Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

Dell Technologies announces 2024 Partner Award winners

Dell Technologies announced the winners of its South Africa Partner Awards 2024 at the recent Dell Technologies Forum held at the Kyalami Convention Centre. The awards honour partners who have excelled in growing their business within the Dell Technologies Partner...

COP29: Digitalisation key to driving climate action

Global tech and environment leaders at COP29 have endorsed a declaration on boosting climate action with digital technologies while cutting the environmental impacts of those same technologies. In total, endorsements representing over 1 000 governments, companies,...

Agile retailers the winners as Easter sales growth slows

South African retailers are forecast to ring up additional retail sales value of R908-million for the 2023 Easter season - down from the R923-million in extra sales they generated over the same period in 2022. However, forecasts also reveal strong revenue generation...

C-suite execs unfamiliar with basic cybersecurity terms

Many business executives prefer not to admit a lack of understanding when discussing cybersecurity issues, according to a recent Kaspersky study, which also revealed that up to a third of top managers in South Africa are unfamiliar with such terms as DDoS, botnets, or...

The e-mobility innovators unlocking access to the motorcycle market

Electric motorcycles are set to be a dominant force in sub-Saharan Africa's sustainable mobility transformation, but continued investment in start-ups tackling barriers across the value chain will be critical to maximise the full potential. This is according to a...

New CEO for Seacom

Alpheus Mangale has been appointed at group CEO of Seacom, effective 1 April 2023. Mangale has more than 25 years' experience across the enterprise, telecoms, financial services and technology markets across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He will work alongside...

How African CEOs are navigating workplace challenges

The African continent is a hub of economic activity with a growing business sector that is increasingly becoming globally competitive, according to PwC Africa's newly-released Africa Business Agenda: Workforce Perspective 2023. When it comes to the continent's growing...

New supply chain attack hits phone app

A new supply chain attack, possibly by a nation-state threat actor, is targeting the 3CX desktop application. Mat Gangwe, vice-president: managed threat response, at Sophos, explains that 3CX is a widely used, legitimate business phone system used worldwide. "The...

Digital competency gap disrupts progress

A lack of digital skills in senior finance leaders will drive half of unwanted staff turnover by 2026, according to Gartner. Chief financial officers (CFOs) will need to accelerate their digital knowledge and better engage with digital-savvy staff to mitigate turnover...

AI gives commentary, predictions in US Masters digital experience

IBM and the Masters Tournament have introduced two innovative new features as part of the Masters app and Masters.com digital experience, including artificial intelligence (AI) generated spoken commentary. Expanding on the MyGroup feature - which enables patrons of...

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HID improves fingerprint accuracy

HID Global has enhanced its compact, cost-effective Lumidigm M-Series fingerprint solutions. Bringing the ease-of-use and reliability of multispectral imaging technology into challenging yet cost-sensitive applications such as time and attendance, physical access...

Vodacom apps to support government service delivery

Vodacom is using technology to support service delivery in South Africa by developing mobile platforms to promote active citizenry. The first, OR Tambo District Municipality’s citizenship engagement platform, allows residents of the district to engage the municipality...

Android permission security flaw spotted

Check Point researchers have spotted a flaw in one of Android’s security mechanisms. Based on Google’s policy which grants extensive permissions to apps installed directly from Google Play, this flaw exposes Android users to several types of attacks, including...

For Mother’s Day, check out these apps

To celebrate Mother’s Day, Alcatel suggests some Android apps that will help busy moms make the most of their time.   Cozi Family Organizer Manage your hectic schedule and keep the whole family in the loop with Cozi. This app turns your mobile devices into family...

Econz Wireless showcases new features at Securex 2017

Econz Wireless is back at Securex, stand H03, for the second year. “We have made so many improvements to our Time and Attendance, Workforce Management solutions, that we hope both customers and visitors pop into our stand and see what is new,” says sales director...

SA’s e4 disrupts Australian lending process

Software as a service (SaaS) company e4 says that digitisation has led to its South African-based technology being launched in Australia. Ryan Barlow, chief technology officer of e4, says that while the company has made significant inroads locally with its business...

CA payment security reduces online fraud loss

CA Technologies has launched its CA Risk Analytics Network, a card-issuer network that stops card-not-present fraud instantly for network members. Using realtime behaviour analytics, machine learning and global transaction data it can reduce online fraud losses by an...

Qualcomm adds enhanced features

Qualcomm Technologies has introduced two new mobile platforms, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 and 630, both designed to support a leap in performance enabling advanced photography and enhanced gaming, in addition to long battery life and fast LTE speeds. The Snapdragon...

Globetom’s Electronic Distribution Platform reaches Nigeria

Globetom’s cloud service for electronic distribution and payment solution management is making a market entry into Nigeria. Globetom’s GP3 platform has been certified by the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System Plc as a Payment Terminal Service Provider. The initial...

Bytes MS, NCR, Nedbank win innovation award

Bytes Managed Solutions (Bytes MS) has received the Best Branch Automation Project award at The Asian Banker Technology Innovation Awards ceremony. Bytes MS jointly received the award with NCR Corporation, its technology partner and a global leader in omni-channel...

Intermediate C# Developer Back-end

REQUIREMENTS: Relevant Degree or Diploma requiredExperience with MS Team Foundation Server (TFS) Solid experience writing back-end software using C++ and C# targeting .NET Core, . NET 6/7. Solid SQL experience, relational database design, stored procedures, complex...

Manager IT at Nmisa

12 months contract (on-site) Requirements:- A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology (NQF Level 7 or above) or a related field.- Developing and overseeing the implementation of the IT strategy- 5-8 years of experience in information technology infrastructure...

Senior Data Engineer

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: The Data Engineer will have a knack for data analysis, data manipulation and data modelling. The consultant will be responsible for understanding and driving the overall technical vision and planning of a client's organisation and...

Support Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Hire Resolve is seeking a skilled Support Engineer to join their client's team, a leading supplier of online vending systems. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a innovative company that specializes in providing online vending solutions, and contribute to...

Intermediate C# Developer Back-end – Gauteng Centurion

REQUIREMENTS: Relevant Degree or Diploma requiredExperience with MS Team Foundation Server (TFS) Solid experience writing back-end software using C++ and C# targeting .NET Core, . NET 6/7. Solid SQL experience, relational database design, stored procedures, complex...

Manager IT at Nmisa – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

12 months contract (on-site) Requirements:- A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology (NQF Level 7 or above) or a related field.- Developing and overseeing the implementation of the IT strategy- 5-8 years of experience in information technology infrastructure...

Senior Data Engineer – Western Cape Century City

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: The Data Engineer will have a knack for data analysis, data manipulation and data modelling. The consultant will be responsible for understanding and driving the overall technical vision and planning of a client's organisation and...

Data Analyst

A well-established short term insurer is seeking to appoint a Data AnalystThis role will be responsible for sourcing and transforming a wide range of data across the business into formats that can beused by end users to develop differentiating business...

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