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...

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...

Continued growth through 2028 for UC&C market

The worldwide unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) market is forecast to reach $69,1-billion in revenue in 2024, an increase of 7,5% compared to 2023, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). During the 2023-2028 forecast...

Duxbury rebrands in-house products

Duxbury Networking has launched the DuxNet brand identity for its in-house product range. The DuxNet range covers a suite of networking solutions that includes battery cameras, switches, service gateways, and access points. All the products in the DuxNet range are...

Most tech purchases end in regret

As technology continues to become more critical to the business, technology customers have access to more options and information than ever before leading to more instances of buyer remorse. A massive 56% of organisations said they had a high degree of purchase regret...

Virtual, augmented-mixed reality set for 11-fold growth

The virtual reality (VR) and augmented-mixed reality (AR-MR) market is at the heart of futuristic digital transformation, offering immersive and assisted experiences through a 3D virtual environment inlaid within or on top of observable reality. Frost & Sullivan’s...

SA was leading in online learning pre-Covid

Prior to Covid-19, South Africa had the highest percentage of learners receiving online or blended learning as their main mode of course delivery compared with the UK, Middle East and Europe. According to research covering higher education (HE) instructors’ priorities...

NFT marketplace  to tokenise R18m ZAR coin collection

The South African Gold Coin Exchange & The Scoin Shop has partnered with Momint, a South African Web 3.0 tech firm, to tokenise an exclusive Complete Denomination Coin Proof set of the old Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) coinage for the digital era. Collectively...

Amazon-related phishing sites approach 900 on Amazon Prime Day

Amazon’s annual Prime Day event is one of the most profitable days for Amazon, together with Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the holiday season. At the same time, it’s one of the most opportune moments for criminals to dupe consumers into visiting fake sites, which...

Intel edges closer to global net positive water goal

Intel’s operations in the US, Costa Rica and India are officially net positive on water use. In those countries, Intel restores and returns more freshwater than it takes in. Todd Brady, Intel chief sustainability officer and vice president of global public affairs,...

Pinnacle Cloud is open for business

Kathy Gibson reports – Pinnacle has launched its Pinnacle Cloud, offering a range of services that partners can offer their end user customers. Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, explains that the distributor may appear to be late to market with a cloud offering,...

SARB aims to regulate cryptocurrencies

In just a few years, the adoption of cryptocurrencies as well as the entry of new players into the market has skyrocketed. However, in evaluating cryptocurrencies, it is important to distinguish between technological advances and potential improvements to the payments...

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Siemens earns Level 2 B-BBEE status

Siemens is now one of just two companies in its peer group to achieve Level 2 BBBEE. It has the highest rating for a German company operating in South Africa. The Level 2 ranking was calculated by Empowerdex in accordance with the Department of Trade and Industry’s...

Learning, development beats training, HR

By virtue of the fact that learning and development (L&D) functions in the education, training and development (ETD) sector, many believe that its role purely relates to training facilitators and human resource departments, says Mark Orpen, CEO of The Institute of...

ZA Books expands exam offering for iPad

Preparing for school exams? Need extra help? The good news is that ZA Books, brought to you by Core Group, now has revision and study guides for Grades 8 to 12 on all key subjects, plus free past exam papers available to download onto your iPad.  Exam practice books...

Soarsoft expands its international reach

Soarsoft initially started out in 2001 with a single email archiving solution offered to the local South African market. Since then, and over the 14 years that it has been in existence, the business has made great strides in diversifying and growing into a provider of...

PayU announces a fresh new look

PayU is a leading online payment service provider dedicated to creating a fast, simple and efficient payment process for merchants and buyers. In May 2015, PayU is launching a new look. The goal of the rebranding is to create a consistent experience for all its...

CSSI releases data recovery software

CSSI has announced the launch of LuminSoftware.com, the commercialisation of their award winning data recovery technology.LuminSoftware is a culmination of 15 years of enhancements and four years of R&D in South Africa and India. On the eve of CSSI’s 15 year...

Sony Mobile welcomes Xperia MashLab

Sony Mobile has announced Xperia MashLab, brought to you by Sony Xperia on 5FM – an audio first where music meets technology. MashLab, celebrating its second year, is a unique adventure allowing fans to form a part of a musical journey where they drive the production...

Veeam expands family of free tools

Veeam Software has announced two new solutions - Veeam FastSCP for Microsoft Azure and Veeam Management Pack (MP) v8 for Microsoft System Center - to help customers more easily adopt Microsoft’s hybrid cloud as part of their IT strategy. Both of these products are now...

Nology named Yealink Platinum Distributor

Nology, a leading supplier of broadband connectivity, networking and VoIP products, today announced it has been awarded Platinum Distributor status for Yealink IP telephony equipment by Yealink Technology Company. Yealink is the world’s second largest IP phone...

Apple Watch moves BYOD to BYOX

“Gorgeous”. “Beautiful”. “Actually useful”. “Epic”. The accolades from the reviewers of the Apple Watch keep pouring in and the new device – though not the first of its kind in the market – holds the potential of becoming as ubiquitous as the iPhone or the iPod, says...

C# Developer – Gauteng Germiston

Hire Resolve is currently seeking a skilled C# Developer to work remotely for an Information Technology company. As a C# Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software applications using C# and other related technologies. With a...

CRM System Specialist – Remote Remote

Our client in the Legal industry is seeking a CRM System Specialist to join the Marketing and Business Development Department, reporting to the Head of Business and Practice Development.The CRM System Specialist will provide overall project management for the firm's...

Item Coding Analyst at Circana – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Working as part of the item coding team you will be responsible for analysing data from different sources, performing gap analyses and coding missing product attributes (e.g. the weight of the product, the name of the manufacturer, etc.). These need to be recorded...

AWS Cyber Security Specialist at Parvana Recruitment

About our client: Our client is a leading payments company dedicated to transforming the payment landscape by providing a risk-free and empowering payment solution. Their payment solution aims to alleviate debt burdens, enabling shoppers to pay as they earn, free from...

Operations and Technical Specialist

Hire Resolve is currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Operations and Technical Specialist for a training company. As an Operations and Technical Specialist, you will play a crucial role in overseeing and optimizing operational processes, as well as...

Systems Engineer at Datonomy Solutions

To provide specialist technical expertise and support in installing; testing; tuning; optimising; diagnosing problems; repairing; upgrading and maintaining both externally and internally supplied hardware and systems software (i.e. operating systems; data management...

Functional Specialist

Opportunity for a Functional Feature Architect on a fixed term contract. Responsibilities will include analyzing and implementation of new systems requirements specifications in a JAVA environment.Requirements: Diploma or Degree in Information Technology8 - 10 years...

Operations and Technical Specialist – KwaZulu-Natal Umhlanga

Hire Resolve is currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Operations and Technical Specialist for a training company. As an Operations and Technical Specialist, you will play a crucial role in overseeing and optimizing operational processes, as well as...

Systems Engineer at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Sandton

To provide specialist technical expertise and support in installing; testing; tuning; optimising; diagnosing problems; repairing; upgrading and maintaining both externally and internally supplied hardware and systems software (i.e. operating systems; data management...

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