In Scotland, NASA scientists search for clues about Mars’ past

This summer, NASA scientists headed to the Scottish Highlands to follow up on last year’s announcement of potential biosignatures on Mars and prepare for future research. The rocks and cliffs of Scotland’s Stoer formation offer a combination difficult to find on...

Patience and persistence key to job search success

New analysis shows that, on average, it takes around 15 months from the start of an active job search to beginning a new job role. In 2023, the average reached 17 months, while in 2025 it shortened to 14 months, according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for...

AI is changing enterprises, and already driving value

By Kathy Gibson - Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to pay off for early enterprise adopters. More than half of companies that have implemented AI are now seeing a return on investment, with the most value reported by future-built organisations. This is the...

Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

PSC to investigate SITA’s inability to deliver

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has asked the Public Service Commission (PSC) to investigate a range of critical issues affecting the State Information Technology Agency (SITA). This follows Malatsi’s oversight visit to the SITA offices...

Consumers cry foul on dynamic pricing

Sixty-eight percent of consumers report they feel taken advantage of when brands use dynamic pricing, according to a survey by Gartner. A Gartner Consumer Community survey of 303 US consumers conducted in October 2024 found that 80% agreed that brands that have...

What are the grey listing implications for SA?

South Africa's grey listing by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has significant implications for its economic growth and global competitiveness, but moves are already being taken to satisfy the FATF. The Webber Wentzel finance team reflects on what comes next....

AMD expands telco products, support

AMD has announced it will be expanding support of its growing 5G partner ecosystem spanning from core to radio access networks (RAN) applications, delivering additional new test capabilities and unveiling new 5G products. The AMD wireless telecom partner ecosystem has...

Absa finances three wind energy projects

Absa acted as a mandated lead arranger and lender for three Red Rocket Energy renewable energy projects which reached financial close on 23 February 2023. The projects comprise of two 140MW wind farms, which will both be located in the Western Cape, and one 84MW wind...

Acer ranks among top female-friendly companies

Acer has been included in Forbes' list of the World's Top Women-Friendly Companies in 2022. Forbes co-operated with the market research institute Statista in conducting an anonymous survey of nearly 85 000 women working in multinational companies around the world. The...

Blue Label Telecoms increases revenue, profits

For the six months ended 30 November 2022, Blue Label Telecoms has reported revenue of R9,8-billion, with an increase in gross profit of 13% to R1,54-billion (2021: R1,36-billion). The core businesses of the Blue Label Group continued to generate further growth in...

Ransomware persisted in 2022 despite improved detection

Although ransomware's share of incidents declined only slightly (4 percentage points) from 2021 to 2022, defenders were more successful detecting and preventing ransomware. Despite this, attackers continued to innovate with the report showing the average time to...

Global AI revenue set to boom

The global artificial intelligence (AI) market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21,4% from $81,3-billion in 2022 to reach $383,3-billion in 2030, according to research organisation GlobalData. The company's latest thematic report,...

Executives frustrated by payment failure rate

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has released the results of its "True Impact of Failed Payments Report" - a snapshot of cross-border payments performance on a global scale. The report assesses insights collected from 400 payment executives representing leading corporations...

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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...

DCC to distribute Citrix in SA

Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has been appointed an official distributor of Citrix' range of networking and security products to the South African channel.   Says Fred Mitchell, Business Unit Division Manager at Drive Control Corporation (DCC): "Citrix offers tier...

Netxactics expands, opens PE office

Security solutions provider, Netxactics, has announced that as of September this year it will extend its presence through the Eastern Cape region with the opening of a branch office in Port Elizabeth. The operation will be headed up by newly-appointed Dominique le...

Encryption at the heart of data security

In today's information-driven market, data is a sought-after commodity. Like any other critical resource, it needs to be protected. Given that data grows exponentially and businesses are faced with the challenge of having to store and manipulate ever-increasing...

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Our client, a leader in the Telecommunications sector, Durban, is looking to fill the position of Reporting Analyst. Key Responsibilities: Designing and developing dashboards and systems for reporting data.Maintaining databases, dashboards, and reporting...

System Administrator – Gauteng Midrand

Our client is recruiting for an IT Systems Administrator with technical, hands-on experience. Able to actively engage in and assist with IT projects and Help Desk tickets & efficiently drive progress on tickets, changes, strategic projects, initiatives and key...

2nd Line Server Support Engineer

Cape Town Area. Leading Client in the Technology Industry requires a Senior Server Support Engineer to provide 2nd line support within the server management, end user computing layer and support layer. Assist with escalations from 1st line support engineers Provide...

Agile Master (Senior) 0164 TT

Guiding your team(s) and the organization in its Scrum adoption.Guiding your team(s) and the organization on Agile/Scrum best practices.Implementing Scrum according to the Scrum Guide.Collaborating with Product Owners and colleagues across multiple...

NodeJS_Javascript Developer (LW2856)

Techstack:NodeJS (typescript and Javascript) React and backend development. NoSQL DB (mongo, Redis) Docker, Docker Compose Thorough understanding of Git processes Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) charter....

Divisional IT Manager (Middle Management – Wits ThirdStream)

Additional information:This is a Middle Management positionMain purpose of the job:The Divisional IT Manager will lead a team of IT professionals with various skill sets to help improve and maintain essential IT operations, including operating systems, security tools,...

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