Landmark Climate Change Act welcomed
The Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa's signing of the Climate Change Bill into law this week. "The signing of the bill is a step in the right direction, as South Africa has established...
Crypto exchange revenues set to plummet
The 2024 crypto hype, driven by increased regulatory clarity, technological advancements, and broader market adoption, has been quite strong, helping global crypto exchange revenues to almost double compared to last year. In 2024, crypto exchanges are expected to...
Pandemic drove digitalisation in Europe
Close to half of the firms in the European Union report that they invested in digitalisation as a response to Covid-19. Digital firms fared better than non-digital firms through the pandemic. They were less likely to experience a strong decrease in sales from the...
Young SA scientists compete in world’s largest pre-college competition
Seven of South Africa's leading young scientists will represent the country at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and the Broadcom Masters International Programme in Atlanta from 7 to 13 May. Learners will showcase their scientific...
Huge surge in ransomware attacks on businesses
According to new data from Stockapps.com, 66% of business organisations were hit by ransomware in 2021. This marked a 78% increase from 2020's figures that stood at 37%. From the analysis, the increase in the ransomware-as-a-service model increases the reach of...
How CPOs can navigate packaging shortages
Chief procurement officers (CPOs) dealing with supply instability for packaging material should use three tactics to navigate rising costs, delayed deliveries and sustainability concerns, according to Gartner. They should centralise packaging specifications,...
Small businesses set to fuel SA economy
Despite the challenges of operating through a pandemic, 87% of South African small businesses are optimistic about their outlook for 2022 and nearly two-thirds (62%) reported growth over the last year. This is according to new research from Xero, the global small...
Development in digital signal processing improves bandwidth 10-fold
Researchers at Bangor University's Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Centre have found a cost-effective way to improve the performance of networks which supply mobile services and broadband to homes and businesses. As well as improved performance, the new technique is...
Crypto apps installs in Europe tumble
The downturn in the crypto market has had a direct impact on the crypto apps ecosystem in Europe. According to the latest numbers presented by StockApps.com, the number of crypto apps installs in Europe was down by almost 20% during the first quarter of 2022....
Start-ups short-listed for AfricaTech Awards
Viva Technology and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have announced the top 45 start-ups that have been long-listed for the first edition of the AfricaTech Awards. This pan-African initiative, supported by Proparco, aims to recognise and support emerging...
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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...
The challenges and opportunities of BYOx
The emerging bring your own app trend is adding a challenging new dimension to the BYOD landscape, says Brent Lees, senior product marketing manager at Riverbed Technology. Only a few years ago, BYOD was causing headaches among CIOs around the world. Now that the BYOD...
Reliability key to data centre success
The modern data centre exists for only one purpose, says Veeam Software regional manager for Southern Africa Warren Olivier, and that is to give business users the applications and data they need to do their jobs. “The perfect data centre, like the perfect power...
IndigoCube to offer Agile software courses
IndigoCube has entered into a partnership with Software Education, a leading provider of training across the entire software development life cycle. In terms of the agreement, IndigoCube will be accredited to offer the full range of Software Education’s agile courses....
Connection Telecom celebrates 10 years
Connection Telecom, the pioneering leaders of enterprise Voice-over-IP (VoIP) communications, celebrates a decade in business this month. Growth with the market From a standing start in 2004, the company took the lead in the key hosted segment of the South African...
Presence Suite 10.0 now available
Jasco has recently announced the availability of Presence Technology’s latest version of their Presence Suite – version 10.0 - which incorporates significant enhancements to meet the customer journey and improve the customer experience. This latest iteration provides...
Salesforce partnership produces CloudSmiths
Two specialist Salesforce.com partners are merging to create a larger and experienced development house for enterprise applications based on the Salesforce.com’s enterprise platform as a service (ePAAS) solution, called Force.com. The new entity is named CloudSmiths,...
Xerox announces Impika eVolution
Xerox, represented locally by Bytes Document Solutions, has announced the arrival of the Xerox Impika eVolution. Flexible enough to handle both plain papers and high-quality, inkjet-treated stocks, the drop-on-demand piezoelectric production inkjet device runs at...
Mobile: a device or a channel?
Three years ago, Forrester started addressing the question of whether “mobile” is a channel or a device. Today, having gone through rapid mobile innovation, this question remains pertinent, especially in the contact centre industry. In an article by Tobias Goebel,...
Telco Solution Architect Manager at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
Design and deliver the technology architecture for a platform, product, or engagement, from development to operations. Shape technology architecture during the sales and solutioning process, as required.Experience:Business support systemsBilling systems i.e. oracle...
Installation and Support Technician (POS) – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Our client a leading provider of software solutions to the retail and hospitality sectors is seeking to add an Installation and Support Technician to their PE based team. An exciting career opportunity awaits you!Only Candidates based in PE, Uitenhage and Despatch...
Solutions Architect – SAP HCM – Western Cape Cape Town Region
SummaryOur client a leading Financial Services Company requires an experienced Solutions Architect to be responsible for the solution design and delivery and support of new and existing SAP ECC HCM and SAP Business Technology Platform applications. Description SAP...
Senior Front End Developer (Cape Town) – Western Cape Somerset West
Our client is looking for a Front - End Developer to Implement new Front-End requirements using Angular/Typescript and Bootstrap with JavaScript, HTML5, CSS. Maintain existing Front-End applications written in Angular/Typescript. Implement the client ‘look and feel'...
Senior Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
We are seeking a driven and innovative Senior Full Stack Developer, who will continuously leverage cutting-edge technologies and best practices to build exceptional web applications and drive business success. What you'll do:Configuring and deployments on CI/CD...
Cloud Engineer
Seeking More Than Just a Job? Embrace a New Chapter with iOCO Infrastructure Services.We are seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our team. As a Cloud Engineer you'll be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure and services to...
Data Specialist (Wits VIDA)
Main purpose of the job:An urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) site was established in 2017 in Soweto, led by Wits VIDA Research Unit as part of the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) projectThe incumbent will provide...
JavaScript Full Stack Developer – 1990
Large company in Pretoria looking to fill this urgent role:ContractHybrid (2/3 days at the office) This role is on an expert level so they're looking for someone with at least 12 years of experience in the field of ITESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: Essential skills:1....
Graduate: Investment Data Analyst
Kickstart your career in Investments by combining your IT skills with your investment passion and get involved in Operations by providing technical support where it matters most! Is this you?You recently completed your degree in IT or Investments and you're ready to...
Mobile Developer
ENVIRONMENT:A company headquartered in Germany that emphasizes innovation for growth is on the lookout for a talented and passionate Midlevel Mobile Developer. They're seeking someone with solid expertise in both Ionic and ColdFusion to become part of their vibrant...
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