R50bn in Sanral tenders in the market
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) is currently evaluating 96 tenders worth R35-billion, while 86 contracts worth R15-billion have already been awarded since the start of the 2024/25 financial year on 1 April 2024. The tenders currently in evaluation...
Early African humans used a form of ‘biogasification’ to make glue
Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) have found that in the Middle Stone Age, early Homo sapiens in South Africa used adhesive substances to attach stone tools to wooden handles and spears. Until now, it was thought that only trees of the genus...
Eastern Africa is not ready to accept AI
A global survey commissioned by a UK-based safety charity has found that Eastern Africa is the least optimistic region in the world about artificial intelligence (AI), with more than half (51%) of respondents saying it would mostly harm people in their country over...
Pinnacle wins by a nose … scoops Channelwise Distributor of the Year Award
Pinnacle has once again walked away with the Channelwise Distributor of the Year Award, just pipping Axiz to the post with a scant one-tenth of a percent lead. They were followed by Tarsus Distribution, Mustek and Rectron in one of the most intensely-fought...
First Distribution takes home closely-fought Customer Care award
First Distribution has been chosen as the distributor that showed resellers the most care in 2022, walking away with the Channelwise Customer Care Distributor of the Year Award. The calibre and adaptability of South Africa’s IT distributors was amply demonstrated in...
These are the channel’s favourite vendors
South Africa’s resellers have once again made their voices heard, voting for their favourite vendors in the 2022 Channelwise Awards. “Over the years, the Channelwise Awards have tracked the progress of the South African IT industry, reflecting each year how technology...
Your data could be for sale on a bot market
At least 5-million people have had their online identities stolen and sold on bot markets for R102.00 on average - and 48 000 of those affected are South African. This data comes from research by the cybersecurity company NordVPN, which looked into three major bot...
Heightened hacktivism, geopolitical cyberattacks expected in 2023
Forecasts from the Trellix Advanced Research Centre anticipate spikes in geopolitically motivated attacks across Asia and Europe, hacktivism fuelled by tensions from opposing political parties, and vulnerabilities in core software supply chains. "Analyzing current...
Cybercriminals are after your bank account this festive season
According to a 2021 Interpol report, South Africa had 230-million cyber threat detections between January 2020 and February 2021. Additionally, the country recorded a 100% increase in mobile banking application fraud and is estimated to have suffered 577 malware...
This is the year in search in SA
Google today released its Year in Search results, which capture all of the information and questions South Africans sought out in 2022. Google's Year in Search is an annual analysis that reveals the top trending lists and spotlights what the world searches to see,...
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Trend Micro signs up new distributor StarLink
Trend Micro Southern Africa has extended its META-wide distributor agreement with IT compliance and next-generation threat driven solutions provider StarLink to include sub-Saharan Africa. The move is an extension of Trend Micro's strategy to re-energise its channel...
Masterpass accepted at 30 000 SA SnapScan merchants
South Africans can now use Masterpass, a global digital payment service by Mastercard, to pay for goods and services at over 30 000 SnapScan merchants in South Africa using their smartphones. This follows a collaboration announced today by Mastercard and SnapScan, a...
Redstor keeps Pikitup backups running smoothly
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How to effectively manage staff during the silly season
As the holiday or 'silly season' approaches, it becomes even more important for employers and management to keep an eye on motivation and productivity levels within their organisations, as employees can sometimes find it hard to focus during this time, owing to the...
Trend Micro signs up Obscure Technologies
Trend Micro South Africa has signed up Obscure Technologies as a distributor of its full suite of security products in the SADC region. Obscure Technologies is a specialised security distribution business, primarily focused on brand and channel development, says...
Property buyers, sellers favour digital platforms
Property portals are now the 'go-to' hunting grounds for selling properties and are using these platforms to maximise exposure and reach. Digital tools have become the major focus, with traditional media such as print, taking a backseat. Options available in the...
Why CMOs should commit to an innovation budget
Johan Walters, head of C2C Labs, says chief marketing officers (CMOs) are always looking for new ways to differentiate their brands. Newer technologies such as AR and VR offer huge opportunity to position a brand. But unless innovation is properly managed, measured...
Unlegislated ‘other’ leave not a right
Employers are free to offer staff various types of leave, not covered by legislation, but recognised and governed by company policy and contracts - however, as HCM experts explain, this 'other leave' is not a right and ought to be seen as a privilege. Nicol Myburgh,...
Worker demands when it comes to on-the-job training
s students have taken to the streets demanding #feesmustfall and the de-colonisation of education in higher education institutions, workers have some demands of their own. Workers are expecting and sometimes demanding a personal growth plan. "Workers want more than...
parnters deliver compliant cloud-based call recording
CallCabinet and virtual PBX platform wholesaler Contineo Virtual Communications have combined forces to offer the local channel a plug-and-play compliant call recording solution for the enterprise market, based on CallCabinet's cloud-based Atmos. Laurent Pieton,...
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IT Support Engineer Tier 2 – Western Cape Cape Town
Position Overview:As a Tier 2 IT Engineer at the company, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and improving the company IT infrastructure. You will be responsible for diagnosing and resolving technical issues, supporting end- users, and collaborating with...
Front End Developer (JS Angular) – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Our client is a dynamic and ambitious family owned and run export trading business based in Durban that has been in existence for the last 52 years. They specialize in the export of FMCG's, fruit and vegetables, meat, wines and building materials to over 55 countries...
Business System Analyst – Gauteng Sandown
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Develop & Innovate: Create and maintain APIs, ETL processes, and big data pipelines. Collaborate & Coordinate: Work closely with our partners in Munich on development and operations. Test & Implement: Lead system testing, implementation, and audits to...
Azure/AWS Infrastructure and Application Developer (LM) 2731
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