Youth holds the key for African success
Kathy Gibson reports from Africa Tech Festival – Africa’s young population is key to the continent’s success in the digital economy - and forward-thinking countries are finding ways to leverage their passion and innovation. A panel discussion with government leaders...
Business urged to lead in Africa’s digitalisation
Kathy Gibson reports from Africa Tech Festival – Business leaders are calling for more co-operation across the continent to fast-track connectivity and make the digital economy a reality. Speaking on a panel discussion at Africa Tech Festival, President Ntuli, MD:...
CFOs plan to increase employee compensation in 2023
The vast majority of CFOs plan to materially increase spending on employee compensation this year with 86% planning to raise compensation spend by at least 3% across their budgets year-over-year, according to Gartner. Despite recession fears, and ongoing inflation...
Network International commits R500m for local payments platform
Network International, has announced that its cloud-based, integrated payment suite for merchants, banks, fintechs and MNOs will be hosted and operated in South Africa from June 2023. The new digital payments platform, which is configurable and customisable, currently...
Data sovereignty and compliance issues influencing IT decisions
New survey results from IDC show that data sovereignty and compliance are now an important factor in shaping IT selection and design decisions. Almost half the respondents (48%) to IDC's Cloud Pulse 2Q22 survey say that data sovereignty and industry compliance have...
China smartphone market lowest in a decade
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 285,8-million smartphones shipped in China in 2022, down 13,2% year-on-year (YoY) to below the 300-million mark for the first time in 10 years. In 4Q22, the market declined 12,6% YoY to 72,9-million units....
Malware software service finally unmasked
Check Point Research (CPR) has spotted a live software service that has been helping threat actors bypass EDRs (Endpoint Detection & Response) protection for over six years. Named "Trickgate", the service has customers including well-known actors such as Cerber,...
AI, Big Data to impact pharma industry in 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data will be the two most impactful technologies for the pharmaceutical industry for the fourth year in a row in 2023, according to a survey by GlobalData. The research organisation says that 39% of healthcare industry...
Shareholders give Alviva buyout the thumbs up
The biggest deal in the South African IT industry came a step closer to fruition on Friday when 93% of the eligible shareholders in Alviva voted overwhelmingly in favour of a buyout of the group by Tham Investments and DY Investments 3. In June last year, the...
Which way will the economy go in 2023?
The year started with many uncertainties - some old, some new - which could result in different macroeconomic scenarios playing out for South Africa during 2023. PwC South Africa, in its first South Africa Economic Outlook report for 2023, reviews PwC’s current...
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VMware adds NFV solutions
VMware has announced new VMware Ready for NFV certified solutions, further demonstrating its ongoing commitment to supporting communications service providers (CSPs) in the adoption and production deployment of Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV). These new...
Drunk enough to be dismissed?
Hugo Pienaar and Elizabeth Sonnekus from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr examine what the law says about work and drinking. One would think that if an employee is found to be under the influence of alcohol at work it is a straightforward dismissible offence. Recent case law has...
Red Hat powers virualisation
Red Hat has announced the general availability of Red Hat Virtualization 4, the newest release of its Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) -powered virtualisation platform. Red Hat Virtualization 4 challenges the economics and complexities of proprietary virtualisation...
Software can analyse conversation
Verint Systems has announced enhancements to its Real-Time Speech Analytics solution. The software, which leverages conversational indicators and analyses customer calls as they unfold, enables organisations to take a proactive approach to identifying opportunities to...
Citrix debuts free developer version of NetScaler
Digital business transformation is driving line of business (LOB) to adopt rapid application development and deployment methodologies, such as DevOps. To stay ahead of the competition and adapt to rapidly changing customer and market demands, businesses and...
Customer experience more important than products?
In years gone by, businesses competed against each other on one of three fronts: price, quality of product or service, or superior marketing. In the digital age, however, evidence is emerging that all these factors are starting to take a back seat in consumers' minds...
RS Components extends fibre-optic wire assemblies
RS Components is extending its portfolio of high-quality fibre-optic-cable assemblies with the addition of 90 new products from Rosenberger. RS is the only high-service-level distributor to offer fibre-optic products from Rosenberger, which offers the highest...
AWM360 provides biometrics for Johannesburg Water
AWM360, the exclusive distributor of dorma + kaba access control and digital security solutions to the southern Africa market, has completed the rollout of biometric-based time and attendance technology at Johannesburg Water. AWM360 is a leading technology supplier to...
Are you doing enough to secure your online identity?
Do your shopping habits put you at risk? Are you exposing yourself - and your confidential information - to opportunistic fraudsters? These are questions that online shoppers should be asking themselves says Mark Chirnside, CEO of ThisIsMe, who adds that South...
IoT and the changing role of service providers
Until now, the offerings of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have been geared towards mobile broadband and voice packages, writes Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. As a result, their networks have been built to cater for personal devices such as...
Data anaylst – Gauteng Parktown
Data Analyst/Business Insights Specialist ( Pharma ) This role includes evaluating the performance of the Marketing, Sales and Prescription (Rx) teams against their KPIs and contributing to data improvement initiatives to develop a world class insights and analytics...
Full Stack Developer – 2024-24 – Remote Remote
Short term contract until December 2024.Our client in the mining industry is looking for a Full Stack Developer to join their team.Are you a passionate Full Stack Developer looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic and innovative environment? Our client is...
Automation Engineer
Automation Engineer needed for a modern high speed manufacturing facility for a global FMCG organisationThis global manufacturer seeks a suitably qualified Engineer to maintain the automation network, hardware and software to deliver optimal performance and...
System Administrator – Johannesburg, Gauteng (Contract)
Systems Administrator - Johannesburg, Gauteng Are you passionate about taking your career to the Financial Services space? Then, do I have the opportunity for you! As a Systems Administrator you guarantee that production and service delivery align with the objectives...
Automation Engineer – Gauteng Vereeniging
Automation Engineer needed for a modern high speed manufacturing facility for a global FMCG organisationThis global manufacturer seeks a suitably qualified Engineer to maintain the automation network, hardware and software to deliver optimal performance and...
System Administrator – Johannesburg, Gauteng (Contract) – Gauteng Braamfontein
Systems Administrator - Johannesburg, Gauteng Are you passionate about taking your career to the Financial Services space? Then, do I have the opportunity for you! As a Systems Administrator you guarantee that production and service delivery align with the objectives...
Full Stack Software Engineer
Cape Town - Southern Suburbs - Full Stack Software EngineerFintechOur client is an established yet dynamic and innovative company in the Fintech space. They are looking for an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to join their team.Responsibilities:Understand and...
Junior IT Technician – Cape Town
Qualifications: This person should have done some form of IT training course (6 months - 1 year) and understand the basics around PCs, laptops, printers, etc. It would be preferable that this person also has some basic networking and internet related experience.Job...
Full Stack Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Cape Town - Southern Suburbs - Full Stack Software EngineerFintechOur client is an established yet dynamic and innovative company in the Fintech space. They are looking for an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to join their team.Responsibilities:Understand and...
Junior IT Technician – Cape Town – Western Cape Cape Town
Qualifications: This person should have done some form of IT training course (6 months - 1 year) and understand the basics around PCs, laptops, printers, etc. It would be preferable that this person also has some basic networking and internet related experience.Job...
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