Kaspersky joins Interpol-Afripol operation
Kaspersky recently assisted its partner law enforcement agencies Interpol and Africapol in a joint effort to disrupt cybercrime across the African region. Dubbed “Serengeti”, the operation has led to the arrest of more than 1 000 individuals suspected of links to...
Sales uptick for hardcopy peripherals
The global HCP market rebounded in the third quarter of 2024, achieving a 3,8% year-over-year (YoY) growth to approximately 20,3-million units shipped in. This marks a positive shift following five consecutive quarters of YoY declines, according to the IDC Worldwide...
Employee negligence a factor in data breaches
Data leakages of internal systems caused either by cyberattacks (20%) or employees (21%) in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region are the most concerning security issue encountered by SMBs and enterprises. Respondents in a Kaspersky IT Security Economics...
Investors from African diaspora count on a digital boost
New global research by mobile network operator World Mobile suggests that the increasing digitalisation of Africa is inspiring the continent's diaspora living in Europe to increase investment in their country of origin. The African diaspora, made up of individuals and...
Third-party risk management misses hurt
Enterprise risk management (ERM) teams are struggling to effectively mitigate third-party risk in an increasingly interconnected business environment, according to Gartner. In a survey of 100 executive risk committee members in September 2022, 84% of respondents said...
SA companies need to take action after grey listing
Global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has placed South Africa on its so-called grey list. This adds South Africa to a group of jurisdiction under increased FATF monitoring, meaning the country has committed...
What are the grey listing implications for SA?
South Africa's grey listing by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has significant implications for its economic growth and global competitiveness, but moves are already being taken to satisfy the FATF. The Webber Wentzel finance team reflects on what comes next....
AMD expands telco products, support
AMD has announced it will be expanding support of its growing 5G partner ecosystem spanning from core to radio access networks (RAN) applications, delivering additional new test capabilities and unveiling new 5G products. The AMD wireless telecom partner ecosystem has...
Absa finances three wind energy projects
Absa acted as a mandated lead arranger and lender for three Red Rocket Energy renewable energy projects which reached financial close on 23 February 2023. The projects comprise of two 140MW wind farms, which will both be located in the Western Cape, and one 84MW wind...
Acer ranks among top female-friendly companies
Acer has been included in Forbes' list of the World's Top Women-Friendly Companies in 2022. Forbes co-operated with the market research institute Statista in conducting an anonymous survey of nearly 85 000 women working in multinational companies around the world. The...
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Appetite for data creates mobile operator challenge
The 21st century has been declared the era of mobile communications, and appropriately so, writes Dale Engelbrecht, key account manager at Jasco Carrier. In 2014, according to Cisco's Visual Networking Index (VNI) the total number of connected mobile devices...
VAST Networks partners with MyAirangel to connect tourists
Local WiFi provider VAST Networks has partnered with MyAirangel, the UK-headquartered WiFi Solutions company. MyAirangel is a cloud-based guest WiFi platform solution with a world-class offering focused on key segments of the hospitality industry. MyAirangel provides...
IT at the heart of Africa’s business innovation
"Innovation" is a word I hear a lot in business these days, writes Maurice Blackwood, director for IBM systems hardware in South Africa. Many organisations owe their success to it, while others have realised the importance of inventive thinking and are just getting...
Security turns smart cities into safer cities
The most visibly useful application for the Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, software defined networking and advanced analytics will be in the establishment and running of smart cities. The idea of city infrastructures and processes working together to make...
IoT could drive new insurance models
For insurers, the Internet of Things(IOT) can provide value in the form of new insurance models and products based on deeper insight into the customer's needs, writes William Mzimba, chief executive South and sub-Saharan Africa at Accenture. The rapid increase in...
AMD debuts Radeon Pro WX Series Graphics Cards
AMD has announced the availability of the Radeon Pro WX Series of graphics cards, the company's powerful, new workstation graphics solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of creative professionals. The Radeo Pro WX Series professional graphics cards are designed...
Where background screening matters most
Background checks are arguably one of the most essential steps in human resource management and staff recruitment today. They assist with improving transparency and disclosure, ensuring that informed decisions can be made regarding one of the most important assets of...
GetSure moves to managed services platform
SilverBridge designed and implemented a customised managed services solution at GetSure Zimbabwe to enable the insurer to migrate its individual life and group businesses to a cloud platform for streamlined operations. Although GetSure Zimbabwe initially started...
Satellite brings broadband to game reserve
In the more remote parts of the country, there is very little infrastructure, making it harder to provide ubiquitous broadband. Visitors to locations that are off the beaten track find that reliable Internet connections are not readily available. This can be a major...
The hidden costs of buying cheap
Penalties, reputational damage and system failure can rack up massive costs on a sub-standard power installation, warns Clive Maasch, GM at Tank Industries. There is an Afrikaans saying: 'Goedkoop is duur koop', which, translates to 'buying cheap is buying expensive'....
Dot Net Core developers – Gauteng Bedford
Senior Backend Developers and Intermediate developers This position focuses on scaling large systems using a microservice approach. Experience with Linux is advantageous and will complement your expertise in building and managing complex, distributed applications Tech...
Senor UI/UX Designer at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
12 months fixed-term contract MINIMUM Requirements Bachelor's degree in design or related fields with at least five years' experience working as a UX/UI designer, particularly on large complex projects.Additional requirements Knowledge of and experience in the...
Risk Reporting Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
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SAP EWM Consultant (Entry) 2477 / 2478 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design document(s).Proactively propose solutions to improve the support of (new) business processes.Providing business case input in...
Backend Developer (Golang Specialist) – Remote Remote
Our Client, a leading Software Development Company, is seeking a talented Backend Developer with a specialisation in Golang to join their innovative team. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge Payment Solutions and Blockchain Technology, making a...
Solution Architect at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
Minimum requirements A Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronic/computer engineering, information technology or related field.A minimum of a TOGAF Certification. A minimum of 5 years practical experience in professional software development and engineering,...
Data Architect at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
Fixed-term for 12 months Minimum requirements A Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronic/computer engineering, information technology or related field.A minimum of 5 years practical experience in professional software development and engineering, particularly...
Senior UI UX Designer at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
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Mid-Level Software Developer (Node.js, JavaScript, SQL, Linux)
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Reporting Analyst
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