Digital companies’ emission reductions lag climate commitments

Despite progress in climate reporting and renewable electricity use, digital companies are falling short in cutting emissions at the pace required to achieve global climate targets, according to the new report Greening Digital Companies: Monitoring Emissions and...

Transport costs keep millions away from work and education

As South Africans face sharply higher fuel prices from yesterday, new Ipsos research shows that transport affordability is already affecting access to work and education for a significant number of people. The nationally representative findings, from the Ipsos...

ID-based attacks rife as phishing, authentication abuse on the rise

Phishing accounted for more than half of cybersecurity incident response engagements in the second quarter of 2026, while authentication abuse was observed in 65% of engagements, according to the latest Incident Response Trends report from Cisco Talos. The findings...

Tech sales under the lash as consumers curb spending

South Africa’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is proving resilient so far in 2026, although retailers and brands in the tech and durables (T&D) sector are experiencing a number of challenges. This is according to NielsenIQ (NIQ) South Africa, which has...

Growth subdued in stagnant PC sector

The worldwide traditional PC market is expected to remain flat in 2024 with shipments reaching 260,2-million units - despite economic improvements and a new category of PCs with onboard neural processing units (NPU), colloquially dubbed AI PCs, according to the IDC...

Strategic supply chain value goes beyond cost savings

To permanently establish supply chain's strategic role within the organisation, chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must identify new opportunities to deliver value, beyond cost savings, according to Gartner. Gartner has revealed four high impact areas to focus on to...

DSA advances affordable connectivity in underserved countries

A partnership between the UK Government’s Digital Access Programme (DAP) and the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) is contributing towards digital inclusion in Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. By encouraging “a new spectrum mindset”, the DSA and DAP...

NFTs could become standard in investment portfolios

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) could become a standard feature of investment portfolios within five years. The prediction from Nigel Green of deVere Group, comes as international brands become increasingly interested in the NFT market. Last week, Nike filed a lawsuit...

Net1 continues recovery journey

Net 1 UEPS Technologies is moving towards profitability, with more positive results reported for the quarter ended 31 December 2021. Continued momentum in Easy Pay Everywhere (EPE) saw that business ending the quarter with just under 1,1-million EPE accounts. Overall,...

LNG imports could make up Russian gas shortfalls in Europe

Supplies of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine have already fallen - and been replaced by LNG imports - to such a degree that shutting off the remaining gas that is still flowing through Ukraine would have relatively limited additional impact on European supply,...

Pinnacle, Syntech tops in Channelwise Distributor of the Year awards

Pinnacle has won the coveted Distributor of the Year 2021 Award at the Channelwise Awards, while Syntech Distribution once again scooped the Customer Care Distributor of the Year trophy. The Channelwise Awards poll resellers on their favourite vendors and distributors...

And the top vendors are …

South Africa’s resellers have once again made their voices heard, voting for their favourite vendors in the 2020 Channelwise Awards. Over the years, the Channelwise Awards have tracked the progress of the South African IT industry, reflecting each year how technology...

Space-based instruments herald a new way of forecasting weather

After being installed on the International Space Station, two small instruments designed and built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California were powered up on 7 January, and began collecting data on Earth’s ocean winds and atmospheric water vapour –...

Global facial recognition market to surge by $4,7bn

Market data shows that demand for facial recognition is mushrooming, with Tradingplatforms.com reprting that the sector will grow by $4,7-billion by 2025. That will see the industry meet the $8,5-billion mark, a twofold increase from its 2020 figures of $3,8-billion....

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Malicious malware and your business

Today, malware attacks are more frequent, devious and more targeted, successfully penetrating many businesses that consider their security strategies to be adequate, says Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO ESET Southern Africa. Businesses should be aware that your security...

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Practical tech solutions key to SMME growth

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Sage VIP named ADP Streamline partner

ADP Streamline, a multinational provider of outsourced payroll and HR services solutions, has selected Sage VIP Payroll & HR as its channel and service partner for Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Botswana. This extends an existing relationship between the companies for...

Ericsson prepared World Cup network

Ericsson Key Event Experience solution has been implemented to support Telefonica | Vivo in 2014 World Cup, held in Brazil. The solution, used at events that usually lead to a drastic increase in mobile traffic, was used for the first time in Brazil by the operator....

Your laptop could harm your business

Love your laptop? Of course you do. But it could also be a dangerous agent which can bring a business to its knees. That’s because a good number of professionals don’t do anything about protecting the information which is contained on these very useful, but very...

Cloud convergence to transform the channel

New cloud service providers are making dangerous inroads into the solution plays of traditional channel organisations, representing a real threat to their businesses – but also an opportunity. The likes of Amazon, Dropbox and others are providing businesses with a new...

Intuate Group wins Noble Systems award

South African owned integrated solutions specialist, Intuate Group, has won Noble Systems’ Select Noble User Group (SNUG) Award for EMEA Partner of the Year. This is the second consecutive year that Intuate Group has been awarded this title.Noble Systems, a global...

1Stream supports contact centre gamification

Hosted contact centre provider 1Stream says its clients will soon be able to use new gamification technologies to increase engagement and productivity in the workplace.“Gamification is about applying elements of game design to everyday work experience to make it more...

NetApp, Comstor offer hybrid storage

Customers with changing data centre demands can now benefit from an enhanced range of storage platforms, tapping into the newly launched benefits of NetApp’s enterprise-level FAS8080 EX and entry-level FAS2500 available locally from Comstor.The products are a core...

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Embrace a New Chapter Explore Possibilities.We are seeking a well-versedCloud Engineer (AWS / Azure / Terraform) to join our team. Must be proficient in AWS and Terraform and possess expertise in designing, implementing, managing, troubleshooting, and deploying...

Intermediate support engineer at Adapt IT

Introduction The right candidate will form part of the NG-VAS Domain Team and will be responsible for ongoing 2nd/3rd level Customer support for multiple local/foreign-based clients and any other solution streams that may fall within the space over time. They will be...

Senior Software Developer/ Team Lead (Office Based)

Our client in the IT industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ a Senior Software Developer/ Team Leader. Main purpose of the position:The purpose of this position is to develop solutions by guiding development of program specifications,...

Field Support Engineer – Gauteng Sandton

Yearning for More in Your Career? iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities.We are seeking a Field Support Engineer to join our team and provide on-site technical support and assistance to clients or customers. As a Field Support Engineer,...

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Embrace a New Chapter Explore Possibilities.We are seeking a well-versedCloud Engineer (AWS / Azure / Terraform) to join our team. Must be proficient in AWS and Terraform and possess expertise in designing, implementing, managing, troubleshooting, and deploying...

Intermediate support engineer at Adapt IT – Gauteng Midrand

Introduction The right candidate will form part of the NG-VAS Domain Team and will be responsible for ongoing 2nd/3rd level Customer support for multiple local/foreign-based clients and any other solution streams that may fall within the space over time. They will be...

Business Analyst

Business Analyst To investigate, analyse, develop, test and implement new and changed systems as well as business processes that provide effective solutions for the company as well documenting business processes and requirements. This role is instrumental in analysing...

Scrum Master

We are looking for a Scrum Master that has experience and proven track in managing projects within an Agile Custom Development and Integration environment. The successful Scrum Master will be responsible for owning the delivery of numerous Agile projects on an...

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