Digital companies’ emission reductions lag climate commitments

Despite progress in climate reporting and renewable electricity use, digital companies are falling short in cutting emissions at the pace required to achieve global climate targets, according to the new report Greening Digital Companies: Monitoring Emissions and...

Transport costs keep millions away from work and education

As South Africans face sharply higher fuel prices from yesterday, new Ipsos research shows that transport affordability is already affecting access to work and education for a significant number of people. The nationally representative findings, from the Ipsos...

ID-based attacks rife as phishing, authentication abuse on the rise

Phishing accounted for more than half of cybersecurity incident response engagements in the second quarter of 2026, while authentication abuse was observed in 65% of engagements, according to the latest Incident Response Trends report from Cisco Talos. The findings...

Tech sales under the lash as consumers curb spending

South Africa’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is proving resilient so far in 2026, although retailers and brands in the tech and durables (T&D) sector are experiencing a number of challenges. This is according to NielsenIQ (NIQ) South Africa, which has...

Don’t forget to vote in the Channelwise Awards

It’s that time of year again, when South Africa’s IT reseller partners get to voice their opinion and vote for the vendors and distributors they most enjoy working with. With voting set to close on 8 November, reseller partners are urged to get their votes in now. The...

Tablets see strong recovery in third quarter

Worldwide tablet shipments grew 20,4% in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24) - totaling 39,6-million units - according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. The dismal 2023 market makes...

TB R&D funding passes $1bn but falls short of goals

For the first time in history, funding for tuberculosis (TB) research and development (R&D) hit a billion dollars worldwide in 2021. This marked a significant milestone that nonetheless falls significantly short of what's needed to stay on track to end TB,...

$30bn pledged to bring the world online

Commitments worth $29,92-billion have been pledged since March to bring the world's hardest-to-connect communities online, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency for ICT. The total commitments, coming in 578...

Privacy-preserving AI technique improves brain tumour detection

Intel Labs and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) have completed a joint research study using federated learning - a distributed machine learning (ML) artificial intelligence (AI) approach - to help international...

Sharp decline for African smartphone market

Newly-released data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that Africa's overall mobile phone market suffered a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 19,9% in Q3 2022 to total 42,2-million units. The feature phone market was down 20,1% YoY to 24,4-million...

New date set for analogue switch-off

The Broadcast Digital Migration is almost complete and a new analogue switch-off date, and end of dual illumination period, has been set for 31 March 2023. In making the announcement of her intention to switch off the analogue signal on that date, Minister of...

What will the future of work look like?

With global attention divided between many disruptors, the future of work is fraught with many unknowns, from where and how work will be done to how economic pressures will change job opportunities to how social, skills, and climate concerns will have a broad impact....

Smartphones set to become irrelevant in a 6G world

The launch of 6G will spur a further shift towards mixed reality devices and make smartphones irrelevant in the next fifteen years. According to GlobalData research, we are already seeing a shift towards mixed reality such as Meta's Quest Pro virtual reality (VR)...

SA sales reps spend just 27% of their time selling

Sales organisations are optimising technology for peak efficiency, addressing customers' increasing demands, and maximising rep productivity to drive success now. This is among the insights from Salesforce's fifth edition of its State of the Sales report that polled...

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Mobile service to combat xenophobia

Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) supported by Praekelt Foundation and the US-based Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration  are preparing to launch a new, first-of-its-kind, mobile information service for non-nationals living in South Africa called Help@hand. The...

VAS consolidation – the full picture

From the first voicemail and SMS message to today's Over The Top (OTT) offerings, mobile operators have gone full circle in their approach to Value Added Services (VAS), writes Francois Joubert, regional director at TruTeq Group. From its beginnings as an exciting new...

Ericsson, MTN bring LTE to Ghana

Ericsson has been selected by MTN Ghana for the deployment of a new LTE network in the Greater Accra region. The deployment will enable MTN to offer its 16-million subscribers high-quality mobile broadband experiences based on HSPA and LTE technologies. Under the...

HP Inc debuts new Pavilion PC line-up

HP Inc has unveiled a new Pavilion PC portfolio in a bold color palette featuring new convertibles and notebooks with sleek designs and more power ideal for students, millennials and families. The new portfolio lets customers reflect their sense of style and delivers...

Dell adds Premium Support in SA

Dell has announced the availability of Premium Support, a service for consumer PCs that dramatically improves the customer experience through simplified, hassle free support. Currently offered in the US and Canada, it is being made available in 110 additional...

Wireless networking drives digitalisation

Wireless networking solutions are soaring in popularity as governments and enterprises of all sizes leverage emerging trends such as mobility, Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to drive secure digital transformation, Avaya announced today....

Econz adds features for facilities, field managers

Econz Wireless has been providing mobile time and attendance solutions across the globe for more than 30 years. Today it offera three solutions that provide a full suite of features entirely suited to facilities managers and field managers. Econz Wireless has been...

SA software developer launches UK business platform

Fresh Projects, an online business platform tailor made for built environment professionals, will be working with the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) in the UK to assist in providing its SME client base with additional benefits. The collaboration...

Landmark 20th free beer session this week

Obsidian Systems' next open source-technology focused networking session or Free Beer Session is scheduled for 12 May. The company says this session, the 20th in the series, is one not to be missed and will feature a strong line up of speakers including internet...

EMC announces Native Hybrid Cloud

EMC has launched the latest addition to its cloud portfolio, Native Hybrid Cloud (NHC), a turnkey platform for cloud-native application development and deployment. NHC enables enterprises to innovate and scale faster. It helps enterprise IT and operations teams to...

Full Stack Software Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Hire Resolve's client is seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Software Engineer to join their team and drive innovation in their cloud-based solutions.Responsibilities:Lead and manage a team of software engineers, guiding them through the development lifecycle and...

Business Analyst (ILS) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...

SAP FICO Consultant 2637 (KG)

WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?Fair knowledge across all SAP modules Initial focus on master data. Ability to assist with problem identification and possible solution by means of skills such as code debugging. The following functional skills are...

Senior Azure Cloud Support Engineer (LW)

Design and Deployment: Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of Microsoft Azure and Modern Workspace Solutions across multiple platforms. Microsoft Collaboration: Collaborate on Microsoft architecture projects to ensure successful outcomes. Project Leadership:...

Senior Mobile Flutter Developer at Lexis Nexis

About our Team Our team is a small, close-knit, group of senior-level mobile technologists. We use the latest, cutting-edge technologies to build mobile solutions to delight our customers. As a member of the mobile development team, you will be working across the...

Business Analyst (ILS) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg

About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...

SAP FICO Consultant 2637 (KG) – Gauteng Midrand

WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?Fair knowledge across all SAP modules Initial focus on master data. Ability to assist with problem identification and possible solution by means of skills such as code debugging. The following functional skills are...

Senior Azure Cloud Support Engineer (LW) – Gauteng Johannesburg

Design and Deployment: Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of Microsoft Azure and Modern Workspace Solutions across multiple platforms. Microsoft Collaboration: Collaborate on Microsoft architecture projects to ensure successful outcomes. Project Leadership:...

Business Analyst

Are you passionate about translating business needs into actionable solutions? We're seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join our dynamic team on remote basis. Job Responsibilities:Requirement Elicitation and Analysis: Collaborate with stakeholders to understand...

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