MTN, WWF, Nedbank launch PachiPanda Challenge
MTN South Africa, in partnership with the WWF South Africa, is calling on young innovators to tackle South Africa’s environmental challenges through the PachiPanda Challenge. The initiative, set to run from 26 August until 21 October 2024, seeks to mobilise and...
2024 Higher Education Women Leaders (HEWL) Awards nominees announced
The Higher Education Resources Services South Africa (HERS-SA) will host the second Higher Education Women Leaders (HEWL) Awards on 29 August 2024 at the Two Oceans Aquarium at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. As the country celebrates Women’s Month, this...
Global PC shipments set to drop 9,5%
Worldwide PC shipments are on pace to decline 9.5% in 2022, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. The PC market is expected to experience the steepest decline of all device segments this year. "A perfect storm of geopolitics upheaval, high inflation, currency...
Backdoor targets governments and NGOs in Middle East, Turkey and Africa
Kaspersky experts have brought to light a poorly detected SessionManager backdoor that was set up as a malicious module within the Internet Information Services (IIS), a popular web server edited by Microsoft. Once propagated, SessionManager enables a wide range of...
Identity, access management tipped to hit $26bn
A new study from Juniper Research has found that global spend on identity and access management solutions will rise from $16-billion in 2022 to $26-billion by 2027; representing an absolute growth of 62% over the next five years. Identity and access management...
Intel Labs in integrated photonics research breakthrough
Intel Labs has announced a significant advancement in its integrated photonics research – the next frontier in increasing communication bandwidth between compute silicon in data centers and across networks. The latest research features industry-leading advancements in...
Strong growth in spending on compute, storage infrastructure
Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared environments, increased 17,2% year over year in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22) to $18,3-billion, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC)...
The rapid rise of zero trust security adoption
A significant 35% of WAN managers implemented one or more elements of zero trust security (ZTS) and secure access service edge (SASE) on at least some of their company's networks in 2021. This is up from 8% in 2019, according to TeleGeography's latest WAN Manager...
IoDSA supports Zondo Commission recommendation for Appointment Committee
The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) broadly welcomes the recommendation to establish a Standing Appointment and Oversight Committee to strengthen the process of nominating and appointing directors of state-owned enterprises. The recommendation was made...
How Big Tech handles user data will be critical after Roe
Following the US Supreme Court's decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion, data privacy advocates and pro-abortion groups are raising concerns about tech companies sharing user data with law enforcement agencies in states where abortion is illegal....
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FNB expands cardless features
FNB has announced that the cardless cash withdrawal feature is available on the latest version of the FNB Banking App. The feature allows customers to withdraw money at an ATM without using their bank cards. This launch to the 1,2-million active devices that currently...
Worry-free backups for SMBs
The world is becoming more and more digital. Even in smaller companies, not directly operating in the technology industry, a great amount of data is created for every single process, says Anamika Budree, sales manager, Branded Products at WD South Africa. This...
DCC offers Huawei Ascend smartphone
The new Huawei Ascend G6, available now from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC), takes smartphones to a whole new level. Android’s 4.3 Jelly Bean Operating System (OS), 1.2 Gigahertz (GHz) quad-core processor and 1Gb RAM ensures superior performance. The...
Mobile malware requires better monitoring
South African smartphone users must be savvier about the sites they visit, what they download, and the apps they use on their devices. Mobile malware is becoming more prevalent. So says Richard Broeke from IT security services vendor, Securicom. “Designed to perform...
Schneider whitepaper examines BMS security
Organisations can reduce the risk of cyber-attacks on building management systems (BMS) by controlling Web access, applying software patches and managing user credentials (user names and passwords), according to a new white paper. Schneider Electric, a global...
Optimising document workflow
Too many organisations lack a coherent document strategy that provides a framework for managing, tracking, and controlling information and unifying disparate workflows; so says Hennie Kruger, DDS product and marketing manager of Océ South Africa. “If you’re producing...
Cross-border money service from Airtel
Bharti Airtel, the leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia, has announced the launch of a cross-border money-transfer service for Airtel Money customers between The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...
A grand vision for RFID
A typical radio-frequency identification tag is a relatively small device, varying in size from a small coin to a match box. The time may be ripe to apply this tracking technology on a truly grand scale. “Currently, industry uses GPS to track vehicles carrying goods...
UC, IoT to shape the future of business
Looking back over the past two decades, many technologies have emerged that have revolutionised the way the world works, interacts and communicates. However, none have been as disruptive as the Internet as a force for change.The impact of the creation of a global...
Virtual call centres are the new methodology
As the world continues to battle with the hangover of the 2008 financial meltdown, companies are continually looking to shave off costs wherever they can – and this is also true of the call centre industry, where bottom-line costs are being scrutinised. This business...
Senior Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Title: Snr Project Manager Contract: 12 months (with renewal) Environment: Hybrid (2 days on site, Pinelands) Industry: Financial Services Description: This role is responsible for managing multiple projects within the constraints of scope, quality, time and cost,...
IT Administrator – Pretoria
IT Administrator URGENTLY needed for a high end Law firm based in Pretoria. Candidate must have:- N+ and A+- At least 3 years experience in a similar role- Proven experience as an IT Administrator or similar role- Solid knowledge of network protocols, hardware, and...
Cyber Security Specialist at Parvana Recruitment
About our client: Our client is a highly successful international software development house specialising in telecommunications and payment gateways. With two decades of proven success and remarkable growth, they offer an exceptional training and mentorship program....
Developer – Java / React (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Our client is a highly successful international software development house specialising in telecommunications and payment gateways. With two decades of proven success and remarkable growth, they offer an exceptional training and mentorship program....
Development Team Lead (React, Node, Next.js) (CPT Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:AN innovative Digital Marketing Agency specializing in delivering cutting-edge solutions to clients with a focus on FinTech startups seeks the expertise of a Development Team Lead who will be responsible for managing a small team of Developers to deliver...
Application Support Analyst (CPT) (EE)
ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE optimal & seamless 1st and 2nd Line Support, ensuring operational stability and increasing efficiency to Business Users, IT Domains and Developers as the next Application Support Analyst sought by a reputable Investment Firm. You will be...
IT Administrator – Pretoria – Gauteng Pretoria
IT Administrator URGENTLY needed for a high end Law firm based in Pretoria. Candidate must have:- N+ and A+- At least 3 years experience in a similar role- Proven experience as an IT Administrator or similar role- Solid knowledge of network protocols, hardware, and...
Cyber Security Specialist at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client: Our client is a highly successful international software development house specialising in telecommunications and payment gateways. With two decades of proven success and remarkable growth, they offer an exceptional training and mentorship program....
Developer – Java / React (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:Our client is a highly successful international software development house specialising in telecommunications and payment gateways. With two decades of proven success and remarkable growth, they offer an exceptional training and mentorship program....
Development Team Lead (React, Node, Next.js) (CPT Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:AN innovative Digital Marketing Agency specializing in delivering cutting-edge solutions to clients with a focus on FinTech startups seeks the expertise of a Development Team Lead who will be responsible for managing a small team of Developers to deliver...
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