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%...
Workonline expands IP transit to East London
Workonline Communications Group has deployed its seventh South African point of presence (PoP) at the East London Industrial Development Zone Datacentre (ELIDZ DC). This is Workonline’s first edge data centre, bringing about a 25% improvement in latency for clients...
Physical activity reduces depression risk in women – but not in men
Engaging in physical activity reduces the risk of depression in South African women, according to a study by the University of Cape Town (UCT), which suggests that health policies to ensure access and promotion of physical activity resources to prevent depression are...
Companies will invest in software to counter expense fraud
The total revenue generated by T&E (Travel & Expense) management software will reach $16-billion globally by 2027; up from $8.7 billion in 2022, according to a new study from Juniper Research. It predicts the risk of expense fraud will increase as hybrid...
ITU charts path to a connected and united digital future
A meeting of the highest decision-making body of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ended late last week with member states reaching consensus on actions to ensure that digital technology reaches and benefits people across the world. The Plenipotentiary...
Consumers still want to celebrate this holiday season
From snagging the best Black Friday deals to booking flights, the holidays can be very stressful for consumers. That has only been compounded over the last few years by the evolving Covid-19 pandemic, inflation, worries about gifts and other items being in stock, and...
These factors influence growth in security spend
Three factors influencing growth in security spending are the increase in remote and hybrid work, the transition from virtual private networks (VPNs) to zero trust network access (ZTNA) and the shift to cloud-based delivery models, according to Gartner. “The pandemic...
Amid shifting threats, cybersecurity is more important than ever
Visa has an updated look at how fraud has evolved since the height of the pandemic, with criminals simultaneously targeting online and offline vulnerabilities as our daily lives return to a blend of in-person and e-commerce experiences. “As in-person commerce returns...
African users hit by malicious WhatsApp mod
Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new malicious version of a popular WhatsApp messenger mod dubbed YoWhatsApp. Popular for having features that the official app does not offer, this mod spreads the notorious Triada mobile Trojan, which can download other...
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MiFone launches Android device
mi-Fone, the first African mobile device brand established in 2008 recently announced the launch and availability of a new range of affordable smartphones across the African continent. This new range of android phones retail from as little as $35 and are already...
Leverage technology to improve customer satisfaction
Call centres of today should allow customers to use their preferred means of communication, easily identify issues impacting response time, facilitate personalisation and feedback, and must also be cost effective. According to recent research, entitled "The efficiency...
The lesser-known benefits of VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), or the ability to make and receive telephone calls using one's Internet connection, is best-known for being a cost saver. A small to medium-sized business, for example, can easily save around 60% on the cost of actual phone calls,...
Stay focused and retain business this festive season
While many companies will be without their full staff compliment over the December season, there is still every reason for most business operators to encourage focus and commitment during the 'slow season' and utilise this time to address issues, fix problems and...
BT improves connection to HP cloud
BT has announced faster, more reliable and more secure access to cloud services by allowing BT IP VPN customers to connect directly to HPE Helion Managed Cloud Services. BT's service uses HPE's Rapid Connect capability to bypass the public internet when connecting to...
Philips highlights the future of healthcare, lighting
At the Philips Africa Innovation Experience 2015, JJ van Dongen, CEO of Philips Africa highlighted some of the key innovative technologies created by Royal Philips over the last year. The innovations showcased cut across a broad range of uses and industries, but the...
Communication at the heart of business productivity
Modern organisations are composed of different age groups all with different ways of working, varying expectations, and diverse experiences. For instance, individuals from the millennial generation (born between 1980 and 1992) place a higher value on collaboration,...
Make sure it’s the right backup
Before upgrading from a standard local backup setup, it is necessary to weigh up the pros and cons between physical media based off-site backup and cloud backup solutions. Running a backup solution inevitably adds financial overheads to the balance sheet, but if done...
DevOps creates agility in business
Creating diverse partnerships to further business opportunities remains a big challenge for organisations today. Agility / DevOps in the business context encourage businesses to respond to rapid changes in the internal and external environment, without losing sight of...
Open Group IT4IT Reference Architecture model available in SA
South African companies can now optimise their IT team's value delivery, with the recently-released IT4IT Reference Architecture Version 2.0, launched by The Open Group in October 2015. The IT4IT Standard was created by members of The Open Group: the global...
Senior Python Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:JOIN the remote team of a fast-growing FinTech company seeking your coding expertise as a Senior Python Developer and help enhance its Checkout product and related Commerce services. This role will involve designing, building, and maintaining critical...
ICT NETWORK AND SECURITY SPECIALIST – Gauteng Pretoria Gardens
To serve as a shield to safeguard devices and services from malicious attacks orchestrated by hackers, spammers, and cybercriminals, including shielding the organisation against phishing schemes, ransomware attacks, identity theft, data breaches, and potential...
Java Developer at CEIPAL – STG – Remote Remote
JobTitle: Java DeveloperPlace of Work (City/State): Hyderabad, 500089Start Date: July/2024Duration: 6 Months to 1 yearShift Schedule: (8 Hour) / 40 Hour GuaranteeResponsibilities:A Java Developer is responsible for the design, development, and management of Java-based...
Java & Python Software Engineer (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A highly skilled & solutions-driven Software Engineer well-versed in building reliable, scalable enterprise software systems is sought by a prominent Telecommunications Solutions provider. You will join the core team building the underlying application...
Senior Full Stack Developer
I am looking for you to lead a development team on our multi platform inspection applications. You will have experience in delivering robust and scalable solutions. As the team is small you will wear multiple hats, from system architecture to devops.Experience...
Java Developer at CEIPAL – STG
JobTitle: Java DeveloperPlace of Work (City/State): Hyderabad, 500089Start Date: July/2024Duration: 6 Months to 1 yearShift Schedule: (8 Hour) / 40 Hour GuaranteeResponsibilities: A Java Developer is responsible for the design, development, and management of...
Full Stack DevOps Engineer (Chief Expert) 0120 TT
Operations (2nd and 3rd level)Development of new functionality (backend, frontend)Changes to the existing solutionDevelopment of automated test for the solutionFurther improving the automated test coverage of the solutionDevelopment of API to the backendFunctional and...
Java & Python Software Engineer (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:A highly skilled & solutions-driven Software Engineer well-versed in building reliable, scalable enterprise software systems is sought by a prominent Telecommunications Solutions provider. You will join the core team building the underlying application...
Senior Full Stack Developer – Western Cape Durbanville Hills
I am looking for you to lead a development team on our multi platform inspection applications. You will have experience in delivering robust and scalable solutions. As the team is small you will wear multiple hats, from system architecture to devops.Experience...
Java Developer at CEIPAL – STG – Remote Remote
JobTitle: Java DeveloperPlace of Work (City/State): Hyderabad, 500089Start Date: July/2024Duration: 6 Months to 1 yearShift Schedule: (8 Hour) / 40 Hour GuaranteeResponsibilities: A Java Developer is responsible for the design, development, and management of...
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