4% growth for global smartphone market
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments increased 4% year over year to 316,1-million units in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24). This marks the fifth consecutive...
AI data and security concerns hinder adoption
Eighty-four percent of enterprise CIOs believe artificial intelligence (AI) will be as significant to their businesses as the rise of the Internet - but only 11% say they’ve fully implemented the technology, citing an array of technical and organisational challenges...
5G, fintech, security drive African tech trends
Trending topics in the African technology and telecommunications space include the rollout of 5G, the dire need for telecommunications infrastructure and access to broadband spectrum, the steady rise of the fintech sector despite global economic turbulence, the...
M-commerce takes centre stage for Black Friday
Despite a tough economic year and flagging consumer confidence, it appears that many South Africans are still planning to make the most of the upcoming Black Friday sales days, with 85% of South Africans aged 18 to 36 planning to shop from their phones. This is...
Mteto Nyati takes a stake in BSG
Mteto Nyati has taken a significant stake in BSG, (Business Systems Group), a 25-year old South African business and technology consulting company. Now owning 40% of BSG, Nyati will work closely with the BSG executive team to scale BSG's impact and grow market share....
Paper and print are still relevant
Contrary to popular belief, society is far from being paperless. Despite the ubiquity of electronic communication, a recent survey conducted by the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) found that 82% of respondents still use many forms of paper in...
Nvidia Omniverse opens portals for scientists to explore the universe
Nvidia has announced that Nvidia Omniverse -- an open computing platform for building and operating metaverse applications -- now connects to leading scientific computing visualisation software and supports new batch-rendering workloads on systems powered by Nvidia...
Effective succession planning can maximise business success
While many companies in Africa are family-run, not enough of them are considering their succession plans to the next generation. This is the view of John Félicité, director of financial services group, Ocorian Mauritius, who writes: In Africa, many companies are...
Virtual cards set to show good growth
Although South Africa was a little late to the party when it came to the uptake in virtual card usage, businesses are quickly realising the benefits of this payment method. And, with a good change management approach, virtual cards could offer big benefits to...
Post-pandemic healthcare priorities for SA leaders
The healthcare sector that has seen a dramatic transformation in recent years, which has accelerated rapidly over the past 12 months. Rather than continuing to focus solely on the pandemic, today's healthcare leaders are radically shifting their priorities to meet new...
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Western Digital expands hard drives and external storage
Western Digital has announced the expansion of its award-winning portfolio of performance storage solutions with 8TB capacity drives for NAS, video surveillance and desktop external applications. Increasingly centralised, rich-content, which continues to grow in...
HDS offers big data hyper-convergence
Hitachi Data Systems has unveiled its next generation Hitachi Hyper Scale-Out Platform (HSP), offering native integration with the Pentaho Enterprise Platform to deliver a sophisticated, software-defined, hyper-converged platform for big data deployments. Modern...
Jasco awarded ECI gold partner status
Jasco, a value-added reseller of products for ECI Telecom and provider of end-to-end solutions across the ICT value chain, has been awarded ECI Gold Partner Status. ECI is a global provider of ELASTIC Network solutions to service providers, utility companies as well...
Bridge the digital divide through mobility and partnership
The internet has undeniably become the lifeblood of our society, providing essential access to jobs, public services and resources to citizens. Digital services and the internet are likely to be the future of the economy and of the workforce. It follows, then, that...
CIOs can jump start a cost-effective digitalisation journey
Doing more with less is a constant challenge to IT organisations, writes Rich Hillebrecht, chief information officer of Riverbed Technology. There is continuous downward pressure on IT budgets, while expectations surrounding what can be achieved through...
Insurers need to get their [data] act together
Ashley Thomas, assistant executive for insurance software solutions at Innovation Group South Africa, argues that there is a big drive for insurance industry players to clean up their data. Big data has been a topical issue for a number of years and as the need for...
Tax saving tips for small businesses
As SMEs reflect on the National Budget Speech, the focus should now be on implementing long term strategies to deal with challenges imposed by the ever-changing business environment. Elize Giese, head of investments for FNB Business, says given the current economic...
African business is easy – with the right partner
Africa's growth is skyrocketing, driving a previously unseen business interest and investment on the continent. Africa is seen to be one of the hottest global opportunities for corporate expansion. However, not all African countries are enjoying the same speed and...
Trend Micro Cloud App Security is more sharing
Business cloud users are estimated to grow from 50-million in 2013 to 695-million by 2022, making data security a top operational concern for organisations transitioning to the cloud. Trend Micro has announced the expansion of its Cloud App Security solution to Box,...
Fortinet strengthen its presence in African market
Fortinet has invested in the African market through the appointment of three new members. This reinforcement of the team aims at expanding its business growth on the African market, says Perry Hutton, regional vice-president - Africa at Fortinet. "As the African...
Senior Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Job Title: Senior Business Analyst Location: Cape Town Industry: Financial Services Job Type: Full-time (12-month contract) Job Summary:We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our team in the financial services sector. The ideal candidate...
Senior Software Engineer (TypeScript/Node.js,/React, PostgreSQL/MySQL, AWS/Lambdas/Serverless) (CPT – Western Cape Woodstock
ENVIRONMENT:DESIGN elegant solutions for complex problems as the next Senior Software Engineer sought by a fast-growing FinTech company where your role will be to design, build, test and deploy scalable finance applications. This will include a combination of backend...
QA Tester and Support Technician Team Lead – Gauteng Centurion
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Developer – Full Stack (Intermediate) at Parvana Recruitment
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If you are a motivated Java Developer with a passion for backend engineering, and you meet the below requirements, we would love to hear from you. Join our client in enhancing the technology that supports thousands of hotels and facilitates seamless online bookings...
Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Lead Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
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