The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

Spatial data maps where Super El Niño will hit SA hardest

The South African Weather Service gave the clearest sign yet on 1 September: this El Niño is on course to become the strongest event in living memory, with sea surface temperatures already tracking past 3°C above normal. A national outlook can't say which town or...

MeerKAT and Webb measure farthest fast radio burst

First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Now, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space...

Ampath confirms hack, but disputes theft of 80m patient records

Ampath, one of the country’s biggest pathology labs, has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyberattack, but has issued a statement clarifying the claim by hackers that “80-million patient records” have been stolen. The company says it has contained the...

AMD enables AI on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) has chosen AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators with ROCm open software to power its newest OCI Compute Supercluster instance called BM.GPU.MI300X.8. For AI models that can comprise hundreds of billions of parameters, the OCI Supercluster with...

Digital identity wallets becoming mainstream

Gartner is predicting that by 2026, at least 500-million smartphone users will be regularly making verifiable claims using a digital identity wallet (DIW). Identity verification (IDV) in the form of a user taking a picture of their identity document and a selfie is...

Attackers steal cookies to bypass MFA

Active adversaries are increasingly exploiting stolen session cookies to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and gain access to corporate resources. In some cases, the cookie theft itself is a highly targeted attack, with adversaries scraping cookie data from...

SA brings home bronze medal from IOI 2022

Team South Africa's Minkyum Kim from Reddam House Durbanville has earned a bronze medal at this year's International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Indonesia. A total of 349 contestants from 88 countries took part in IOI 2022 in Yogyakarta in Indonesia last week,...

Apple users urged to install emergency patches

Apple has released emergency security updates that it recommends users install to guard against zero-day vulnerabilities. Macs, iPads, and iPhones have been affected by two vulnerabilities that were detected: CVE-2022-32893, an out-of-bounds write that exists in the...

Voyager logs 45 years of space exploration

Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager probes are NASA’s longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft ever to explore interstellar space. NASA’s twin Voyager probes have become, in some ways, time capsules of their era: They each carry an eight-track tape player for...

Huawei debuts new consumer products

Huawei Consumer Business Group South Africa has launched a new range of product include the Huawei Mate Xs 2 foldable smartphone, the Huawei MateBook X Pro laptop; the Huawei MatePad 10.4 tablet, the Huawei MateBook D 16 laptop and the new Huawei Mesh Series. South...

Big decline in web3 startup funding

Web3 startup funding has seen a 92,7%decline since the last quarter of 2021, according to analysis by BanklessTimes.com. In the fourth quarter of 2021, web3 startups raised a total of $9,8-billion through various funding rounds. However, in the third quarter of this...

How supply chain leaders can respond to scarcity, inflation

As inflation rates rise in economies around the world, with the threat of a looming recession looming, there are four ways chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) can prepare their leadership response over the next months, according to Gartner. “While CSCOs primarily...

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Turrito Networks wins Vodacom award

Converged communications provider, Turrito Networks, a MicroMega Group company, has for the fourth consecutive year been awarded the Vodacom Convergence Partner of the Year. In addition to being the biggest revenue partner in fixed line telecommunications for Vodacom,...

Winning the talent war

After years of strong economic growth across the continent, African organisations face an enormous demand for skills to keep expanding their businesses. A recent survey from EY shows that 70% of African firms are recruiting - yet many report that they are taking...

Software-defined application services

The agility and efficiency that organisations have already derived from virtualisation is just the beginning, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. Enterprises and cloud service providers have made huge strides in virtualising core sections of their...

Commvault delivers cloud solution sets

CommVault, a leader in enterprise data protection and information management, has announced numerous additions to its product suite to enable organisations to better leverage existing investments and accelerate enterprise wide cloud adoption. Public and Hybrid Cloud...

Kaspersky updates Security Scan

Kaspersky Lab presents a new version of Kaspersky Security Scan, a free solution for Windows-based computers. Now the scanner not only detects malicious software and operating system settings that make the device vulnerable, but also offers users advice on resolving any issues identified. Kaspersky Security Scan enables users to quickly scan their computers for cyber-threats. The scanner works even if there is another security solution installed on the computer.

AWS announces AWS Educate

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the launch of AWS Educate, a program that helps educators and students use real-world cloud technology in the classroom to graduate students ready to enter the cloud workforce. AWS Educate is designed to make it easy for...

TransUnion launches in the Rwandan market

TransUnion, a leading global credit and information management provider, has launched its TransUnion Credit Score for the Rwandan market on the back of rebranding CRBAfrica under the TransUnion banner. CRBAfrica falls under parent company TransUnion Africa Holdings, a...

Scientific research company uses Jasco UPS

Almost five years ago, a scientific research organisation initiated a project to put a data centre in place that met global standards. It acquired a 400KVA modular UPS from Jasco Power. Today the organisation’s data centre is Control Objectives for Information and...

Simplifying print jargon

Despite moves toward the paperless office, the fact remains that hard copies of documents are inevitably required, which means that printers remain essential technology for any office, large or small, says Heinrich Pretorius, Canon product specialist at DCC. However,...

Building a career in BCM

As the risks facing business grow, and the obligation to manage those risks becomes entrenched in law and codes like King III, a new profession has emerged: business continuity management (BCM). These professionals have the responsibility of ensuring that the business...

Mid Software Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

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 building...

Project Manager

ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge company focused on Cloud Solutions is actively seeking a Project Manager to play a crucial role in implementing processes and enhancing the overall customer lifecycle and experience. The Project Manager will be responsible for assessing and...

UX / UI Designer at Accenture

Are you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? Accenture has partnered with a leading Pan-African telecommunications company and has launched a groundbreaking Centre of Excellence (COE); dedicated to building...

Application Senior Developer at Accenture

Net Application Developer (Mid-Senior)Hiring RequirementsJob DetailsMain Responsibilities/Tasks:Design and DevelopWork with team members to gather and interpret user/system requirements into design specificationsDesign, build, assemble, and configure application or...

Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge company focused on Cloud Solutions is actively seeking a Project Manager to play a crucial role in implementing processes and enhancing the overall customer lifecycle and experience. The Project Manager will be responsible for assessing and...

UX / UI Designer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

Are you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? Accenture has partnered with a leading Pan-African telecommunications company and has launched a groundbreaking Centre of Excellence (COE); dedicated to building...

Application Senior Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

Net Application Developer (Mid-Senior)Hiring RequirementsJob DetailsMain Responsibilities/Tasks:Design and DevelopWork with team members to gather and interpret user/system requirements into design specificationsDesign, build, assemble, and configure application or...

Technical Specialist

ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge company leading in Cloud Solutions is actively seeking candidates with strong technical expertise and exceptional interpersonal skills for the role of Technical Specialist. The ideal candidates should possess the ability to design technical...

Adobe Experience Developer at Accenture

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...

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