SARS throws mandatory branch filing curveball
With the South African Revenue Service (SARS) now issuing auto-assessment notices to taxpayers, and filing season right around the corner, the tax world is a buzz with activity. All over, SARS and tax advisors are encouraging taxpayers to take proactive steps to...
Geo-distributed businesses using container development under attack
More than three quarters (85%) of geo-distributed companies in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region using container development methods experienced cybersecurity incidents in the last 12-months, according to the latest Kaspersky study. These...
Rotation from growth to value on the cards for SA investors
Market volatility made a dramatic return in the past few weeks, with the S&P 500 index plunging more than -10,81% year to date and its counterpart, the tech-heavy Nasdaq, down nearly -16,72%. But while investors may be tempted to chase the highs and lows of this...
Internet gives side-hustling South Africans the earning edge
South Africans are no strangers to the concept of a side hustle. In fact, according to data from a recent Momentum/Unisa Household Index, an estimated 14% of all households are currently engaged in side hustles. While many people wear multiple work hats out of a...
Altron sells document solutions unit
Altron Document Solutions, which has represented Xerox in the southern Africa region for decades, has been sold by parent company Altron to Xerotech, a subsidiary of Bi-Africa Investment Holdings. "Altron is selling this business so we can focus on the core ICT...
Hardcopy peripherals take a knock
The worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market saw unit shipments decline 17,6% year on year to 22,3-million units in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. Shipment value was also down 12,3% for the same...
National Water Week – an opportunity to tap into new standards
South Africa can significantly improve water and energy efficiency by aligning its tap labelling programme with international standards, according to a new study released ahead of next week's National Water Week. The week aims to raise awareness and call to action...
The time is right for businesses to move into the metaverse
Organisations should start thinking about their metaverse strategies now, as the new paradigm advances quickly and inevitably. According to Accenture's Technology Vision 2022, the "Metaverse Continuum" - a spectrum of digitally enhanced worlds, realities and business...
South Africans are most worried about identity theft
As more payments are made online, new research from global analytics software firm FICO suggests that South Africans are concerned about fraudsters using their information to hijack their financial personas. When asked about what fraud practices concern them the most,...
Your data could be more exposed than you think
Check Point Research (CPR) has found sensitive data from mobile applications unprotected and available to anyone with a browser. By searching "VirusTotal", CPR found 2 113 mobile applications whose databases were unprotected in the cloud and exposed, all throughout...
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VMware delivers Windows on Mac experience
VMware has announced the release of VMware Fusion 7 that is optimised for the latest Mac hardware and software to deliver the ultimate Windows on Mac experience. VMware is also releasing VMware Fusion 7 Pro with state-of-the-art features for advanced users, developers...
Circular reference in new tax law
The draft 2014 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) brings with it some important proposed changes to the formula that employers use to calculate the fringe benefit value of their contributions to employees’ defined benefit funds. The TLAB raises the possibility of...
Soarsoft focuses on information governance
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Integr8 ranked as empowered company
Leading South African ICT management and managed services provider Integr8 has earned qualification from Topco Media as one of the country’s Top Empowered Organisations and recognition in Impumelelo: SA’s Top Empowered Companies as a front-runner in its sector. Topco...
Q-KON solution for Africa’s POS headache
Leading South African telecommunications engineering firm Q-KON, has demonstrated the advantages of using the StarLight Satellite Access Service to deliver reliable connectivity for POS applications and to provide support to service providers who need to address...
Employees waste time, says survey
Between Facebook and smoking breaks, it’s a wonder any work gets done in South African businesses. In Salary.com’s 2014 Wasting Time at Work Survey, a staggering 89% of employees admitted to wasting time in their work environment. The results show that 62% of respondents waste between 30 to 60 minutes per day, 26% waste two to five hours a day and 4% waste over half-a-day on non-work related tasks.
Orange wins BW Offshore contract
BW Offshore, a leading global provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, has signed a 5-year, $12-million contract with Orange Business Services for an end-to-end satellite communication solution for its fleet of highly-specialised oil and...
WIRUlink uses MiRO’s SIAE solution
Having a carrier-class core network with high bandwidth, low latency, superior reliability and with the option to upgrade capacity in the future, is of the utmost importance to telecommunications service provider WIRUlink. The company offers Internet, telephone, VPN...
Cyberoam expands iView portfolio
Cyberoam has announced the availability of its next-generation reporting series of iView appliances – iView NR, for Enterprises and MSSPs. The iView appliances offer centralised logging and reporting of Cyberoam network security appliances, along with other UTMs and...
Pamoja’s cloud service grows in Africa
Pamoja, a leading cloud services and content aggregation business entity in the SEACOM stable, has entrenched the value of its service in East Africa and officially made this high-growth region its base. Armed with partnerships, expertise and the right resources, the...
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IT Auditor (6-month contract) – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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