Inclusive participation key for African growth
The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) event wrapped up last week (26 September 2024) in New York, themed: “Unstoppable Africa: Shaping Global Ambitions for Agenda 2063”. The summit emphasised inclusive participation and solution-driven solutions, culminating in...
Positive sentiment creeping into new vehicle market
While the country welcomed the cut in interest rates during September, it wasn’t enough to stimulate new vehicle sales during the month. According to data released by naamsa | the Automotive Business Council, the South African new vehicle market declined 4,1%...
IT can drive sustainable growth in turbulent times
To drive sustainable growth in turbulent and uncertain economic times, CIOs and IT executives should use digital investments that deliver repeatable financial and performance results in an efficient and responsible way, according to Gartner. This is what Gartner...
Services, connectedness set to drive tech developments
Enterprises around the world will be battered by waves of interconnected economic, political, and social disruptions over the next several years, fracturing business plans and challenging their ability to adapt and survive. Industry leaders will slice through these...
Industrial 3D printer shipments see diverging trends
Just as the Industrial 3D printing industry seemed to have fully recovered from the pandemic and begun to accelerate, reduced domestic China shipments, directly related to regional Covid flareups, pulled-down global shipments of Industrial 3D printer systems in the...
NASA Dust Detective delivers first maps from space
NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission aboard the International Space Station has produced its first mineral maps, providing detailed images that show the composition of the surface in regions of northwest Nevada and Libya in the Sahara...
Blockchain could be used for Greenland voting
Concordium Blockchain, COBRA, Aarhus University, the Alexandra Institute, and the IT University are investigating how to create the best possible online voting system for Greenland. Due to a change in the law in 2020, many Greenlanders will likely have to cast their...
To work in blockchain, consider a Master’s degree
The blockchain sector is seeing a rapid upward trajectory, with 40% of blockchain talents having a Master's degree, according to an analysis by BanklessTimes.com. BanklessTimes CEO Jonathan Merry comments: "If you're looking for a job in the blockchain industry, it's...
Electric aircraft, eVTOLs herald greener, more mobile future
Berg Insight has released new findings about the market for electric aircraft and eVTOLs (passenger vehicles that take off and land vertically). There are today many large-scale industrial projects in development with the purpose of developing aircraft and eVTOLs...
Digital banking is safer than ever, but more is at stake
Digital banking fraud has decreased over the last year – but the magnitude of financial losses has soared. This is according to the annual crime stats for 2021 released by SABRIC, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre, on behalf of the banking industry....
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Comsol delivers ‘shaft to shaft’ connectivity to or safer mines
When it comes to safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) the South African mining industry has a less than favourable image. However, this bad reputation is not necessarily well-deserved as Gary Woolley, GM Solutions of Comsol Wireless Solutions explains....
Sun International rolls out IFS Applications
Sun International, one of Africa's leading gaming and leisure brands, has successfully completed its implementation of the IFS Applications enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite. The new system enables the casino and hotel group to standardise processes and...
Nology debuts Yealink’s flagship IP video phone
Yealink, the global unified communication (UC) terminal solution provider, has introduced the company's flagship phone, the T49G HD touch screen IP video phone designed for executives and teleworkers. "We are very proud of the launch of our flagship phone ," says...
Enterprise mobility can maximise business performance
Mobility has become a common trend in the workplace with more employees working out of the office in remote locations. In order to perform business tasks, employees need to be able to access central resources anytime, anywhere from many devices. While mobility is the...
The rise of the algorithm economy
Data has become the currency of the Always-On world. But on its own, it is not enough. Companies need to make sense of the wealth of data they have. This is where the algorithm economy comes in, says Warren Olivier, regional manager for Southern Africa at Veeam....
BYOD: is the big bad wolf dead?
BYOD as a strategy may well prove to be an answer to many questions being posed to businesses the world over, but do we now consider it a safe option? By Ed Macnair, CEO of CensorNet Mobile phones at work are not a new phenomenon. Nor are smart phones. In May 2013,...
Phoenix Distribution wins Kaspersky East Africa distribution rights
Phoenix Distribution, Africa’s leading broad based distributor of software, has won the distribution rights to security giant Kaspersky Lab’s full range of security solutions in the East Africa region. Simon Campbell-Young, CEO of Phoenix Distribution says the...
Trend Micro integrates with Microsoft Azure Security Centre
Trend Micro has announced the integration of Trend Micro Deep Security into the Microsoft Azure Security Centre. Customers will now have access to a single view of all Azure subscriptions, live workload monitoring capabilities, and suggested remediation steps to...
Time to retire legacy software
Legacy software vendors are forced to increase their annual license fees in order to meet financial targets. This together with inflation, escalating support costs, lengthy rollouts and vendor lock-in are reasons why legacy software’s days are numbered. This is...
Huawei launches BES in South Africa
Huawei recently announced that its latest charging system, part of BES (Business Enablement System) has been launched in South Africa. The company has successfully upgraded Vodacom, South Africa’s CCS phase2 data service from OCS3.3 to OCS5.5, which is a basic...
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Java Developer at CEIPAL – STG
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Senior Java Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
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