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...

Arsenal sign up NTT Data as digital transformation partner

NTT Data has signed a multi-year partnership to become Arsenal Football Club’s first Official Digital Transformation Partner, looking to bring new technologies to improve “The Gunners” supporter experience. The two organisations will work together over the coming...

EIB, DBSA increase support for private sector renewables to R12bn

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have further boosted their support for local renewable energy projects in the private sector - aiming to increase clean energy generation while supporting new jobs. A €100-million...

Greek start-ups are looking for talent

Starttech Ventures has come up with a novel way to attract talent to Greek start-ups: setting up a global competition to identify people with the required skills. Winners will get a job at a start-up in Athens, plus support in relocating to Greece. "Our recent survey...

Webb beams back first-ever direct image of distant world

For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system. The exoplanet is a gas giant, meaning it has no rocky surface and could not be habitable. The image, as seen through four different...

MEA can expect PC sales decline in Q3

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, is expected to decline 16.1% year on year in unit terms for the third quarter of 2022 (Q3 2022), according to industry...

What cyber threats await businesses entering the metaverse?

In an effort to create the platforms and technologies that captivate a new generation of users, Meta is staking its company's future on the metaverse, a virtual world in which people interact with each other using avatars and AR/VR technology. The metaverse has...

Efficiency, automation drive AI efforts in Europe

European spending on AI systems is forecast to jump from $25,4-billion in 2022 (up 27,8% from 2021) to more than $72,9-billion in 2026, according to the new Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). The compound annual...

AMD Pensando DPUs speed data centres with VMware vSphere 8

AMD has announced that the AMD Pensando Distributed Services Card, powered by an advanced data processing unit (DPU), will be one of the first DPU solutions to support VMware vSphere 8 available from server vendors including Dell Technologies, HPE and Lenovo. As data...

Intel oneAPI Tools give Tencent 85% performance boost

Tencent has significantly enhanced the performance of its database hosting service, TencentDB for MySQL. Based on the open source relational database management system MySQL and built on Intel Xeon processors, TencentDB for MySQL increased its performance by using the...

No date yet for new Artemis 1 launch attempt

NASA once again stood now on Satruday's attempted Artemis 1 launch, and has not yet confirmed a date for a new attempt. Engineers were unable to overcome a hydrogen leak in a quick disconnect, an interface between the liquid hydrogen fuel feed line and the Space...

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iWayAfrica re-launches Ka-band with no equipment contracts

Dandemutande Investments, a licensed Internet Access Provider operating the AfricaOnline, iWayAfrica, Utande and uMAX brands in Zimbabwe, has announced the relaunch of its iWayAfrica Ka-band VSAT service with a new nationwide campaign targeting households and...

WesBank offers generator finance

WesBank has signed an agreement with Turner Morris to assist local businesses in minimising the impact of electricity load shedding. The deal will see WesBank offering finance packages for businesses to purchase all stationary prime and standby generators generator in...

African potential turning into real opportunities

The Africa Competitiveness Report 2015 highlights the continent’s solid average growth rate of more than 5 percent over the past 15 years, indicating “impressive economic potential”. According to the report, which is produced on a biennial basis as a collaboration...

Samsung signs up Mobile 1 apps

Samsung Electronics South Africa has signed up Mobile 1, an enterprise mobility and IT asset management solutions provider, to the Samsung Enterprise Alliance Programme (SEAP). The alliance will see Mobile 1’s mobile workforce management applications installed on...

Samsung debuts Galaxy A7

Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced the availability of the new Galaxy A7, one of the slimmest Galaxy smartphones.

HansaWorld snaps up second Stevie business award

HansaWorld’s flagship Standard ERP product has won a Bronze International Stevie Award for Best New Product of 2015 in the Mobile Development Solution category. This marks the second time HansaWorld has won a Stevie, having secured the International Stevie Award for...

The changing face of custom software development

For many businesses, the battleground for winning and retaining customers has shifted to digital platforms that are able to deliver an experience that is simpler, more intuitive and constantly evolving to user needs, writes Sameer Deans, GM of ThoughtWorks. This has...

Copy Express in franchise drive with Cape Office Machines

One of the Cape’s fastest-growing full service print and copy shops, Copy Express, is launching an ambitious franchise expansion drive with upmarket Xerox equipment from Cape Office Machines and Bytes Document Solutions. The shopping centre-based store, headquartered...

Standard Bank updates mobile app

With Standard Bank’s latest updates to its app for Android and Apple smartphones, customers can now change their monthly payment limits, view their vehicle finance accounts, activate their cards for international travel, trade shares on stock exchanges around the...

Pimp your Dell with the E-Port Replicator

Mobility and convenience have driven an increase in the usage of notebooks as everyday computing devices. However, while they often feature similar processing power and capabilities compared to desktops, connecting several external monitors as well as printers,...

Network Manager – Gauteng Braamfontein

Key ResponsibilitiesAttend to break/Fix events at mid-level complexity level from on Naas and On Premise Infrastructure.Make configurations and installations on the international sites.Manage, monitor, maintain and secure the infrastructure.Improve and expand the...

Cloud Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

My client is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support in the design of reference architecture and provides input to the DevOps team for implementation of codified stacks that meet the needs of the applications. Contribute to a small number of products or work streams...

Data Centre Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Are you ready to join a dynamic team and dive into the world of cutting-edge technology? We are on the lookout for a passionate and skilled Data Centre Engineer with two years of relevant experience. If you're a tech enthusiast with a knack for VMware, Hewlett Packard...

Developer – PYTHON (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Product design, programming, bug verification, and testing of computer programs for software products and/or customer applications. Researching...

Business Analyst (Data Analyst)

12 Month contract that will be renewed Our client is looking for a Business Analyst. The Business Analyst acts as a bridge between the business and the IT development teams and will be responsible for the systematic and methodical investigation, analysis and...

Data Scientist-AI Platform (Entry) 2491 TT

Cloud ManagementCoordination between development and support environmentsTranslating and simplifying requirementsDevOps ExperienceManaging projects / processesAbility to develop within a specific sought-after programming languageStrong working knowledge with software...

Java Developer (Senior) 1332 TT

Development and maintenance on platform/applicationReview and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader and User Management or System ownerDevelop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirementsPreparation of system/technical...

Data Engineer

Seeking Data Engineers ??12 month Contract ??Onsite // Cape Town What you will do:Data Mastery: Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines that ensure the seamless flow of data from diverse sources to our data lakes and warehouses.Data Science Integration:...

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