The glue that holds the Sagrada Familia towers together

The construction of the Sagrada Familia’s central towers marks the most complex structural challenge in the basilica’s history. It is also a novel and unexpected use of superglue. An advanced Loctite solution from Henkel has been instrumental in raising the dramatic...

Why don’t cancer medicines work the same for everyone?

By Susanna Ray - Cancer treatment has become more precise over time, as doctors first classified the disease by where it began in the body and, more recently, by the mutations found inside cancer cells to help find the right drugs to treat it. But why can two people...

Location data sharing raises privacy risks

Your mobile browsers could be sharing your location data. To understand the extent of location tracking in mobile browsers, cybersecurity firm Surfshark has analysed 15 popular applications and discovered that more than half of them gather location data. Four of them...

It’s official: ‘very strong’ El Nino now likely

NOAA’s National Weather Service has announced that El Nino has developed in the tropical Pacific, and issued an El Nino Advisory. El Nino, the warm phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted to intensify to a moderate or strong level this fall....

Boeing Starliner won’t carry astronauts home

NASA will return Boeing’s Starliner to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the spacecraft. The uncrewed return allows NASA and Boeing to continue gathering testing data on Starliner during its upcoming flight home, while also not accepting...

Deep dive into SA’s Artificial Intelligence Policy Framework

Earlier this year, in April 2024, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) published the AI Planning Discussion Document (Planning Discussion Document) aimed at initiating discussion between the public and private sectors to facilitate...

How to develop an Amazon-like culture of innovation

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Innovation is key to survival in the fast-paced and disruptive world we live in, so companies have to develop a culture on innovation. "Anyone can innovate by accident," says Paul Misener, vice-president: global innovation policy and...

Consumers want more transparency on how businesses handle their data

Cisco's 2022 Consumer Privacy Survey, an annual global review of consumers' perceptions and behaviours on data privacy, highlights the critical need for further transparency as consumers say their top priority is for organisations to be more transparent on how they...

The top 5 cybersecurity trends of 2022

Since the Covid-19 pandemic forced increased digitalisation, threat detections have increased exponentially, according to Trend Micro's mid-year report on the latest developments and trends in cybersecurity. For many IT decision-makers, this rapid digitalisation is...

PC market sees steepest decline in 20 years

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68-million units in the third quarter of 2022, a 19,5% decrease from the third quarter of 2021, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This is the steepest market decline since Gartner began tracking the PC market in the mid-1990s...

Global co-operation vital to counter cybersecurity threats

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Cybersecurity is arguably the biggest challenge facing all organisations around the world, and global co-operation will be needed to mitigate the threats. Eugene Kaspersky, founder and CEO of Kaspersky, points out that, while states...

Old cooking oil could solve diesel generation problems

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Climate change has been caused by business decisions - and one of the reasons governments haven't been able to do anything about it is because, most often, it is not a government issue. And business decisions are quite hard to make,...

Global PC shipments continue to decline

Declines continued for the traditional PC market as global shipments totaled 74,3-million units during the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device...

Global collaboration in R&D key to economic success

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Research and development investments play a critical role in future-proofing a nation's economy - and nations need to work together to solve the big global problems. That's the word from Dr Ray Johnson, CEO of Technology Innovation...

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East Africa leads in Regional Integration

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Aspect Software accelerates the race to replace legacy

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MTN adds sun power for charging

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Treat your data like the strategic asset it is

In an increasingly digital world where it is no longer only time that is money, but information as well, data has become the equivalent of a new currency, writes Johan Scheepers, systems engineer director: MESAT at Commvault. Protecting this data is a top priority for...

BlackBerry Enterprise customers choose Good Secure EMM

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HR departments need to keep pace with technology

The world of human resources (HR) is changing at a speed that is leaving most HR departments behind, writes Sandra Swanepoel, MD of Sage HR & Payroll. New technology is bringing more transparency into the job market and into the performance of the HR department,...

IT delivery: the key differentiator of a thriving business

Delivery has always been a key differentiator in business. Whether it be goods or services, companies that are known to deliver quality offerings quickly, securely and flexibly, are already well on their way to success, wriets Brendan McAravey, country manager at...

Gemalto protects against ID fraud

Gemalto is offering private sector enterprises such as banks and mobile operators the benefits of its proven expertise in identity fraud protection, via the company's comprehensive and flexible ID Verification solution. This fully integrated suite of tools and...

MTN Business launches converged SME ICT offers

MTN Business has introduced a range of converged business offers for small and medium businesses (SMEs). The offers seek to provide SMEs with affordable and easy to understand Information Communications Technology (ICT) services and solutions to enable them to lower...

Xinuos appoints Robinson Distribution

Robinson Distribution is has been appointed an official distributor for Xinuos in Africa. "More and more customers are moving their critical applications to a more reliable stable platform able to handle the load," says Dirk Robinson, manager at Robinson Distribution....

Senior Database Developer at Financial Intelligence Centre

JOB PURPOSE Design, develop and maintain high performance scalable and secure database solution in order to ensure successful and efficient database solutions meeting the business requirements. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: • Requirements gathering - through engagement with...

Software Tester

Role:Our client is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Software Tester to join their development team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of our clients C# MVC web application and REST API. This role involves planning,...

Data Engineer

This position reports to the Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining data architectures.Preparing data for descriptive, predictive and prescriptive modelingAutomating repetitive tasks and manual...

Intermediate Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

Business Requirements specificationResponsible for Project managing small projectsStakeholder management and communicationExecution of business analysis methodologiesContribute to the design of new business processesProcess documentation Minimum Requirements:Matric...

Software Tester – Remote Remote

Role:Our client is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Software Tester to join their development team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of our clients C# MVC web application and REST API. This role involves planning,...

Data Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

This position reports to the Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining data architectures.Preparing data for descriptive, predictive and prescriptive modelingAutomating repetitive tasks and manual...

Senior Business Analyst

Facilitate discussions with stakeholders Analyse the various systems and processes in detailConstruct workflow charts and diagramsExecution of business analysis methodologiesAssist with project requirements planningProcess documentationBusiness Requirements...

Lead Platform/DevOps Engineer

As the Platform Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership in designing, implementing, and maintaining our organization's technology platforms. This role involves overseeing a team of platform engineers, setting technical direction,...

Network Engineer

Skills:Design and implement various types of networks.Firewall and network security SkillsRouting and Switching SkillsLoad Balancer F5 SkillsCisco ISE SkillsCisco Umbrella SkillsManaging Wireless NetworkCable ManagementSDWAN – Viptella SkillsCisco DNAC SkillsCisco...

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