A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off

In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...

Labour disputes emerge as SA’s top legal concern

Labour matters rank highest among the everyday legal questions that South Africans are asking. This is according to data aggregated by My AI Lawyer, which found that more than a third (37%) of the queries processed on My AI Lawyer in the first six months of 2026 is...

Digital transformation spend could hit $4trn by 2027

Worldwide spending on Digital Transformation (DX) is forecast to reach almost $4-trillion in 2027, according to the latest update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide. With artificial intelligence (AI) and...

Hybrid work shown to improve workers’ well-being

A new study by International Workplace Group points to a correlation between adopting hybrid working policies and improved employee well-being. The research examined the impact of hybrid working on the mental and physical health of 1 000 hybrid workers. Four in five...

Esports titles selected for high school championships

The growth of esports starts at school level. Schools are the breeding ground where champions are fashioned by schools that have the interest of learners at heart. So it is not surprising to see that the entire Protea Esports Team that participated in International...

Massive increase in spend by top semiconductor buyers

The semiconductor shortage and the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)’ production in 2021, but the top 10 OEMs increased their chip spending by 25,2% and accounted for 42,1% of the total market, according to preliminary results...

Louise Taute appointed as southern Africa MD of Westcon-Comstor

Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has announced the appointment of Louise Taute as MD for the southern Africa region. In her role, Taute will assist with the local management of the Westcon-Comstor business to help the global and regional executive drive sales,...

Vodacom revenue growth underpinned by services

Vodacom group revenue grew 6,4% to R26,7-billion for the quarter ended 31 December 2021. Group service revenue was up 5,3%, supported by sustained demand for connectivity and growth in new services such as financial services. In South Africa, service revenue grew...

Water flowed on Mars for longer than we thought

Mars once rippled with rivers and ponds billions of years ago, providing a potential habitat for microbial life. As the planet’s atmosphere thinned over time, that water evaporated, leaving the frozen desert world that NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) studies...

Global power outages impacted 350m people in 2021

Major power outages impacted at least 350 million people - more than 4% of the global population - last year as new power supply challenges have emerged on top of more traditional ones, according to a new report by IHS Markit. The report, entitled Are We Entering an...

Slow Q4 but tablets see solid growth for 2021

Worldwide tablet shipments reached 46-million units during the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21), posting a decline for the second time since the pandemic began in 2020. Shipments declined 11,9% year over year in 4Q21 as demand slowed, according to preliminary data from...

SA-born artist aims to make massive NFT sale

South African-born artist and engineer, Conor Mccreedy has embarked on an ambitious non-fungible token (NFT) project whereby a 2m x 2m oil painting of the moon produced will be divided into 900 squares, each with an Ethereum token, through collaboration with a private...

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The impact of flooding on your business

Just as the world’s eye was about to turn an eye to the FIFA World Cup curtain raiser in Brazil, disaster struck its southern Parana province as flooding ravaged the area, forcing hundreds from their homes. Kerry Evans, managing director, Africa at Quintica looks at...

BDS unveils Xerox Versant 2100 Press

Xerox, represented by Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), is due to unveil the new Xerox Versant 2100 Press at FESPA Africa 2014, taking place from 2 to 4 July 2014 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg. Paul Haglich, marketing manager for production systems at...

WD introduces My Book Duo

WD has introduced My Book Duo, the newest member of its award-winning line of desktop storage solutions for home and office. Utilising two drives, hardware-level RAID and USB 3.0, My Book Duo delivers massive capacity and file transfer speeds not available on...

Altech Card Solutions now PCI DSS compliant

Altech Card Solutions, part of Altron TMT, has announced that it has yet again received the Visa International and MasterCard stamp of approval with its recertification as a Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) approved service provider. According to...

How to secure virtual infrastructure

In today’s competitive environment – with businesses trying to boost efficiency and cut costs – virtualisation is no longer the preserve of multinational enterprises and large-scale data centres, says Matvey Voytov, senior product marketing manager at Kaspersky Lab....

Network Alliance launches new support centre

Network Alliance, an established national ICT service provider with a track record of almost two decades of proactive, value-add service to the market, has reinforced its client support services capability with the positioning of its Network Assurance support centre....

Q-KON achieves AudioCodes certification

Q-KON South Africa (Q-KON SA) has strengthened its value proposition to the market having acquired qualification and certification from AudioCodes to serve as a Specialised Training Centre and offer AudioCodes Certified Training. The telecommunications engineering...

Amadeus, SAP partner on travel solution

Amadeus has announced an industry first strategic technological agreement with SAP, to deliver to the market a cloud-based corporate travel solution, including online booking, expense and mobile capabilities. Amadeus will integrate the SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense...

LG G2 answers market demands

Since its launch in October 2013, the LG G2 smartphone has turned heads and garnered the attention and praise of the technology press. Major publications, such as Stuff, Wired and What Hi-Fi?, are raving about LG’s “learning from you” approach to smartphone design –...

Senior D365 F&O Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

As a Senior D365 F&O Developer, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365 F&O) solutions. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to project success, and ensure...

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As a Junior D365 F&O Developer, you will embark on an exciting journey to learn and contribute to the development of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365 F&O) solutions. This position offers the flexibility of hybrid working from home and...

Junior D365 F&O Developer – Gauteng Pretoria West

As a Junior D365 F&O Developer, you will embark on an exciting journey to learn and contribute to the development of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365 F&O) solutions. This position offers the flexibility of hybrid working from home and...

SAP EDI Consultant

Unlock Efficiency, Seamlessly Connect, SAP EDI Consultant, poised to perfect !!! In Cape Town's embrace, where beauty meets tech,Empowering Oil Giants, we redefine the spec. Streamline operations, with expertise refined, Join our journey, where innovation shines....

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SAP EDI Consultant – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Unlock Efficiency, Seamlessly Connect, SAP EDI Consultant, poised to perfect !!! In Cape Town's embrace, where beauty meets tech,Empowering Oil Giants, we redefine the spec. Streamline operations, with expertise refined, Join our journey, where innovation shines....

C# Developer – Gauteng Rosebank

We are looking for a C# developer responsible for building C# applications, including anything from back-end services to their client-end counterparts. Your primary responsibilities will be to design and develop these applications, and to coordinate with the rest of...

Frontend Angular Developer

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