Ethereum continues to take big hits in crypto market
After growing by almost 70% in the first six months of the year and getting close to its all-time high of $4 300 seen in early 2021, Ethereum's value has slumped by 25% in the past month – and the massive $900 price correction has significantly impacted the share of...
Corruption is African youth’s biggest bugbear
Africa’s youth have bounced back from the ravages of Covid-19, but they aren’t happy with the direction their governments are taking. They are unafraid to speak out and they are unequivocal about what the greatest threat to their futures is - corruption. Corruption is...
Two new universities on the cards
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, says plans to build two new universities and other infrastructure within the post school education and training sector are well underway. This follows cabinet approval for the establishment...
RPA doesn’t have to break the bank
Robotic process automation (RPA) is technology that performs repetitive or tedious tasks, freeing up people to do more creative, intuitive or just plain more interesting work. The concept is game-changing: an array of bots doing their appointed tasks without human...
New ransomware variants means more monetary loss
Over the past few weeks, FortiGuard Labs has observed several new ransomware variants of interest that have been gaining traction within the OSINT community along with activity from our datasets. The latest edition of its Ransomware Roundup covers the LockBit,...
Cyber skills shortages threaten security
With increasing digitalisation, the threat of cyber attacks is also rising and so is the demand for IT security experts. The demand for IT security experts has never been more pressing. According to the Risk & Cybersecurity Study by IT consultancy Tata Consultancy...
Liquid completes Telrad acquisition
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has finalised its 100% acquisition and delisting of Telrad, an Israeli-based technology company. According to Nic Rudnick, deputy-chairman of Liquid Intelligent Technologies: “Earlier this year, Liquid had entered into a definitive...
Solid improvement in SA business debt
There has been a strong improvement in business debt conditions in Q1 but this trajectory is likely to decline in the coming quarters, according to new insight from Experian South Africa. The Experian Business Debt Index (BDI) increased in Q1 from Q4 2021, rising to...
Darknet forums target corporate infrastructure
Selling access to corporate infrastructure is one of the most popular topics on Darknet forums currently, accounting for 12% of all messages in trade forum sections analysed. This is according to Yuliya Novikova, head of security services analysis at Kaspersky, who...
Virtual assistants, digital humans could be close to acing Turing Test
Nvidia has announced the Nvidia Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE), a suite of cloud-native AI models and services that make it easier to build and customize lifelike virtual assistants and digital humans. By bringing these models and services to the cloud, ACE...
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Novatti deploys mobile banking in Tanzania
Following a competitive tender, Novatti has been appointed to supply a mobile money and mobile banking platform for Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) in Tanzania. The Novatti platform will enable TTCL to enter the already competitive but highly...
ttrumpet creates safer communities
ttrumpet – one of the most advanced over-the-top (OTT) service providers – has launched a new feature to the platform, namely “Tag Me” – a my-safety, real-time feature within the app aimed at families, friends and active sportsmen. The feature enables individuals to “pin” or “mark” their journey home while on their way back from a specific location, allowing personally selected people to identify their exact location and whether they have gone off route, as well as allowing the user to alert their “followers” in cases of distress.
Leading companies join FANTASTIC-5G
A group of 16 leading players in the field of telecommunications are joining forces to advance the development of a new air interface below 6 GHz for 5G networks. The “FANTASTIC-5G” (Flexible Air iNTerfAce for Scalable service delivery within wireless Communication...
AMD unveils new Catalyst driver
AMD has announced its new AMD Catalyst 15.7 Driver update delivering seamless and intuitive support for Windows 10 and the DirectX 12 API, and is a primary ingredient for users to get the most out of their AMD APU and GPU solutions. The AMD Catalyst 15.7 driver is a...
Industrial Ethernet for factory environments
If you were asked to imagine a computer network, the image that springs to mind would probably be one of a pristine office setting, where networking equipment is kept behind spotless glass doors in a dust- and temperature-controlled environment, says Inus Dreckmeyr,...
Agents influence customer experience
Figures show that contact centre agents have a direct influence on the customer experience. More research is currently being undertaken to find out what contact centre tools, methods and measures are available and can be deployed to assist an organisation achieve the...
Keep customers coming back
For business, getting customers through the door is crucial to success. Perhaps even more important is keeping them coming back. This is where delivering excellent customer services comes in. Fantastic customer service makes your customers believe that you are...
Argility partners with Relex
Digital commerce solutions provider, Argility, has announced a strategic partnership with Relex Solutions - a leading European supplier of forecasting, optimisation and automated replenishment solutions. This move enables Argility to provide powerful supply chain...
CA Technologies named a leader by Gartner
CA Southern Africa has announced that CA Technologies has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management Software Applications, Worldwide. The report evaluated CA Project and Portfolio Management (CA...
Riverbed expands service portfolio
Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, has introduced a new portfolio of professional consulting services to help customers maximise the value of their Riverbed solutions for improved business performance by optimising application...
Snr Control Software Engineer
ENVIRONMENT:A radio astronomy company is seeking a Senior Control Software Engineer to plan, implement, modify, administer, and evaluate Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for a cutting-edge telescope. The ideal candidate should have extensive...
Data Engineer – Gauteng Sandown
Leading Corporate and Investment Bank seeks an experienced DATA ENGINEERNB: this is a 4 day per week in the office role with the offices based in Sandton Terradata PowerBI MSSQL Hive Ab Initio (a bonus) Data API's Will be required to build data warehouse components on...
Adobe Experience Developer at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, song, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all...
Senior Software Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
Senior Developer Are you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? A leading Pan-African telecommunications company is launching a groundbreaking Software Engineering Centre of Excellence (COE); dedicated to...
Snr Control Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A radio astronomy company is seeking a Senior Control Software Engineer to plan, implement, modify, administer, and evaluate Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for a cutting-edge telescope. The ideal candidate should have extensive...
Front End Developer
Leading Corporate and Investment Bank seeks an experienced FRONT END DEVELOPER - ANGULARNB: this is a 4 day per week in the office role with the offices based in Sandton Very strong UI development skills (Minimum 5 years' experience)Solid experience in the following...
NATURAL Application Senior Developer at Accenture
CAREER LEVEL: 9Location: Centurion, South AfricaPURPOSE OF JOB:To design and maintain simple to moderate to complex programs and to provide relevant support to operational support and support service teams as required.Main Responsibilities/Tasks:To efficiently code,...
Mainframe Application Developer at Accenture
Main Responsibilities/Tasks:To efficiently code, debug and unit test simple to moderate to complex programs. This includes new development and / or modifications to existing programs on a Supply Chain system;Compile designs for simple to moderate to complex...
C# Developer / Team Lead (LW)
Experience Requirements:A minimum of 8 years of experience as a C# Software Developer. At least 3 years of experience in leading and mentoring a team of junior to intermediate developers.Technical Skills:Programming Languages: Proficient in C# and .Net Core. Strong...
Front End Developer – Gauteng Sandown
Leading Corporate and Investment Bank seeks an experienced FRONT END DEVELOPER - ANGULARNB: this is a 4 day per week in the office role with the offices based in Sandton Very strong UI development skills (Minimum 5 years' experience)Solid experience in the following...
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