Beware the gap between perceived AI readiness and DR capability

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) data protection is seen as a high priority when implementing AI solutions – but a survey of senior IT decision-makers has revealed a gap between perceived readiness and tested, validated disaster recovery capability. This is among the...

As cost pressures mount, consumers shift spend to essentials

South African consumers are adjusting their financial behaviour in response to ongoing cost pressures, with TransUnion's Q1 2026 Consumer Pulse Study revealing meaningful shifts in how households spend, save and manage credit. While many households remain under...

Memory and SSD shortage set to impact SA

The memory and SSD crisis is real – and it’s broader and faster‑moving than many in the IT industry expect. This is the stark warning from Craig Nowitz, CEO of Syntech, who recently returned from the Hong Kong electronics shows and a week of factory visits in China....

Your next smartphone could be powered by a recycled toaster

For the past 20 years, the consumer electronics playbook has been simple: make it smaller, make it faster, and seal it shut. Manufacturers utilised industrial adhesives, proprietary screws, and integrated designs to create sleek devices that were virtually impossible...

300m user accounts leaked in 2023

The latest data breach yearly recap by Surfshark shows that a total of 300-million accounts were breached in 2023. The US ranks first, amounting to around a third of all breaches (97-million). Russia takes second place (79-million), while France is third (10-million),...

Tech sector navigating layoffs while riding the GenAI wave

The tech industry is witnessing substantial changes in 2024, including layoffs by big companies like Google, Amazon, and Meta. This trend started last year, affecting over 191 000 employees due to factors like post-Covid-19 pandemic adjustments and a focus on emerging...

CEO business confidence in SA back to pre-Covid levels

CEOs of the world's largest businesses are increasingly optimistic about the outlook for their own business and, despite the Delta variant slowing down the 'return to normal', their confidence in both the global and local economy has returned to levels not seen since...

Global energy storage industry primed to treble annual installations

The global energy storage market continues to prove resilient to the impacts of Covid-19 and supply constraints for Li-ion batteries and will enter a prolonged period of growth this year, with annual installations reaching more than 30 GW by 2030 - up 250% from 2021...

Massive growth for mobile contactless payments

A new report from Juniper Research has found that transaction volumes for mobile payments will grow from 26-billion in 2021 to 49-billion in 2023; representing a growth of 92%. Growth in mobile contactless transaction volumes will significantly exceed contactless card...

TymeBank in strategic partnership with TFG

TymeBank has entered into a strategic partnership with retail giant TFG (The Foschini Group) that will see the introduction of TymeBank financial products and services both instore and on digital platforms for the benefit of TFG's more than 26-million customers in...

Robust growth ahead for emerging device categories

The total value of three emerging categories of products - augmented and virtual reality headsets, smart home devices, and wearables - is expected to reach $369,6-billion by the end of this calendar year and swell to $524,9-billion by the end of 2025 according to new...

Passport power ranking shows widest ever gap in travel freedom

The latest results and research from the Henley Passport Index show how proliferating barriers to entry over the past 18 months of the pandemic have resulted in the widest global mobility gap in its 16-year history. Based on exclusive data from the International Air...

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Electronic payments in the Nigerian economy

With Nigeria having recently eclipsed South Africa as the continent’s biggest economy, it is worth taking a look the nation’s progress from the perspective of a service which is indispensable to the modern way of life – electronic payments. And electronic payments, in...

Cyberoam announces education discount

Cyberoam, a leading global network security appliances company, has announced Education Discount Policy for Universities, Academies, and similar institutes, wherein educational institutions can purchase Cyberoam products and subscriptions at special/discounted prices....

QlikView improves CareCross efficiencies

The CareCross Health Group is a diversified South African healthcare group with the aim of providing quality care to all South Africans, regardless of means. To achieve this, the group leverages synergies between its healthcare provision, insurance risk management,...

DCC offers Dell Latitude E6440, E6540

Protecting sensitive and mission critical data is more important than ever. Safeguard your business’ most valuable asset while ensuring outstanding manageability with legendary Dell reliability and powerful performance for workforce productivity with the Dell Latitude...

AngloGold Ashanti uses IsoMetrix solution

AngloGold Ashanti has chosen IsoMetrix as the preferred software solution for Social Management at all its operations in continental Africa region and South America region. IsoMetrix, a leading supplier of software for governance, risk and compliance, provides a...

The right ERP solution for your business

In South Africa, 68% of the jobs in the country are provided by businesses that employ 50 people or less. However, it is these small to medium businesses that lack awareness of the importance of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and the growth opportunities...

Samsung, Microsoft partner on security

Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced that Samsung Knox will now support Microsoft’s Workplace, Join to Active Directory and the Windows Intune cloud-based mobile device management solution. This is in addition to the Cloud Printing solution which uses both...

Tyco updates TrueVUE platform

Tyco Retail Solutions recently announced the availability of TrueVUE 5.0, the latest version of its flagship retail software suite and an extension of its TrueVUE Retail Platform. With this new release, customers can now receive mobile reports via iOS devices to...

Ocular Technologies wins international award

In a prestigious victory Ocular Technologies was awarded the Aspect Software 2014 Partner of the Year award for Europe and Africa, for its excellent performance, outshining more than 40 other channel partners from 36 countries that make up the region, including...

TruTeq to distribute Safe Sports Tracker

TruTeq Devices, which focuses on providing wireless connectivity solutions to all market sectors, has signed a partnership contract with Safe Sport Tracking to market and sell the Safe Sports Tracker solution in South Africa. The Safe Sport Tracker is designed to...

Junior Software Engineer – Gauteng Sandown

Familliar with Windows Based Server operating systemsGood understanding of SQL Database design and queriesCoding experience in Javascript, CSS and C# Knowledge of Networking and security fundamentals with troubleshooting skills Desired Skills: SQL CSS Server Design...

Senior Back-End Developer – Gauteng Sandown

Senior Back End Developer - Gauteng12 Month Contract - Remote Purpose of Position: Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior Back End Developer for software development and IT projects based client. This is a remote 12 month contract. Salary is market...

Senior Integration Engineer, SKA (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:JOIN a team of Scientists, Engineers and Computer Scientists working on the Square Kilometer Array, the world's largest and most advanced radio telescope project. They are currently seeking a Senior Integration Engineer to join their team. You will be...

Senior C# Developer – Gauteng Braamfontein

Interact with stakeholders to intensify requirements for applications.Build applications and programs using the .NETIdentifying and rectifying bugs within code.Monitor code quality through peer code reviews.Employ the best methods to implement OOP code.Ensure the best...

Senior QA Software Tester

Senior QA & Tester - Gauteng12 Month Contract - Remote Purpose of Position: Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior QA & Tester for software development and IT projects based client. This is a remote 12 month contract. Salary is market related,...

Senior Full-Stack Developer

Senior Full-Stack Developer - Gauteng12 Month Contract - Remote Purpose of Position: Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior Full-Stack Developer for software development and IT projects based client. This is a remote 12 month contract. Salary is market...

Technical Lead (Remote)

ENVIRONMENT:YOUR expertise as a Technical Lead is sought by a forward-thinking FinTech company where your core role will be to ensure that their pod delivers the most valuable solutions by providing the technical context (trade-offs) and championing Engineering...

Java Developer (Remote)

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, operating as an MVNO aggregator (MVNE), is a pioneer in innovation, seamlessly integrating with host networks at charging and provisioning tiers. Presently, they seek a skilled Java Developer, ideally holding a degree in IT or Software...

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...

Senior QA Software Tester – Gauteng Sandown

Senior QA & Tester - Gauteng12 Month Contract - Remote Purpose of Position: Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior QA & Tester for software development and IT projects based client. This is a remote 12 month contract. Salary is market related,...

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