Digitalisation can empower informal merchants to unlock Africa’s growth
The digital transformation of sub-Saharan Africa’s economy will not be complete without a focus on helping the region’s hundreds of thousands of small, micro and informal merchants to digitalise their businesses. And payments represents a natural starting point for...
Emerging markets well positioned to drive global growth
By 2035, emerging markets will play a crucial role in shaping the global economy, contributing about 65% of global economic growth. This is among the findings from S&P Global’s latest Look Forward research study, which identifies and assesses the opportunities and...
Cybercriminals, hackers the worst culprits disrupting SA organisations
By now, millions of people globally have experienced one or more shifts in the way they work. As the world continues to revert to pre-Covid levels of operating, countless industries have returned to working on-site, while many have adopted hybrid models which have...
AI software tipped to grow 50% faster than overall software market
Forrester forecasts that AI software will grow 50% faster than the overall software market over the next two years, with an annual growth rate of 18%. The spend on AI software will double from $33-billion in 2021 to $64-billion in 2025 due to an accelerated adoption...
IBM institutes legal action against Micro Focus
IBM has filed suit against Micro Focus, accusing the software company of illegally copying and reverse engineering IBM software in violation of copyright law. In the legal action filed in US District Court in the Southern District of New York, IBM asserts that these...
Global IoT revenues up in 2022
In recent years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become one of the most important technologies out there, providing seamless communication between people, processes, and things. The surging need for wireless networking technologies continues to drive the entire...
Mobile operators will lose big to OTT business messaging apps
Mobile operators will lose out to OTT business messaging providers such as Messenger, WeChat and WhatsApp to the tune of $2,5-billion next year – an increase of 20% over 2022. A new Juniper Research study report found that promotional messages will account for 30% of...
Social media sites top for tracking user data
The average website has 48 trackers – and social media websites have 160 trackers on average, according to research from NordVPN. Health websites have an average of 46 trackers per website, and digital media sites come into third place with an average of 28 trackers....
Black Friday report: banking credentials theft doubled in 2022
Kaspersky researchers report that the number of attacks via banking Trojans stealing payment data doubled in 2022 when compared with 2021, reaching almost 20-million attacks. This year, in addition to this active campaign of banking credentials theft, cybercriminals...
Webb reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world’s skies. While Webb and other space telescopes, including NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer, previously have revealed isolated ingredients of this broiling...
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Skype Translator now speaks Arabic
Skype Translator now offers Arabic as a spoken language. Microsoft has released Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), which is used in the Middle East and Northern Africa as a standard form of the Arabic language. Unlike dialects which may vary greatly from country to...
LexisNexis online store goes live
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Calling students, cyber security gurus for HackFu Challeng
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Agility is key for tier 2 telcos
There's a significant opportunity for tier 2 fibre-to-the-home/office (FTTX) providers that can offer users more flexible and more tailored solutions. Experienced FTTX solution builders have earned their stripes on large, complex FTTX rollouts, and custom projects for...
Ricoh named most ethical company
Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, has recognised Ricoh as a 2016 World's Most Ethical Company for the seventh time. This year is Ethisphere and the World's Most Ethical Companies designation's...
Decision Inc. helps mining organisations manage risk
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Multichoice embraces future with SAP Hana
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‘Creativity’ a must for developers
South Africa's cellular industry is one of the jewels in the crown of the country's economy. From just 4-million landlines in 1994, the industry can today point to more than 80-million active cellphones. That South Africans have adopted mobile technology with enormous...
Ericsson extends research with China Mobile
Ericsson has joined China Mobile's 5G Joint Innovation Center program to accelerate development of next-generation wireless networks, which will be faster, more powerful and offer even greater opportunities. The agreement to broaden their cooperation on 5G was first...
Sophos blow to cyber-threats with Sandstorm
Sophos has announced that its Sophos Email Appliance now includes Sandstorm, an advanced, next-generation sandboxing technology that quickly and accurately detects, blocks and responds to sophisticated, constantly-changing cyber threats. Sophos Sandstorm is an...
Mid Level Business Analyst – Gauteng Primrose
6 Months ContractBe a part of a consulting team, working at a client in the manufacturing industry.Our client, a consulting company focusing on business process engineering is in need of a Mid-Level Business Analyst.This is a hybrid position which requires working 1...
PHP Laravel Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A prestigious digital command hub situated in Cape Town is in search of a skilled PHP / Laravel Software Developer with a strong stature to create software through code composition, rectify code issues, and oversee system testing and validation alongside...
Project Manager IT – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Title: Senior Project Manager Industry: Financial Services Location: Cape Town Type: 12-month contractOverview:We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team at a large financial services institution. The ideal candidate will have extensive...
Mobile Application Developer
Mobile Application DeveloperLocation: Fairland, Johannesburg Position OverviewOur client is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Mobile App Developer to join their growing team. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of mobile app development and...
Devops Engineer (Hybrid)
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We are looking to hire a Project Manager who will be responsible for planning, executing, and closing projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.What you'll do:Planning, compiling and managing project...
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Mobile Application Developer – Gauteng Fairland
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We are looking to hire a Project Manager who will be responsible for planning, executing, and closing projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.What you'll do:Planning, compiling and managing project...
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