Uber debuts courier bakkie in SA
Uber has launched its Courier Bakkie product offering to drivers and users of the Uber App, effectively rebranding the “Uber Package” product as “Courier”, to better align with the growing range of transportation services. South Africa is Uber’s first global market to...
New country director for Google
Kabelo Makwane has been appointed as Google’s new country director for South Africa. Makwane has more than 20 years experience in the technology sector. He joins Google from Vodacom Business where he currently serves as managing executive for the cloud, hosting and...
The rising cost of education …
Back to school in 2023 dealt many parents a hard financial blow as governing bodies at South African schools estimated fee hikes between 4% and 6% for 2023. With the current state of the economy, many parents were faced with the conundrum of whether or not they will...
Women in leadership pipeline has hollowed out in the middle
The leadership pipeline for women has hollowed out in the middle, according to a new global study "Women in leadership: Why perception outpaces the pipeline - and what to do about it" from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) and Chief. The study of 2 500...
SA among world leaders … in money lost to data breaches
South Africa features in the top 10 countries when it comes to money lost in data breaches, coming in at ninth place with an average data breach cost of $3 210 000. Experts at Proxyrack have looked into the countries and industries losing the most money to data...
Top data breaches, privacy abuses exposed 1bn records
Last year 1,2-billion customer or citizen records were exposed in just the top 35 global breaches. According to Forrester's new research, "Lessons Learned From The World's Biggest Data Breaches And Privacy Abuses, 2022", more than $2,7-billion in fines were levied by...
Regional PC market plunges by 24%
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, suffered a sharp year-on-year decline in shipments during Q4 2022, according to the latest industry analysis conducted by...
Global smartphone shipments set for decline
International Data Corporation (IDC) has revised its worldwide smartphone forecast due to a slower market recovery than previously expected. According to the latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker forecast, shipments of smartphones will decline 1,1% in 2023...
Phishing attacks see global increase
Kaspersky's anti-phishing system prevented more than 500 million attempts at accessing fraudulent websites globally in 2022 - twice as many compared to 2021 figures. In Africa, 8,7% of individuals and corporate users were affected by phishing: attacks on their devices...
More knowledge workers will move to hybrid
By the end of 2023, 39% of global knowledge workers will work hybrid, up from 37% in 2022, according to Gartner. "Hybrid is no longer just an employee perk but an employee expectation," says Ranjit Atwal, senior director analyst at Gartner. "Many employees started to...
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Africa Innovation Challenge launched
As part of its longstanding commitment to Africa, Johnson & Johnson today announced the launch of the Africa Innovation Challenge, an initiative to support Africa's vibrant and growing innovation ecosystem and to help develop important and locally sustainable...
Imago SA launches new identity
Video conferencing supplier Imago South Africa is launching a new corporate identity and name-change to underline its independent status and commitment to its market. Its new name - SkyGroup Communications and positioning statement "Completely Connected" - is a signal...
Save your company from business rescue
Many small business owners are paying about 18 percentage points more income tax than they need to, according to Renier Nell, the director of accounting and tax firm Innovative Accounting Solutions (IAS). This stems from ignorance of tax law. "Tax is our...
Cell C wins at Ask Afrika Orange Index Awards
Cell C has won two prestigious awards at the Ask Afrika Orange Index annual awards ceremony. The Ask Afrika Orange Index, South Africa's largest and most widely-referenced service excellence benchmark with 15 000 interviews across 33 industries, ranked Cell C ahead of...
Tritech buys into parking app company
Tritech Media, the technology innovator controlled by the Kirsh family, has acquired a 30% holding in parking technology provider KaChing. The remainder of shares in KaChing are held by the founders and Servest, the largest black-owned facilities management company in...
Innovation wins Agilitude a place at business awards
Since launching three years ago, Agilitude has not only built a successful business consultancy, but has also paved the way for customer experience management (CEM) in Africa. This accomplishment has resulted in Agilitude being nominated as a Fast Growth Company...
Avaya partner program gives resellers the ‘edge’
Avaya has announced a new streamlined channel programme that gives partners the flexibility to meet their customers' needs in today's fast-paced digital marketplace, while providing greater rewards for those partners that deliver exceptional value. The new programme,...
Don’t be the next DDoS victim this festive season
"As the festive season approaches, don't be the next distributed denial of service (DDoS) victim," says Bryan Hamman, territory manager for sub-Saharan Africa at Arbor Networks, the security division of NETSCOUT. Recent headlines shouted "Crisis of the Week: Dyn's...
Biometric ATMs: secure if the right technology is used
A number of recent articles indicate that illegal technology can easily be purchased that can allow criminals to "steal" biometric information at ATMs. The implication is that biometric technology is not as secure as previously thought. Nothing could be further from...
Progress distributor develops first local Rollbase app
AIGS, a rising star in the Progress Software development and distribution channel, has developed South Africa's first Rollbase app, demonstrating how rapid this "rapid development environment" is, by creating start-to-finish functionality of a pilot app in a matter of...
Systems and Network Administrator – Remote Remote
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Solutions Architect (4-Month Contract) (JHB Hybrid) – Gauteng Bryanston
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Automation Tester – Gauteng Johannesburg
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