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...

Europe has fastest-growing robotics industry in the world

Although the US and China have been in a tech race for decades battling for supremacy in critical areas of technology that will shape the future of the global economy - including artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics -the two countries lose the race with Europe...

Eskom Expo ISF honours top young scientists

An array of prizes from full bursaries to cash, laptops and tablet computers were awarded to top performing innovators at this year’s Eskom Expo International Science Fair. The fair is being held at the Convention Centre at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park from 23 to...

High prices deter potential buyers of electric vehicles

A new Juniper Research survey has found that 66% of UK respondents and 61% of US respondents are discouraged from adopting electric vehicles due to their high purchase price, noting that electric vehicles must demonstrate lower running costs compared to traditional...

Vodacom turns to solar for Midrand campus

As part of its sustainable strategy around energy management, Vodacom SA's Midrand campus is being fitted with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels which will allow the headquarters to generate around 10.8 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of its own clean power every year - roughly 21%...

New AI Bill of Rights seeks to protect society

US president Joe Biden has passed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bill of Rights that is intended as a guide for a society to protects people from the potential threats posed by AI, and ensures the technology is used in a way that reinforces positive values. The White...

First African Google Cloud Region set for SA launch

Google intends to establish a Google Cloud Region in South Africa - its first on the continent. The new Cloud Region will help users, developers, businesses and educational institutions across Africa to move more information and tools online, improve access options...

Retail businesses increase ICT budgets

Approximately 83% of enterprises in the retail sector have seen an increase in their enterprise ICT budget in 2022 compared to 2021, driven by the increasing adoption of digital technologies for streamlining supply chains and improving customers' experiences. A...

Fewer South Africans think we can avert a climate crisis

South Africans' confidence that a climate crisis will be averted in their lifetimes has declined from 58,9% in 2021 to 56,6% in 2022. The second annual Epson Climate Reality Barometer, released this week, measures the opinions and experiences of over 520 South...

Vodacom breaks 2Gbps barrier on its commercial network

Vodacom has achieved 2,4Gbps throughput on a live site, which it believes is a first for South Africa. The trial made use of a commercial smartphone and was conducted through the commercial base stations which serve Vodacom's Midrand campus. The record throughput...

Travellers embrace mobile messaging and payments

A big majority of consumers (95%) desire a personalised experience in chat for booking updates, especially for flight delays, late check-ins and upgrades. This is one of the findings from a Clickatell survey, Chat Commerce Trends Report: Travel Edition, which uncovers...

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MTN offers dual-SIM high end smartphone

MTN for the first time will be offering a high-end dual-SIM smartphone to cater for an increasing number of customers who have multiple SIM cards. MTN launched the Huawei Mate S to its customers effective 30 October 2015. The LTE-compatible Huawei Mate S has a 5.5...

Banks and telcos are pioneering inclusion

One of the most life-altering and important drives in the developed world is the drive towards financial inclusion. While this drive may be derived from the incentive for banks to increase their customer base, it is to the advantage of the newly banked population, who...

Retail banks need to serve users more efficiently

Retail banking is at a crossroads. Increasing consumer use of new technology and the internet has raised customer expectations, reduced customer loyalty and brought new entrants to the market. This shift combined with the impact of the financial crises presents a...

Customer experience drives the future of payments

Innovative technologies impact almost every aspect of our daily lives, from the way we communicate and manage our health to the way we pay for things. The rise of digital payments and the convergence of these technologies is the most significant development since the...

HTC Desire 626 available in-store soon

HTC has announced that the HTC Desire 626 will be available from the middle of November at MTN stores nationwide and shop.mtn.co.za for R269 per month over 24 months and will include 30GB data once off. The new HTC Desire 626 is the successor to the HTC Desire 620 and...

FreeConferenceCall.com expands globally

FreeConferenceCall.com, the most recognised conferencing and collaboration service in the world, has expanded its free conference calling service with dedicated dial-in numbers in 57 countries around the world. Users in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the...

Security: the platform for IoT success

Widely regarded as the hottest topic in high-tech, the IoT (Internet of Things) is attracting the attention of countless enterprises across a wide array of industries, writes Sherry Zameer, senior vice-president: telecommunication solutions for the Middle East &...

How the cloud can improve security

As we trust more and more of our critical applications, services and systems to the cloud, there is no reason why security should not be on that list, says Gary Newe, technical director at F5 Networks. The advantage of being in this industry for a while is that you...

Bluekey Network Solutions offer cloud-based ERP and SaaS

When local turnkey IT solutions provider Bluekey Network Solutions, a full service solutions provider that specialises in providing value-added IT solutions to SME's in South Africa, began looking for a company to partner with in rolling out cloud services to its...

Special offer with Network Platforms protected fibre link

Service-driven ICT solutions provider Network Platforms recently developed a robust and scalable fibre infrastructure between Hetzner's Centurion Data Centre Park and Teraco Isando. The solution sees Network Platforms provide an impressively rich array of services and...

Senior Python Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

This role can be fully remote. Our client makes online commerce and digital payment acceptance easier and more accessible across all Africa. Based in Cape Town, South Africa, we work with small and largemerchants to provide a complete toolkit to accept, manage and...

Senior Support Engineer

Ensuring endpoint software is installed, updated and operating correctly on all workstations and servers; Regularly patch all servers and endpoints Providing support/troubleshooting for server software and hardware; Conduct routine network maintenance and network...

Python Developer

Qualifications and Experience: Relevant Tertiary Qualification, and suitable experience4 years+ Python, using Flask, JavaScript, HTML, CSS working experience..Net / Java Software Development experience is a huge advantage.Good understanding of CSS libraries, GIT,...

Front End Developer at Direct Transact

Skills and Experience At least 1 - 2 years' experience as a Front-end Developer or a similar role working with the following technologies: HTMLCSSTypeScriptReactReact NativeExperience with NextJS beneficialExperience with Tailwind beneficialExperience with React Query...

Intermediate Software Developer

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...

Senior Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

Ensuring endpoint software is installed, updated and operating correctly on all workstations and servers; Regularly patch all servers and endpoints Providing support/troubleshooting for server software and hardware; Conduct routine network maintenance and network...

Python Developer – Gauteng Menlyn

Qualifications and Experience: Relevant Tertiary Qualification, and suitable experience4 years+ Python, using Flask, JavaScript, HTML, CSS working experience..Net / Java Software Development experience is a huge advantage.Good understanding of CSS libraries, GIT,...

Front End Developer at Direct Transact – Gauteng Menlyn

Skills and Experience At least 1 - 2 years' experience as a Front-end Developer or a similar role working with the following technologies: HTMLCSSTypeScriptReactReact NativeExperience with NextJS beneficialExperience with Tailwind beneficialExperience with React Query...

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...

Java Developer

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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