How KnowBe4 hired a spy – and sent them packing
In a startling turn of events, cybersecurity awareness training company KnowBe4 recently uncovered an elaborate scam when it unwittingly hired a North Korean spy. This incident has sent shockwaves through the business community, highlighting the growing risks...
IBM, Intel collaborate to drive AI innovation
IBM and Intel are collaborating to deploy Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud by early next year to help more cost effectively scale enterprise AI and drive innovation underpinned with security and resiliency. This collaboration will also enable...
Sharp decline for African smartphone market
Newly-released data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that Africa's overall mobile phone market suffered a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 19,9% in Q3 2022 to total 42,2-million units. The feature phone market was down 20,1% YoY to 24,4-million...
New date set for analogue switch-off
The Broadcast Digital Migration is almost complete and a new analogue switch-off date, and end of dual illumination period, has been set for 31 March 2023. In making the announcement of her intention to switch off the analogue signal on that date, Minister of...
What will the future of work look like?
With global attention divided between many disruptors, the future of work is fraught with many unknowns, from where and how work will be done to how economic pressures will change job opportunities to how social, skills, and climate concerns will have a broad impact....
Smartphones set to become irrelevant in a 6G world
The launch of 6G will spur a further shift towards mixed reality devices and make smartphones irrelevant in the next fifteen years. According to GlobalData research, we are already seeing a shift towards mixed reality such as Meta's Quest Pro virtual reality (VR)...
SA sales reps spend just 27% of their time selling
Sales organisations are optimising technology for peak efficiency, addressing customers' increasing demands, and maximising rep productivity to drive success now. This is among the insights from Salesforce's fifth edition of its State of the Sales report that polled...
Industrial control systems to come under fire in 2023
Kaspersky's ICS CERT researchers shared their predictions for the next years' industrial control system-focused developments and risks that organisations should prepare for in 2023. These predictions include increased attack surface due to digitisation, activities of...
Top young scientists awarded at Eskom Expo International Science Fair
The future looks bright for the ambitious young scientists who successfully exhibited their ground-breaking research projects at this year's Eskom Expo International Science Fair (ISF), and walked away with a plethora of life-changing awards. The top senior Eskom Expo...
Eradicating hunger in Africa is within reach
Eradicating hunger in Africa by 2030 is possible, according to global agriculture leaders. Meeting in Rome ahead of the African Food Summit (Dakar 2) to be hosted by President Macky Sall in Dakar, Senegal, from 25-27 January 2023, -resident of the African Development...
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TrackOFF, a consumer privacy company that builds best-in-class tools to secure users' identities and personal data, has launched in South Africa and now offers a localised service to citizens. The local service, available immediately, combats tracking technology, such...
Develop your career in a difficult economic environment
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New MD for SAP East Africa
SAP Africa has announced the appointment of Dr Gilbert Saggia as its new MD in East Africa. Kenya-born Dr Saggia completed a degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Nairobi before embarking on a successful career in the ICT sector, where over the past 18...
Tighten up security this festive season
With so many homes and businesses left vacant during the festive season, a Western Cape Business Woman is urging people to make use of technology to assist in protecting their properties while away. "Any incidents at home is the last thing you want to come back to...
Software AG supports Commerzbank digitalisation
Software AG has expanded its long-standing partnership with Commerzbank to center the banks digital transformation on Software AG technology. The two companies have signed an agreement to cement this new aspect of their partnership. In light of the radical changes in...
Become more cyber savvy and secure online
For the everyday internet user, becoming more cyber savvy is vital. Just as we invest in personal security and keep our wits about us as we move around, so too must we be alert to threats online. Fortunately, becoming more better informed and protecting our online...
Protect IP video systems from summer storms
The majority of all surge-induced damage to IP video cameras and equipment is caused by surges travelling along unprotected data and power lines. Marc van Jaarsveldt, consultant at The Surveillance Factory, says these surges originate from static charge build-up,...
Manage contact centre pressure with gamification
Contact centres need all the help they can get during the busy peak season, and gamification could be the answer. Bruce von Maltitz, contact centre technology expert and co-founder of 1Stream, says business contact centres are often the first port of call for...
Ideagen boosts quality, safety, compliance at Whyte and Mackay
Whyte and Mackay, the global drinks brand company, is working with software vendor Ideagen to improve quality, safety and compliance management at its bottling operations. Ideagen's Q-Pulse software has been rolled out across Whyte and Mackay's plant in Grangemouth,...
Staff outsourcing can drive incentivisation
Staff outsourcing can reduce the cost of operations by up to 60% - this is the target we look to achieve with our clients, writes Arnoux Mare, MD of Innovative Staffing Solutions. One of the primary reason businesses decide to outsource staff is that it lowers costs....
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Solutions Architect – Microsoft 365 – Western Cape Cape Town
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Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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