October is 2024’s best month for new vehicle sales
New vehicle sales reported their best performance of the year in October, the market reaching 47 924. This represents a 5,5% increase in sales driven by cyclical demand from the rental sector and an impressive performance from the passenger car segment. October sales...
AMD debuts Ryzen chips to enhance gaming
AMD has launched its next-generation Ryzen processors designed specifically to enhance performance for gamers. The lineup features the new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Desktop processor, based on the "Zen 5" architecture and utilising 2nd Gen AMD 3D V-Cache technology. With...
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...
Industrial control systems to come under fire in 2023
Kaspersky's ICS CERT researchers shared their predictions for the next years' industrial control system-focused developments and risks that organisations should prepare for in 2023. These predictions include increased attack surface due to digitisation, activities of...
Top young scientists awarded at Eskom Expo International Science Fair
The future looks bright for the ambitious young scientists who successfully exhibited their ground-breaking research projects at this year's Eskom Expo International Science Fair (ISF), and walked away with a plethora of life-changing awards. The top senior Eskom Expo...
Eradicating hunger in Africa is within reach
Eradicating hunger in Africa by 2030 is possible, according to global agriculture leaders. Meeting in Rome ahead of the African Food Summit (Dakar 2) to be hosted by President Macky Sall in Dakar, Senegal, from 25-27 January 2023, -resident of the African Development...
Gamma-ray burst could be key to finding neutron star collisions
A highly unusual blast of high-energy light from a nearby galaxy has been linked by scientists to a neutron star merger. The event, detected in December 2021 by NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, was a gamma-ray burst - an...
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DVT smokes SugarCRM software test
Software and solutions specialist DVT has successfully automated a "smoke" test for a client using the popular SugarCRM software solution at its Global Testing Centre (GTC) in Cape Town. As part of the project, DVT was also asked to validate the extraction,...
Vox Telecom simplifies SME telephony
Vox Telecom has launched a bundled PBX and uncapped voice offering that gives small and medium businesses a cost-effective and flexible telephony solution to meet their needs. As part of the bundle, Vox Telecom is offering new customers the use of the PBX for free for...
What social media means for contact centres
The social media landscape has evolved drastically in recent years with the ability to remotely access internet on the go. These advancements have changed how social media is perceived as it is no longer viewed as just a platform for advertising and marketing but...
Time to get serious about leadership ethics
With the debate about ethical leadership (or the lack thereof) in South Africa's public sector continuing to rage - and everyone from stalwarts and chief justices to business leaders commenting on this previously taboo subject - it is an apt time for the country's...
Kenyan companies at cyber-crime risk
With the threat of cyber-crime and insider fraud on the rise, Kenyan companies should be looking towards cloud applications as one means of improving the security of their IT environments. That's the word from Dr Rutendo Hwindingwi, divisional director for Sage East...
Dell takes thin client lead
Dell has confirmed its position as the number one provider of secure thin client solutions, with the latest IDC figures placing Dell as the leading supplier of zero clients and ThinOS solutions for 2015. The results reflect the increasing focus businesses are placing...
Network Platforms launches enterprise fibre special
Network Platforms has developed an impressively special offer to deliver enterprise-level connectivity to organisations in certain areas. The offer provides clients with high-speed, powerful and always-on connectivity functionality at a market-leading price point....
New tool frees CryptXXX-encrypted files
A Kaspersky Lab expert has developed a decryption tool to help victims of CryptXXX restore encrypted files. The particularly malicious CryptXXX ransomware targets Windows devices in order to lock files, copy data and steal Bitcoins. The CryptXXX ransomware is...
Microsoft empowers cloud partners
Microsoft South Africa has launched its Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) programme locally, enabling qualifying partners to take on complete ownership of the cloud service relationship with their customers. The programme provides partners with a platform to own the...
It’s 2016: why aren’t you using encryption?
Encryption has this kind of reputation that it's complicated. It's not. It's very, very simple. There should be no reason why an organization shouldn't be encrypting its data in 2016, writes Neil Cosser, identity and data protection manager: Africa at Gemalto. The...
Mid-Senior Backend Developer (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:ARCHITECT, build and maintain high-performance and scalable web applications as the next Mid-Senior Backend Developer sought by a rapidly growing Digital Marketing Powerhouse. The ideal candidate will fit seamlessly into the team, taking responsibility for...
Java Developer (Expert) – 2867
Java Developer with Degree and 10 years+ experience in on premise virtualisation technology and manual / automated testing required for a reputable global companyProficient in core Java concepts, including object-oriented programming (OOP), multithreading, and...
Field Support Engineer – Gauteng Sandton
Join the iOCO Infrastructure Services Community: Where Work is an Adventure, Not Just a Job.We are seeking a Field Support Engineer who will provide on-site support for various systems, equipment, or software, ensuring that clients' technology operates smoothly and...
Mid-Senior Backend Developer (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:ARCHITECT, build and maintain high-performance and scalable web applications as the next Mid-Senior Backend Developer sought by a rapidly growing Digital Marketing Powerhouse. The ideal candidate will fit seamlessly into the team, taking responsibility for...
Java Developer (Expert) – 2867 – Gauteng Pretoria
Java Developer with Degree and 10 years+ experience in on premise virtualisation technology and manual / automated testing required for a reputable global companyProficient in core Java concepts, including object-oriented programming (OOP), multithreading, and...
IT Support Engineer
We are and MSP and looking for Level 2 and Level 3 remote support engineers to join our team in Cape Town or Johannesburg. You will be supporting our customer base remotely, but from our offices. You will work with existing teams in each respective remote location to...
DevOps Engineer
This role is fully remote.. Our client is seeking a skilled professional to streamline their software development and operations, enhancing deployment efficiency and system reliability. This role will be pivotal in automating our processes, reducing downtime, and...
Intermediate SQL Developer
Responsibilities/Tasks:Develop complex T-SQL queries, Stored Procedures and Triggers.Assist in the design of the relational database architecture for new development projects.Develop new / alter existing SQL objects based off a set of requirements.Troubleshoot SQL...
Microsoft Power Platform Developer
Background The robotic process automation (RPA) CoE was established with the short to medium aim of using robotic process automation of business processes to unlock business value. At the same time the need exists to expand the use of the Microsoft Power Platform...
IT Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
We are and MSP and looking for Level 2 and Level 3 remote support engineers to join our team in Cape Town or Johannesburg. You will be supporting our customer base remotely, but from our offices. You will work with existing teams in each respective remote location to...
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