Roman space telescope begins its quest to the dark universe

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has begun a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit where it is hoped it will reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 AM EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch...

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...

Do you know you’re being tracked …?

Kaspersky's latest analysis of the 25 most prevalent Web tracking services - including Google services, New Relic, and Microsoft - has revealed over 38-billion instances of Web trackers collecting user behaviour data in 2024, with an average of 1-million detections...

Gartner identifies key supply chain planning issues

Composite AI and supply chain data governance are now among the highest impact technology trends for supply chain planning (SCP) leaders, according to Gartner. "SCP leaders are in the process of developing transformation roadmaps that will prioritise delivering on...

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...

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...

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Destroy data with MAXXeGUARD

Local IT asset sisposal specialist Xperien has launched MAXXeGUARD, a mobile, low-noise shredder that can be used in every office environment to destroy a wide range of digital media quickly and securely. Xperien CEO Wale Arewa says data theft from digital media is...

Kemp offers load balancing as a service

Kemp Technologies has announced its OpenStack Load Balancing-as-a-Service (LBaaS) plugin, giving customers the power to manage and orchestrate advanced application delivery services in their private cloud environments. With OpenStack adoption growing rapidly -...

Carlton Hair launches mobile loyalty app with SWARM

Carlton Hair, South Africa's largest and most prestigious hair salon group, will launch a new digital loyalty app that offers clients easier, faster and safer access to their loyalty rewards at any Carlton Hair salon across the country. Designed by Cape Town-based...

Live Print brings printing to life with Xerox

Live Print, a full service walk-in and e-commerce print shop, has expanded its product portfolio with a new Xerox C70 digital press from Bytes Document Solutions, Xerox's largest distributor worldwide. The company recently opened its doors at Salt Rock's Tiffanys...

Altech Alcom Matomo rolls out Namdeb network

Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Namdeb), a joint venture between the Namibian Government and De Beers, has enhanced safety and security at its mines through the implementation of an integrated digital communications network from Altech Alcom Matomo (AAM), a division of...

Eutelsat expands broadband offering in Africa

Eutelsat Communications has unveiled the next step in its broadband strategy for Africa with the order of a new-generation High Throughput Satellite that will increase reach and access; helping to bridge the digital divide gap in Africa. To be launched in 2019, the...

Kenyan bank partners with SimbaPay

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has partnered with SimbaPay, a digital money transfer provider, to offer international money transfer services to the bank's customers in the Diaspora. Co-operative Bank accounts receiving the funds will be credited instantly. The...

Sage launches unified Global Partner Programme

Sage is simplifying, harmonising and globalising its partner relationships with its new Global Partner Programme, providing partners with enhanced benefits and incentives. As the world's leading small and medium business accounting, payments and payroll solutions...

Is it time to find a new home for your data?

CIOs can't stay away from the cloud anymore. The cloud enables businesses to create new business models and accelerate innovation. The cloud also represents a new type of data management, as more and more companies are leveraging the cloud to implement new IT services...

Software Tester – Remote Remote

Role:Our client is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Software Tester to join their development team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of our clients C# MVC web application and REST API. This role involves planning,...

Data Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

This position reports to the Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining data architectures.Preparing data for descriptive, predictive and prescriptive modelingAutomating repetitive tasks and manual...

Senior Business Analyst

Facilitate discussions with stakeholders Analyse the various systems and processes in detailConstruct workflow charts and diagramsExecution of business analysis methodologiesAssist with project requirements planningProcess documentationBusiness Requirements...

Lead Platform/DevOps Engineer

As the Platform Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership in designing, implementing, and maintaining our organization's technology platforms. This role involves overseeing a team of platform engineers, setting technical direction,...

Network Engineer

Skills:Design and implement various types of networks.Firewall and network security SkillsRouting and Switching SkillsLoad Balancer F5 SkillsCisco ISE SkillsCisco Umbrella SkillsManaging Wireless NetworkCable ManagementSDWAN – Viptella SkillsCisco DNAC SkillsCisco...

Senior Python Engineer

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 Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

Facilitate discussions with stakeholders Analyse the various systems and processes in detailConstruct workflow charts and diagramsExecution of business analysis methodologiesAssist with project requirements planningProcess documentationBusiness Requirements...

Lead Platform/DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

As the Platform Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership in designing, implementing, and maintaining our organization's technology platforms. This role involves overseeing a team of platform engineers, setting technical direction,...

Network Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Skills:Design and implement various types of networks.Firewall and network security SkillsRouting and Switching SkillsLoad Balancer F5 SkillsCisco ISE SkillsCisco Umbrella SkillsManaging Wireless NetworkCable ManagementSDWAN – Viptella SkillsCisco DNAC SkillsCisco...

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