Modest rebound for the BETI in October
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), which measures the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica at seasonally adjusted real prices, showed a steady recovery in October 2024 following September’s weaker performance. The...
Fibre key to ubiquitous broadband rollout in Africa
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom - Globally, fibre has begun to dominate fixed broadband connectivity, and continues to expand. This is the word from Dobek Pater, ICT analyst at Africa Analysis, speaking at the Africa Broadband Forum on the sidelines of AfricaCom...
Update on the Energy Action Plan
The National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM) has released a six-month progress update on implementation of the Energy Action Plan. This update follows a period of load shedding which was escalated to stage 6 due to a high number of breakdowns across Eskom's generation...
2Africa subsea cable lands in the Eastern Cape
The 2Africa subsea cable, the largest subsea cable system in the world, has landed at the Vodacom network facility in Gqeberha. This is the first submarine cable landing in the Eastern Cape region, promising greater internet capacity and acceleration of connectivity...
Israel, Italy have the lowest mobile Internet costs
Mobile internet traffic almost doubled in the last eight years, and today, more than 60% of all website traffic comes from people using mobile devices. But, as the global mobile data coverage gap continues to narrow, the price gap remains wide. According to data...
WEF wrap: speed, co-operation, resilience can mend a fragmented world
World leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 in the first major international gathering of the year to address ongoing economic, energy and food crises while laying the groundwork for a more sustainable, resilient world. While many economists...
Bluebottle cybercrime group is active in Africa
Over the past several months, cybercrime group Bluebottle has been targeting companies in the financial sector in French-speaking African countries with a combination of spear phishing attacks and malware centred around job opportunities, Kaspersky warns. "The...
African economic growth expected to outpace global forecast
Africa is set to outperform the rest of the world in economic growth over the next two years, with real gross domestic product (GDP) averaging around 4% in 2023 and 2024. This is higher than projected global averages of 2,7% and 3,2%, according to the African...
Amid a global energy crisis, the world should look to Africa
Amid the climate, energy and geopolitical crises that have been raging for some years now, it is time the world looked to Africa for energy. This is according to Samia Suluhu Hassan, president of Tanzania, speaking at a session on "Repowering the World" at the 53rd...
In search of an open and inclusive metaverse
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has established an expert focus group to work towards international technical standards for the metaverse. The focus group offers a venue to start laying the groundwork for technical standards that can help create an...
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Sage sets out the vision for African businesses
Sage used its global Sage Summit 2016, held this week in Chicago, to outline its strong commitment to future technologies, with a focus on new and existing initiatives that power business growth. CEO Stephen Kelly spoke about how Sage is levelling the playing field...
Sophos debuts shared always-on file encryption
Sophos has announced Sophos SafeGuard Encryption 8, a new synchronized encryption solution that protects data against theft from malware, attackers or accidental leaks. All organisations can now choose to adopt the best practice of "always-on" file-level encryption to...
Palladium enters the cloud
Palladium Business Solutions has signed an Enterprise agreement with Microsoft to host client's data in the cloud. This means that clients are no longer required to purchase costly hardware in the form of servers or have upfront fees to purchase the MS SQL server...
GSMA unveils Tanzania rural connectivity project
At Mobile 360 - Africa, the GSMA announced the launch of the first active infrastructure sharing initiative in East Africa between mobile network operators (MNOs) Airtel, Millicom and Vodacom. The MNOs have committed to launch six 3G pilot sites across the country to...
Tarsus sponsors Joburg2Kili for Qhubeka expedition
Tarsus Technology Group, a leading distributor of IT hardware brands in Southern Africa has joined the Joburg2Kili for Qhubeka expedition as the headline sponsor. The Joburg2Kili Expedition involves four South African adventure enthusiasts, Warrick and Camilla Kernes,...
Credence Security adds five new products
Security solutions provider Credence Security has added five new products to its stable: Digital Guardian, Experian, Fidelis CyberSecurity, RedSeal and Solus. Credence delivers cyber and IT security technologies and solutions that protect organisations against...
Contact centre professionalism drives experience
A massive 91% of South African organisations view Customer Experience (CX) or the contact centre as a competitive differentiator (2016 Dimension Data Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report) so it comes as no surprise that organisations, across different industries,...
HP ZenBook 15u mobile workstation debuts in SA
HP's third generation of the popular ultrabook mobile workstation range, the ZBook 15u is available immediately from official distributor, Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The new HP ZBook 15u G3 is considerably thinner and lighter than its predecessors at 19,9mm and...
Sage X3 takes to the cloud
At the Sage Summit yesterday, Sage has announed the continued success of the Sage X3 business management solution with the launch of the new Sage X3 cloud release Update 10, and a growing ecosystem of cloud applications. At last year's Sage Summit, Sage CEO Stephen...
Ricoh’s turnkey 3D printing imminent in SA
South African businesses can look forward to the release of Ricoh's first polyamide (PA) and polypropylene (PP) 3D printer. PA is a synthetic used in textiles, automotive applications, carpets and sportswear and PP is a thermoplastic polymer used in everything from...
ERP Specialist – Gauteng Houghton Estate
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Looking for a data-driven adventure? Join South Africa's leading mobile network provider as a Data Architect! Your mission: Design and implement cutting-edge data solutions that power our mobile network. What's in it for you? Enjoy 24 days of annual leave, a hybrid...
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Senior Systems Administrator – Remote Remote
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System Administrator – Remote Remote
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