Climate change catches agro-food sector off guard
With Africa being highly vulnerable to climate shocks, research by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) master’s graduate Koaile Monaheng has shed light on how South Africa’s agro-food sector - a crucial, yet often overlooked industry - faces significant risks and...
Mustek reports lower revenue
Mustek has reported revenue of R8,51-billion for the year ended 30 June 2024, down 16% from the R10,13-billion in 2023. Gross profit percentage decreased to 12,2%, from 13,9% last year. Headline earnings per share 67,13 cents, down 82,1% from 2023’s 357,18 cents....
Bitcoin burns through electricity
Bitcoin accounts for as much as 77% of the electricity consumed on cryptos, according to data presented by Bankless Time. "This is an alarming statistic and one that should cause concern for all those involved in the crypto world," says BanklesTimes CEO Jonathan...
Mettus outlines growth strategy
Data, analytics and technology services company Mettus, established through the recent sale of EOH's four subsidiary information services businesses, is focusing on core business growth, geographic expansion, acquisition and innovation. Mettus is backed by global...
Curiosity key to creating an inventor economy
Kathy Gibson is at VMware vForum 2022 - South Africa, which has traditionally had the leading economy in Africa, needs to take advantage of new technologies and opportunities if it wants to retain this position. That's the word from Graham Vorster, founder and owner...
This is what a meteoroid striking Mars sounds like
NASA’s InSight lander has detected seismic waves from four space rocks that crashed on Mars in 2020 and 2021. Not only do these represent the first impacts detected by the spacecraft’s seismometer since InSight touched down on the Red Planet in 2018, it also marks the...
CIOs aim for cloud smart deployments
Kathy Gibson is at VMware vForum 2022 - VMware changed the way we know IT today; and continues to lead new developments that optimise business outcomes. That is the bold claim from Ian Jansen van Rensburg, chief technologist and SE director of VMware Sub-Saharan...
Global data centre survey reveals stong industry growth
Findings from Uptime Institute's 12th Annual Global Data Center Survey show an industry that is growing, dynamic and increasingly resilient, but still working to address increasing pressure for sustainability progress and reporting, continuing staffing shortages,...
Nedbank banks on the metaverse
As the digital economic voyage into the metaverse starts to accelerate, major players in trade and industry are poised to develop custom experiences in this digitally-enhanced world, which is being heralded as the future of ecommerce. Leading financial institution...
Self-spreading stealer targets gamers on YouTube
Kaspersky researchers spotted an unusual malicious bundle (a collection of malicious programs distributed in the form of a single installation file, self-extracting archive or other file with installer-type functionality) targeting gamers on YouTube. Its main payload...
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Simplifying loans applications with digital signature workflow
For financial institutions, loans are an essential part of their business, writes Avi Rose, regional sales manager for Africa at DocuSign and Leon van der Merwe, business development manager at Pitney Bowes. From home loans to vehicle finance, personal loans to credit...
Modern business telephony key to efficiency
There has not been much innovation in telephony since the VoIP revolution, but every telephone service provider is still claiming to have the best quality at the cheapest rate. With all this competition in the market, what is the real differentiator in today’s highly...
Testing to mitigate the risk when disaster strikes
South African-based companies know the impact that external factors can have on data centres all too well. Whether it be man-made such as load shedding or forces of nature like the frequent Highveld thunderstorms, companies can never take their business continuity...
Econz Wireless pilots timecard GPS for Marltons
Econz Wireless has signed Marltons Pet Care Products and Accessories to track their national sales team with Econz Timecard GPS. Marltons is a leader in the pet products industry (excluding food). The local pet care industry (including food) is estimated at R5-billion...
Strike lead generation gold with data mining
It is not news that the world these days is drowning in data. It permeates our lives in expected, and even some unexpected, ways. Every time you do something electronically, whether it is transacting with your credit card, watching television, sending an e-mail, or...
CA joins Linux Foundation Open Mainframe Project
CA Technologies has become a founding Platinum member of The Linux Foundation’s new Open Mainframe Project. The project is designed to create a collaborative environment among top industry leaders and academic institutions to drive both improvements and enterprise...
Tick-tock – Intel’s Skylake ‘tock’ is here
Broadwell, Intel’s fifth generation processor, is out and generation six, Skylake, is officially here as of August 2015. In line with Intel’s tick-tock strategy, the Broadwell ‘tick’ saw the processer die shrink from 22nm to 14nm. With the Broadwell series Y, U, H and...
BT’s ‘cloud of clouds’ for global collaboration
BT has announced the global availability of three new cloud-based solutions that enable customers to easily integrate collaboration tools and services from disparate technology platforms and different vendors. Freedom of choice, security and great user experience...
Suidwes Agriculture rolls out integrated ERP
Suidwes Agriculture, one of South Africa’s largest South African agricultural companies, has announced that it will partner with Datacentrix to upgrade to an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that will better support the organisation’s growth...
Truedialer takes care of ‘Out of Office’
Truecaller has launched a new caller availability feature in its Truedialer app that could eliminate one of the most tedious features of managing your phone, work and personal communications – remembering to turn on your ‘out of office’ message or ‘do not disturb’...
Systems Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
The Systems Analyst works closely with Business Analysts, Architects and Developers to design new IT solutions, modify, enhance, or adapt existing systems and integrate new features or improvements, with the aim of improving business efficiency and productivity....
Data Scientist – Western Cape Cape Town
We are looking to hire a skilled and experienced Data Scientist with a robust background in data analysis, machine learning, and statistical modeling. Demonstrates proficiency in leveraging advanced analytical techniques to extract meaningful insights from large and...
Data Engineer – Gauteng Pretoria
Our client in the centre of Pretoria, a large financial institute has a vacancy for a Data Engineer on a contract basis.The Company has embarked on a multi-year IT transformational programme to renew the Finsurv IT landscape. This programme is known as the 1FinSurv...
Senior Security Engineer
As a Secure Application Specialist, you will work collaboratively with the entire Technology team, although this may extend to other teams and other other systems, to drive our internal information security program and cyber resilience goals. You'll help us scale our...
IT Support Team Leader
Our client is seeking a client-driven, IT Support Desk Team Leader that has previous ITManaged Service Provider (MSP) experience, to manage one of their IT support desk teamsin their Cape Town office. The team consists of two senior IT Support Technician, four 2ndLine...
IT Business Analyst
Exciting opportunity alert! Our client, a prominent Financial Service organization in Cape Town, is seeking a skilled Business Analyst for a contract role. As a Business Analyst, you will play a key role in analyzing business processes, documenting requirements, and...
Developer
Web DeveloperOur client in Johannesburg is seeking a developer with dot net development experience. Candidate must have a proven track record of previous projects. Desired Skills: .NET software developer SQL code management Ecommerce Platforms Web Design Learn...
Senior Java Backend Developer (Stellenbosch Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:BUILD state-of-the-art, performant, scalable & maintainable Backend Services and APIs as the next Senior Java Backend Developer sought by a rapidly growing FinTech company. You will join a highly driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative team where you...
Senior Security Engineer – Western Cape Woodstock
As a Secure Application Specialist, you will work collaboratively with the entire Technology team, although this may extend to other teams and other other systems, to drive our internal information security program and cyber resilience goals. You'll help us scale our...
IT Support Team Leader – Western Cape Century City
Our client is seeking a client-driven, IT Support Desk Team Leader that has previous ITManaged Service Provider (MSP) experience, to manage one of their IT support desk teamsin their Cape Town office. The team consists of two senior IT Support Technician, four 2ndLine...
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