Every third mobile POS payment in 2028 will be made in China
Although mobile POS payments have become widely adopted among tech-savvy consumers worldwide, no country comes even close to China - the world's largest mobile payments market. In 2024, almost 570-million Chinese will use mobile wallets for POS payments - twice the...
Open Society Foundations commit $400m for Global South
The Open Society Foundations will commit $400-million over eight years to support the development of green industrial policies that contribute to economic growth in the Global South, significantly scaling up its support of economic development. The new Economic and...
Legal and compliance issues raised by the Ukraine invasion
Legal and compliance leaders should consider their response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the context of three critical areas, according to Gartner. "The pressure for companies to take a firm stance on social issues has been building across the past two years,...
Laduma! MeerKAT spots distant megamaser
A powerful, naturally occurring “space laser”, called a megamaser, has been discovered with South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope in a galaxy nearly 5-billion light-years away. This is the most distant such megamaser found so far, and was probably forged in the...
Security spend is up but data losses continue
Despite spending more than ever on security and data protection, a big majority of organisations still suffer losses due to system crashes, human error and cyberattacks. This is one of the conclusions reached in Acronis's annual Cyber Protection Week Global Report...
What happens now that the 5G auction is done?
By now you will know that over R14-billion was raised after the auction of broadband spectrum in South Africa, a figure that exceeded all expectations. By Nitesh Singh, MD: communications, media and technology at Accenture in Africa Most of the headlines have...
This is what South Africans have been searching for
Can't stop hearing about Will Smith and Chris Rock's Oscar incident? Disappointed at Bafana Bafana's performance against France in the friendly? A round-up of the top search queries generated by South Africans based on Google search activity shows that you weren't...
Incubation programme aims to develop youth entrepreneurs
Eight young, start-up entrepreneurs with innovative ideas in the ICT space, winners of the #MyStartUpMyStory social media campaign, have been selected as part of the first ever cohort of a new Innovator Trust Start-Up Incubation Programme. The Start-Up Incubation...
Global IT spend on track to reach $4,4trn this year
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,4-trillion in 2022, an increase of 4% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. "This year is proving to be one of the noisiest years on record for CIOs," says John-David Lovelock, distinguished research...
Digital processes the new normal for procurement
Investment in digitalisation of procurement functions has brought mixed levels of success for organisations. This is one of the findings from PwC Global's fourth edition of its global study of the digitalisation of procurement functions, which polled more than 800...
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VMware enhances vCloud Director
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Nedbank deploys Gemalto solution
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Security tips from Kaspersky Lab
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Veeam announces Endpoint Backup Free
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NAS storage meets SME needs
For the small to medium enterprise (SME) and even the consumer, data storage is becoming an increasing concern, says Anamika Budree, sales manager, Branded Products at WD South Africa. The growing volume of content, whether it be business-related or personal, and the...
The value of multichannel contact centres
How contact centre leaders can show clear business cases for migrating from a simple call centre – to a dynamic, multichannel contact centre, Paul Fick, CTO at the Jasco Group. The world of multichannel contact centres that incorporate social media, instant messaging...
Mistakes SMEs make when buying IT
For today's SME, robust and reliable IT systems are as essential as air or water is to a living organism. Without sound technology in place, you will find it difficult to keep the records SARS and other institutions demand, to stay on top of your paperwork, to track...
Lynx Optics rolls out Sage 300 ERP
Lynx Optics has implemented Sage 300 ERP (formerly known as Sage ERP Accpac) to streamline its workflow and gain deeper insight into business performance. The company ran the DOS version of Sage 300 ERP, namely Accpac Plus for some 20 years, but switched to a rival...
Designing a security policy
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IFS honoured as leading EAM supplier
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has been identified as the number one vendor in market share in enterprise asset management (EAM) and field service management (FSM) software for the oil and gas industry in a report from ARC Advisory Group, the leading...
Junior IT Technician – Cape Town – Western Cape Cape Town
Qualifications: This person should have done some form of IT training course (6 months - 1 year) and understand the basics around PCs, laptops, printers, etc. It would be preferable that this person also has some basic networking and internet related experience.Job...
Web Developer / Social Media Manager – Gauteng Pretoria North
Join a large, well-established group of companies with businesses nationwide, spanning agriculture, retail, FMCG, and tourism. You will have a blend of technical web development skills and social media management expertise to implement and maintain a strong digital...
Support Engineer – Gauteng Sandown
Job Title: Support EngineerLocation: JohannesburgContract type: Contract (6-month contract)Hybrid Roles and responsibilities: Assist to Manage applications throughout their lifecycle - implementation, remediation patches, upgrades, and maintenance.Assist to Manage the...
Junior Business Analyst – Western Cape Woodstock
My client based in Cape Town (Woodstock) is currently looking for a Junior Business Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Requirement Elicitation and AnalysisWork closely with business stakeholders to understand their...
Software Tester – Western Cape Cape Town
My client is based in Cape Town (Eastern suburbs) and they are looking for bright young graduates for a software testing role. Understanding of testing methods and a degree in IT, Computer Science of Engineering would be a match together with some knowledge of supply...
Developer – Back-End (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Client Details:Our client is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company, catering to vendors of asset management solutions with their hosted software. They have carved a niche for themselves by offering affordable premium software across various industries. The...
Senior Full Stack Developer
Full Stack Developer"Exciting Opportunity for Full Stack Developers!Are you a coding virtuoso looking to make your mark in the digital realm? Join our conglomerate client's team as a Full Stack Developer and immerse yourself in a world of innovation and creativity. As...
Sales & Application Specialist – Nuclear
Well known and leading medical supplier requires a Sales & Application Specialist for their Nuclear division.Gr12 is a minimum requirement;Engineering or related equivalent degree with experience in Industrial and Mining IndustryMinimum of 3-5 years experience...
Hardware Engineer
PURPOSE The main purpose of this job is the hardware development of novel electronics components, modules, subsystems, and systems to further the goals of the Organisation. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Design and develop circuits for various electronic systemsProvide input...
Senior Front End Developer
Senior Front End DeveloperResponsibilities/Tasks: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 SARS ‘look and feel' and...
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