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...

Challenge to cut African airport emissions launched

SITA, the global leader in technology solutions for the air transport industry, and Innovate UK, the national innovation agency of the UK Government, have partnered to launch a challenge for global innovators. The goal is to develop solutions to curb carbon emissions...

Electric motor development lowers EV costs

The electric vehicle (EV) market continues to grow; however, its growth has slowed significantly in Europe and the US in the first half of 2024. Dr James Edmondson, research director at IDTechEx A key route to reinvigorating growth will be the release of models in a...

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...

SASE expected to hit $8bn in 2023

The ongoing need to modernise the network and security architecture for branch offices and hybrid users led to the vigorous 33% revenue growth in the SASE market. A report from Dell’Oro anticipates that enterprises will continue to place a high priority on SASE and...

Microsoft, Viasat to deliver access to underserved communities

Microsoft and Viasat has announced a new partnership to help deliver Internet access to 10-million people around the world, including 5-million in Africa. Viasat is the first satellite partner to work with Microsoft’s Airban Initiative. The two companies will deepen...

Digital wallet payments on the increase

FNB has revealed that its individual and business customers continue to demonstrate impressive adoption of digital payments, with over R21-billion in payments made using FNB Pay-supported digital wallets over the previous 12 months, a year-on-year increase of 293%. In...

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Lean Six Sigma and BPM go better together

Operational Excellence stresses the application of a variety of principles, systems, and tools toward the sustainable improvement of performance through process improvement. This management philosophy is based on applying methodologies, such as Business Process...

A strategic approach to digital education essential

Not so long ago, preparing for a new school term meant a trip to CNA for stationery and a visit to the local outfitter for a new uniform. While these purchases are still necessary, these days, parents and learners are using technology to access their schooling needs....

MiWay ensures data availability with Redstor

Short term insurer MiWay, with a history of successfully using the data backup and recovery solution acquired by Redstor, has confirmed that it will continue to depend on Redstor to support the company as it grows and diversifies its service offering to insurance and...

Ericsson, Galaxy Backbone partner in Nigeria

Ericsson and Galaxy Backbone, the government ICT shared services provider in Nigeria, have announced a partnership to design and deploy ICT-based solutions and services supporting the delivery of efficient public services in the country. This partnership is in keeping...

Oracle drives cloud in Africa

Exchange of best practices and gaining expert insights from top cloud strategists was the key focus for Oracle customers who took part in Oracle's two day long Africa Executive Summit that concluded yesterday in Mauritius. Dozens of Oracle customers gathered to...

Gemalto expands big data security offerings

Gemalto has announced a major expansion of its SafeNet data protection portfolio that makes it easier for enterprises to protect big data deployments in the cloud, data centre, and virtualised environments. Gemalto's SafeNet data encryption and tokenisation solutions...

Fujitsu builds low power-consumption 5G tech

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced that it has built a prototype wireless unit incorporating inter-subarray coding technology, which makes it possible to achieve high-speed transmissions, in excess of 10Gbps, for 5G mobile wireless base stations and access...

Flash: talk about service, not performance

There comes a time in the lifecycle of every technology when vendors need to give businesses more than benefits such as cost savings, increases in productivity and ease of management, writes Gary de Menezes, country manager at NetApp South Africa. Advantages such as...

A digital ‘spring clean’ could increase productivity

A disorganised office environment or workspace can often hinder productivity and lead to increased time wastage, essentially draining the business' bottom line. The introduction of technology into the workplace was designed, amongst many other functions, to assist...

New Seacom PoP brings Africa closer to London

Pan-African telecom operator Seacom has strengthened its international IP/MPLS network by going live with a point of presence (PoP) in Slough. Slough, just 33km west of London, contains some of the UK's most and largest co-location data centres serving the city's...

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Software Quality Engineer – Cape Town, South AfricaFunction: TechnologySub-Function: Quality EngineeringLocation: Cape Town, South AfricaAre you passionate about ensuring the highest quality in software delivery? Join us as a Software Quality Engineer for a 12-month...

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This global company is a leading supplier of equipment and tools in the mining and construction industry. As the Procurement System Administrator, you will be responsible for the administration, configuration, and maintenance of the procurement system(s) used by the...

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Software Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are looking for a Software Developer in the Automotive IndustryKey Responsibilities:Good knowledge of PLC Software Systems (Siemans Simatic S7, Siemans TIA, Win CC) Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, ABB advantageousSet up & configure various network devices (Drives,...

Java Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

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Software Quality Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

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Procurement System Administrator – Gauteng Kempton Park

This global company is a leading supplier of equipment and tools in the mining and construction industry. As the Procurement System Administrator, you will be responsible for the administration, configuration, and maintenance of the procurement system(s) used by the...

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