Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

AI automation is having an impact on entry-level hiring

Nearly a quarter (22%) of CHROs report that at least one business leader in their organisation has stopped hiring for entry-level roles due to AI automation, according to Gartner. The 4Q25 Gartner survey of 110 heads of HR also found that 95% of organisations have...

Africa’s young people want jobs, clean government

Africa’s young people are more optimistic about the future of their countries, economies and the continent than at any point since the pandemic - but they are demanding jobs, cleaner government, safer communities, a stronger political voice and a model of democracy...

Rent increases ease as tenants weather financial woes

The majority of residential tenants (83%) remained in good standing – paying their rental on time and in full – in the second quarter of 2024 despite constrained finances, according to the latest TPN Residential Rental Monitor. The fact that most tenants continued to...

Average take-home pay at an all-time high

The upward momentum continued in September 2024, as the average salary surpassed the R17 000 mark, the highest level since the inception of the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay (BTPI) series. Recent developments in the economy have given a boost to salary earners and...

Defining trends that will impact business in 2023

The year 2022 has been one of substantial change, especially in the workplace, where organisations of all shapes and sizes have had to navigate through the post-pandemic normal. From embracing the work-from-home phenomenon to improving how they attract and nurture...

Intel platform sets overclocking frequency record

The 13th Gen Intel Core desktop processor family has overtaken the longstanding processor overclocking frequency world record. In less than three months, the Intel Core i9-13900K has twice set the frequency overclocking world record. The ASUS overclocking team...

Decline expected for smart home shipments

Worsening macroeconomic conditions have led a reduction in the outlook for global smart home device shipments according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. Worldwide shipments of smart home devices are now...

Macroeconomic pressures to weigh on wearables growth

While the wearables market inched forward with year-over-year growth of 1.7% in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), global shipments for the full year 2022 are forecast to decline 3,3% to 515,6-million units, marking the first full year of decline since 2013, according...

NFT sales slumped in December

The once-booming NFT market is down by nearly every trackable metric as nonfungible tokens continue struggling amid a crypto winter. The trading volume for NFTs across all sectors, from art to gaming, has plunged almost 90% year-over-year, pushing the global NFT sales...

Resilient SMEs will thrive in 2023

The past year has not held much for the SME sector to celebrate, but 2023 is expected to be a year of growth and recovery. By Garth Rossiter, chief risk officer of Lulalend 2022 saw the end of Covid-19-related restrictions but, at the same time, we also experienced...

2022 breaks records for crypto heists

Besides being one of the hardest years for the crypto market, 2022 was also a record year for crypto hacks. Last year alone, crypto thieves stole more than $3,5-billion worth of cryptos. According to data presented by CryptoPresales.com, more than $8,9-billion has...

Businesses plan to invest in tech, despite economic headwinds

Technology spending is expected to remain steady in the coming year, despite ongoing concerns about the global economy. By Kathryn Guarini, CIO of IBM That’s the theme that emerged from a recent survey that IBM commissioned from Morning Consult. The report dives into...

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Siemon launches new aisle containment solutions

Siemon has expanded its line of WheelHouse advanced data centre solutions in Africa to include comprehensive aisle containment solutions with both cold aisle containment (CAC) and hot aisle containment (HAC) options that significantly improve efficiency and...

JDA embraces SAP HANA

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Hurricane Electric opens Joburg PoP

Hurricane Electric, the world's largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, has continued its global expansion with the opening of its most recent Point of Presence (PoP) in Johannesburg, located at Teraco's Isando JB1 data centre - its first on the African continent. With...

VMware takes top spot for third year

IDC has named VMware as the market share leader in both the worldwide cloud systems management and the datacentre automation software markets based on 2015 revenues. This is the third consecutive year that VMware has topped both categories. "These reports are a...

Lighthouse Print appointed as Zimbabwean Xerox distributor

Bytes Document Solutions has appointed Lighthouse Print as an authorised Xerox distributor in Zimbabwe, in line with the company's identification of the country as key to its growth strategy on the continent. Lighthouse is a leading digital print production company in...

Pokémon Go launch reminds why ‘build to scale’ is important

One of the catch phrases of DevOps and cloud for the past, oh, many years has been "build to fail", writes Lori MacVittie, principal technical evangelist at F5 Networks. The premise being that too many businesses experience costly downtime and loss of revenue (and...

IndigoCube is exclusive reseller of Outpost24

Outpost24, a supplier of vulnerability management solutions, has named IndigoCube as exclusive reseller of its software in Africa. Based in Sweden, Outpost24 develops software to help organisations identify vulnerabilities in both their IT and operational technology...

RSA unveils SecurID Suite

RSA, The Security Division of EMC, has unveiled its RSA SecurID Suite, which is a comprehensive identity solution that combines the separate disciplines of access, governance, lifecycle and identity assurance, working together in harmony. As a result, organisations...

The security platform of tomorrow is here

Video Management Systems (VMS) arrived 15 years ago and have been one of the top technologies to transform the IP video surveillance market. Modern VMS has evolved substantially from its start as a simple surveillance system offering video data recording and playback,...

Internet Technologies Angola deploys Radwin network

Service provider Internet Technologies Angola (ITA) has deployed a national network using Radwin's Point-to-MultiPoint solutions in the 2.2-2.3 GHz band. ITA provides business-class services to many of Angola's largest corporations. Rolf Mendelsohn, ITA's CEO, says:...

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Senior Software Developer Node.js – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Our client has an opportunity for an innovative and skilled Senior Software Developer-Node.js. The person will work with our high performing teams of technology experts to develop software in an agile environment. As a Senior Software Developer-Node.js specializing in...

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ENVIRONMENT:JOIN the remote team of a global Marketing Software House specializing in B2B products seeking the coding talents of a passionate Mid PHP Developer. You will ensure that the product provides smooth day-to-day operations for all clients while also assisting...

DevOps Engineer at NRF National Research Foundation

Postion Summary: The DevOps Engineer automates and supports the tools and processes relating to continuous delivery, integration and deployment for software packages, platforms, operating systems and infrastructure in the Data Processing and Pipelines Department...

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Drive innovation as our next SAP DevOps Consultant! Be at the forefront of technology, blending SAP expertise with cutting-edge DevOps practices. Join a dynamic team and accelerate your career in a world-class automotive environment !! ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:...

DevOps Consultant (Hybrid) – Gauteng Menlyn

Drive innovation as our next SAP DevOps Consultant! Be at the forefront of technology, blending SAP expertise with cutting-edge DevOps practices. Join a dynamic team and accelerate your career in a world-class automotive environment !! ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:...

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Provide first-level technical support to end-users via phone, email, and in-personInstall, configure, and maintain computer hardware, operating systems, and applicationsPerform routine maintenance on all computer systems and networksProvide hardware and software...

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Our client is seeking for an Aftersales & Continuous Support Administrator to join their company.Purpose Of The Position:Providing administrative support to the aftersales & site services team, which may include tasks such as maintaining client databases,...

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