Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

Crypto assets force tax systems to review their policies

The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to ponder if rules designed for a traditional economy can keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged, Professor Shaun Parsons has told attendees at a University of...

CEOs want to ramp up their AI spending as FOMO kicks on

AI is exceeding most CEOs’ expectations and their optimism is growing. Cisco’s latest study shows that 67% now worry they’re underinvesting in the technology — up from 57% last year — with nearly two thirds (64%) of those surveyed now seeing AI adoption as mandatory...

Women face higher levels of burnout as stress levels climb

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Broadband Commission calls for enhanced global digital cooperation

The B​​roadband Commission​ for Sustainable Development at its Fall Meeting today urged governments, industry, academia and civil society to collaborate to support the implementation of the forthcoming UN Global Digital Compact. Taking place in New York just days...

AI set to reshape the future of telecommunications

In a surprise appearance at T-Mobile’s Capital Markets Day last week, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang shared a bold vision for the future of telecommunications. “We’ve fused signal processing and AI,” Huang declared during a fireside chat with T-Mobile CEO Mike...

Foldable phone shipments set to reach 41,5m in 2026

International Data Corporation (IDC) expects worldwide shipments of foldable phones, including flip and fold form factors, to reach 13,5-million units in 2022. This represents an increase of 66,6% over the 8,1-million units shipped in 2021. An updated IDC forecast...

Crypto is on the up in Africa

Despite the global crash in cryptocurrencies, sustained uptake of innovations in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralised finance (DeFi), Web 3.0 and the aetaverse in Africa is convincing investors that early adopters of these technologies are well positioned to...

Shoprite Group almost doubles solar capacity

Over the past 12 months, the Shoprite Group has increased its installed capacity of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems by 82% to 26,606 kWp. The 143 674m2 of solar panels at 62 sites, is equivalent to the size of 20 soccer fields. This is enough to power the equivalent...

Businesses are still introducing security risk into cloud environments

While cloud computing and its many forms (private, public, hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments) have become ubiquitous with innovation and growth over the past decade, cybercriminals have closely watched the migration and introduced innovations of their own to...

Compute, storage cloud infrastructure spend on upward trajectory

Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments, increased 22,4% year over year in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22) to $22,6-billion. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC)...

Automation is on the corporate agenda

A massive 85% of infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders that do not currently have any full automation expect to become more automated in the next two to three years. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 70% of organisations will implement structured automation to...

Your personal data could go for less than the price of a Big Mac

Cybercriminals sell users' data on the dark web for dirt-cheap prices - often less than the price of a Big Mac in the US. For instance, a batch of American mobile phone numbers costs $4.50, US payment card data can be bought for around $5.80, and the Twitter login for...

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Leading Zambian print solutions provider DIGIprint has further enhanced its value proposition by investing in the necessary skills and processes to achieve Xerox Managed Print Services (MPS) accreditation. The certification is provided by Xerox Middle East and Africa...

Second VMware Online Technology Forum on 25 November

VMware has announced its second VMware Online Technology Forum, a free online event to allow customers and prospects to explore new developments in unified the hybrid cloud and other software-defined technologies, helping them deliver applications and services at...

Africa’s rapid network expansion possible through collaboration

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Predictive analytics minimises risk associated with aging assets

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Sustainable solutions are important for business

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Software AG adds predictive analytics, IoT standards

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A winning company culture key for success

CEOs like to say that their employees are the business, but a healthy business actually adds up to more than the sum of the skills and talents of each individual it hires, writes Johan Botes, group CEO of Consilia Technology. Underlying the success (or failure) of the...

Smart metering catalyst to achieving smart city vision

Smart cities are best defined as urban ecosystems that leverage technology and connectivity to deliver services to citizens, writes Martin Vergunst, business solutions executive at T-Systems South Africa. They touch on almost every aspect of public life: basic service...

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Finding unique offerings and solutions, reacting to situations at critical moments, changes in the market and new opportunities – even in and from the most unexpected places and businesses – is core to what makes us leaders in our industry.Good Understanding of...

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We are looking for an experienced Mobile Developer who will be working with other Senior Developers to build in-house software solutions. As a Mobile developer, you will collaborate with internal teams to design and develop the next generation of our mobile...

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Produce quality software Assist with the deployment and monitoring of the developed systems Provide production supportMinimum Requirements:4 years' experience within application development in Java 3 years' experience in J2EE Practical experience with Java Server...

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