Municipal workers get access to digital upskilling
The Department of Communications, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the British High Commission have launched a Broadband and Digital Skills for Municipalities programme in Polokwane. The programme aims to empower municipal managers and...
Demo shows holographic calls with a smartphone dialer
Integrating holographic calls directly into dialer apps would allow users to access and use this advanced communication technology seamlessly without the need for additional applications. Now, Telefónica, Ericsson and Matsuko have successfully completed one of the...
Chatbots set to be primary customer service channel by 2027
By 2027, chatbots will become the primary customer service channel for roughly a quarter of organizations, according to Gartner. "Chatbots and virtual customer assistants (VCAs) have evolved over the past decade to become a critical technology component of a service...
Software needed to monitor social and environmental sustainability
While environmental issues have dominated the ESG/sustainability narrative, a recent International Data Corporation (IDC) survey finds that social sustainability topics account for the largest share of use cases for sustainability software. These human and social...
Disappointing Q2 results drive urgency to boost Meta ad business
Meta has reported its first-ever year-over-year drop in revenue. Rachel Foster Jones, thematic analyst at GlobalData, offers her view: "Meta is facing the perfect storm, from slashed advertising budgets due to inflation, Apple's crackdown on privacy, competition with...
Electronic visas could transform travel
SITA today announced the launch of SITA eVisa and SITA Electronic Travel Authorisation to meet the rapidly-growing demand from governments for digital visa systems to stimulate national economies after Covid-19, strengthen security and improve the travel experience....
Malware campaign hunts Discord messenger users
On July 26, using the internal automated system for monitoring open-source repositories, Kaspersky researchers identified a malicious campaign dubbed LofyLife. The campaign employed four malicious packages spreading Volt Stealer and Lofy Stealer malware in the...
SA data breach costs at an all-time high
IBM Security has released the annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, revealing costlier and higher-impact data breaches than ever before, with the average cost of a data breach in South Africa reaching an all-time high of R49,25-million for surveyed organisations. With...
$230k up for grabs in app contest
Under the theme 'Together we Innovate', Huawei has launched the 2022 edition of the Huawei Global App Innovation Contest (Apps UP). The competition aims to strengthen the skills of regional app developers and drive collaboration to build a connected app ecosystem....
Ransomware now impacts 1 out of 40 organisations a week
New data on cyberattack trends from Check Point Research (CPR) indicates that ransomware attacks now affect one out of 40 organisations a week. The top three most targeted industries for ransomware are government/military, education/research and healthcare. Higher...
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Bitdefender updates GravityZone
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DCC offers Huawei Mate 7 smartphone
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Get the tax basics right
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Alcatel-Lucent, KT sign agreement
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean telecommunications provider, KT, under which the companies will collaborate to test technologies for the eventual introduction of 5G mobile networks and infrastructure capable of meeting the...
Stop wasting money on failed projects
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Galix offers Mimecast Secure Messaging
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Barney Simon launches Rock On app
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Lead generation boosts focused sales
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Embrace ICT to improve productivity
With World Telecommunications and Information Society Day placing the focus on ICT, Gys Kappers, CEO of Wyzetalk, examines how ICT in the connected age has become less about technology and more about creating an engaged workforce and collaborative environment driving...
Red Hat announces CloudForms 3.2
Red Hat has announced Red Hat CloudForms 3.2, the latest version of its award-winning solution for managing private and hybrid clouds. CloudForms 3.2 delivers innovative management features that enable customers to automate the deployment and management of OpenStack...
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Banking / Credit CapitalContract Opportunity - 3 MonthsSandtonSeeking a Senior Business Analyst with Basel III knowledge, specifically on Credit Capital. The focus would be to assist on testing of the results and regulatory returns.Please see below for more...
Data Analyst
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Intermediate – Senior Full Stack .Net Developer
My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for an Intermediate - Senior Full Stack .Net Developer to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities A .NET Full Stack Developer is responsible for designing,...
Software Engineer
ENVIRONMENT:A full-service digital agency based in Reading, UK, The Hague, Netherlands and Stellenbosch, South Africa who strategizes, designs, and develops digital solutions for the private and public sectors is seeking to employ a Senior Software Engineer who will...
Business Analyst (Finance and Banking) – Remote Remote
Banking / Credit CapitalContract Opportunity - 3 MonthsSandtonSeeking a Senior Business Analyst with Basel III knowledge, specifically on Credit Capital. The focus would be to assist on testing of the results and regulatory returns.Please see below for more...
Data Analyst – Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth
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Intermediate – Senior Full Stack .Net Developer – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for an Intermediate - Senior Full Stack .Net Developer to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities A .NET Full Stack Developer is responsible for designing,...
Software Engineer – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:A full-service digital agency based in Reading, UK, The Hague, Netherlands and Stellenbosch, South Africa who strategizes, designs, and develops digital solutions for the private and public sectors is seeking to employ a Senior Software Engineer who will...
Web Designer / Developer
An excellent opportunity has become available for a WordPress Web Designer / Developer within a fast growing Digital Media business based in Kent. The role is fully remote. Requirements: Relevant IT qualificationRelevant experience in web design and development with...
Full Stack C# Developer
Our client is seeking a full stack developer (mainly Microsoft stack) to work and innovate on their SaaS platform which provides a unified view of the service delivery process, from service request to fulfilment and ongoing service management. Key Requirements...
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