BETI up in May but future still uncertain
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), which measures the value of all electronic interbank transactions processed by BankservAfrica, recovered further in May 2024, contributing to a positive outlook for the economy in the second quarter. However,...
Load shedding relief raises manufacturing sentiment
Confidence among local manufacturers has reached the best level in two years. This is according to the Q2 Absa Manufacturing Survey, which showed that business confidence rose 7 points to 28 during the quarter. "Over the last few years, manufacturers' confidence...
Africa sees big drop in remote desktop protocols attacks
According to Kaspersky telemetry, the number of brute force attacks against remote desktop protocol (RDP) across Africa has significantly decreased in Q2 2022 by 53% compared to the previous quarter. This downward trajectory could be a result of several reasons. This...
Cybersecurity professionals not confident they are winning
Fewer than 40% of South African security operations (SecOps) professionals are very confident in their ability to adapt to new online threats, with 34% only somewhat confident. While 18% are not confident in their ability to deal with continuously evolving threats,...
On World Tourism Day, hotel cybersecurity is under the spotlight
In a post pandemic world, the latest World Tourism Barometer owned by the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), signifies exceptional optimism for recovery in the immediate term, and a return to pre-pandemic tourism in the years to come. This comes as great relief...
Mobile wallet payment growth set to continue
Mobile wallet payments have taken off over the past few years, fuelled by the global shift toward a cashless society and Covid-19. According to data presented by AugustaFreePress.com, digital or mobile wallet payment was the most used point of sale (PoS) payment...
A large-bodied sabretooth cat roamed the West Coast of SA
New research sheds light on carnivoran diversity and diseases that afflicted sabretooth cats over 5-million-years-ago. The fossils studied were from the Mio-Pliocene (5,2-million years ago) fossil site called Langebaanweg (West Coast Fossil Park) on the West Coast of...
Watch how DART successfuly hits asteroid in space
After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space. Mission...
Most senior business execs gearing up for a recession
A new International Data Corporation (IDC) survey of senior business executives from around the world found that 59% believe there will be a recession in the coming year. Moreover, nearly 30% of those who believe a recession will occur also believe that we are...
MEA companies understand importance of CX
More than half (62%) of companies across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) plan to increase their investments in solutions to improve the customer experience (CX) by up to 50% by 2024. Twenty two percent even plan to increase spending by up to more than double for...
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IDC names Ricoh a document workflow leader
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Intelsat 36 delivers HD entertainment
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Threat intelligence: is it all about the packets?
Full Packet Capture (FPC). Those three little words are enough to make most security analysts salivate at the prospect of finding and detecting attacks. According to David Gray, practice consultant at RSA, The Security Division of EMC, back in the days before anyone...
New CEO takes over the reins at Fibreco
FibreCo Telecommunications, the national open-access fibre network operator, today announced the appointment of Simon Harvey as its interim CEO, taking over from Arif Hussain. Harvey joined FibreCo at its inception in 2010 and has played a pivotal role as chief...
Dell 12 7000 optimised for hybrid business use
Dell's Latitude 12 7000 (7275) 2-in-1 series is now available from official distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The release falls in line with Gartner Inc's worldwide device shipment growth report which predicts businesses will move their installed base onto...
HP debuts new LaserJet printers
HP Inc has announced six new fast, affordable and mobile-enabled monochrome LaserJet Pro printers for micro and small businesses. The refreshed lineup of single and multi-function HP LaserJets are the most productive of their class - with 15% to 20% faster print...
SUSE gets closer to the channel
SUSE is making it easier for channel partners to address the key needs of their customers with the introduction of a new SUSE channel partner programme. Partners that resell open source enterprise technology from SUSE will benefit from new, improved training and...
App design is dead …
Today's apps have become standalone entities, not designed to integrate or interface with other enterprise functions. Only apps that are agile have a hope of keeping up with the pace of business technology change. Alongside this, there is a paradigm shift happening in...
Mobile banking: the next revolution?
Mobile banking is no longer a "business opportunity" for banks. It's an imperative. With over 1-billion users already transacting across the globe in 2015 (according to IDC), demand is set to continue to grow - cutting across both developed and developing economies....
Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
Analyse Business requirements.Capture user stories and validate with customer.Provide Onboarding User training.Attend Daily Standups.Attend UAT sessions if needed.Continuous discovery (e.g. continuous improvement analysis).Develop training material (user guides,...
Data Architect at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Highly innovative organisation which only employs the best. Their focus is on continual learning, constantly adapting and keeping ahead of the market. The focus is on R&D, you will have the opportunity to work on new projects (no boring legacy...
Specialist Developer
Specialist DeveloperTo use domain knowledge and experience to provide specialist insight into enterprise-wide technology-based challenges and solutions and so contribute to the achievement of the company's strategic priorities.Key Responsibilities: Contribute to...
Software Engineer (TypeScript, Python, AWS) (CPT/JHB/DBN Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A dedicated Solar Partner for businesses across Asia and Africa seeks the coding talents of a Software Engineer to join its team and help take solar into a new realm with a new set of tools. The role will require creativity, innovation and a new way of...
Solutions Architect (Electrical Engineer)
Our client, a prominent IT company, is seeking employ an experienced Solutions Architect (Electrical Engineer) to join their management team. This role is based in Sandton, Johannesburg.The Solutions Specialist contributes to the establishment of our client as the...
Solutions Architect
Formulate and document solutions (large requirements).Provide work breakdown and estimates (input to sprint planning).Maintain system design documents (updating architecture with tweaks and feature enhancements, processes and workflows).Complete Security SPDA...
Data Architect at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:Highly innovative organisation which only employs the best. Their focus is on continual learning, constantly adapting and keeping ahead of the market. The focus is on R&D, you will have the opportunity to work on new projects (no boring legacy...
Specialist Developer – Gauteng Braamfontein
Specialist DeveloperTo use domain knowledge and experience to provide specialist insight into enterprise-wide technology-based challenges and solutions and so contribute to the achievement of the company's strategic priorities.Key Responsibilities: Contribute to...
Software Engineer (TypeScript, Python, AWS) (CPT/JHB/DBN Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A dedicated Solar Partner for businesses across Asia and Africa seeks the coding talents of a Software Engineer to join its team and help take solar into a new realm with a new set of tools. The role will require creativity, innovation and a new way of...
Solutions Architect (Electrical Engineer) – Gauteng Sandton
Our client, a prominent IT company, is seeking employ an experienced Solutions Architect (Electrical Engineer) to join their management team. This role is based in Sandton, Johannesburg.The Solutions Specialist contributes to the establishment of our client as the...
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