AI misinformation is accelerating Africa’s risk landscape

As misinformation, cybercrime, health emergencies, civil unrest, extreme weather and infrastructure disruption become progressively interconnected across Africa, organisations are under growing pressure to distinguish fact from fiction before uncertainty escalates...

Business leaders bet big on robots, but few are ready

Robotics is no longer a bet on the future - it's a plan for the next five years – but according to new research from Intel, most organisations are moving faster than their operating models can support. The new study – The Robotics Readiness Gap - finds a stark...

Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

Crypto assets force tax systems to review their policies

The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to ponder if rules designed for a traditional economy can keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged, Professor Shaun Parsons has told attendees at a University of...

Retail brands embrace AI, drive surge in spending

Retail and consumer product executives are dramatically shifting their focus toward artificial intelligence (AI), with a new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value indicating that participants’ project spending outside of traditional IT operations...

Key AI trends that will separate leaders from laggards

Three transformative themes will drive AI and data-driven businesses in the year ahead: authenticity, applied Value, and agents. This is according to  Qlik, which draws on deep market analysis to share its outlook for trends in 2025. These trends were developed by...

Investors swing back to mining

Professional investors including pension funds, private equity and venture capital firms, family offices and sovereign wealth funds are set to boost allocations to gold and gold miners over the next 18 months as the metal's price rises. This is according to new...

New social media platform aims to build SA

BuildRSA chat platform is new South African technology initiative that aims to give South Africans a chance to air their views on developmental issues facing the country, and provide tangible solutions to resolving them before they cause degenerative damage. Over the...

Quantum computing, generative AI employed for mRNA science

Moderna, a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, and IBM have announced an agreement under which Moderna will explore next generation technologies including quantum computing and artificial intelligence to advance and...

Web3 and DeFi hacks on the rise

There was a rise in the number of reported cyber security hacks on Web3 and DeFi in Q1 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 and 2021, with 19 reported hacks. This is up from 16 reported hacks in Q1 2022 and 10 reported hacks in Q1 2021, according to new analysis...

Joburg tops for cultural vibrancy

Johannesburg is the most culturally vibrant city in Africa, according to the Creative Vibrancy Index for Africa (CVIA) that ranks how 12 African cities support and enable the arts, culture, and creative industries. The index provides an overview of the environment for...

New bean genome could boost food security

An international team of researchers has fully sequenced the genome of a climate-resilient bean that could bolster food security in drought-prone regions. The sequencing of the hyacinth bean or 'lablab bean' [Lablab purpureus] paves the way for wider cultivation of...

People are losing interest in NFTs

There has been some significant cooling off in the NFT market, according to BitcoinCasino.com, which says that interest in the market has dropped 76% year-on-year. The search volume dropped from a peak of 100 in April 2022 to just 24 in April 2023. "The NFT market...

The environmental impact of blocking crypto miners

Following on from Earth Day 2023, Kaspersky has revealed new data on the environmental impact of blocking crypto miners, saying it prevented more than 200-million attempts at illegal crypto mining in 2022 - and in the process saved the possible energy equivalent of up...

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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...

IoT a critical driver for a traffic control

The total cost of road traffic accidents across South Africa's roads was estimated at R142,95-billion in 2016, equating to 3,4% of GDP in that year. With Easter holidays approaching, these figures could increase if no effective drastic measures are taken. "These...

OutSystems recognised as a mobile low-code leader

Low-code application developer OutSystems has been recognised as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Mobile Low-Code Development Platforms, Q1 2017. "One of the keys to simplifying digital transformation, is the ability to deploy solutions seamlessly across web and...

Software communities can create jobs

The South African economy is at a tipping point. Slow economic growth and the recent downgrading of the sovereign rating has dire consequences for job creation and business growth. In times like these, businesses start looking at where they can cut costs and jobs are...

Network Security Engineer

Join Our Tech Revolution: Become Our Next IT Maestro! Are you ready to groove with technology and make a real impact? We're on the lookout for a passionate and skilled IT Operations Specialist who thrives in a dynamic environment! If you have the experience and flair...

Mid / Senior Software Engineer & Architect – Western Cape Cape Town

Join a tech start-up improving lives in Africa by providing affordable solar-powered electricity and smartphones through a network of agents and merchants.The young, hardworking team values flexibility and output over office hours, emphasizing cost-efficiency and...

FullStack C# Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client is seeking a dedicated individual to own the role, manage traffic for development-related tasks, manage internal and external client expectations and maintain our WebFlo Software using C#, JavaScript and SQL Server. Key Requirements A bachelor's degree in...

Software Engineer at QES – Western Cape Stellenbosch

My client based in Stellenbosch is currently looking for a Solutions Engineer / Full-stack Developer to join them Hybrid work model Specifically, we need a skilled full-stack developer (or someone with a similar skillset) to join our South African Solutions...

Network Security Engineer – Gauteng Midrand

Join Our Tech Revolution: Become Our Next IT Maestro! Are you ready to groove with technology and make a real impact? We're on the lookout for a passionate and skilled IT Operations Specialist who thrives in a dynamic environment! If you have the experience and flair...

Senior ERP Consultant

We are looking for interesting people to join a dynamic team of happy and talented humans. If you are looking for a company that provides more than just being a number and want to grow and be offered the opportunity to expand your knowledge, then this is for...

Senior Mobile Developer

The successful candidate will be responsible for programming and developing applications and supporting software. Provide advisory support by refining designs, practices, tools, and processes to ensure the delivery of quality products to internal and external...

Intermediate Full Stack Software Developer

Intermediate Full Stack Software DeveloperMinimum Requirements:Min 3 - 5 years of relevant experienceFrameworks and LanguagesNestJsTypeScriptJavaScriptNode JSReactDatabaseFireBaseMySQLCloud SQLMongoDBPostgreSQLToolsGitCloud: Google or AzureResponsibilities: Develop...

Senior ERP Consultant – Gauteng Johannesburg North

We are looking for interesting people to join a dynamic team of happy and talented humans. If you are looking for a company that provides more than just being a number and want to grow and be offered the opportunity to expand your knowledge, then this is for...

Senior Mobile Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

The successful candidate will be responsible for programming and developing applications and supporting software. Provide advisory support by refining designs, practices, tools, and processes to ensure the delivery of quality products to internal and external...

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