Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

Voting open for Channelwise Awards

It’s that time of year again, when South Africa’s IT reseller partners get to voice their opinion and vote for the vendors and distributors they most enjoy working with. Voting is now officially open for this year’s prestigious Channelwise Awards right here. “As we do...

Cybercriminals target Joker fans

Kaspersky has uncovered cybercriminals exploiting the hype surrounding “Joker: Folie à Deux”, which premiered on Friday (4 October). Fans eager to watch the new movie online are at risk of being duped into giving away their sensitive data and money. Kaspersky experts...

Study confirms massive green hydrogen potential in Africa

Harnessing Africa’s solar energy to produce 50-million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2035 can help secure global energy supply, create jobs, decarbonise heavy industry, enhance global competitiveness and transform access to clean water and sustainable energy. This...

Sustained loadshedding puts pressure on network operators

South Africa’s protracted and more frequent power cuts are having a significantly negative impact on the country’s mobile network operators. Although the industry has proactively spent billions of rand in backup power solutions for network stability and continuity,...

ChatGPT produces malicious emails and code

Check Point Research (CPR) has warned of hackers potentially using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Codex to execute targeted and efficient cyber-attacks. To demonstrate, CPR used ChatGPT and Codex to produce malicious emails, code and a full infection chain capable of targeting...

Study reveals the true value of elephants

New research examining the services and benefits of elephants has revealed many values are often overlooked when deciding how they should be protected. The collaboration between universities in England and South Africa, including the University of Portsmouth, found...

NASA’s Perseverance rover to begin building Martian sample depot

In the coming days, NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to begin building the first sample depot on another world. This will mark a crucial milestone in the NASA-ESA (European Space Agency) Mars Sample Return campaign, which aims to bring Mars samples to Earth for...

Climate change played key role in dinosaur success story

Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods. According to new research, changes in global climate associated with the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction – which wiped out...

META sees strong growth for smart home devices

The Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) smart home devices market continues to register significant gains on the back of increasing demand and better supply in the region. That's according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC), with the...

What the future looks like for operations

The top 10 predictions for the Future of Operations from International Data Corporation (IDC) illustrate how the next five years will be transformational for operations as organisations find new and more effective ways to manage, analyse, and collaborate around their...

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BT is a UC as a Service leader

BT has been named by Gartner as a Leader in the August 2016 Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Worldwide. BT has improved its position on last year, moving from the Challenger to the Leaders Quadrant, where it has been positioned the...

CV red flags to look out for

There are numerous ways in which a candidate can create a standout Curriculum Vitae (CV) that grabs the attention of a potential employer. From good formatting and layout to detailed experience and skills, a strong CV generally stands out from the rest. But there are...

Core business applications crucial for digitalisation

As digitalisation continues to entrench itself as an imperative strategic direction, it's important that organisations understand what true digital transformation should address, says Quinton Pienaar, CEO of Salesforce Platinum reseller Agilitude. "In order to make...

Using technology for better learning

Whether it be making the classroom a more interactive experience or working towards an effective and engaging distance learning model, the careful and correct choice of audio visual (AV) integration and collaboration tools are key. Modern AV technology means that...

Tracker reaches 1m subscriptions

Tracker has reached the milestone of 1-million active subscriptions, a first for the tracking and telematics industry in South Africa. Tracker believes it is the market leader in vehicle tracking and telematics in South Africa with a market share of 40%, and it the...

AxizWorkgroup offers Microsoft CSP via AxizCloud

AxizWorkgroup is enabling the digital business transformation for it partners and their customers via its AxizCloud platform. The company believes that digital business transformation is the ability for an organisation to replace offline content and manual processes...

Gaming final will play out at rAge 2016

The first season of new format of the Telkom Digital Gaming League (DGL) comes to its conclusion in October with the Master's Final tournament. This will take place at the rAge Expo from 7 to 9 October in Johannesburg. There will be teams from each of the eight...

Orange strengthens mobile finance in Africa

With the recent receipt of Electronic Money Establishment licenses (EME) in four countries (Senegal, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea), Orange has strengthened its position in the mobile financial services segment in Africa. This change of status is accompanied by the...

TomTom watches include Route Exploration

TomTom has released two new GPS Sports Watch ranges. Building on TomTom's heritage in navigation and mapping, TomTom Spark 3 and Runner 3 watches now come equipped with Route Exploration. These GPS Sports Watches are launching with new, slimmer, sleeker straps in a...

CA Southern Africa unveils ITMaaS offerings

CA Southern Africa has revealed its 'chore versus core' campaign which delivers ITMaaS solutions that leverage CA's technologies, to the market. According to Gary Lawrence, MD of CA Southern Africa, leveraging IT to deliver consistent, quality customer service is...

Software Quality Engineer – Western Cape Cape Point

The Software Quality Engineer will be responsible for design and execution of all manual and automated tests required to ensure excellence in software quality delivered. This position holder will report to the Quality Engineering Manager. Key activities include:...

Java Developer

Produce quality software Assist with the deployment and monitoring of the developed systems Provide production supportMinimum Requirements:4 years' experience within application development in Java 3 years' experience in J2EE Practical experience with Java Server...

Software Developer at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd

· Key Responsibilities: Designing and implementing software solutions based on project requirements.Writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code using appropriate programming languages and frameworks.Collaborating with product managers, designers, and other...

Software Developer (Senior) at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd

· Serve as a technical lead contributing to and directing the efforts of development teams, including internal and external team members.· Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the existing content supply portfolio of applications and services.· Design, develop,...

SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Responsibilities/Tasks:Support existing and develop new functionality and components.Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements.Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable...

Java Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Produce quality software Assist with the deployment and monitoring of the developed systems Provide production supportMinimum Requirements:4 years' experience within application development in Java 3 years' experience in J2EE Practical experience with Java Server...

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