Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

CrowdStrike outage: what now?

Technology leaders woke up on Friday morning to find that a content update by cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike had gone badly wrong, disrupting major systems at numerous organisations. The impact spread globally, with airports, governments, financial institutions,...

Climate change is causing Earth’s rotation to shift

Days on Earth are growing slightly longer, and that change is accelerating. The reason is connected to the same mechanisms that also have caused the planet’s axis to meander by about 10 metres in the past 120 years. The findings come from two recent NASA-funded...

Digital wallet transaction value set for huge global growth

A new study from Juniper Research has found the value of digital wallets transactions will exceed $12-trillion in 2026, from $7,5-trillion in 2022. To capitalise on this substantial growth, the research predicts leading digital payment vendors will diversify their...

Executives start to shoulder responsibility for AI ethics

There has been a radical shift in the roles responsible for leading and upholding AI ethics at organisations. A new IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study asked which function is primarily accountable for AI ethics, 80% of respondents pointed to a non-technical...

Elon Musk, Twitter board discuss takeover bid

Elon Musk is one step closer to his goal of acquiring Twitter. The world's richest man met with the Twitter board yesterday, apparently to discuss details of a potential deal. Musk earlier this week announced his intention to acquire the company through a hostile...

Global smartphone shipments down

Worldwide smartphone shipments fell 11% year on year amid unfavorable economic conditions and sluggish seasonal demand in the first quarter of 2022, according to Canalys research. Samsung led the market with a 24% share, up from 19% in Q4 2021 as the vendor revamped...

These are the top ransomware attacks to be wary of this year

In 2022, ransomware will continue to harm businesses all over the world, with cybercriminals' attack types and strategies evolving all the time. The increase in ransomware attacks on businesses means that businesses must be hypervigilant about cybercrimes and be aware...

Greater investments needed to unlock power of digital economy

South Africa's trouble is not a lack of innovation. It's investment and support for entrepreneurs and small businesses that is the major stumbling block preventing the country from harnessing the transformative power of the digital economy. By Dr Andrew De Vries, GM:...

Few CIOs have a good relationship with the CFO

Only 30% of CFO-CIO relationships are characterised by strong collegiality and business centricity, according to a recent survey by Gartner. These two key attributes define a strong digital partnership without which organizations struggle to find funding for digital...

Video telematics installed base set for growth

The North American video telematics market is three times the size of the European, which is so far largely dominated by activities in the UK, according to a new Berg Insight market study covering the video telematics market. Berg Insight estimates that the installed...

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Schneider appointment strengthens board

Schneider Electric South Africa, a specialist in energy management, is pleased to announce that Canninah Mapena and Bongani Twala have been appointed as executive directors to its board, with immediate effect. Mapena also serves as the director of the energy division...

The hidden costs of hosted VoIP

Many businesses rush into hosted VoIP investments, seeing the technology as an enormous cost saving - only to be disappointed with the results. Too often, this is because it is difficult to evaluate the true costs of VoIP, resulting in turn, in an unquantifiable...

Fraud awareness in education vital

Fraud knowledge is essential in combatting wasteful expenditure in the education sector, which, according to a 2013 report by Corruption Watch, a civil society watchdog, accounts for as much as R3,3-billion of R30-billion of wasteful expenditure lost annually by the...

Virtualisation managed by third parties

Less than one-third of businesses keep their virtualisation servers on-premises and managed entirely by their own internal IT staff, according to a Kaspersky Lab survey of 3 900 IT professionals worldwide. As virtual infrastructure increasingly handles more...

Customise mobile experience with Aruba

Aruba Networks has announced the global launch of Aruba Mobile Engagement, an interactive and personalised mobile solution based on WiFi and location services powered by Aruba Beacons. Aruba Mobile Engagement enables organisations to deliver customised push...

Riverbed launches FORCE 2014

Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, launched at Riverbed FORCE 2014, l the Riverbed-Ready Technology Alliance programme with 17 charter programme members. The new programme offers technology partners the opportunity to bring new...

DCC offers Microsoft ESD

Microsoft solutions from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) are now available via Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) to retailers and resellers. Microsoft ESD ensures the secure delivery of a product key that enables users to download the software and unlock...

Botnets: robots to avoid

Malware has been around in some form for over 40 years, but the use of malware to take control of a group of computers that are then organised into something called a botnet is more than a 21st century phenomenon, says Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET Southern...

Pedestrian crossings for the blind from JRA

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has begun testing a specialised lane guidance and sensory pedestrian crossing traffic signal system for the visually impaired. The pilot project was launched at Regents Park just outside the Johannesburg Society for the Blind...

Steppa tablet launched in SA

Following the sell-out of its affordable Steppa 1, MTN SA has launched the next device in its low-cost range, the Steppa Tablet. The device brings the Internet to students and learners, entrepreneurs and consumers looking for an affordable, high-performance alternative to a PC or laptop.

C# Developer

Over 5 Years C# .net and OR PHP would be avantageous Sector experience , Retail OR FMCG Please send your updatyed cv to [Email Address Removed] Desired Skills: C# C#.Net Development .NET ASP.NET Development C# Learn more/Apply for this position

Full Stack Developer (Expert) 0664 TT

The team has a DevOps setup and the Devs are required to attend to operational incidents when required as well as be on occasional standby as we service international clientsPrimary responsibility is DevOps, with a strong focus on infrastructure, monitoring, debugging...

Senior Test Analyst

Responsibilities/Tasks:Analyse/ assimilate project documentation to build a thorough understanding of the business and technical requirements of systems to be tested. These typically include business requirements, functional specifications, process/data flow diagrams...

Senior Test Analyst

Senior Test AnalystResponsibilities/Tasks:·Analyse/ assimilate project documentation to build a thorough understanding of the business and technical requirements of systems to be tested. These typically include business requirements, functional specifications,...

IT Support Engineer – Gauteng Edenvale

We are recruiting an IT Support Engineer on a fixed term contract until December 2024 on behalf of an Edenvale based client. Minimum Requirements2+ years work experience in Network, Desktop and Server SupportComptia A+MCSE or MCSAStrong in Windows 788.10Strong...

C# Developer – Western Cape Bellville

Over 5 Years C# .net and OR PHP would be avantageous Sector experience , Retail OR FMCG Please send your updatyed cv to [Email Address Removed] Desired Skills: C# C#.Net Development .NET ASP.NET Development C# Learn more/Apply for this position

Full Stack Developer (Expert) 0664 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

The team has a DevOps setup and the Devs are required to attend to operational incidents when required as well as be on occasional standby as we service international clientsPrimary responsibility is DevOps, with a strong focus on infrastructure, monitoring, debugging...

Senior Test Analyst – Western Cape Somerset West

Responsibilities/Tasks:Analyse/ assimilate project documentation to build a thorough understanding of the business and technical requirements of systems to be tested. These typically include business requirements, functional specifications, process/data flow diagrams...

Senior Test Analyst – Western Cape Somerset West

Senior Test AnalystResponsibilities/Tasks:·Analyse/ assimilate project documentation to build a thorough understanding of the business and technical requirements of systems to be tested. These typically include business requirements, functional specifications,...

IT Performance Project Manager

Key ResponsibilitiesPrepares the IT strategy/MBS and plans and the IT Organisation transformation.Responsible for IT Capability Building and Workforce Planning, Vendor delivery management.Establish planning and governance principles and processes including the market...

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