SMBs confidently chart growth amid economic uncertainties
In an ever-changing economic landscape, South African small and medium businesses (SMBs) are proving their resilience and adaptability. Sage’s annual survey of 12 000 small and medium sized business leaders globally – “Small Business, Big Opportunity” - reveals that...
Avoid pressure purchases to guard against cyber attacks
This year marks a decade since Black Friday was first introduced to consumers across South Africa. With each year, the shopping event has gained popularity - and in many ways mirrors the shopping frenzy experienced across the US, where it originated. With Black Friday...
Economic activity slowdown mirrored in lower transactions
After two consecutive months of encouraging growth, the BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) fell in February 2023, signalling the country's deteriorating economic activity. "At an index level of 131, the BETI for February slipped to October's level and...
Icasa regulations set to bring data relief
It's World Consumer Rights Day on 15 March and South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) is reminding the country's voice and data users of their new rights under the pro-consumer amendments to the End-User and Subscriber Service Charter (EUSSC)...
The next-normal state of the email landscape
After analysing data from more than 10-billion bulk emails from 2020 to 2022, the Everlytic Email Marketing Benchmark Report 2022 has discovered seismic shifts in user behaviour and engagement as the world returned to normal post-Covid. Unpacking insights, trends,...
Hybrid workers exercise more, sleep longer, eat better
A new study has revealed that hybrid working is leading to a healthier workforce, with more time being dedicated to exercise, sleep and healthy eating. Research among more than 2 000 hybrid workers by IWG reveals that the time saved by reduced commuting has led to...
Seacom goes live on Equiano subsea cable
Following its landing in Cape Town in August last year, Seacom has today gone live with express connectivity on the Equiano subsea cable connecting the Mother City to Lisbon, Portugal which it says is the fastest direct route between the two continents. "This launch...
Energy industrial control systems in Africa are a top cyberattack target
According to Kaspersky ICS CERT, in the second half of 2022, the company's security solutions globally blocked 6% more malware families on industrial automation systems than in the first half of the year - 147% more than in the second half of 2021. Compared to other...
SA banks unlock growth in complex conditions
2022 tested the resilience of the South African economy, which began with momentum as the disruptive phase of the Covid-19 pandemic eased. After rallying in the third quarter, StatsSA reported that GDP declined by 1,3% in the fourth quarter, elevating recessionary...
Evolving usage and tight budgets hinder thin clients
Faced with an ongoing transition towards alternative devices and challenged budgets, global shipments of thin client devices declined 24% YoY in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker. Full year shipment...
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Shell’s Africa customers get Orange Money
A pan-African partnership covering nine countries (Botswana, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Senegal and Tunisia) allows Shell customers to pay for their fuel using Orange Money. Under this agreement, Orange Money customers will be...
Future of finance for small businesses
New technology is transforming business for SMEs, according to Gary Turner, MD EMEA of Xero. How we finance and manage our business in today's South Africa is changing thanks to the increasingly important role of technology. Key developments in financial technologies...
Key lessons for banks pursuing mobile innovation
Online security is paramount, but ease of use cannot be compromised, says Entersekt CEO Schalk Nolte. At the start of a new year fraught with uncertainty on many levels, leaders in the local banking and financial spheres are looking to gain any competitive advantage...
Commvault simplifies cloud data management
Commvault, a global leader in enterprise backup, recovery, archive and the cloud, today launched new reference architectures for Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enable customers to simplify data protection and management with a pre-optimised, easy to deploy, and...
Riverbed supports Maersk on its digital journey
Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, today announced that Maersk Line, part of the Maersk Group and the world's largest container shipping operator, is using Riverbed SteelCentral to monitor business-critical applications and services and provide...
Legacy Hotels & Resorts selects Sabre technology
Legacy Hotels & Resorts, known for its collection of exclusive and luxury hotels and properties throughout Africa, is adopting a new distribution platform to support its aggressive expansion strategy. Legacy Hotels & Resorts has selected Sabre Hospitality...
Sophos debuts Phish Threat attack simulator
Sophos has launched Sophos Phish Threat, an advanced phishing attack simulator and training solution that is fully integrated with the company's cloud-based security management platform, Sophos Central. With centralised management and automated campaign analysis,...
Red Hat deploys software-defined storage at Monash
Monash University, one of Australia's most prestigious research universities, has implemented a massive multi-petabyte deployment on Red Hat Ceph Storage. Founded in 1958, Monash University was established to create a science and technology-focused research...
Realise the benefits of cloud backup
The past year has seen South African businesses migrate a substantial amount of their data to the cloud. Phillip de Bruyn, customer experience manager at Redstor, believes this will bring a renewed focus to the benefits of extending such a rollout into the development...
Seacom wins Metro Ethernet Forum certification
Pan-African telecom enabler, Seacom, has earned the Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification for services from the Metro Ethernet Forum, an industry association that provides a global services framework and the foundation for service innovation in the telecoms industry. The...
Database Administrator Mainframe DB2
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Business Analyst (Product Owner)
My client in the Investment Sector is looking for a Business Analyst to join their Analytics team focusing on Investment Compliance. Must have completed Post Graduate Degree (Computer Science/Information Systems/Maths/Stats/Business Science/Actuarial) with experience...
Systems Administrator at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
To support and maintain new and existing server infrastructure and software services. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS Support and Maintenance • Support all server infrastructure and applications for the different server environments. • Support cloud platforms including but not...
Database Administrator Mainframe DB2 – Gauteng Braamfontein
Database Administrator Mainframe - DB2In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing and providing comprehensive support for mainframe DB2 databases, ensuring their continuous availability, optimal performance, robust security, and data consistency to...
Business Analyst (Product Owner) – Western Cape Cape Town
My client in the Investment Sector is looking for a Business Analyst to join their Analytics team focusing on Investment Compliance. Must have completed Post Graduate Degree (Computer Science/Information Systems/Maths/Stats/Business Science/Actuarial) with experience...
Junior Project Manager at Financial Intelligence Centre
To plan, execute and finalise projects for the organisation within the predetermined time frames , using the FIC Project Management methodology under close guidance by the Project Manager or PMO Manager.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS • Manages the delivery of small to medium...
Technical Data Business Analyst
ENVIRONMENT:Identify, gather, analyse and document user stories and translate into high level technical specifications and designs as the next Technical Data Business Analyst wanted by a leading Independent Asset Management Firm. You will take ownership of the...
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My client in the Investment Sector is looking for a Data Engineer to join their Data Science & Quantitative Analytics team. You will be handling database architecture, data flow and data processes- integrating 3rd party systems for investment research and business...
Junior Project Manager at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
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Technical Data Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:Identify, gather, analyse and document user stories and translate into high level technical specifications and designs as the next Technical Data Business Analyst wanted by a leading Independent Asset Management Firm. You will take ownership of the...
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