Hijackings outweigh theft when it comes to SA vehicle crime
Tracker’s vehicle crime statistics for South Africa from January to June reveal that hijackings still dominate over actual thefts - comprising 54% of all incidents as opposed to 46% - and the stats are even more pronounced in the Eastern and Western Cape, especially...
Foxconn starts building Taiwan’s fastest supercomputer
Nvidia and Foxconn are building Taiwan’s largest supercomputer. The Hon Hai Kaohsiung Super Computing Centre will be built around Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture and feature the GB200 NVL72 platform, which includes a total of 64 racks and 4 608 Tensor Core GPUs. With...
ASSAf honours top academics
Twenty-nine of the country’s leading scholars and scientists were inaugurated as Members of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) at the annual Awards Ceremony last night (19 October 2022). As the official Academy of South Africa, ASSAf has as core function...
Global competitions push local students to achieve more
Top international organisations like PwC, Harvard, and Uber are set to kick off their annual worldwide competitions for high school students over the next few months. For ambitious South African teens, this presents an opportunity to compete at a global level, gain...
Hedge funds dabble in cryptocurrencies
According to TradingPlatforms.com, 7% of the world's hedge funds assets will be in cryptocurrencies by 2027. The data points to a growth in crypto investments in hedge funds. Edith Reads, an analyst at TradingPlatforms, spoke on the data. She says: "The increasing...
MTN pulls out of Telkom talks
MTN has withdrawn from takeover talks with Telkom. The companies started negotiations for MTN to buy all of Telkom’s issued share capital on 15 July 2022. “After extensive engagements and deliberations between the parties, shareholders are advised that the discussions...
These are the top 10 strategic technology trends for 2023
Gartner has announced its list of 10 top strategic technology trends that organisations should explore in 2023. “To enhance their organisation’s financial position during times of economic turbulence, CIOs and IT executives must look beyond cost savings to new forms...
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...
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How Google Cloud Platform powers Nomanini’s payments platform
Google has commended South African-based enterprise payments platform provider, Nomanini, for its role in modernising informal markets using Google products. Google's Cloud Platform team visited Nomanini earlier this year to learn more about how the company uses...
DAS storage is still a value proposition for the channel in 2015
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New bill will have a profound impact
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development recently published a general notice in the Government Gazette, inviting interested parties to comment on the proposed Debt Collection Amendment Bill. Comments are due before 30 November 2015. Peter Rafferty, CEO...
Samsung offers more with its extended memory portfolio
Samsung's expansion of its memory portfolio offers customers a comprehensive suite of slim and sophisticated UFDs available in three ergonomic form factors, each equipped with robust Samsung NAND flash technology. The new USB 3.0 drives are designed to meet the...
Alcatel-Lucent to transform Tanzanian networks
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a three-year frame agreement with TTCL (the Tanzania Telecommunications Company), under which it will modernise the operator's IP/MPLS and optical transport networks. The Alcatel-Lucent transformation will allow TTCL to meet the growing...
Acquisition boosts online healthcare market
Healthcare comparison site WhatClinic.com has announced its strategic acquisition of UK dental booking site Toothpick.com. The move will introduce the frictionless booking of Toothpick's software to hundreds of clinics listed in South Africa. WhatClinic has been...
Eutelsat signs up Zimbabwe broadcaster
Eutelsat Communications has sealed a three-year contract with the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) for capacity in Ku-band on the EUTELSAT 3B satellite. The capacity will be used to deliver twelve free-to-view channels to a nationwide network of 48 Digital...
Seacom deploys Infinera TM-Series for 100G networks
Infinera, provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, announced that Seacom has deployed the Infinera TM-Series for its new metro wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks in South Africa and East Africa, improving its customers' connection to international...
Millennials – how is your call centre adapting to this generation?
Having grown up in a time of rapid change, millennials have a different set of priorities and expectations and it is for this reason that they are revolutionising business as we know it. Advancement in technology means that future workforces will continue to evolve...
New platform supports African music artists
Telecommunications service provider Bharti Airtel Africa has announced a new platform to support music artists and promote industry growth across Africa. The Airtel Artist Management System is a new service innovation which will enable upcoming music artists to upload...
Full Stack Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera
The main goal of this position is to combine technology and design to create inviting, easy-to-use websites for consumers. This role will form part of the IT Product team and will regularly engage with teammates and clients to design, develop, test, implement and...
Intermediate Software Developer – Western Cape Woodstock
This role is fully remote We are looking for a talented Software Engineer How you'll be making a difference: Work alongside the team and be a part of the full software development life cycle. Building features for our 4 user groups, Merchants, Customers, Developers...
Developer – SQL at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client: Our client is a global leader in digital marketing and client reporting solutions, empowering financial professionals to enhance investor engagement and retention. With operations spanning four continents, they are rapidly expanding their team...
Senior Network Engineer
The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing and maintaining Huawei, HPE Aruba SD-WAN networking, Huawei Wireless Controller, Huawei Wireless Indoor, Huawei Wireless Outdoor and Palo Alto Firewalls network infrastructure of our...
Senior Backend Developer (Pretoria Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A Health Tech Solution Company based in Pretoria is currently looking for a Senior Backend Developer for Developing and maintaining software products and solutions offered by the company.DUTIES:Lead the application lifecycle (planning, design, development,...
Senior Test Analyst
We are looking for a Senior Test Analyst to join our team based in South Africa. We can look at someone based anywhere in South Africa (ideally Cape Town or Johannesburg). The successful person must have experience Testing on AS400. Some experience with Automation...
Developer / Consultant (JHB) (1002127) at Parvana Recruitment
Parvana Role: Our client is looking to add a highly qualified graduate, with at least a Masters Degree, however our client will prefer a PhD degree. Due to on-going company growth our client is now looking to recruit additional. Consultants to assist customers with...
Senior Network Engineer – Mpumalanga Belfast
The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing and maintaining Huawei, HPE Aruba SD-WAN networking, Huawei Wireless Controller, Huawei Wireless Indoor, Huawei Wireless Outdoor and Palo Alto Firewalls network infrastructure of our...
Senior Backend Developer (Pretoria Hybrid) – Gauteng Pretoria
ENVIRONMENT:A Health Tech Solution Company based in Pretoria is currently looking for a Senior Backend Developer for Developing and maintaining software products and solutions offered by the company.DUTIES:Lead the application lifecycle (planning, design, development,...
Senior Test Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
We are looking for a Senior Test Analyst to join our team based in South Africa. We can look at someone based anywhere in South Africa (ideally Cape Town or Johannesburg). The successful person must have experience Testing on AS400. Some experience with Automation...
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