Global IT spending set to grow 10,8%, hitting $6,15trn

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $6,15-trillion in 2026, up 10,8% from 2025, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “AI infrastructure growth remains rapid despite concerns about an AI bubble, with spending rising across AI‑related hardware and...

At 140 years old, Mercedes-Benz unveils Nvidia-powered S-Class

Mercedes-Benz is marking 140 years of automotive innovation with a new S-Class built for the AI era, bringing together automotive safety and Nvidia’s advanced autonomous driving platform to enable a level 4-ready architecture designed for trust. The new S-Class with...

AI platforms lean towards region-specific infrastructure

By 2027, 35% of countries will be locked into region-specific AI platforms using proprietary contextual data, according to Gartner, which also predicts that platform lock-in will rise from 5% to 35% by 2027. “Countries with digital sovereignty goals are increasing...

Another positive year expected for salaries in 2026

Supported by positive economic developments, record-high commodity prices, a stronger rand, and low inflation, real salary increases are expected this year, according to an analysis by PayInc. The PayInc Net Salary Index, which tracks net salaries of approximately...

Supply chain players need to unlearn to fight climate change

Experts stress that to fight climate change, it is critical to transform supply chains as they produce around 60% of all carbon emissions globally. But while greener supply chains are a growing imperative, the supply chain community is "unengaged" on the topic,...

Customers vote no to AI in customer service

A significant 64% of customers would prefer that companies didn’t use artificial intelligence (AI) in their customer service, according to a survey by Gartner. Furthermore, 53% of customers would consider switching to a competitor if they found out a company was going...

Bitcoin investors poised for the rate hike unwind

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies will continue to hold their current price ranges until the end of the year, before the ‘crypto winter’ thaws in the spring of 2023 when inflation will have peaked and central banks unwind their rate hikes. This is the prediction of Nigel...

China’s consumer VR shipments to reach 7m units in 2026

According to a recent IDC forecast, consumer standalone VR shipments in China increased by 166,2% year-over-year in the first half of 2022. China standalone VR in 2022Q1 reached 229 thousand units shipped, while 2022Q2 had almost 273 000 units shipped. The VR...

Snoopy hitches a ride to space aboard Artemis I

Snoopy has been selected as the zero-gravity indicator for NASA’s Artemis I flight test because of the inspiration and excitement the character has provided for human spaceflight for more than 50 years. NASA has shared an association with Snoopy creator Charles M...

Tech helps to combat modern slavery

Intel, enterprise technology and services firm R3 and nonprofit Hope for Justice are working together to build a pilot application that enables organisations combatting modern slavery to confidently share sensitive data related to individual cases with the enhanced...

RDP attacks, hacktivism show decline

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks are continuing their slowdown, with ESET analysts believing they are losing steam due to the Russia-Ukraine war, along with the post-Covid return to offices and overall improved security of corporate environments. Even with...

More innovative ransomware, credential theft emerge

The cyberthreat landscape has reached a new level of commercialisation and convenience for would-be attackers, with nearly all barriers to entry for committing cybercrime removed through the expansion of cybercrime-as-a-service. This is according to Sophos’s 2023...

Digital twin of global weather conditions could improve forecasts

Lockheed Martin and Nvidia have announced a collaboration to build a Earth Observations digital twin powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that will provide the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with an efficient and centralised approach to...

Chat apps are taking over customer communications

Chat apps such as WhatsApp are becoming crucial channels for customer communications, demonstrating the growing importance of conversational experiences. Research from Infobip shows an 80% and 62% increase in WhatsApp and rich communication services (RCS) interactions...

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Know your facts before embarking on retrenchments

A tough economic climate continues to see numerous organisations restructuring and implementing retrenchments in an attempt to streamline operations and increase profitability. According to Kay Vittee, CEO of Kelly, retrenchments are often unexpected, and employers...

Learn, segment and protect in the IoT world

Experts predict that by 2020 there will be 4,3 Internet-connected devices for every man, woman, and child on the planet. Each of these connected devices generates data that is pushed, pulled, collected, sorted, analysed, stored, and examined. This data, and the...

Calling all innovative startups

Mastercard is calling for applications for its next Start Path Global 2017 class, the company's global initiative to support innovative later-stage startups who are reshaping the future of commerce. The programme is open to startups from South Africa and across the...

Tigo’s new call centre opens in Tanzania

Tigo has opened a new call centre in Tanzania, the first of its kind in the country. Boasting the latest technology, the call centre, complete with embedded data security measures to protect customer information and identity, has been designed to offer Tigo customers...

Cape Branding Services takes on digital printing

Cape Branding Services (CBS) is growing its new digital printing division with the introduction of a Xerox Color C70 printer from Cape Office Machines and Bytes Document Solutions. The new printer marks a natural progression in CBS's wholesale printing services for...

Kyocera recognised by Laserfiche as leading SA VAR

Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa was one of the South African (SA) value added resellers (VAR) to bring home Laserfiche's top-selling Winners Circle Achievers Award from this year's Empower conference. Noscotek, the SA based distributor, joined Kyocera Document...

Partnership benefits residents in Alexander and Mfuleni

More than 7 000 learners benefitted from the partnership between NGO Afrika Tikkun, Workonline Communications - a wholesale provider of IP transit and carrier services across Africa - and its partners. The partnership, which was announced in August 2016 to address the...

New group CEO for Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa

Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa (VMMEA) has announced the appointment of Alan Gow as the group CEO. He will be based at the group's regional head office in Dubai. Gow comes with an extensive Virgin senior leadership profile, having been a co-founder of the...

The fibre boom – and what it means for home and business users

The plethora or fibre - and fibre service providers - flooding urban areas, offering Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and Fibre-to-the-business(FTTB) services has rapidly changed the way Internet services are delivered to customers. Thanks to the open access nature of most...

FNB named Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa

First National Bank (FNB) has been awarded the accolade of Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa at the recent annual Banker Africa - Southern Africa Awards 2017. According to Banker Africa, the Banker Africa Awards recognise financial institutions that offer...

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Our client is looking for a skilled Angular Developer to join their dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in web development, proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript, and extensive experience with Angular 14. As an Angular Developer, you...

Junior UI/UX Designer (CPT Onsite)

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ICT Support Technician – Western Cape Stellenbosch

ENVIRONMENT:A prominent Telecommunications Solutions provide seeks a strong technical ICT Support Technician, whose primary role will be to provide support for personnel and their related work equipment and services and other ICT infrastructure services of the company...

Junior IT Engineer (Crypto Engineer) – Gauteng Pretoria

SUPER EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE CRYPTO ENGINEERING ARENA. ROLE: Junior Crypto EngineerCOMPANY: The company was founded several years ago to address the need for affordable cryptography solutions accessible to enterprises of all sizes. It focuses on delivering...

C# Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Umhlanga

Our client has an exciting opportunity for an Intermediate / Senior C# Developer within their team. Requirements: Relevant Degree / Diploma.3 years' relevant experience and knowledge.Experience using C#, .NET Core, Entity Framework, ASP.Net, T-SQL.Develop...

Junior UI/UX Designer (CPT Onsite) – Western Cape Milnerton

ENVIRONMENT:A talented Junior UI/UX Designer with a keen eye for beautiful digital aesthetics is wanted by a dynamic provider of business solutions in the domain of IT architecture, execution & customer support. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the user...

Software Engineer (Go, Java, C/C++) (CPT Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:A leading provider of cutting-edge Telecommunications Solutions in Stellenbosch seeks a passionate coder to fill the role of its next Software Engineer with strong Go, Java and C or C++. Joining a highly skilled Agile team, you will work with a strong...

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ENVIRONMENT:DESIGN elegant solutions for complex problems, ensuring simplicity and scalability as the next Senior Java Developer sought by a cutting-edge FinTech company. This role will also involve maintaining critical systems, influencing product decisions while...

Junior Software Engineer

We are looking to hire a detail-oriented Junior Software Engineer who is equipped with a solid foundation in software development, algorithms, and system design. Must have a proven ability to develop, test, and maintain software applications while collaborating...

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