Better air routes could boost African economies
Several key unserved African routes could provide greater connectivity for travellers, drive economic growth in local economies, and provide a significant boost in revenue for airlines, according to analysis by Airbus. Several of the top unserved routes identified in...
New report offers lessons on stopping disease outbreaks
In February 2023, a market trader in Accra, Ghana, died from severe bleeding in a local hospital. Shortly after, her healthcare provider fell ill. Public health officials quickly identified the cause: Lassa fever, a deadly and contagious disease spread by rats. The...
New products, channel offerings from Lenovo
Kathy Gibson is at Techscape 2022 - Lenovo has grown and prospered over the last years – and the company continues to introduce new products and channel offerings to the local market. Thibault Dousson, GM of Lenovo South Africa, explains that Lenovo doesn’t simply...
Opportunities ahead for the channel
Kathy Gibson is at Techscape 2022 - Artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, cloud and the hybrid workplace are among the many opportunities that IT resellers should be prepared to seize in the coming year. This is the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of...
Perseverance celebrates first birthday on Mars by learning how to run
NASA’s Perseverance rover has notched up a slew of firsts since touching down on Mars one year ago, on Feb. 18, 2021, and the six-wheeled scientist has other important accomplishments in store as it speeds toward its new destination and a new science campaign....
Ransomware and password guessing top cybersecurity threats
ESET Research has released its T3 Threat Report for the fourth quarter of 2021, summarising the key statistics from ESET detection systems between September to December 2021. The research reveals a rising scourge of email threats towards the end of 2021 and a marked...
Demand for African developers at an all-time high
Google has released its "Africa Developer Ecosystem Report 2021" demonstrating that, despite the challenges associated with the pandemic, the continent's developer ecosystem is on the rise. This is according to the findings of a study conducted across 16 Sub-Saharan...
Vehicle hijacking levels continue to rise
Tracker's vehicle crime statistics for the period July to December 2021 reveal that the nature of vehicle crime has changed. For the past three years, hijacking has been on the rise and has overtaken theft as the predominant percentage of vehicle crime activities....
Top 5 automotive technology trends for 2022
Research group Gartner has identified the top five technology trends for 2022 that CIOs need to consider to better prepare for the software, hardware and digital transformations occurring in the automotive sector. "For the last 100 years, automakers have focused on...
Parbhoo to head up Westcon-Comstor MEA
Westcon-Comstor will be combining its Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa (MEA) operations as part of a group-wide strategy to improve efficiency, drive profitability, and streamline engagement with partners and vendors. Effective 1 March 2022, the new structure will...
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Broadband as a basic commodity
In line with the broader vision of the National Development Plan (NDP), the 2020 Vision for broadband is that all South Africans will have access to broadband services at 2,5% or less of the population’s average monthly income. Is this a merely another fantasy or is...
Kemp announces LoadMaster LMOS
Web application firewall (WAF) services will be natively integrated in the Kemp Technologies LoadMaster load balancer operating system (LMOS). This will enable secure deployment of Web applications preventing Layer-7 attacks, while maintaining core load balancing...
Integr8 awarded EMC Signature Partner status
Business Connexion subsidiary and ICT managed services provider Integr8 has been awarded Signature Partner status on EMC’s Business Partner Programme.Robert Sussman, joint CEO of Integr8, says the relationship between Integr8 and EMC Southern Africa opens the market...
Tintri, Citrix announce Premier partnership
Tintri, the leading producer of smart storage for virtualisation and cloud environments, has announced that it has become a Citrix Ready Premier-level member. Tintri VMstore is verified as Citrix Ready for Citrix XenDesktop versions 7, 7.1 and 7.5. Tintri completed a...
SMS a good fit for mobile marketers
Mobile instant messaging is on the rise, rapidly emerging as one of the preferred channels for communication between mobile phone users around the world. Consulting firm Deloitte estimates that mobile instant messaging services will carry around 50-billion messages on...
Gumtree app now available for BlackBerry
The Gumtree app enables BlackBerry 7 and 10 smartphones users to find small ads near them, view full ad descriptions with high-resolution photos, edit and manage their own ads, post an ad with pictures from their smartphone or take new pictures, and more.The launch is...
Veeam announces Management Pack
Veeam Software, innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Modern Data Centre, announced that the new Veeam Management Pack (MP) version 7 for System Centre is now generally available. Veeam MP v7 adds Microsoft Hyper-V support, providing full...
Alliances a mark of progressive IT
Despite an obvious lack of skills within the ICT managed services and outsourcing space – and an environment that is defined by constant change, the reality of the market today is that partnership with a reputable, capable and informed managed services provider (MSP)...
Online home loan applications enhanced
Nedbank announced significant enhancements to its online home loans channel, South Africa's first fully automated online application process aimed at simplifying and improving the experience of our clients. 'These enhancements mean that our clients can now access the...
Binary Tree a recognised Soarsoft partner
Soarsoft International, a specialist of Information Governance, archive, migration, messaging and collaboration solutions and distributor of Binary Tree solutions in Southern Africa, has announced that Binary Tree, a leading Microsoft Exchange and Office 365 migration...
QA Test Analyst
This role can be fully remote.. A Test Engineer's job duties include planning, designing, and evaluating products, as well as collaborating with production management. The Test Engineer makes sure that the finished product can be identified easily and tested...
Business Analyst
Are you passionate about analyzing business needs and translating them into actionable requirements? We're looking for a skilled Business Analyst to join our team. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, collaborate with stakeholders,...
Business Analyst – Test Management (Expert) TT – Gauteng Pretoria
Assists in establishing, implementation and steering of overall test management strategy from a business perspective across all financial accounting products (both manual and automated test strategy).Build effective relationships with senior stakeholders across the...
Cyber Security Specialist – Gauteng Midrand
Our Client in the Telecommunications industry is hiring for a Cyber Security Specialist as an Independent Contractor for 12 months. This role will allow you to gain experience in working with one of the largest telecommunications companies in South Africa.The ideal...
QA Test Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
This role can be fully remote.. A Test Engineer's job duties include planning, designing, and evaluating products, as well as collaborating with production management. The Test Engineer makes sure that the finished product can be identified easily and tested...
Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
Are you passionate about analyzing business needs and translating them into actionable requirements? We're looking for a skilled Business Analyst to join our team. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, collaborate with stakeholders,...
Automation Engineer (Fully Remote)
The automation engineer role is aimed not only at our clients' internal requirements, but also at providing automation projects and efficiency improvements for our clients customers which will be scoped individually as required.Responsibilities Include:Detailed...
Desktop Support and Systems Administrator
Key Objective of role Day to day support of IT requirements for the company's users.Intermediation between users and IT service providers (Microsoft patching and anti-virus; other application support; NetSurIT Cloud operation security centre).Computer builds (standard...
PLC Programmer
Our client, a specialist in mechanical, electrical, and automation design and manufacturing are looking for a qualified and experienced PLC Programmer to join their team. RequirementsTertiary qualification in Mechatronics or Electronics or Electrical Engineering. 5...
Demand Analyst at Food Lovers Market Holdings
Location: Western Cape This position will be based in our Food Lovers Market Head Office in Brackenfell, Cape Town. SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: This position will form part of the demand analytics team and will report directly to the Project Manager -WMS.Our team is...
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