Digital companies’ emission reductions lag climate commitments

Despite progress in climate reporting and renewable electricity use, digital companies are falling short in cutting emissions at the pace required to achieve global climate targets, according to the new report Greening Digital Companies: Monitoring Emissions and...

Transport costs keep millions away from work and education

As South Africans face sharply higher fuel prices from yesterday, new Ipsos research shows that transport affordability is already affecting access to work and education for a significant number of people. The nationally representative findings, from the Ipsos...

ID-based attacks rife as phishing, authentication abuse on the rise

Phishing accounted for more than half of cybersecurity incident response engagements in the second quarter of 2026, while authentication abuse was observed in 65% of engagements, according to the latest Incident Response Trends report from Cisco Talos. The findings...

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...

AMD expands AI solutions with Silo AI acquisition

AMD has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Silo AI, the largest private AI lab in Europe, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $665-million. The agreement is part of the company's strategy to deliver end-to-end AI solutions based on open standards...

Tech layoffs exceed 100 000 since the start of the year

With most tech companies considering layoffs necessary to realign their organisational structure and priorities in preparation for future advancements, more than 100 000 employees in the sector have been culled since the beginning of the year, says research group...

Commercial services brands begin slow Covid recovery

The world's largest commercial services brands are beginning to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic - but four of the top five most valuable commercial services brands have not yet recovered to pre-pandemic value. These are among the findings of a new report from Brand...

Joburg Business School launches PHD in digital transformation

The Johannesburg Business School (JBS), a faculty of the University of Johannesburg, has launched its Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Digital Transformation aimed at helping business executives and organisational leaders adapt to an ever-changing digital environment....

Global public cloud end user spend to hit $500bn this year

Worldwide end user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 20,4% in 2022 to total $494,7-billion, up from $410,9-billion in 2021, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. In 2023, end-user spending is expected to reach nearly $600-billion. "Cloud...

New UN targets chart path to universal meaningful connectivity

The Office of the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have announced a new set of UN targets for universal and meaningful digital connectivity to be achieved by 2030. The 15 aspirational targets,...

LinkedIn the brand most imitated for phishing

Social media network LinkedIn was the brand most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to steal individuals' personal information or payment credentials during January, February and March. This is according to the Brand Phishing Report for Q1 2022 by...

1m apps purged from Google Play Store

A tradingplatforms.com analysis shows there are fewer applications in Google's Play Store today than four years ago. The site presented data showing that the store's app numbers had fallen by a million. Google Play Store hosted 2 591 578 applications by March this...

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Any credible venture today cannot seriously engage their markets, manage customers and partners or even compete without including social media in the marketing strategy. This is the view of technology experts focused on the development and application of bleeding edge...

Companies miss out on customer engagement

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HansaWorld introduces ERP app

Taking the concept of the app to an extreme, enterprise resource planning vendor HansaWorld has introduced a series of apps which together form a complete "mini-ERP" solution that can run a business from a mobile device. Each of the HansaWorld Standard apps is capable...

SanDisk awarded 5 000th patent

SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash storage solutions, has celebrated its 5 000th patent, the latest milestone and achievement from a company whose innovations have transformed the consumer electronics market for more than a quarter century. The company was...

Ever considered taking on an intern?

More than 150 000 graduates from higher education institutions are likely to want join the workforce in 2015 so it’s that time of year when business owners and HR departments get more internship requests. There are also already around 600 000 graduates who are...

Eutelsat, Spacecom announce partnership

Eutelsat Communications and Spacecom has announced the signature of a partnership agreement that will drive expansion of digital entertainment services at one of Africa’s fastest-growing video neighbourhoods.The two companies have established a framework for...

LG releases 105-inch curved UHD TV

Since it’s unveiling at the Electronics Show (CES) in January, the LG 105UC9 has been wowing consumers with its ultra-sharp, life-like images and stunning virtual surround sound. Now, South Africans can experience for themselves the cinematic quality of the curved...

Microsoft .NET goes open source

Microsoft has reinforced its commitment to cross-platform developer experiences by open sourcing the full server-side .NET stack and expanding .NET to run on the Linux and Mac OS platforms.

POPI could kickstart data optimisation

The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act will give businesses the opportunity to reinvent their enterprise data storage and management, says Hitachi Data Systems (HDS). Speaking at the Hitachi Information Forum in Johannesburg last week Friday, HDS experts...

Acer named a 2015 CES honouree

Acer has announced it has been named a 2015 CES Innovation Awards Honouree for its Aspire R 13 Series of Convertible Notebooks. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and...

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Graduate: Investment Data Analyst

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Senior Systems Engineer (Remote/WFH/US Hours) One of our clients is a leading technology consulting and services firm providing the business community with managed infrastructure, cloud services, 24x7 helpdesk, custom application development, social media and software...

Junior support engineer at Adapt IT

Introduction The candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day 3rd level support and since this is a 24x7x365 environment, he/she will also be expected to do standby duty. As this is a very busy environment and continuous delivery is expected. The ability to work...

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality from the start - get involved in the user story definition process and write test scenarios upfront.Bring a QA perspective to planning sessions and ensure test effort is taken into consideration.Work close with developers to ensure that quality is considered...

Front-end Developer

We're looking for a Front-End Developer to join our team! As part of our dynamic and growing organization, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate with a talented team of developers.The ideal candidate would need to be able to...

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Position: Data AnalystHire Resolves client is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Data Analyst to join their team in Pretoria, Gauteng. The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing data, generating insights, and developing data-driven strategies...

Graduate: Investment Data Analyst

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