Blue Origin’s New Glenn reaches orbit
New Glenn safely reached its intended orbit during today's NG-1 mission, accomplishing its primary objective. New Glenn’s seven BE-4 engines ignited on 16 January 2025 from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The second stage is in its final orbit...
Disinformation joins conflict, environment as a top global risk
The 20th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report reveals an increasingly fractured global landscape, where escalating geopolitical, environmental, societal and technological challenges threaten stability and progress. While economic risks have less...
Resilient economy pushes April BETI up
After two consecutive months of declines, the BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) increased in April 2023. Although encouraging, it is unlikely that this is the start of a notable recovery phase in the economy as the index deteriorated on an annual and...
Usurpa Gallery introduces a new medium of fine art
As the first fine-art physical NFT gallery in South Africa, the Usurpa Gallery has taken a bold new step by opening The New Medium group exhibition featuring 12 local artists. The organisers say the exhibition - running at the gallery until 1 June - adds a "new...
US agencies take down Russian malware network
The US Justice Department has announced the completion of a court-authorised operation, code-named Medusa, to disrupt a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by sophisticated malware, called "Snake". The US Government attributes the malware to a unit...
Spike in demand for deepfakes on the darkweb
Kaspersky has discovered that deepfake creation tools and services are available on darknet marketplaces and, depending on the complexity of the project and the quality of the final product, prices for one minute of deepfake video range from $300 to $20 000. The...
Digital workers struggle to find info to do their jobs
A recent survey by Gartner found that 47% of digital workers struggle to find information or data needed to effectively perform their jobs. "Employees struggle to stay afloat as information and applications flood their digital workplace. Although digital workers are...
Digital workers want to help create their hybrid work model
A recent survey by Gartner found that 77% of digital workers want to participate in creating their hybrid work model, while just 14% prefer to have their hybrid work environment mandated. "One of the biggest challenges to hybrid work is the lack of alignment between...
Accelerating sustainability spend will fuel digital growth
European spending on digital transformation (DX) is forecast to exceed $550-billion in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 15,9% from 2022. According to International Data Corporation's (IDC) latest Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide, DX spending in Europe...
Consumers want brands to offer local language support
When it comes to buying from brands online, over four in five consumers won't buy from a brand that doesn't offer local language support, according to a new report released by RWS. The provider of technology-enabled language, content and IP services, asked 6,500...
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Red Hat and Tate in open collaboration
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Samsung Galaxy S8 has Gemalto secure smart chip
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Innovation, education key for Industrie 4.0
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The real value of big data
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One Channel Namibia warns of security gap
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More threats for IP access control
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African data centre investment ramps up
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Konica Minolta SA adds flexibility to automated workflows
Konica Minolta South Africa is complementing its comprehensive product portfolio with new software solutions for varied office and production printing applications, providing seamless integrated solutions for all business areas. "Office technologies have advanced,...
Riverbed updates partner programme
Riverbed Technology has announced updates to the Riverbed Performance Partner Programme. The company unveiled more partner incentives that build on the existing program benefits of joint engagement, embedded solution and services and selling across the Riverbed...
Why your snapshots aren’t working
Storage snapshots capture a moment in time. For many organisations, they provide an easy way to augment traditional backups, ensuring rapid recovery of IT infrastructure. But, since storage snapshots are only as good as the people, processes and technology they are...
SAP Authorisation Consultant (contract hybrid) 0951 (TB) – Gauteng Midrand
Applications operations support for authorizations. Providing 1st level support to users; adhering to Confluence processes. Providing 2nd level support to processes where documented. Recording, routing, and monitoring all reported incidents using ITSM/JIRA to the...
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Project Manager at MSP – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our fast-growing client in the logistics industry is searching for a Project Manager to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you'll be the maestro behind successful SAP implementation projects, guiding them from conception to triumphant completion. Minimum...
Intermediate DevOps Engineer (Remote)
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Agile Delivery Lead/Scrum Master
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Intermediate DevOps Engineer (Remote) – Western Cape Westlake
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