Food inflation decelerates to 55-month low
Headline inflation continued to decelerate after clocking 5,1% y/y in June to a 39-month low of 4,6% y/y in July 2024. Monthly, headline inflation edged 0,4% higher m/m with price pressures from electricity, which contributed 0.4ppts to the monthly outcome, and core...
New satellite brings AI to Earth observation
Φsat-2, ESA's groundbreaking cubesat designed to revolutionise Earth observation with artificial intelligence (AI), has launched. The cubesat embarked on its journey into space on 16 August at 20:56 CEST (11:56 local time) on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the...
First African Google Cloud Region set for SA launch
Google intends to establish a Google Cloud Region in South Africa - its first on the continent. The new Cloud Region will help users, developers, businesses and educational institutions across Africa to move more information and tools online, improve access options...
Retail businesses increase ICT budgets
Approximately 83% of enterprises in the retail sector have seen an increase in their enterprise ICT budget in 2022 compared to 2021, driven by the increasing adoption of digital technologies for streamlining supply chains and improving customers' experiences. A...
Fewer South Africans think we can avert a climate crisis
South Africans' confidence that a climate crisis will be averted in their lifetimes has declined from 58,9% in 2021 to 56,6% in 2022. The second annual Epson Climate Reality Barometer, released this week, measures the opinions and experiences of over 520 South...
Vodacom breaks 2Gbps barrier on its commercial network
Vodacom has achieved 2,4Gbps throughput on a live site, which it believes is a first for South Africa. The trial made use of a commercial smartphone and was conducted through the commercial base stations which serve Vodacom's Midrand campus. The record throughput...
Travellers embrace mobile messaging and payments
A big majority of consumers (95%) desire a personalised experience in chat for booking updates, especially for flight delays, late check-ins and upgrades. This is one of the findings from a Clickatell survey, Chat Commerce Trends Report: Travel Edition, which uncovers...
Foldable phone shipments set to reach 41,5m in 2026
International Data Corporation (IDC) expects worldwide shipments of foldable phones, including flip and fold form factors, to reach 13,5-million units in 2022. This represents an increase of 66,6% over the 8,1-million units shipped in 2021. An updated IDC forecast...
Crypto is on the up in Africa
Despite the global crash in cryptocurrencies, sustained uptake of innovations in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralised finance (DeFi), Web 3.0 and the aetaverse in Africa is convincing investors that early adopters of these technologies are well positioned to...
Shoprite Group almost doubles solar capacity
Over the past 12 months, the Shoprite Group has increased its installed capacity of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems by 82% to 26,606 kWp. The 143 674m2 of solar panels at 62 sites, is equivalent to the size of 20 soccer fields. This is enough to power the equivalent...
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Shoutcasters announced for Masters tournament
With the first event in the Telkom DGL Masters series kicking off shortly at rAge Expo 18-20 March 2016, Cape Town, Telkom DGL has now announced the shoutcasters, or eSports commentators, that will be involved. In order to create the buzz that is required at this type...
PaySpace gets ISO 27001 certification
PaySpace has become the first human capital management and payroll software service provider in Africa to receive the International ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) 27001 certification for security and data protection. Described by the ISO...
Kaspersky Lab, WISeKey launch encrypted mobile vault
Kaspersky Lab and WISeKey, a Swiss based cyber-security company, have announced the release of a special edition of the cyber-resilience app, WISeID Kaspersky Lab Security. This new edition integrates the best technologies from both cyber-security companies to offer...
Turrito Networks, Dial-a-Nerd provide integrate ICT offering
Following its acquisition of Dial-a-Nerd last year, MICROmega Group company Turrito Networks is now able to provide its small to medium enterprise (SME) customers with a complete ICT value proposition. This is according to MD Brian Timperley, who says: "Through...
Turrito Networks, Dial-a-Nerd provide integrate ICT offering
Following its acquisition of Dial-a-Nerd last year, MICROmega Group company Turrito Networks is now able to provide its small to medium enterprise (SME) customers with a complete ICT value proposition. This is according to MD Brian Timperley, who says: "Through...
Moneygram debuts for GT users
MoneyGram and GT Bank, one of the leading retail banks in Nigeria, have announced the launch of MoneyGram's receive services across the GT Bank network. This service will be available through MoneyGram's cash to account service. Customers in Nigeria can now receive...
Find the right mobility model for employee engagement
Business mobility is the business imperative that is driving as big a shift in business thinking as the Internet did 20 years ago. Indeed, the move towards it will define organisational strategy for years to come, and as with the Internet, there will come for each...
The importance of being Always-On in retail
Customer data has become an integral part of the retail environment and the ability of stores to create a unique user experience. Having such data readily accessible in an Always-On world can often mean the difference between consumer favour and suffering significant...
Faster-moving attacks threaten enterprises
High speed networks, an exponential increase in the number of endpoints, and a more tech-savvy employee base mean a great deal more risk for enterprises, says Fortinet. Addressing a media round table in Rosebank, Fortinet Africa executives said the risks to enterprise...
Big data, social media optimise relationships
In an era where customers are becoming their own advocates and - with the internet, mobile accessibility, social media and big data at our fingertips - it has become irresponsible for brands to not engage with their customers, to retain them; experts share their...
Carpentry – Design and Project Manager at Square 1 Recruitment
Our client, a growing carpentry and cabinetry business is expanding due to high demand of their products! They are looking for a design and project manager who has at least 2 years' experience in technical designing of carpentry and cabinetry products. The role will...
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Carpentry – Design and Project Manager at Square 1 Recruitment – Gauteng Fontainebleau
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K2 Application Developer at Insurance – Gauteng Sandown
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Head Infrastructure & Enterprise Architecture at Mintek
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Data Analyst
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