Tech sales under the lash as consumers curb spending

South Africa’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is proving resilient so far in 2026, although retailers and brands in the tech and durables (T&D) sector are experiencing a number of challenges. This is according to NielsenIQ (NIQ) South Africa, which has...

Roman space telescope begins its quest to the dark universe

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has begun a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit where it is hoped it will reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 AM EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch...

Crackdowns alone won’t stop online wildlife trafficking

A new major global review shows that platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are fueling a fast-growing and difficult-to-track illegal wildlife trade. The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Annette Hübschle, a co-author of the study, says closing...

Nvidia’s quarter was bigger than TSMC’s entire year

Nvidia generated more revenue in a single quarter than the company that manufactures its chips generated in the whole of last year. This comparison puts the scale of the result into sharp focus, says deVere Group CEO Nigel Green. Nvidia reported quarterly revenue of...

Interest rate cut could spark cybercrime increase

The recent 0,25% interest rate cut has seen a sense of cautious optimism in the local market. And, with consumer inflation falling to 4,4% in August 2024, its lowest since April 2021, this could spark interest from first-time buyers to enter the property market. While...

Lack of skills hinders pharma transformation

The rapid pace of technological advancement has outstripped the ability of traditional training programs to keep up, creating a significant skills gap. Without the necessary expertise, companies may struggle to integrate new systems, leading to stalled initiatives....

NASA tracks earthquake damage in Türkiye

The magnitude 7,8 and 7,5 earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye and western Syria on 6 February 2023 caused widespread destruction in both countries. The initial earthquake emanated from a fault 18km below the land surface. The shallow depth meant the earthquake...

It’s a disaster: president responds to power crisis

South Africans are hoping that the State of Disaster announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last night during his State of the Nation address (SONA) will help to alleviate and eventually solve the current electricity crisis. "The energy crisis is an existential threat...

Starting a small business about to get easier

Amendments to the Business Act will be finalised this year, reducing regulatory impediments for SMMEs and co-operatives and making it easier for entrepreneurs to start businesses. This was one of the announcements made by President Cyril Ramaphosa, presenting the...

Consumers still optimistic amid global uncertainty

Even in the midst of national and global instability, the major insight from Ford's 11th annual Trends Report is that much of the world's population has a positive "every cloud has a silver lining" sentiment. The findings from the survey are generated from 16 120...

New birthday phishing tactic could target 900m people

Security experts at NordVPN say they have identified a new trend whereby fraud victims are being contacted on their birthdays - thanks to the birth dates, as well as contact information such as email addresses and phone numbers, of more than 900-million people being...

Many Africans still believe cybercrime won’t affect them

Smartphones, applications, social media, artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and multiple other tools have all become part and parcel of daily life on the African continent, transforming how people connect, collaborate and engage. Unfortunately, they have also...

SIEM platforms market to reach $8,6bn by 2025

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions have dominated the enterprise security market for nearly two decades, and the market volume is expected to reach $8,6-billion by 2025, according to KuppingerCole analysts. Its compound annual growth rate...

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Partnerships needed to realise digitisation’s true potential

The evolving demands of the ever-discerning consumer continue to give impetus to the private and public sector to offer customised digitisation solutions that meet their needs. This is according to David Mphelo, GM: public sector at MTN Business, addressing delegates...

Essential DigiHub opens shop with Xerox

Essential DigiHub, a brand new one-stop digital print, design and photographic business in Cape Town's southern suburbs, has opened its doors for business with state-of-the-art digital printers from Xerox. Supplied by Bytes Document Solutions' Xerox Business Partner...

How to organise content intuitively

The way today's organisations are managing their content isn't effective or efficient. Businesses are spending millions of rands on legacy ECM software, servers, support and implementation, but still have staff making use of unauthorised tools and solutions. Simon...

Platforms can turn telcos into kings again

In conversations about telecommunications, moods can easily turn sour, writes Simon Carpenter, chief customer officer at SAP Africa. The golden age of the first mobile networks have faded somewhat. Data, once seen as a sideline and a potential revenue channel, has...

Why CX and ratings should be a two-way street

Customer experience management has traditionally been about customers being able to rate a business based on their interaction, or a business gathering information to better understand what a customer is thinking to provide a better service. But according to Bruce von...

Safely getting around online

The World Wide Web is a great resource, but that doesn't mean you don't have to take precautions, writes Sarel Lamprecht, MD of cyber insurance company Phishield. Although the Web is 27 years old, newspaper reports abound of people being taken for a ride. There are,...

Me-commerce: adapt or risk failure

South African retailers have little time left in which to change from traditional models to next generation 'me-commerce' models. Lee Gill, JDA Group vice-president: retail for retail strategy globally, says South Africa's traditional retailers had to face the fact...

MTN Business to unveil partner programme

MTN Business has earmarked 15 September 2016 as the official launch for its new partner programme, which will enable a broad range of partners to become part of the fast-growing MTN Business ICT and Mobile products and solutions ecosystem. "MTN, having expanded beyond...

Workflow on the go enables mobile workforce

IT solutions and services provider Dac Systems, in conjunction with its industry partner Nintex, has introduced the mobile Nintex Workflow platform - enabling workers to develop, complete and submit forms using their mobile phones, and create and manage custom-branded...

The mobile device management conundrum

Given the significant productivity benefits delivered by mobility, it is unsurprising to note that it is fast becoming a way of life in many organisations. In fact, Gartner predicts that as many as half of all employers will have instituted mandatory...

PLC Programmer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

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About our client:Our client, established in the 90's and headquartered in Cape Town, has a global presence with over 500 employees. They are a diverse team of brilliant knowledge workers. The best and brightest engineers, developers and specialists within finance, HR,...

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