month was no exception. After a fantastic January which brought a double-digit price growth of major cryptocurrencies, the market volatility...
Gender pay gap among SA developers deepens
Based on a survey of over 4 500 developers, the latest OfferZen 2023 State of the South Africa Software Developer Nation report has found that the gender pay gap in local tech continues to widen. Among entry-level developers, the gender pay gap has increased to 13,2%,...
Massive demand for tech skills in Africa
Kathy Gibson reports - Just about every organisation in Africa is in desperate need of more tech skills. This is the headline finding from new SAP research, "Africa's tech skills scarcity revealed", conducted by VansonBourne. The survey shows that just about every...
Study finds how much carbon is stored in Africa’s trees
Using commercial, high-resolution satellite images and artificial intelligence, an international team including NASA scientists mapped almost 10-billion individual trees in Africa’s drylands in order to assess the amount of carbon stored outside of the continent’s...
Commercial buying set to buoy PC and tablet shipments
Declining demand and challenging macro-economic conditions have caused International Data Corporation (IDC) to further lower its forecast for the worldwide PC and tablet markets. Global shipments are now expected to total 403,1-million units in 2023, down from the...
Mobile phones start to dominate Web traffic
Mobile Internet traffic has almost doubled in the last eight years with close to two-thirds of Web traffic coming from mobile devices, according to data from CasinoEnLigne.com, which adds that mobile phones made up 59% of total Web traffic last year - nearly 10% more...
Strong Q4 growth fails to fuel overall peripherals market
The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market saw overall shipments grow 11,6% year-over-year (YoY) to nearly 25-million units in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. Shipment value during the quarter...
Most major firms fail to disclose operational emission targets
New research from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Microsoft indicates that a massive 84% of major global companies have yet to set public science-based targets to reduce direct operational emissions from their supply chains - and that only 11% have actually...
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Equra Health selects Datacentrix for specialist networking
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Oracle named a leader for Mobile App Development Platforms
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Microsoft SA, partners launch online portal to empower students
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Fujitsu sets new price/performance record
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200 000 Euro up for grabs by fintechs
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A practical approach to retail technology
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Bots take away the admin
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Personal computing for the new workplace
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Bridging the youth skills gap
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About our client:Our client stands out as a recognised expert in automation technology, earning prestigious accolades for their innovative approach. Through the utilisation of state-of-the-art technology, they have positioned themselves as a prominent figure in global...
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PHP Laravel Developer
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Technical Head (Care and Treatment – Wits RHI – Bloemfontein) – Free State Bloemfontein
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SAP ABAP Developer at QES – Western Cape Bellville
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About our client:Our client stands out as a recognised expert in automation technology, earning prestigious accolades for their innovative approach. Through the utilisation of state-of-the-art technology, they have positioned themselves as a prominent figure in global...
Intermediate Software Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region
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