Seacom restores East Africa cable operations
Seacom has restored services to its customers following the completion of subsea repair operations on its East Africa (S1) cable. The physical repair of the subsea cable was completed on 31 May and the process to restore and test client services back to the original...
Gitex Africa Morocco 2024: It’s a wrap …
The second edition of Gitex Africa has wrapped up in Marrakech, Morocco. Kathy Gibson was there to find out what’s happening in the African tech space. Into the future with frontier technologies Humanity is facing an existential crisis as planet-wide issues...
GSMA calls for industry leaders, governments to enable mobile connectivity
Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 - What mobile industry leaders are imagining today will become reality in the future; just as dreams of self-driving vehicles and artificial intelligence (AI) a couple of decades ago are coming true today. These...
Life on the edge just became a lot more interesting
Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 - Edge computing is rapidly becoming one of the most significant topics in the IT world, with the potential to completely transform the way businesses and individuals engage with the world around them. That's according to...
Metal and biometric cards to drive payment card revenue
A new study from Juniper Research has found that global payment card shipment revenue for technology companies will reach $11,7-billion in 2026, from $9,7-billion in 2022. This 20% increase reflects new innovations emerging in the payment cards space while the...
Teraco offers access to Oracle Cloud via FastConnect
Teraco is now offering connectivity directly through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) FastConnect at its Isando Campus for the Oracle Cloud Johannesburg Region. Oracle customers are now enabled, the company says, to harness the power of Oracle Cloud locally,...
Every third banking malware attack in 2021 was directed at corporates
In 2021, the financial threats landscape witnessed positive changes where the overall number of users affected by malware reduced significantly, including a 35% drop in PC malware. Still, financial organisations, as cybercriminals' most lucrative targets, continue to...
Mobile drives Africa’s booming digital economy
Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 - Africa's digital economy, driven by mobile commerce, could be worth as much as $180-billion by 2025. This is one of the conclusions from a new white paper, "Towards a Flourishing Digital Economy for all - a Spotlight on...
CPR flags new malware targeting gaming
Check Point Research (CPR) has spotted new malware that is actively being distributed through Microsoft's official store. With over 5 000 machines already affected, the malware continually executes attacker commands, such as controlling social media accounts on...
Vuma takes significant stake in Herotel
Vumatel, one of the country's leading providers of fibre connectivity, has acquired a 45% stake in ISP Herotel. The acquisition will accelerate Herotel's vision of bridging South Africa's digital divide, fostering economic growth and connecting more of the country's...
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Fujitsu workstations accelerate innovation
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UCT GSB addresses skills shortage
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New bizhub C1085, C1100 models announced
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Tablets are not just for consumers
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Oracle updates Cloud Platform services
The Oracle Cloud Platform enables customers and partners to easily build new applications, extend Oracle software as a service (SaaS) applications, and migrate existing on-premises applications to the cloud. The Oracle Cloud Platform offers customers and partners the...
Avoid becoming a cyber-attack victim
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Mitel launches new corporate brand
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Accsys delivers self-service HR
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Adobe Acrobat expands subscription offering
Adobe Acrobat Pro and Standard are now available to the channel on subscription from local Adobe distributor Dax Data. Delivered via the Adobe Value Incentive Plan (VIP), the move extends the power of Acrobat to mobile users, allowing them to work from anywhere, on...
Software Systems Designer – Gauteng Sandton
Our client in the Banking Industry is looking for a Software Systems Designer to join their team! This is a 12-month contract based in Sandton.Description To translate business, other stakeholder requirements and user stories into system requirement and act as a link...
Quality Assurance System Administrator – Western Cape Oakdale
FMCG concern is seeking a Food Safety Officer to co-ordinate and control all activities pertaining to the effective functioning of the Quality Assurance systems with specific focus on Food safety and related standards including document control and...
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Systems Analyst at IQbusiness – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Digital Strategist (Senior) at Accenture
About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance public...
Senior Data Engineer
Primary Duties and Responsibilities: The Data Engineer will have a knack for data analysis, data manipulation and data modelling. The consultant will be responsible for understanding and driving the overall technical vision and planning of a client's organisation and...
Business Analyst
Key accountabilitiesThe Consultant shall provide Development, Testing, Data migration and Go-livesupport services for the SAP Data Services toolset (Data Integrator). This will include the following:1.Requirements refinement and documentation in the form of a...
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Our client, an International Mining Company, has a Contract position for a ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT.Provide domain and subject matter expertise in vulnerability and patch management.Design, develop, review, and maintain a comprehensive vulnerability/patch management...
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Digital Strategist (Senior) at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
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