EMEA public cloud poised to reach $415bn
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) public cloud services (PCS) market, including infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS), is projected to generate $203-billion in revenue for 2024. That's according to...
International advisory body supports submarine cable resilience
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Agency for Digital Technologies, and the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC), the leading industry organisation promoting submarine cable protection, have formed the International Advisory...
Average take-home pay down again in January
The average nominal take-home pay slipped again in January 2023, according to the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI) as the challenging economic environment continues, affecting companies operating under high- pressure conditions brought on by the ongoing load...
Investments in renewables key for energy security
Investment in renewable energy will be a fundamental business decision in 2023 and beyond: it is the most direct solution for South Africa's private businesses to improve their energy security situation. This is according to PwC South Africa's second South Africa...
Recession drives increase in job-themed scams
The current economic climate globally is grim because of the ongoing recession. In this environment, job-themed emails have become a prime target for cybercriminals looking to exploit vulnerable individuals. Daksh Kapur, cybersecurity research scientist at Trellix,...
African banks need to reimagine payments
The rising demand for electronic payments is creating fundamental shifts across Africa and making significant inroads in promoting financial inclusion. A rapidly changing landscape and disruptions mean that incumbent banks need to take radical and concerted action to...
Data breaches are top executive concern
New data from Mimecast shows that South African organisations are increasingly under fire from the threat of phishing, ransomware and spoofing attacks, pushing cybersecurity to the top of corporate leaders' agenda. According to the Mimecast State of Email Security...
Half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs by 2025
By 2025, nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs - 25% for different roles entirely due to multiple work-related stressors, according to Gartner. "Cybersecurity professionals are facing unsustainable levels of stress," says Deepti Gopal, director analyst...
2022 saw mobile banking Trojan installers double
In 2022, Kaspersky experts discovered nearly 200 000 new mobile banking Trojans, marking a two-fold increase from the previous year's figures. This surge in the number of mobile banking Trojans is also the highest ever reported in the last six years. These and other...
Merged Huge TNS opens its doors
Huge Group announced in October 2022 its intention to combine Huge Telecom and Huge Networks into a single and significantly enlarged telecommunications, networks and services business. The combining of the two businesses will commence on 1 March 2023. The new entity...
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DVT adds business coaching service
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Minimising risk in the private and public sectors
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Sophos named as Leader in Security Suites report
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Fujitsu redefines data centre security with SURIENT
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Imago SA launches new identity
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DVT automates software testing for Doddle
Software and services specialist DVT has been contracted by the pioneering UK parcel company Doddle to automate the testing of its frequently-updated web and smartphone software applications at DVT's Global Testing Centre (GTC) in Cape Town. One of the fastest-growing...
Khonology rewarded for transformation
Local fintech services provider Khonology has been rewarded for its transformation efforts and more importantly, for empowering Africa. The company was awarded the TT100 Excellence in Management of Systems in the Small Enterprise category and was also a finalist in...
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Software Quality Assurance Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Quality from the start - get involved in the user story definition process and write test scenarios upfront.Bring a QA perspective to planning sessions and ensure test effort is taken into consideration.Work close with developers to ensure that quality is considered...
Intermediate SQL Developer / Data Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
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Junior Back-end Developer at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
12 Months Minimum requirements Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronic/computer engineering, information technology, or related fields with at least two years' experience in a professional software development/engineering, particularly on large, complex...
Senior Back-end Developer at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
12 months fixed-term contract Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronic/computer engineering, information technology or related fields with at least 5 years' experience in a professional software development/engineering, particularly on large, complex...
Intermediate Server Engineer
Role:Our client is searching for an experienced intermediate server engineer with a forever learning mindset. The ideal candidate will help build, maintain, and troubleshoot, the company's rapidly expanding co-lo and cloud infrastructure. They will work alongside...
Junior Front-end developer at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
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Solution Architect at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
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) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
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Senior UI UX Designer at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
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