The emerging technologies to watch out for
The 25 disruptive technologies to watch on the latest Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2024 fall into four key areas: autonomous AI; developer productivity; total experience; and human-centric security and privacy programmes. "Generative AI (GenAI) is...
Barriers to HIV treatment threaten SA’s fight against it
South Africa's HIV epidemic is driven by people who face obstacles in obtaining treatment and struggle to adhere to their daily oral medication or remain in care - and the lack of access to long-acting injectables for HIV treatments compounds this challenge. This...
Big gaps found in workplace cybersecurity best practices
A significant 44% of employees haven’t gone through employer-arranged cybersecurity training, according to a survey commissioned by NordLocker. This is a worrying statistic because the same study reveals that 77% of professionals handle confidential data at work. The...
SAICA cautions taxpayers on SARS auto assessments
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) has advised taxpayers issued with an auto assessment from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to carefully examine it before treating it as correct. For the first time following the introduction of...
Inkjet MFPs on the rebound
Revenues from sales of inkjet multifunction printers (MFPs) through European distributors have surged in recent weeks, but not enough to result in year-on-year growth in printer sales for Q2 2022, according to market researcher Context. "Although revenues from almost...
Location key for workers on the go
Regus has interviewed more than 44 000 business people in over 100 countries and found that while working on the go is very normal, only a handful of limited activities can be carried out effectively anywhere. Specifically, half (49%) of respondents report that cafes...
European development banks invest in African infrastructure fund
Development finance institutions from the UK and the Netherlands - British International Investment (BII) and FMO - have announced a joint commitment of $116-million to African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 (AIIF4) aimed at taking the fund to its $500-million...
Consumers pay up as data breach costs reach all-time high
Data breaches are costlier and higher-impact than ever before, with the global average cost of a data breach reaching an all-time high of $4,35-million. This is one of the findings of IBM Security’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Report. With breach costs increasing...
Microsoft, SITA open new innovation centre
Kathy Gibson reports – The State IT Agency (SITA) today launched the Microsoft SITA Ndivho Innovation Centre that, combined with an SMME development programme, aims to unlock efficiencies in service delivery and create opportunities for new services. Lucas Mogashoa,...
These are the phishing emails employees fall for
Half of the most frequently clicked phishing mails had subject lines related to human resources, including vacation policy updates, dress code changes, and upcoming performance reviews. The other top category was IT requests, including password verifications needed...
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Enermatics leverages MTN’s M2M platform
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Sasria gains additional functionality
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TaxTim heads into Namibia with PwC
South African-born digital tax assistant TaxTim began its African expansion this week, working together with audit, tax and advisory firm PwC to enter Namibia. Since raising seed funding from Google in 2011, TaxTim has helped over 1.3 million South Africans make tax...
Workflow essential to IoT success
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Sage launches Sage Foundation
Sage has launched the Sage Foundation which sets the standard for Corporate Compassionate Capitalism around the world. Each of Sage’s 14 000 employees will be able to contribute five days per year in work time to volunteer with any non-profit organisation they elect...
Eliminate junk data to boost data centres
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Huawei wins Total Telecom award
Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, was awarded Vendor of the Year at the first ever Africa Awards, organised by Total Telecom. The Africa Awards is initiated by Total telecom, a daily telecommunications news portal for global communications...
Bullying: from schoolyard to smartphone
The phenomenon of bullying is nothing new - many adults can recall being bullied in their childhood. While "traditional" bullying can involve physical and verbal abuse in the playground, our growing reliance on the Internet and connected devices means bullying no...
Ericsson 5G pilot makes Swedish mines safer
Ericsson is to launch a pilot project that will use 5G technology for communication and remote control operations. A collaboration between several Swedish companies, the project is set to improve productivity and safety in the Swedish mining industry. In the initial...
Uniclox moves into African hospitality
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ENVIRONMENT:A company headquartered in Germany that emphasizes innovation for growth is on the lookout for a talented and passionate Midlevel Mobile Developer. They're seeking someone with solid expertise in both Ionic and ColdFusion to become part of their vibrant...
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