85m EVs will be on the road by end of 2025
By the end of next year, 85-million electric vehicles (EVs) - cars, buses, vans, and heavy trucks – are expected to be on the road, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Despite several hurdles affecting the EV market over the past few months, we are...
Data insights accelerate SME growth and success
In today’s digital age, data-driven insights have become the cornerstone of business success - from better understanding customer needs for a greater competitive edge or diving deeper into financial data to help businesses plot their business growth and fulfil their...
SMEs battered by Q3 disruptions
The third quarter of 2022 was characterised by record-level load shedding, conflict-induced supply chain disruptions, mounting global inflation and a weakening rand. More recently, wage strikes crippled South Africa’s imports and exports. Whether these headwinds will...
SABS adds capacity for issuing of EMC CoCs
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has announced that, from 1 November 2022, manufacturers of non-telecommunication electronic and electrical equipment can now apply for a SABS electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) certificate of compliance (CoC) by using any...
Medium companies see pirated software as a way to cut costs
A new Kaspersky report reveals that 24% of companies globally with 50 to 999 employees are ready to use pirated alternatives of business software to decrease IT spending. Among small businesses (less than 50 employees), only 8% are ready to take this step. This...
Pick n Pay extends cryptocurrency pilot
Pick n Pay has completed the first phase of a new pilot that allows customers to pay using cryptocurrency on their smartphones, and it now testing in more stores. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority’s (FSCA) recent announcement paves the way for cryptocurrency as a...
HR leaders play key role in corporate connectedness
HR leaders must equip managers to drive culture connectedness among employees as 60% of hybrid knowledge workers report their direct manager is one of the top two influences on their connection to organisational culture, according to Gartner. A December 2021 Gartner...
US parents call for crypto education in schools
According to an analysis by BanklessTimes.com, 64% of US parents would like to see crypto education established in schools. BanklessTimes CEO, Jonathan Merry, comments: "It is encouraging to see that parents are starting to realize the importance of crypto education....
Cellular IoT gateway market reached $1,15bn in 2021
Berg Insight has found that than 4,5-million cellular IoT gateways were shipped globally during 2021, at a total market value of approximately $1,15-billion. Annual sales grew at a rate of 14% as demand recovered following the Covid-19 pandemic. The industry...
Teraco completes hyperscale data centre expansion
Teraco has completed first phase of JB4, its new hyperscale data centre addition to the Bredell Campus in Ekurhuleni. The new facility supports the growing demand by enterprises and cloud providers for data centre capacity. JB4 offers highly resilient and secure...
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Tigo pays out again to Pesa users
Tanzanian digital lifestyle company, Tigo, has announced another quarterly payment of $2,1-million (Tshs 4,4-billion) to its 4,6-million Tigo Pesa users, the seventh time in a row that the company is distributing profit to its mobile financial services users. Tigo...
Embrace BYOD strategically, says CRS Technologies
Research shows that the bring your own device (BYOD) trend is not only here to stay, but will, in fact, grow in significance in next few years. Human capital management and HR experts at CRS Technologies believe that businesses ought to conduct a thorough cost and...
Tips for your first job interview
The beginning of the year means many school leavers and graduates are now looking to enter the workplace. Workforce solutions provider Manpower South Africa's MD Lyndy van den Barselaar explores various ways that the youth can prepare for their first interview. "An...
New year’s resolutions for secure IT
Resolutions. Everyone makes them but not everyone sticks to them. But when it comes to IT security, organisations cannot afford to be complacent. Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks, points out some changes that are truly worth making this year. Resolution...
Chas Everitt pioneers Virtual Agent
Chas Everitt International is set to implement the Virtual Agent, a new all-in-one data solution, at a national level. It has already begun its roll-out of the database technology at branches across the country. The Virtual Agent is in phase one of its development,...
Regulator approves BT, EE merger
The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has given unconditional approval for fixed-line incumbent BT to acquire the UK's largest mobile operator, EE. At the end of its year-long examination of the deal, the CMA concluded: "The evidence does not show that this...
Experts share insights on modernising process-centric solutions
On 5 February 2016, business transformation solutions provider Ovations will be hosting an event where experts from Nedbank, IBM South Africa and Ovations will be presenting insights around innovative ways to modernise process-centric solutions in business. "The...
Visibility key to preventing intrusions
The news lately has been full of reports of high-profile attacks on large organisations aimed at compromising or stealing sensitive customer information. Despite the increase in prevalence of data breaches, the majority of enterprises in South Africa are simply not...
Storage, virtualisation efficiencies for tradebridge
Value added transaction switch company tradebridge has successfully completed another effective technology implementation with Datacentrix. The most recent in a string of projects involves a storage replacement and virtualisation solution upgrade to help the...
Alcatel OneTouch scoops CES honours
During the 49th International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), TCL Communication's Alcatel OneTouch was recognised twice at an awards ceremony for the 2015-2016 Global Top Brands hosted by International Data Group (IDG). Alcatel OneTouch was among both the Global...
Operations WMS & Systems Manager – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A leading South African online retailer is seeking a highly skilled Operations WMS & Systems Manager to join their team in Cape Town. This young, dynamic, and rapidly growing company is looking for intelligent, creative, and diligent individuals with...
SQL Database Administrator (DBA) – Gauteng Gauteng
At iOCO, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in a multi-tiered and multi-client environment, with a strong focus on SQL Server...
Linux Engineer – Gauteng Pretoria Region
Our client based in Pretoria is looking for a Linux Engineer to join their team3 MONTHS contract Requirements: Relevant IT Diploma or suitable experience.4 years + Linux Engineer skills and experienceDuties and Responsibilities: Linux Engineering Duties and...
Full Stack PHP Developer (Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:A highly talented Full Stack PHP Developer with 5 years' work experience who is able to work remotely is sought by a Durban-based Software Specialist. You will design, code and maintain applications using best practices while contributing to all phases of...
DC Analyst
ENVIRONMENT:A leading South African online retailer is seeking a highly talented DC Analyst to join their team in Cape Town. They are a young, dynamic, and rapidly growing company looking for intelligent, creative, and diligent individuals with integrity. The ideal...
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Intermediate Support Engineer Monthly CTC: R30K - R 45KAs a Support Engineer, you'll be responsible for providing technical support to our customers. You're someone who has worked with databases, built a few Postman collections and done some scripting in Bash,...
Full Stack Developer
Hire Resolve's client is looking for a Full Stack developer to join their team. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain web applications using VueJs and NodeJs.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and deploy new features.Write clean, maintainable,...
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ENVIRONMENT:A radio astronomy company is seeking a Senior Control Software Engineer to plan, implement, modify, administer, and evaluate Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for a cutting-edge telescope. The ideal candidate should have extensive...
Server Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
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Develop and operate production-ready business applications (24/7) Liaise with customers, team members, and external vendors Deploy applications in AWS (via Github) Monitoring and operation of applications within AWS CloudWatch. Any additional responsibilities assigned...
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