Crackdowns alone won’t stop online wildlife trafficking

A new major global review shows that platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are fueling a fast-growing and difficult-to-track illegal wildlife trade. The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Annette Hübschle, a co-author of the study, says closing...

Nvidia’s quarter was bigger than TSMC’s entire year

Nvidia generated more revenue in a single quarter than the company that manufactures its chips generated in the whole of last year. This comparison puts the scale of the result into sharp focus, says deVere Group CEO Nigel Green. Nvidia reported quarterly revenue of...

AI dominates the corporate risk landscape

AI-enabled discovery of cyber vulnerabilities emerged as the most critical emerging risk facing organisations worldwide in the second quarter of 2026, according to Gartner. The Gartner Quarterly Emerging Risk Report series compiles insights and perspectives from...

AI misinformation is accelerating Africa’s risk landscape

As misinformation, cybercrime, health emergencies, civil unrest, extreme weather and infrastructure disruption become progressively interconnected across Africa, organisations are under growing pressure to distinguish fact from fiction before uncertainty escalates...

Healthcare, tech industries lead in nanotechnology

The possible applications of nanotechnology are boundless. Propelled by the growing demand for sustainable materials, environmental remediation, faster electronics, and innovative therapies, nanotechnology could transform numerous industries. With the potential impact...

What makes someone a bully victim?

Socially integrated mobile bully-victims possess complex characteristics. This is one of the conclusions from a study by Dr Nombulelo Jokazi, a PhD graduate from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Commerce, in a thesis titled “Identifying the...

Entries for Digital Twin Hackathon now open

Wits University's digital incubation hub, Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, and the embass of the Netherlands have called for entries for their Digital Twin Hackathon - open to 15 students from South Africa and 15 students from the Netherlands. The Digital...

How cellular connectivity could tackle rising power demands

Cellular technology is key to digitalising the energy sector, and could help to tackle a growing demand for electricity. This is among the findings of Ericsson's Connected Energy Utilities report, released in partnership with Arthur D Little. As energy costs and...

Employers look overseas for skills as brain drain continues

The number of South African employers reporting they are recruiting ICT skills overseas has increased dramatically in the past year - up from 38% to over 50%. This is a key finding in the 2022 JCSE-IITPSA ICT Skills Survey - the 12th to carried out by Wits...

27m South Africans are not credit active

More than 27-million consumers were considered to be either credit unserved or underserved in South Africa at the end of March 2022. However, according to the global TransUnion study, "Empowering Credit Inclusion: A Deeper Perspective on Credit Underserved and...

Rectron honours top partners

Rectron awarded its top-performing partners yesterday (7 October). The awards ceremony concluded the Rectron Innovation Day held in Johannesburg, where reseller partners learnt about how Rectron has restructured itself to meeting changing market demands, and met its...

Load shedding, petrol, interest rates hit SME confidence

South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) confidence levels took a dip in second quarter of 2022. This is according to the recently released Q2 2022 SME Confidence Index conducted by specialist SME financier, Business Partners, which reveals that SME...

Poor home security threatens corporate networks

Unwitting insider threats are becoming an increasingly common part of the attack chain for general consumers. Even the smallest of data leaks can lead to huge ramifications further up the business chain and poor cybersecurity at home could prove to a weak link for...

Despite headwinds, IT resellers remain confident

IT resellers across much of Europe and beyond are largely positive about the future despite strengthening economic headwinds, according to the latest ChannelWatch report from Context. The annual Context report polled 5 308 B2B and B2C resellers of all sizes and across...

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Millennium Bim partners with Ingenico on POS

Millennium Bim, the largest bank in Mozambique, has partnered with Ingenico Group to replace its current fleet of point-of-sales throughout the country. Millennium Bim selected Ingenico Group's smart terminals for their flexibility, innovative capabilities, and...

Gemalto launches multi-city ticketing solution

Gemalto is launching the next generation of its UpTeq Multi-Tenant NFC SIM, supporting multiple transport applications from different city networks by embedding the MIFARE4Mobile1 v2 application. This is the first globally interoperable solution on the market allowing...

Riverbed debuts SteelFusion 4.2

Riverbed Technology has announced Riverbed SteelFusion 4.2 will support VMware vSphere 6. The support for VMware vSphere in SteelFusion 4.2 builds upon the long-standing partnership between the two companies, delivering superior business agility, information security...

New ways to combat BYOD security threats

Employees in many companies are doing more of their work and executing an increasing number of transactions on mobile devices, while making less use of their desktops and notebooks. That trend means that hackers and malware authors are increasingly focusing their...

Trend Micro adds cloud security

As local companies join the multitudes looking to virtualisation and the cloud for cost savings and improved agility, concerns about security are rising. According to Trend Micro, the best way to maintain security and optimise performance is with a single security...

New virtual data plane from Ruckus

Ruckus Wireless has shipped a new industry-first virtual data plane for WiFi that segregates data traffic from control traffic on large wireless networks. Carriers and enterprises will now have maximum flexibility in network deployments, installing multiple data flow...

Vodacom Business builds out healthcare solutions

Vodacom Business' investment in mobile health solutions will see schools and clinics in the province, and around the country, get better access to healthcare services, like eye-sight and hearing screening. As the first network to provide an array of mobile health...

Nexmo debuts Verify SDK

Nexmo, the global cloud communications platform leader, has announced global availability of Verify SDK for iOS, Android and JavaScript operating systems and programming languages. Now developers will be able to easily add phone verification with a single line of code...

HDS redefines flash portfolio

As organisations digitise their businesses, the demand for immediate access to information has soared, forcing IT departments to focus on modernising their core IT infrastructures. As a result, companies large and small are increasingly moving to flash-based...

Avaya appoints new leadership for SADC region

Avaya is making changes to its executive team to drive growth in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region. Danny Drew has been appointed MD for South Africa, while Selvin Kristnen has been appointed business development director for the SADC region....

1st Line Support Engineer (CPT) (EE) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:SERVE as the incident owner and manage the end-to-end lifecyle of the ticket until resolution as the next 1st Line Support Engineer sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist. You will provide a single point of contact for customers to...

Senior Systems Administrator – Gauteng Pretoria

We are seeking a versatile Senior Systems Administrator to ensure the seamless operation, security, and efficiency of our organization's IT landscape. This role involves managing and supporting various operating systems, network protocols, cloud services, and security...

Specialist Support Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Work as part of a DevOps team, leverage specialist analysis & testing tools, frameworks, techniques and practices to elicit, define and organize business requirements. Translate & document business requirements into user stories & specifications (Cross...

Business Data Analyst

Business Requirements specificationDocument business, data requirements and business processesStakeholder management and communicationData mapping analysis and interpreting data sets Minimum Requirements:Matric /Grade 12Tertiary qualification (degree/diploma)...

Data Warehouse Manager

Calling all Data Warehouse Managers.Data Warehouse Manager manages the daily activities of the team responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and support of data warehouse systems and projects. Oversees data design and the creation of database...

Business Data Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

Business Requirements specificationDocument business, data requirements and business processesStakeholder management and communicationData mapping analysis and interpreting data sets Minimum Requirements:Matric /Grade 12Tertiary qualification (degree/diploma)...

Data Warehouse Manager – Gauteng Centurion

Calling all Data Warehouse Managers.Data Warehouse Manager manages the daily activities of the team responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and support of data warehouse systems and projects. Oversees data design and the creation of database...

Senior C#.Net Software Developer

Application design new applicationsEnhance existing developmentApplication maintenance and fault resolutionParticipate in testing and DevOPS processesAssist in UI, prototype (user interface design and layout mock-ups)Write specifications and designing, building,...

Senior Database Developer

SENIOR DATABASE DEVELOPER CLOSING DATE 2 AUGUST 2024SALARY R 1.1 MILLION CTC PER ANNUM JOB PURPOSE Design, develop and maintain high performance scalable and secure database solution in order to ensure successful and efficient database solutions meeting the business...

Senior C#.Net Software Developer – Gauteng Midrand

Application design new applicationsEnhance existing developmentApplication maintenance and fault resolutionParticipate in testing and DevOPS processesAssist in UI, prototype (user interface design and layout mock-ups)Write specifications and designing, building,...

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