Kaspersky detects wedding invitation stealer
Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team detected a new malicious campaign targeting Android users. It uses fake wedding invitations to lure victims into installing a malicious application that was labelled by Kaspersky as the Tria Stealer. It forwards content from...
ISPA calls for age verification debate
ISPA, South Africa’s official internet industry representative body, is calling for local debate around the growing global issue of age verification on the Internet. With a myriad of online threats being faced by minors and vulnerable persons that include sexual...
IoT spending to surpass $1trn by 2026
Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to be $805,7-billion in 2023, an increase of 10,6% over 2022, according to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Internet of Things Spending Guide. Investments in the IoT ecosystem are...
IT spend on global banking, investment to hit $652bn
Worldwide banking and investment services IT spending is forecast to total $652,1-billion in 2023, an increase of 8,1% from 2022, according to Gartner. Spending on software will see the largest growth with an increase of 13,5% this year. "Current economic headwinds...
131 years needed to close the gender equality gap
Gender parity globally has recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels, but the pace of change has stagnated as converging crises slow progress, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2023. The report finds that the overall gender gap has closed by 0,3...
Digitalisation key for increased manufacturing output
Local manufacturing output has increased by 3,4% year on year, according to the Manufacturing: Production and Sales report recently released by Statistics South Africa. While this is a step in the right direction following a protracted spell of subdued activity, it is...
Climate crisis changes parental decisions on purchasing, careers, family size
Parents are taking serious action due to climate change, from everyday decisions to long-term family planning. A study from HP conducted by Morning Consult among parents in India, Mexico, Singapore, the UK and US found that 91% of parents are concerned about the...
Global in-app purchase spend set to jump
Last year mobile phone users worldwide spent almost $205-billion on in-app purchases - the highest value in the app market's history. This figure is set to grow by around 12% year-over-year and hit $231-billion in 2023 as millions of people continue spending more...
AMD expands commercial portfolio
AMD has announced its new Ryzen PRO 7040 Series Mobile processors, bringing advanced and power efficient x86 processors to more premium Windows 11 business laptops and mobile workstations. With "Zen 4" architecture, AMD RDNA 3 integrated graphics, AMD PRO...
25 African startups for Google startup fund
Google for Startups (GfS) has announced the 25 African-based startups selected for this year's $4-million Black Founders Fund. The Black Founders Fund, now in its third year, aims to help tackle systemic racial inequality in venture capital (VC) funding by providing...
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Hybrid business accelerator opens in Atlantis
An innovative business accelerator that seeks to thrust youth living in Atlantis, in the Western Cape, into economic inclusion, has opened. Symbiosis Innovation and Accelerator Centre (Symbiosis), the re-purposed former South African Manufacturing Technology...
No more excuses for not moving into the cloud
With Microsoft recently making the big announcement that it will be opening cloud data centres in South Africa next year, there has never been a better time for small businesses to take the plunge and take their business into the cloud. Not only will it dramatically...
Infrastructure Africa encourages African unity
Intra-African trade sits at around 11% and if Africa could boost its regional integration levels, it would boost its economic growth plans. There is power in numbers and collaboration on infrastructure projects between African nations would be to the benefit of Africa...
Blockchain’s African potential goes beyond finance
Blockchain, the digital ledger that underpins cryptocurrency bitcoin, is a software platform for digital assets. It’s a clever piece of distributed database technology that is waging a silent revolution that could take it way beyond its financial roots to radically...
What does the future hold for HR?
The current unemployment rate in South Africa is 27,7% - that’s almost a third of the population. A large portion of the unemployed are in fact graduates, with an overwhelming 60% of graduates remaining unemployed, or being employed in a career that is not in their...
Turrito Networks extends SME portfolio with Redstor
MicroMega Group company, Turrito Networks is extending its cloud services portfolio for SMEs, by becoming a strategic partner for global enterprise cloud backup provider, Redstor. The partnership comes at a time when SMEs are becoming increasingly vulnerable to...
Growing a franchise in a tough environment
Modern day businesses in South Africa are dealing with a number of challenges that all contribute to consumers having less money to spend: rising living costs, currency instability and general economic uncertainty, writes Abigail Makhubele, business development...
Ericsson reaches gigabit milestones
Ericsson and its customers have demonstrated near-gigabit speeds on commercial networks in Europe and the US in recent weeks. These achievements mean commercial gigabit speeds have the potential to become reality for many mobile broadband users in the near future,...
Archer’s IMIChatBot adds mobile chats
Archer Digital has launched IMIChatBot, designed to put customer frustration on hold by eliminating the need for lengthy telephone conversations with endless streams of customer care agents. The cloud-based application was purpose-built to enable contact centres to...
Make sure you don’t hire the wrong candidate
Hiring the wrong candidate for any role can be a costly error. Learn how talent assessments can take some of the risk (and cost) out of your organisation's hiring strategies. Any marriage counsellor will tell you: Don’t marry with the expectation you will change the...
Project Manager at Datonomy Solutions
We are looking for an Agile Project Manager to join our team , based in Cape Town.The successful candidate will be responsible for leading multiple projects within our e-commerce and digital teams. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product...
Graduate Software Developer – Pretoria
Development and supportMinimum Requirements:Completed Degree in BSC Computer Science or Inforamtion Technology Salary will depend on Experience 0 - 3 Years experience C# Experience Young Dynamic Graduate Developer Desired Skills: BSc Computer Science Graduate C# Learn...
Full Stack Developer
We're looking for a driven Software Developer who is dedicated to their personal and professional growth. Join our passionate team, where you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact and gain exposure across diverse industries. We're seeking a candidate...
IT Sprint Co-Ordinator / Scrum Master
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for an IT Sprint Co-Ordinator / Scrum Master to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities The main purpose of the job is to effectively manage implementations aimed at affecting changes to...
2nd Line Server Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Cape Town Area. Leading Client in the Technology Industry requires a Senior Server Support Engineer to provide 2nd line support within the server management, end user computing layer and support layer. Assist with escalations from 1st line support engineers Provide...
Project Manager at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Cape Town
We are looking for an Agile Project Manager to join our team , based in Cape Town.The successful candidate will be responsible for leading multiple projects within our e-commerce and digital teams. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product...
Graduate Software Developer – Pretoria – Gauteng Pretoria
Development and supportMinimum Requirements:Completed Degree in BSC Computer Science or Inforamtion Technology Salary will depend on Experience 0 - 3 Years experience C# Experience Young Dynamic Graduate Developer Desired Skills: BSc Computer Science Graduate C# Learn...
Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Centurion
We're looking for a driven Software Developer who is dedicated to their personal and professional growth. Join our passionate team, where you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact and gain exposure across diverse industries. We're seeking a candidate...
IT Sprint Co-Ordinator / Scrum Master – Western Cape Cape Town Region
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for an IT Sprint Co-Ordinator / Scrum Master to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities The main purpose of the job is to effectively manage implementations aimed at affecting changes to...
Solutions Architect (Network + Security)
Job OverviewThe Solutions Architect (Network + Security) is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the network and security architecture of the organization. This role involves ensuring the robustness, scalability, and security of the IT infrastructure...
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