Fintech transforms African financial services
Fintech companies in Africa have nearly tripled in number since 2020, improving access to finance for people and businesses across the continent, according to a new EIB report. The report, Finance in Africa 2024, highlights improvements in the African financial sector...
African business leaders upbeat on technology’s impact
More than 300 African business and technology leaders gathered yesterday at the local edition of the SAP Now series of global events to discuss opportunities for the greater adoption of technology to power growth and innovation on the continent. Speaking at the event,...
Africans believe climate change is already affecting their lives
A massive 88% of Africans surveyed believe that climate change is already affecting their everyday life. Meanwhile, 61% of respondents believe that climate change and environmental damage have affected their income or source of livelihood; and 76% of African...
Solid improvement in SA business debt conditions
There has been a strong improvement in South African business debt conditions in Q3, according to new insight from Experian South Africa. The Experian Business Debt Index (BDI) increased in Q3 from Q2 2022, rising to 1.649, from an upwardly revised 1.044. The increase...
Outsourcing key to overcoming the cybersecurity skills gap
Outsourcing cybersecurity services will become integral to every effective corporate cybersecurity strategy in 2023, says Kaspersky. The importance of such an approach becomes even more critical at a time when third-party research shows that 75% of companies across...
Study confirms massive green hydrogen potential in Africa
Harnessing Africa’s solar energy to produce 50-million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2035 can help secure global energy supply, create jobs, decarbonise heavy industry, enhance global competitiveness and transform access to clean water and sustainable energy. This...
Sustained loadshedding puts pressure on network operators
South Africa’s protracted and more frequent power cuts are having a significantly negative impact on the country’s mobile network operators. Although the industry has proactively spent billions of rand in backup power solutions for network stability and continuity,...
ChatGPT produces malicious emails and code
Check Point Research (CPR) has warned of hackers potentially using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Codex to execute targeted and efficient cyber-attacks. To demonstrate, CPR used ChatGPT and Codex to produce malicious emails, code and a full infection chain capable of targeting...
Study reveals the true value of elephants
New research examining the services and benefits of elephants has revealed many values are often overlooked when deciding how they should be protected. The collaboration between universities in England and South Africa, including the University of Portsmouth, found...
NASA’s Perseverance rover to begin building Martian sample depot
In the coming days, NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to begin building the first sample depot on another world. This will mark a crucial milestone in the NASA-ESA (European Space Agency) Mars Sample Return campaign, which aims to bring Mars samples to Earth for...
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Artificial intelligence for call centres
Fujitsu Laboratories has developed technology that can be easily set up and autonomously carry on a dialogue, based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology, while accurately understanding a user's request and naturally eliciting the necessary information. The...
Tigo takes the lead in Tanzania
Tanzania's digital lifestyle telecom operator, Tigo, is now the leading mobile telephone company with the fastest and widest 4G LTE network in the Tanzania. Since its inception in April 2015 in Dar Es Salaam, Tigo 4G LTE has expanded to Arusha, Tanga, Dodoma,...
Ideco to showcase mobile biometrics console
Local biometrics experts Ideco will showcase its new all-in-one mobile biometrics unit at Securex, to be held in Sandton from 24 to 26 May 2016. The solution was recently launched at the connectID 2016 conference and expo in Washington, US. The Biometric Identity...
Fujitsu, BAE collaborate on threat analysis
Fujitsu has worked with BAE Systems - one of the largest US defense companies offering comprehensive threat analytics capabilities for managing threat intelligence, detecting and investigating unknown cyber threats, advanced persistent threats, and zero-day attacks -...
Sophos launches enterprise malware removal tool
Sophos has launched Sophos Clean, the latest addition to its Enduser protection portfolio of advanced malware detection, remediation and removal software. The signature-less technology uses progressive behavior analytics, forensics and collective intelligence to...
Understand the audience of 2020
The pathway for consumer journeys is steadily becoming more digitised with the number of digital touchpoints increasing by 20 percent every year. It's a fiercely competitive market for brands to compete in what has been labelled 'an era of Digital Darwinism' and...
Sophos launches enterprise malware removal tool
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Fujitsu, BAE collaborate on threat analysis
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Drones to deliver vaccines in Rwanda
The UPS Foundation has partnered with Zipline, a California¬-based robotics company, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to explore using drones to transform the way life-saving medicines like blood and vaccines are delivered across the world. All too often, critical...
Jasco launches virtual hosted contact centre
Jasco, a company that delivers end-to-end best-of-breed solutions across the entire ICT value chain, has launched it's Hosted Virtual Contact Centre solution. The solution provides customers with access to a world-class contact centre solution, connectivity to the...
SQL Developer (Finance & Legal Industry) – Gauteng Pretoria
A Leading Law Firm is seeking a seasoned SQL expert with a passion for financial data and a talent for transforming complex information into actionable insights. The Senior SQL Developer will play a pivotal role in shaping the organization's financial reporting and...
Digital Business Analyst at IQbusiness
IQbusiness is a leading management consulting firm. Our Innovative Analysis Team is looking for seasoned Business Analysts that have experience and exposure to projects within the Banking/Financial Services industry.We are specifically looking for people that have...
Agile Coach/SAFe Scrum Master
Develop Agile transition plan, communicate and lead the realisation of the plan.Facilitate the creation and improvement of Agile processes and ensure that the agreed processes are followed.Ownership and accountability of establishing Agile values, methods, principles...
IT Project Manager (12 month contract CPT)
To successfully introduce & manage change into the business from project initiation through to project closure, by applying the company Strategic Project Office methodology.Key Responsibilities:Support the business through the continuous review of challenges and...
Digital Business Analyst at IQbusiness – Gauteng Johannesburg
IQbusiness is a leading management consulting firm. Our Innovative Analysis Team is looking for seasoned Business Analysts that have experience and exposure to projects within the Banking/Financial Services industry.We are specifically looking for people that have...
Agile Coach/SAFe Scrum Master – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
Develop Agile transition plan, communicate and lead the realisation of the plan.Facilitate the creation and improvement of Agile processes and ensure that the agreed processes are followed.Ownership and accountability of establishing Agile values, methods, principles...
IT Project Manager (12 month contract CPT) – Western Cape Oakdale
To successfully introduce & manage change into the business from project initiation through to project closure, by applying the company Strategic Project Office methodology.Key Responsibilities:Support the business through the continuous review of challenges and...
Data Engineer (Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:A leading FinTech company seeks to fill the role of a Data Engineer with a knack for data analysis to join its team. It is a remote role that includes data manipulation, modelling and being responsible for the understanding of inter-dependencies between...
Mainframe Operator (Batch)
Scheduling mainframe batch jobsApplying changes according to clients' (Dev for example) requirements and Changeman's approvalHandling incidents, requests and change orders provided they are approved by ChangemanLiaising with Developers, Changeman, Operations, PreProd...
Backend Developer Team Lead
As Backend Team Lead, you guide multiple developers and multiple projects. You will interface with all departments and stakeholders as you ensure the success of your projects and thedevelopment team as a whole. You are responsible for the success of your reports and...
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