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...

Zero-day vulnerabilities behind half of dark web exploits

Between January 2023 and September 2024, Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence experts identified 547 listings to buy and sell exploits targeting software vulnerabilities. These advertisements are posted on various dark web forums and shadow Telegram channels, with...

ACSA welcomes new routes, additional flights to SA

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) as announved new flight routes and additional flights to several of its airports. On 11 October 2024, Air Botswana will launch an inaugural flight between Gaborone and Durban, with a direct flight to King Shaka International...

Top 10 predictions for the future of digital infrastructure

Digital businesses depend on digital infrastructure - compute and data management horsepower, network connectivity, operational support, and management - to power business applications, analytics, and activities. Global research group, IDC, has given its Top 10...

North American businesses double spending on payment fraud prevention

For the second year in a row, merchants have reported rises across the board in numerous key measures that assess the extent to which fraud affects eCommerce. From higher income lost to fraud, to more eCommerce orders being rejected as fraudulent, to increased...

First 5G mine in SA puts safety first

Kathy Gibson reports - Improvements in safety was the main driver for implementing 5G communications in the Phalanndwa Colliery - but this is just the first step in the mine's digitalisation journey. Kgotso Mongalo, GM of Phalanndwa Colliery, says the deployment of 5G...

South Africans are managing credit carefully in tough times

South Africans opened more credit accounts to navigate the pressured economic climate, but lenders kept closer oversight by offering lower loan amounts and limits on revolving facilities to mitigate risk. This trend prevailed across credit cards, non-bank personal...

Low-code development technologies set for rapid growth in 2023

The worldwide market for low-code development technologies is projected to total $26,9-billion in 2023, an increase of 19,6% from 2022, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. A rise in business technologists and a growing number of enterprise-wide...

What 2023 holds in store for industry ecosystems

International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced its Future of Industry Ecosystems predictions for 2023 and beyond. Organisations are looking to expand their industry ecosystems as the next phase of digital transformation, building upon the investments that they...

New ambulance tech could help save lives in Africa

Experts are trialling a new electronic system that could speed hospital transfers and help reduce the likelihood of people in developing countries dying unnecessarily from injuries caused by accidents or violence. Every year in Rwanda, injury causes 9% of deaths with...

Modernisation to drive worldwide government IT spending growth

Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total $588,9-billion in 2023, an increase of 6,8% from 2022, according to Gartner. “Government organisations are continuing to modernise legacy IT and invest in initiatives that improve access to digital services as...

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EMC debuts Enterprise Hybrid Cloud 4.0

EMC has announced general availability for EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud v4.0, as well as planned enhancements for both Enterprise Hybrid Cloud and EMC Native Hybrid Cloud, designed to help customers advance their journey for both traditional and cloud-native...

Commvault supports Red Hat Virtualization 4

Commvault has announced support for Red Hat's Kernel-based Virtual Machine powered virtualisation platform, Red Hat Virtualization 4. Through this integration, customers can implement a unified data protection strategy for workloads running on Red Hat Virtualization 4...

New Adabas & Natural 2050 agenda from Software AG

Software AG has released details of its agenda to support and further develop its Adabas and Natural product portfolio until beyond the year 2050. This industry move is in response to a recent independent survey highlighting that 98 percent of Adabas & Natural...

IFS expands its partner network

IFS has appointed Kgosi Informatics of Botswana and iNENSA of Uganda as business partners in order to expand its reach in fast-growing markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. IFS will collaborate with the two companies to provide customers with enterprise resource planning...

Lakefield to benefit from fibre Internet

Lakefield's anticipated broadband roll-out kicks-off in the first week of September as Teralink and OTEL team up to deliver super-fast Internet access to residents and business owners. "Spring starts on a high speed note for Benoni as Internet access delivered via...

Transforming tech without alienating customers

There's an undeniable shift to digital within the customer service environment, but companies implementing new strategies while neglecting existing customers' preferences do so at their own peril, writes Wynand Smit, CEO at INOVO. The biggest growth market among...

The Munching Mongoose wins in 702 Small Business Awards

The 702 Small Business Awards with Sage One has recognised organic and gourmet food retailer The Munching Mongoose as the winner for 2016. The runners-up were child and baby sleep consultancy, Good Night, and MzansiGas, an online gas and gas bottle delivery service....

Telkom to unveil 4.5G mobile technology at SATNAC

The wide range of technical topics to be discussed at Africa's leading ICT conference, SATNAC, will again take delegates deep into the future of the information technology sector. SATNAC, the annual Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications...

Infracom 2016 unlocks data centre and connectivity potential

The data centre, infrastructure and connectivity industry has a massive role to play in making digital transformation a reality for South African organisations. The InfraCom 2016 Exhibition and Conference is a niche event, which will explore how to unlock the...

T-Systems launches ‘Wayde’s World’ website

T- Systems South Africa recently undertook to sponsor South African track and field champion, Wayde van Niekerk. Together with van Niekerk, T-Systems has launched 'Wayde's World', a website with a reality show feel that will track the daily life of the athlete and...

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Primary Duties and Responsibilities: The Data Engineer will have a knack for data analysis, data manipulation and data modelling. The consultant will be responsible for understanding and driving the overall technical vision and planning of a client's organisation and...

Systems Administrator – Gauteng Germiston

Responsible for supporting all assigned employees/the company in providing hardware and software support. Ensures that technological projects are successfully developed and deployed.Systems AdministratorMinimum Requirements:Matric (Grade 12)Bachelors degree in...

BI Developer (Perm/Contract) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:SUPPORT the data services and business strategy of a service provider of Quality Certification and Cold Chain Management seeking a forward-thinking & solutions-driven BI Developer to join its team. You will also design the data model and transform data...

Scrum Master

Deliver on BI platform initiatives. Assemble delivery scrum teams as required to deliver on the portfolio of initiatives from the BI platform and company resource pools. Establish and manage team cadence throughout the delivery lifecycle, facilitating all scrum...

SAP FICO Consultant 1519 (KG)

WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?Fair knowledge across all SAP modules Initial focus on master data. Ability to assist with problem identification and possible solution by means of skills such as code debugging. The following functional skills are...

IT Technician

IT Technician Duties include:Support , Maintain IT function in production across shiftsAttend to Hardware, operating systems , software and network repairs relating to production IT pointsAssisting in all critical IT production pointsMaintain necessary levels of spare...

Senior Software Developer (Java)

Our client is looking for a Technologist that has a passion for learning and understanding the broader technical and implementation approached in the software development domain.The role is hybrid and is based in Somerset West.Responsibilities/Tasks:Support existing...

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Deliver on BI platform initiatives. Assemble delivery scrum teams as required to deliver on the portfolio of initiatives from the BI platform and company resource pools. Establish and manage team cadence throughout the delivery lifecycle, facilitating all scrum...

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IT Technician – Eastern Cape Kariega

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