Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

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...

NAPAfrica traffic surges to 4,5Tbps

NAPAfrica, Africa’s leading Internet Exchange Point (IXP) and the seventh largest IXP globally, now drives 4,5Tbps of traffic. Adding to its existing members, including Akamai, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance (TikTok), CDN77, Cloudflare, Facebook (Meta), Google, Microsoft,...

Enterprise tech providers should continue to champion sustainability

Previous United Nations COP (Conference of the Parties) events indicate that they are increasingly less impactful, but that enterprise communications service providers should continue to lead the way in addressing sustainability challenges, according to analysis...

Musk’s Twitter overhaul drives users to alternative platforms

Analysis of Google search data reveals that searches for Mastodon social have surged over 14 times greater than typical search levels in the US in November as Elon Musk began implementing bans on Twitter impersonators and hit out at Mastodon social in a now-deleted...

Top 10 predictions for the future of digital innovation

The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated how digital technology and innovation can deliver resiliency, revenue, and opportunity to the enterprise in the face of crisis, says IDC. Now, as we face additional global challenges such as war, inflation, the threat of recession,...

Cyberattackers raise the bar

Kathy Gibson reports from Jordan - Companies in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region can expect to come under attack from innovative new directions in 2023. This is the word from Maher Yamout, senior security researcher at Kaspersky GReAT, who says the...

Cyber immunity aims to change the security industry

Kathy Gibson reports from Jordan - Kaspersky is on a mission to switch the narrative about security from mitigation to prevention. "We are a strong player in traditional security, but we know there is a gap," says Andrey Suvorov, head of the KasperskyOS business unit....

Safety checklist for Black Friday and Cyber Monday

During this week's Black Friday and the following Cyber Monday, 46% of shoppers will be making their purchases entirely online. But with cybersecurity threats at an all-time high, how can shoppers and businesses stay cybersafe? This is the question posed by global...

Kaspersky scotches political involvement reports

Eugene Kaspersky has poured cold water on reports that the cybersecurity company is closely affiliated with the Russian government. "These reports are bullshit," he bluntly told delegates to the Kaspersky Middle East, Turkey and Africa Cybersecurity Weekend taking...

More News Today

Ensure ICT project success in developing nations

With the data boom in parts of Asia and much of Africa continuing to grow exponentially, business opportunities in the ICT sector have never been more exciting, writes Shalini Lagrutta, regional director: APAC at Flexenclosure. However, they have probably never been...

RS simplifies security upgrades

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of engineers' distributor Electrocomponents, has boosted its video-surveillance portfolio with the new ABUS Analogue HD range, which enables customers to upgrade standard-definition systems economically using existing cables, and...

Intel brings technology to life at CES

Intel has showcased the vast power of technology to deliver new and amazing experiences throughout daily life, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), currently underway in Las Vegas. From the digitisation of sports, to advances in health and wellness, to unleashing...

Larger drives make NAS perfect for SMEs

The challenge of storing ever-growing volumes of digital content is one that is familiar to both businesses and consumers. For the small to medium enterprise (SME) this challenge is compounded by the need not only to cater to high storage demand, but also provide...

Hello to Malawian money transfers

Through Hello Group's money transfer service Hello Paisa, Malawians who work abroad can send their families much needed funds, which they can now collect at any Malawi Post and FNB branch, The 2015 Financial and Digital Inclusion Project (FDIP) Report and Scorecard,...

BT boost Cloud of Clouds with Salesforce

BT will provide its corporate customers with the ability to connect directly to Salesforce through BT Cloud Connect, BT's high-performance connectivity to cloud services. The agreement marks an important milestone in the delivery of BT's 'Cloud of Clouds' vision.[1]...

Lexmark positioned in Leaders quadrant

Lexmark International, has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant by Gartner, in its Magic Quadrant for Managed Print and Content Services for the fifth consecutive year. Gartner defines Managed Content Services (MCS) as "a comprehensive solution that rationalises,...

Coping with loadshedding down to tech strategy

Loadshedding and sourcing reliable power supply remain challenges for all businesses in South Africa. The answer is to identify specific requirements, use the right technology solutions and be ready with a well-considered business continuity strategy, says Raj Naidoo,...

MobileData is part of SA’s Nation Builder community

MobileData, an established technology service provider focused on payment facilitation and prepaid electronic value distribution, has confirmed its membership to the South African Nation Builder initiative. Nation Builder is a Muthobi initiative bringing together key...

Combat the post-holiday blues for a happy 2016

As we enter the New Year, many will face the daunting task of getting back into the swing of work, writes Liane McGowan, founder of Happy Monday. Once the body and mind have relaxed over the holiday season, returning to normal productivity could seem impossible. Yet...

BI Business Analyst at Datonomy Solutions

The team are in search of an intermediate business intelligence business analyst to:• Analyse business or legislative requirements, data and problems in order to design and implement sustainable data solutions.• Ensure optimisation, reduction of risk and data...

Data Engineer ( Analytics)

This position reports to the Engineering Manager and is remote Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Work closely with stakeholders, Data Engineers and BI Analysts to turn data into critical information andknowledge that can be used to make sound business...

Integration Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

At iOCO, we're dedicated to driving innovation, fostering business agility, and ensuring digital resilience for our clients. We're currently looking for a skilled and experienced Integration Developer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you'll play a pivotal part...

Software Quality Engineer – Gauteng Braamfontein

Software Quality Engineer - Johannesburg, Gauteng (Contract)Are you passionate about taking your career to the Financial Services space? Then, do I have the opportunity for you! As a Software Quality Engineer, you get to use the automation framework and pre-defined...

BI Business Analyst at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Pinelands

The team are in search of an intermediate business intelligence business analyst to:• Analyse business or legislative requirements, data and problems in order to design and implement sustainable data solutions.• Ensure optimisation, reduction of risk and data...

Data Engineer ( Analytics) – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

This position reports to the Engineering Manager and is remote Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Work closely with stakeholders, Data Engineers and BI Analysts to turn data into critical information andknowledge that can be used to make sound business...

Software Developer/Data Engineer (C#, ASP.NET, SQL, Power BI/Fabric)

ENVIRONMENT:Fill the dual role of a Software Developer/Data Engineer sought by a leader in Conversational Analytics where you will partner with the Dev team to design, develop & maintain web applications. You will also be expected to develop Power BI embedded...

Technical Specialist (Mechatronic/ Mechanical Engineering)

Our client, in the Agri Sector, is currently looking to employ a young and dynamic Technical Application Specialist to their team based in Cape Town. Mechatronic / Mechanical Engineering degree essential.A wonderful career opportunity awaits you.Requirements:Degree in...

Senior Developer (.Net & Angular)

Are you a seasoned Senior .NET Developer looking for your next challenge? We're looking for a talented and motivated developer to join our growing team. As the Senior .NET Developer, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing high-quality software...

View more career listings on our Careers Section