Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms

South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...

Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

Johannesburg Planetarium revitalised as state-of-the-art Digital Dome

The Wits Anglo American Digital Dome – the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere – has now become a place of infinite possibilities which will forever change how South Africans teach, research, and engage with science, technology, business, sport, the...

How resilient is your organisation against a cyberattack?

Kathy Gibson reports from Africa Tech Festival - As we move towards a digital-everything world, cybersecurity, cloud security, and cyber resilience is more important than ever. Ayanda Peta, CISO at Africa Rainbow Minerals, points out that most organisations are...

Retail sees 126% growth on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

The retail, leisure and entertainment and travel industries were the big online winners over the last four days. This is the news from South African-based digital payment gateway Peach Payments, sharing details of transactions processed on its platform between Black...

Cyberthreats rose 17% in SA during Black Friday

A recently released study using aggregated data from Surfshark Antivirus shows that every 50th scan finds at least one threat. According to Surfshark's research, there was a noticeable rise of 16,94% of cyberthreats in South Africa a week leading up to Black Friday....

SA’s online threats spiked in October

The November Edition of Trellix's Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing for South Africa has shown a dip from around 2,6-million total files detected in August, to 2,4-million in September, before shooting back up, past the 2,7-million mark, in October. This top line...

Sustainable options to plug the energy deficit

In the wake of COP27, the 11th and final South Africa Economic Outlook report of 2022 from PwC focuses on opportunities and actions to improve power supply and energy sustainability in the country. Earlier this month, some PwC Africa leaders attended COP27 in Egypt...

Climate change: A pandemic we must collectively address now

During this year's COP27 in Egypt, world leaders have grappled over what must be done to curb global warming. Seven years ago, world leaders signed an international treaty to limit global warming to well below 2°C but, nonetheless, efforts remain insufficient to limit...

The consumer protection challenge facing mobile service providers

Mobile services today are considered both economically and socially important - which is why the more than 5-billion consumers that currently connect via these services require regulatory protection. A key challenge, however, has always been to provide the necessary...

Only 32% of employees believe their pay is fair

Less than a third of employees feel they are paid fairly, while just 34% of employees believe their pay is equitable, according to a new survey from Gartner. The Gartner survey of 3 523 employees in 2Q22 also found that that employees who perceive their pay as...

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...

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ContinuitySA expands in Western Cape

Business resilience solutions provider ContinuitySA has successfully transferred its existing Bellville work area recovery capability and data centre into much larger premises in the upmarket Willowbridge Place development, adjacent to the Willowbridge Mall in Tyger...

T-Systems healthcare template certified on SAP HANA

T-Systems South SAP-based healthcare template solution has officially been certified on HANA. This achievement is a major milestone for both the organisation and for the South African healthcare sector, certifying that T-Systems has the capability to deploy their...

Astute acquires Stride Switch

The Financial Services Exchange, trading as Astute, has acquired the Stride Switch from Stride South Africa RF. Astute is the financial services exchange company owned by the industry to deliver switching and data exchange services to the financial services industry....

IBM expands in the digital agency space

IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aperto, a digital agency with headquarters in Berlin. Upon completion of this transaction, Aperto will to join the IBM Interactive Experience (IBM iX) team, supporting IBM's growth in the largest economy in Europe....

NEC Africa, XON consolidate safety and security for Africa

The XON public safety and security division, headed by Bertus Marais, now offers an extensive array of solutions from NEC's portfolio specifically suited to the African market. The business unit offers a broad yet tightly integrated range of public safety and security...

CloudSmiths creates Salesforce CRM powerhouse

CloudSmiths, a South African SalesForce specialist and part of the DVT Group, is merging with one of South Africa's leading Gold Salesforce Consulting Partners, Ideas Inc. The deal makes CloudSmiths the largest SalesForce specialist in South Africa. Derek Hughes,...

Security, security, security

Jason Dover, director: product line management at KEMP Technologies explores the security imperative for today's complex networks. It is every CISO's worst nightmare - the phone call in the middle of the night to say that a security breach has occurred. For the rest...

Managing risk in the pharmaceutical industry

As part of managing its reputation, an organisation needs to have a continuous process that supports internal changes and decisions and allows it to respond well to external changes - especially those emerging stakeholder concerns that can affect its reputation. In...

New EMC range expands the data lake

EMC has announced the availability of a range of new products that can transform the way organisations store and use data. "We promised them in early 2016, and they're already here: IsilonSD Edge, Isilon OneFS 8.0 and Isilon CloudPools are now available. Together,...

Ricoh wins RobecoSAM Silver Class sustainability rating

RobecoSAM, a Swiss company and one of the world's leaders in socially responsible investment (SRI) assessments, selected Ricoh for its Silver Class sustainability rating. RobecoSAM annually assesses about 3 000 major companies worldwide, based on economy, environment,...

Software Engineer at Xelvin – Gauteng Pretoria Region

Software Engineer (Junior to Senior)NetherlandsHey experienced software engineer - will you be joining us?Are you the software engineer with several years of experience and a completed Bachelor's education - let's hear from you! We would like to meet you!As a software...

Cloud and DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

This role will be responsible for the application of data engineering methods, which include data engineering, analytics, data architecting, big data, machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics to meet the company's business...

Senior Web Developer

Interpreting client specifications and identifying website user requirements.Creating timeframes and work schedules to meet deadlines.Communicating effectively with clients and teams.Building a network of freelance designers and content writers.Updating records and...

PLC Technician at Xelvin

Position Overview: We are seeking a talented and experienced PLC / Siemens Automation Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, programming, and implementing automated control systems using Siemens PLCs. Your work will directly...

C# 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...

Systems Engineer

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a company that provides an extensive array of digital health solutions, including clinical decision support, laboratory systems, mobile health, and data management. Their comprehensive suite of healthcare IT offerings is dedicated to driving...

Senior Web Developer – Gauteng Midrand

Interpreting client specifications and identifying website user requirements.Creating timeframes and work schedules to meet deadlines.Communicating effectively with clients and teams.Building a network of freelance designers and content writers.Updating records and...

PLC Technician at Xelvin – Gauteng Pretoria Region

Position Overview: We are seeking a talented and experienced PLC / Siemens Automation Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, programming, and implementing automated control systems using Siemens PLCs. Your work will directly...

C# Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

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...

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