The future of transportation in Africa
At this year’s SingularityU South Africa Summit, Dr Carlo van de Weijer, GM AT Eindhoven AI Systems Institute, shared his vision for how Africa can harness emerging technologies to leapfrog when it comes to transportation and create a more sustainable future. "The...
Rent increases ease as tenants weather financial woes
The majority of residential tenants (83%) remained in good standing – paying their rental on time and in full – in the second quarter of 2024 despite constrained finances, according to the latest TPN Residential Rental Monitor. The fact that most tenants continued to...
Top 5 crypto billionaires collectively lost $112bn this year
Crypto billionaires have seen their personal wealth plummet this year as the entire market suffered a $2-trillion wipe-out. The crash of the world`s second-largest crypto exchange, FTX, was an added disaster. But while FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried lost billions of dollars...
Global conditions to impact semiconductors
Worldwide semiconductor revenue is projected to decline 3,6% in 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, which says that in 2022, the market is on pace to grow 4% and total $618-billion. "The short-term outlook for semiconductor revenue has worsened," says...
AWS leverages Sapphire Rapids to up performance
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the private preview of Amazon EC2 R7iz instances powered by 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors - codenamed Sapphire Rapids. R7iz instances deliver an all-core turbo frequency up to 3.9 gigahertz and AWS claim up to 20%...
Beware phishing scams, fake domains, malware attacks this Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday emerged in 2005 as a continuation of the long weekend shopping starting on Black Friday. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the US, was initially intended for sales and shopping in physical stores, and Cyber Monday for shopping online stores and...
How to ensure a hack-free festive season
While businesses slow down for the traditional holiday period, cybercriminals ramp up their operations taking full advantage of the skeletal staff and increased online activity. Last year, 66% of South African organisations across all industries reported downtime...
On Black Friday, SA shoppers splurged on consumer goods
Mobile payments led the way this Black Friday, with 70% of total transactions driving sales, versus 30% on desktop, according to leading payment gateway PayFast. The average basket size was R1 255, slightly higher than 2021, which recorded an average of R1 208 per...
Smart grids could drive big savings
The cost savings from smart grid deployments will exceed $125-billion globally in 2027, increasing from just over $33-billion in 2022. This 279% growth will be driven by rising energy prices, with smart grid technologies playing a critical role in increasing network...
The state of confidential computing
In today’s data-driven ecosystem, Intel has called for greater adoption of confidential computing as a standard cloud model. Today, data is often encrypted at rest, in storage and in transit across the network, but not while in use in the processor and memory....
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Connected chiller offers smart monitoring
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MPT opens branch in Namibia
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T-Systems debuts HANA Migration Factory for Africa
As consumer expectations continually increase in the digital era - organisations are compelled to more aggressively transition to a world where "all is mobile, all is cloud and all is secure". However, this journey of digital transformation can leave a CIO with the...
CiTi launches women in business initiative
The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi), an incubator for local tech and tech-enabled entrepreneurs in Cape Town, launched its Women in Business programme with a bang. CiTi welcomed a group of 41 successful applicants who own and operate a diverse mix of...
How is banking fraud committed?
As more and more banks migrate banking services to mobile, enterprising and sophisticated (often globalised) criminal networks have devised ever ingenious ways to use mobile phones to separate customers from their money. This is according to Tjaart van der Walt,...
Correlsense expands into Africa
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Customer insights for financial services
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Dell expands hyper-converged line-up
Dell has announced expansions to the industry's broadest hyper-converged infrastructure portfolio to help customers accelerate and simplify IT deployment and management to meet their goals now while also preparing for the future. New additions, from VCE VxRail...
Technical support enables Gabon health plan
The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Gabon has officially launched its Technical Support Programme for the National Health Development Plan - NHDP - in Gabon, for which the American non-profit organisation, Management Science for Health (MSH) will provide...
Negotiate the minefield of compliance in payroll
Compliance in any facet of business management is critical, but specifically when it comes to finances - hence the focus on accuracy and efficiency in payroll administration. While payroll administration has always been demanding and has to be run by skilled...
Solutions Architect – Microsoft 365 – Western Cape Cape Town
Solutions Architect - Microsoft 365As a key member of our clients solutions team, the 365 Solutions Architect will design, implement, and optimize Microsoft 365 environments. This role is pivotal in shaping our clients internal clients digital transformation journeys...
Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Java Developer with Core Java Development experience and API (Application Programming Interface)It would be ideal if the candidate has exposure to UPF Desired Skills: Java Core Java API UPF Desired Work Experience: 5 to 10 years Banking 5 to 10 years Software...
Software Security Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
This role can be fully remote This position reports to the Group Cyber Security Manager Our ideal candidates have a passion for technology, they are constantly exploring, learning and improving their skills. They are able to apply what they have learned and are able...
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A leading Technology company specializing in high-end Enterprise Application Integration Solutions and Services, tailored to meet the processing needs of Financial Institutions and their Corporate clients.They are looking for dynamic motivated Developer with...
2 x ICT Security Specialists
iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities.We are seeking a 2x ICT Security Specialists to join our team. As ICT Security specialists, you will play a crucial role in today's digital landscape by safeguarding our organization's information...
Full Stack Developer
Leading online betting company seeks an experienced full stack developer. This is a permanent position with hybrid working 3 days in office and 2 days work from home. Company is based in Randburg. Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, with 6 years...
Server Engineer (Active Directory, NetBackup, Exchange, Veeam, VMware) (CPT)
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist seeks a strong technical Server Engineer who will ensure the stability, integrity, and efficient operation of the in-house or customers information systems that support core organizational functions. You...
PHP Software Engineer
This role can be fully remote. Our client is looking for a highly talented Software Engineer to join our Logistics Engineering team on a 12-month Fixed-Term Contract. We are an energetic team that is fully responsible for all the systems required to support the...
Developer (Full Remote Work Available!) – Remote Remote
A leading Technology company specializing in high-end Enterprise Application Integration Solutions and Services, tailored to meet the processing needs of Financial Institutions and their Corporate clients.They are looking for dynamic motivated Developer with...
2 x ICT Security Specialists – Gauteng Sandton
iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities.We are seeking a 2x ICT Security Specialists to join our team. As ICT Security specialists, you will play a crucial role in today's digital landscape by safeguarding our organization's information...
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