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....

MTN, WWF, Nedbank launch PachiPanda Challenge

MTN South Africa, in partnership with the WWF South Africa, is calling on young innovators to tackle South Africa’s environmental challenges through the PachiPanda Challenge. The initiative, set to run from 26 August until 21 October 2024, seeks to mobilise and...

2024 Higher Education Women Leaders (HEWL) Awards nominees announced

The Higher Education Resources Services South Africa (HERS-SA) will host the second Higher Education Women Leaders (HEWL) Awards on 29 August 2024 at the Two Oceans Aquarium at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. As the country celebrates Women’s Month, this...

Bumper growth forecast for metaverse

The metaverse market will record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39,8% to reach $996-billion in 2030, as companies across the globe, including those in non-tech sectors, increasingly invest in the technology for better engagement with customers, brand...

Cybersecurity a major challenge for SMBs

A recent Kaspersky global survey conducted among 1 307 decision-makers in companies with 1 to 999 workers shows that cybersecurity incidents pose almost the same difficulties as a dramatic fall in sales. Thirteen percent of respondents from small and medium...

Decrease in technology use by marketers

Marketers report utilising just 42% of the breadth of capabilities available in their martech stack overall, down from 58% in 2020, according to a new survey by Gartner. Gartner surveyed 324 marketers in May and June 2022 to determine the state of marketing technology...

Intel reports breakthrough in quantum chips

The Intel Labs and Components Research organisations have demonstrated the industry's highest reported yield and uniformity to date of silicon spin qubit devices developed at Intel's transistor research and development facility, Gordon Moore Park. This achievement...

SWIFT paves way for global use of CBDCs and tokenised assets

SWIFT has successfully shown that Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and tokenised assets can move seamlessly on existing financial infrastructure - a major milestone towards enabling their smooth integration into the international financial ecosystem. The...

New fund a game-changer for township business inclusion

The Gauteng Provincial Government, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the SA SME Fund have launched the SMME Crisis Partnership Fund, a R300-million debt fund for small businesses based in Gauteng townships. There are more than 2-million formal and...

Entries for Digital Twin Hackathon now open

Wits University's digital incubation hub, Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, and the embass of the Netherlands have called for entries for their Digital Twin Hackathon - open to 15 students from South Africa and 15 students from the Netherlands. The Digital...

How cellular connectivity could tackle rising power demands

Cellular technology is key to digitalising the energy sector, and could help to tackle a growing demand for electricity. This is among the findings of Ericsson's Connected Energy Utilities report, released in partnership with Arthur D Little. As energy costs and...

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WASPA elects 2016 management committee

South Africa's Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) has elected the Management Committee for 2016 that will represent the interests of South Africa's wireless application service providers (WASPs) while also working towards the Association's...

Africa’s power sector seeks sustainable growth drivers

Africa's leading power generation and distribution stakeholders are set to converge in Sandton later this year, for talks on creating power for sustainable growth in Africa. With effective power generation and distribution having been identified as a critical...

Citrix simplifies secure delivery of browser-based apps

Browser-based applications have become a dominant force in the enterprise, from custom-built web apps to software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps purchased outside of the IT process by business managers who want to empower their employees with the latest tools. This surge of...

Q-KON SA secures AudioCodes Platinum status

Q-KON South Africa, a telecommunications services company focused on unified communications, voice over IP (VoIP), SIP and Skype for Business, is the first firm in Africa to be officially certified as an AudioCodes Platinum distributor. AudioCodes produces VoIP,...

CA is named as a most ethical company

CA Technologies has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute as a 2016 World's Most Ethical Company. This year marks the tenth anniversary of Ethisphere and the World's Most Ethical Companies designation which recognises those companies that align principle with...

Ringier, Silvertree expand in African e-commerce

Ringier Africa Deals Group, a newly-founded joint venture between Swiss Ringier Africa AG and South African Silvertree Internet Holdings, has acquired one of Nigeria's biggest online shopping platforms, DealDey. The acquisition represents an expansion of Ringier...

Ruckus Wireless appoints new local director

Riaan Graham has officially been appointed as the new sales director at Ruckus Wireless sub-Saharan Africa. The appointment will see Graham supporting the existing team to continue driving strong market penetration for WiFi and the broader wireless industry. Having...

Veeam declares 30 March World Availability Day

For enterprises the question is no longer, "Are we backed up?" The question is now, "Are we always available?" It's not enough to just back up the data anymore. That's why Veeam has declared March 30 as World Availability Day. World Availability Day will draw...

New mobile research tool debuts

Mobile marketing firm InTarget has unveiled a research application that survey participants access on their cellphones using USSD menu-driven technology. What's more, there is an instant gratification element as customers engaging with a particular survey can be...

Technology trends impacting business

Technology has fundamentally changed the way in which people and enterprises interact with each other and in turn, the world around them, writes Saurabh Kumar, MD of In2IT Technologies South Africa. However, technology continues to evolve, creating further disruption...

Senior Python Engineer

This role can be fully remote. Our client makes online commerce and digital payment acceptance easier and more accessible across all Africa. Based in Cape Town, South Africa, we work with small and largemerchants to provide a complete toolkit to accept, manage and...

Senior Fullstack Developer – Gauteng Braamfontein

Extensive experience with C# and ASP.Net (+10 years experience)Excellent knowledge of web client-side technologies, including: JavaScript (Angular, React, Vue, or other JavaScript frameworks)TypeScriptCSSProven formal software development experienceStrong technical...

Intermediate Software Engineer – Gauteng Gauteng

Don't stay stuck in a rut – this company needs you!Finding unique offerings and solutions, reacting to situations at critical moments, changes in the market and new opportunities even in and from the most unexpected places and businesses – is core to what makes us...

Intermediate Python Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:PLAY a critical role in building the service for a new Forex product, owning projects end to end as the next Intermediate Python Developer sought by a cutting-edge Investment Platform. You will help enhance existing Forex products, develop new products...

Senior Java Developer

Calling all Java wizards! If you can whip up code faster than we can say 'interest rate,' we want you on our team-where every line of code counts, and every coffee break is a Java break Required Experience: In depth knowledge on Oracle Commerce Modules. And hands on...

Data Scientist

Urgently looking for a Senior Data Scientist with Oracle experience and Cloud Certification Minimum 5 years experience in machine learning ecosystem implementation from start to end.Well spoken and strong very communicator which can engage with business stakeholders...

Senior Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Calling all Java wizards! If you can whip up code faster than we can say 'interest rate,' we want you on our team-where every line of code counts, and every coffee break is a Java break Required Experience: In depth knowledge on Oracle Commerce Modules. And hands on...

Data Scientist – Gauteng Sandown

Urgently looking for a Senior Data Scientist with Oracle experience and Cloud Certification Minimum 5 years experience in machine learning ecosystem implementation from start to end.Well spoken and strong very communicator which can engage with business stakeholders...

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