Paratus opens Botswana to Zambia fibre route
Paratus Botswana has commenced work on lighting a new fibre route, the SADC Highway, that will connect Gaborone in Botswana, through Zimbabwe, to Livingstone in Zambia. The first section in Botswana, which is from Gaborone to Plumtree, spans approximately 500km and is...
Africa to benefit from Smart LEO networks
Q-KON is extending its collaboration with Eutelsat OneWeb to develop end-user portfolio service sets engineered to meet the needs of niche market sectors in sub-Saharan Africa. Recognising the challenges inherent in the African connectivity landscape, Q-KON is working...
IBM launches RFP for water management solutions
IBM is accepting proposals for the next cohort of the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, which will focus on water management solutions. The program applies IBM technologies, such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence, and an ecosystem of experts to enhance and...
Antarctic sea ice reaches another record low
In February 2023, sea ice around Antarctica reached the lowest extent ever observed since the start of the satellite record in 1979. But despite several recent years of low extents, the long-term trend for sea ice in southern polar waters is essentially flat; it is...
Machine customers one of the biggest growth opportunities
Machine customers represent one of the biggest new growth opportunities of the decade - and business leaders must act now to create a path to entry to a business megatrend that will eventually be more significant than the arrival of digital commerce, according to...
SA moves to the decentralised cloud
Kathy Gibson reports - The cloud market is evolving as companies shift how they deploy services, with the biggest trend today being the move to the decentralised cloud. This is the word from Jon Tullett, associate research director: IT services sub-Saharan Africa at...
Conversational everything the new norm for customer comms
New research from Infobip reveals the growing trend towards conversational experiences for customer communications. The data, from 449-billion communications interactions on Infobip's platform across 2022, shows the rapid growth of interactions on chat apps such as...
Companies struggle to execute CX strategies
Only 40% of marketing executives in EMEA are "very confident" that their company's current customer experience (CX) strategies are capable of winning and retaining customers, according to an international CX study conducted by SAS and the CMO Council. And, with high...
Be alert when making digital payments
According to the latest Kaspersky Digital Payment survey, 23% of respondents from South Africa experienced financial losses associated with threats when using online banking and mobile wallet services - with the majority losing up to the equivalent of $1 000, and 9%...
Leverage ESG strategies to create value and build trust
"Business as usual" - with a sole focus on profitability - has become obsolete, and never before have companies been subject to as much scrutiny from society as they are now in the context of global climate and societal challenges. Organisations need to demonstrate...
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Keep wireless communications competitive
South Africa has leapfrogged into the information age with extensive wireless communications services and speedy smart-phone adoption. PricewaterhouseCoopers recently reported that Mobile Internet penetration is expected to exceed 70% in South Africa by 2020....
Top tax tips for SMEs
With the many challenges small business owners face every day, being tax compliant is often not at the top of the list and tax deadlines often come and go in the struggle of trying to keep the business afloat. When they do get around to completing their tax returns,...
Dataguise, Obsidian partner on PoPI compliance
Obsidian Systems has partnered with Dataguise to provide comprehensive data governance. Focused on enabling the data-driven enterprise, Obsidian Systems' relationship with Dataguise is focused on strengthening data security and compliance for medium to large...
Technology disrupting African insurance industry
Disruption, once a word used to describe bad behaviour has now been turned into a revolutionary means of changing the way business is being conducted today with advancement of technology and ability to use innovate new business models, writes Jaqueline Van Eeden,...
TransUnion’s Collections Manager aids credit providers
Debt collection is a challenge for many businesses and a 'squeezed' economy can further impact organisations and their efforts to recover monies owed to them. TransUnion is addressing this challenge with the launch of their Collections Manager solution. In...
The importance of BI in insurance
Companies need to find ways of extracting actionable insights from the vast quantities of data they produce. And while the past few years have seen decision-makers embrace Big Data and predictive analytics to deliver this value, the answer could be more simplistic and...
Red Hat adds dynamic storage provisioning
Red Hat has announced the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4, the latest version of its container application platform. Red Hat helps organisations like Discovery Health and Pioneer better embrace new technologies, such as Linux...
Syrex develops customised solution for OpenWeb
Syrex, a provider of virtualised and hybrid network infrastructures and solutions, has developed a network solution for internet service provider (ISP) OpenWeb. The completely secure and managed network provides OpenWeb with absolute control over client experiences...
Zetes enables night time deliveries
Zetes has developed a solution named OpenTheCar for nox NightTimeExpress and integrated it with ZetesChronos. This enables their drivers to deliver to their customers' vehicles at night and to confirm deliveries, without the need for a key. The new solution will...
Are you abusing your sick leave?
Owing to the fact that sick leave is fully paid and the employer is obliged to pay out the employee's full monthly salary on the usual pay day, sick leave abuse remains rife in many workplace environments. Kay Vittee, CEO of Quest Staffing Solutions, says that while...
Technical Salesforce Business Analyst
ENVIRONMENT:A reputable Independent Asset Management Firm seeks a highly analytical & solutions-driven Technical Salesforce Business Analyst to create innovative ways to drive user adoption and upskilling. You will work with service users and leaders to guide...
Senior ITSM Technical Consultant – Western Cape Cape Town
Role: Senior ITSM Technical ConsultantLocation: Century City, Cape TownOur client is a leading Software Solutions company and they are looking for a dynamic ITSM Technical Consultant to join their growing team. You will need to be proficient in a specific technology...
Technical Salesforce Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A reputable Independent Asset Management Firm seeks a highly analytical & solutions-driven Technical Salesforce Business Analyst to create innovative ways to drive user adoption and upskilling. You will work with service users and leaders to guide...
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Are you an experienced Project Manager with creative problem-solving skills? Do you have invaluable experience within the training and educator sector? Seeking an exciting opportunity to be a part of a dynamic organization that offers growth? If so, look no further!We...
SAP Functional Consultant at Sabenza IT
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IT Technician at weloveIT
Every member of the WeloveIT Team is expected to uphold and embody the Core Values of our Organization: Transparency, Value Add, Fair Partnership and Quality. In order to be successful within our Team, you must exhibit the following qualities: Customer Care, Ubuntu,...
Project Manager – Remote Remote
Are you an experienced Project Manager with creative problem-solving skills? Do you have invaluable experience within the training and educator sector? Seeking an exciting opportunity to be a part of a dynamic organization that offers growth? If so, look no further!We...
SAP Functional Consultant at Sabenza IT – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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IT Technician at weloveIT – Gauteng Johannesburg
Every member of the WeloveIT Team is expected to uphold and embody the Core Values of our Organization: Transparency, Value Add, Fair Partnership and Quality. In order to be successful within our Team, you must exhibit the following qualities: Customer Care, Ubuntu,...
Software Engineer (Azure, AWS, GCP, C#, Angular, SQL)
ENVIRONMENT:ASSIST in architectural design and engineering an N-tier cloud-native technology platform as the next Software Engineer sought to join the team of dynamic Independent Asset Management Firm. You will review code against Engineering best practices,...
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