Transport costs keep millions away from work and education

As South Africans face sharply higher fuel prices from yesterday, new Ipsos research shows that transport affordability is already affecting access to work and education for a significant number of people. The nationally representative findings, from the Ipsos...

ID-based attacks rife as phishing, authentication abuse on the rise

Phishing accounted for more than half of cybersecurity incident response engagements in the second quarter of 2026, while authentication abuse was observed in 65% of engagements, according to the latest Incident Response Trends report from Cisco Talos. The findings...

Tech sales under the lash as consumers curb spending

South Africa’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is proving resilient so far in 2026, although retailers and brands in the tech and durables (T&D) sector are experiencing a number of challenges. This is according to NielsenIQ (NIQ) South Africa, which has...

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...

Countries strengthen cybersecurity, but more action needed

Countries around the globe are improving cybersecurity efforts, but stronger actions are needed to meet evolving cyberthreats, according to the Global Cybersecurity Index 2024, released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). On average, countries have...

Finance functions likely to deploy AI solutions by 2026

By 2026, 90% of finance functions will deploy at least one AI-enabled technology solution, but less than 10% of functions will see headcount reductions, according to Gartner. While CFOs are already making changes to fully harness AI in finance, a sense of uncertainty,...

GDP declines on KZN floods, loadshedding

After two consecutive quarters of positive growth, real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0,7% in the second quarter of 2022 (Q2: 2022). The devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal and load shedding contributed to the decline, weakening an already fragile national...

Fintech market resilient after a banner year in 2021

Global fintech investment declined from $111,2-billion in the second half of 2021(H221) to $107,8-billion in H122 but remained remarkably resilient compared to historical trends given the challenges affecting the broader investment market, including geopolitical...

Tiny laser will help to find water on the Moon

Finding water on the Moon could be easier with a Goddard technology that uses an effect called quantum tunneling to generate a high-powered terahertz laser, filling a gap in existing laser technology. Locating water and other resources is a NASA priority crucial to...

Inaugural Africa Education Medal goes to Prof Phakeng

University of Cape Town (UCT) vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been named the winner of the inaugural Africa Education Medal, launched this year by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Intel and Microsoft. Professor Phakeng was chosen from among...

Study shows Chinese cities are leading in carbon reduction

Thirty-eight Chinese cities have reduced their emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) despite growing economies and populations for at least five years - defined as proactively peaked cities, a new study reveals. A further 21 cities have cut CO2 emissions as...

Intel debuts socketed SoC processors for the edge

Intel has announced the availability of its 12th Gen Intel CoreTM SoC processors for IoT Edge. Representing a new lineup of purpose-built edge products optimized for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, this first-of-its-kind socketed system-on-chip (SoC) delivers...

Retail trends for 2022 and beyond

Gears switched at the beginning of 2022 as we entered a new phase in a retail eco-system that was still massaging aches and pains and playing catch up with new consumer behavioural patterns evolving as - "new ways of doing things", "adaptability" and "having an...

Celebs take the plunge for Special Olympic National Games

The annual Special Olympics South Africa Polar Plunge is back, now in its sixth year, will see more than 150 celebs and well-known personalities taking the plunge into icy water to help raise funds for the 2022 Special Olympics South Africa National Games taking place...

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Big data can improve water management

Access to clean water is a basic human right, and while government strives to provide access for all, the reality is that South Africa is currently facing a potential water crisis, says Eckart Zollner, business development manager, The Jasco Group. A shortage of clean...

Huawei redefines innovative ICT

With energy as a driving force for global economic development, energy companies around the world are encountering a multitude of challenges as they move towards digital transformation. Against this backdrop, Huawei hosted its Global Energy Industry Summit 2015 with...

Check Point offers Mobile Threat Prevention

Check Point Software Technologies, the largest pure-play security vendor globally, recently announced Check Point Mobile Threat Prevention, a new mobile security solution that allows enterprises to battle today’s mobile threat environment. Check Point Mobile Threat...

Agility keeps SMMEs alive

The ability to innovate quickly and be disruptive and dynamic in the market is an advantage that small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) have over their larger counterparts. So claims Dr Raj Naidoo, director at Enermatics Energy, an established provider of smart...

Redefining mobile data management

The consumerisation of IT has brought together two very powerful forces: mobility and cloud. Either of these two represents a major shift on their own, however, how they interact is giving organisations a real headache, says Nigel Tozer, product marketing director...

DCC offers Dell Inspiron 7348

Mobility means being able to work from anywhere, any time, but mobility also means convenience, which is why tablets have seen such a significant adoption in the past few years. However, tablets have typically not had the processing power, nor the advantage of a...

Voice technology used in the supply chain

Voice technology is rapidly being adopted throughout South African warehousing and distribution environments to help organisations drive efficiencies and productivity across their supply chains. Voice solutions assist nearly one million mobile workers to process...

Cloud versus traditional ERP

The cloud ERP software market is experiencing enormous growth whilst traditional ERP vendors, who have dominated the market by locking-in customers with growth-yielding licensing deals, are now struggling to survive. Gartner says cloud software will drive...

Customer service is customer acquisition

The traditional way of seeing customer acquisition and customer retention as separate disciplines is an extremely dangerous way of running a modern business, because it traps you in a public lie. So says Sandra Galer, consulting director for Merchants, South Africa’s...

IS to provide 5Gbps bandwidth at rAge 2015

Internet Solutions is sponsoring South Africa’s premier gaming event – rAge - for the third consecutive year and will be providing a record breaking 5Gbps of bandwidth.  It is anticipated that the overall 122Tb of Internet traffic served during rAge in 2014, which...

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Looking for an innovative Mobile Application Developer with demonstrated experience in writing well designed, testable, efficient code by using benchmarked software development practices. Key Requirements 5+ years' experienceBachelor's Degree / BTechFlutter OR React...

Technical Support Agent – Gauteng Pretoria

ENVIRONMENT:An internet provider in Pretoria is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Tier 2 Technical Support Agent. This role involves supporting the Technical Support Manager by providing technical guidance, troubleshooting assistance, and expertise to...

Desktop Technician – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

The main duty of a technician is to attend to damaged or faulty laptop/printer/phones diagnoses and repair installation,diagnosis,maintenance and repair of PC hardwaresetup,configuration and troubleshooting of desktop/notebook hardware and softwarefault finding and...

Mobile Application Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Looking for an innovative Mobile Application Developer with demonstrated experience in writing well designed, testable, efficient code by using benchmarked software development practices. Key Requirements 5+ years' experienceBachelor's Degree / BTechFlutter OR React...

IT Applications Manager at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:An international and highly regarded organisation dedicated to "doing good" for society, they are renowned for their ethics, upliftment programs and while their tech environment is leading edge, this organisation is ideal for someone who wants to make...

Business Analyst I Payments I CIB at IQbusiness

I Desired Skills: Elicitation user stories activity diagrams sequence diagrams uml diagrams process flows Process Mapping JAD sessions requirements gathering functional specification BRD About The Employer: IQbusiness is a leading management consulting firm. Our...

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One of our clients is looking for a full stack developer that is going to maintain and develop new features for front-end websites and backend systems. Key Requirements Minimum 9+ years working as a full stack developer.Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in...

Full stack developer/Software Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

One of our clients is looking for a full stack developer that is going to maintain and develop new features for front-end websites and backend systems. Key Requirements Minimum 9+ years working as a full stack developer.Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in...

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