Brace for fewer Black Friday bargains this year
South African shoppers may want to dial down their Black Friday expectations this year, with market data indicating a slowdown in consumer enthusiasm for the annual global shopping frenzy while retailers adjust their strategies toward a month-long approach that...
Retail threats surge ahead of Black Friday
In 2024, cybercriminals launched over 38-million phishing attacks, impersonating major marketplaces, banks, and tech retailers. Stolen payment card data is actively traded on dark web forums, with prices ranging from $70 to $315 per set. As shoppers prepare for major...
Hardcopy shipments dipped in 2022
Western European shipments of hardcopy peripherals declined 4,1% year over year to 16,7-million units in 2022. Supply chain issues continue to hamper opportunities for most brands, especially in the consumer segment, but it wasn't all doom and gloom, as some saw their...
Study finds brewery wastewater could be turned into bioenergy
As water continues to be a scarce resource globally and the energy crisis strengthens its grip on South Africa, researchers are trying to find environmentally friendly ways of extracting the full benefits of the resources that we already have. A recent study...
Content Services overcome profitability challenges through streamlined workflows
The existence of paper within a business process is typically a road block that slows business processes down. This is the word from Greg Griffith, senior product manager at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa, who adds that the existence of paper within a...
Big power cuts crash growth outlook
Near-term growth prospects have slumped due to intensified power cuts, according to Absa's first quarter perspective report. The bank has cut its GDP forecast for Q4 22 to -0,5% q/q and also projects a Q1 23 contraction. For 2023 as a whole, the impact of power cuts...
IBM acquires GraphQL server developer
IBM has acquired StepZen, which has developed a GraphQL server that helps developers build GraphQL APIs quickly and with less code. Founded in 2020, StepZen provides an easier way for developers to build GraphQL APIs. The technology takes a declarative programming...
Gas, private sector and free market investments crucial for SA to fix electricity crisis
The voice of the African energy sector, the African Energy Chamber (AEC), says it supports President Cyril Ramaphosa's commitment to address South Africa's electricity crisis, but adds that massive reforms from an investment and policy perspective need to be...
Global tech spend to surpass $4trn in 2023
Global tech spend will grow 4,7% to reach $4,4-trillion in 2023, according to Forrester's Global Tech Forecast, 2022 to 2027. The Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) will experience the fastest regional tech spend growth, despite macroeconomic...
EOH shareholders support rights issue
EOH's right offer has been oversubscribed, with the group successfully raising R500-million. Given the success of the rights issue, the underwriters were not required to subscribe for any rights offer shares in terms of their underwriting commitments. Total demand,...
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Arbor Cloud DDoS Protection wins gold
Arbor Cloud DDoS Protection service was the Gold Winner in the Security Services category at the annual Golden Bridge Awards programme held this month in San Francisco. "We're grateful that Arbor Cloud was recognised for delivering best practice defence against DDoS...
Microsoft urges MEA firms to embrace transformation
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Less talk and more action, says Zinia
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Uncapped data always the better option for home users
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Unlocking future-proof services for Africa’s telcos
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Can BYOD sharpen the line between work and home?
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Empower employees with transparent task management
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South Africans go big on mobile money
South Africans are showing significant appetite for mobile money solutions, this is according to the latest data from FNB eWallet Solutions, which shows that 4,2-million new eWallets were created over the last 12 months, a rate of about 350 000 new eWallets per month....
DSG, Maharishi Institute collaborate on expansion
Digital Solutions Group (DSG), a leader in customer experience management, has formed a joint venture including a Black-Economic Empowerment deal with the Maharishi Institute. The partnership is set to ensure that DSG not only significantly expands its contact centre...
SA’s PayGate in East African merger
The Direct Pay Online Group, (DPO), the leading online payments processor in East Africa, has merged with PayGate, the leading South African online payments processor. This merger follows the recent investment in the DPO Group by Apis Growth Fund I, a private equity...
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Senior OpenText / SharePoint Migration Specialist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Senior Flutter Developer LW – Gauteng Pretoria
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