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...

Samsung, Google Cloud join force to bring GenAI to Galaxy S24

Samsung Electronics and Google Cloud have announced a new multi-year partnership to bring Google Cloud’s generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology to Samsung smartphone users around the globe. Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series announced at Galaxy...

World Economic Forum in Davos: it’s a wrap

Amid rising geopolitical tensions, close to 3 000 policy-makers, business executives, international organisations and civil society leaders, academics and innovators from around the world came together for the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum to rebuild...

Protecting the ozone layer also helps Earth sequester carbon

Protecting the ozone layer also protects Earth’s vegetation and has prevented the planet from an additional 0.85 degrees Celsius of warming, according to new research from Lancaster University, NASA, and others. This new study in Nature demonstrates that by protecting...

Bird’s-eye observations reveal surprises in Earth’s space interface

New research using data from NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (Gold) mission, has revealed unexpected behaviour in the swaths of charged particles that band Earth’s equator. This is made possible by Gold’s long-term global view, the first of its...

Applications open for 2022 ISPA bursary

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) invites applications for its "ISPA Inspires" bursary programme, 2022. Applications open on Wednesday 1 September, and close on Friday 1 October 2021. ISPA Inspires bursaries will be awarded to one or more...

Wits PhD student cracks high-dimensional quantum code

Isaac Nape, an emerging South African talent in the study of quantum optics, is part of a team of Wits physicists who led an international study that revealed the hidden structures of quantum entangled states. The study was published in Nature Communications, on...

Economic freedom allows better income mobility

Economic freedom enhances income mobility while the poor in unfree nations have fewer opportunities to escape poverty and build prosperity. This is among the findings of a study released today by the Free Market Foundation (FMF) in conjunction with Canada's Fraser...

African mobile phone market recovery still on track

Smartphone shipments into Africa grew 13,2% year on year in Q2 2021 to total 22,8-million devices, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The Worldwide Quarterly Global Mobile Phone Tracker shows that feature phone shipments...

Emerging markets lead global phone recovery

While the supply chain situation hasn't drastically improved, the global smartphone market has shown positive results in recent quarters. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones are...

AI investments set to accelerate

Businesses and organisations across all industries are increasing their investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to create competitive advantage through improved customer insight, greater employee efficiency, and accelerated innovation. The new Worldwide Artificial...

More News Today

Standard Bank launches banking app

Standard Bank has announced the launch of its new banking app, which offers customers greater flexibility and exciting new functionality. “Standard Bank’s app for tablets is set to transform mobile banking and the way that customers experience banking. It is all about...

Connectivity is key to harnessing UC

The uptake of unified communications (UC) is being driven by the twin trends of mobility and BYOD, as organisations strive to give users the ability to work, communicate and collaborate remotely and on the move, with a wide variety of different devices. However, while...

Solve broadband challenges to leverage cloud

Next-generation broadband and cloud-based ICT services are two of the top emerging trends in the telecoms, media and technology space, according to Ovum Research. These two trends are intrinsically interlinked, as the cloud requires fast, efficient and available...

Biometric protection the future of security

Biometric identification systems have grown in popularity as more company use fingerprint, face, iris or voice recognition as part of their risk management strategies, says Marius Coetzee, MD at Ideco Biometrics.A market that was once dominated by fingerprint...

execMobile saves customers R10-million

South African business travellers heading abroad can now work securely wherever they want, without having to worry about exhoribant data charges. The PocketWiFi device from execMobile has, in only one year, saved its customers more than R10-million. “The technology...

Cannon offers modular data centres

Cannon Technologies Africa is offering a new range of innovative ISO container-sized modular data centres that provide clients with full UPS facilities - as well as hot and cold aisle functionality - in a choice of 6m, 12m and 13,5m sizes. According to Mark Awdas,...

Westcon-Comztek offers Avaya Video

Value-added distributor Westcon-Comztek has been appointed as an official distributor of Avaya’s Scopia video conferencing solutions. The partnership extends South Africa as well as Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique,...

45% of Nigerian enterprises to deploy UCC

More than 45% of enterprises in Nigeria are planning to deploy unified communications and collaboration (UCC) solutions in the next three years, according to the latest research from global IT market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Referencing...

Check Point, VMware secure private cloud

Check Point Software Technologies and VMware have announced a collaboration in which they will automate and simplify the provisioning and deployment of network security in private clouds. Check Point will make its security protection solutions interoperable with...

Trustwave acquires Cenzic

Trustwave has acquired Cenzic. The acquisition brings together Cenzic’s dynamic application security testing technologies with Trustwave’s cloud-based application, database and network penetration testing and scanning services. The combination will create one of the...

Mid/Senior Level C# Developer

Are you an experienced developer looking to join a dynamic team in the heart of Sandton? We are seeking a skilled developer with 3-5 years of experience in C# to join an innovative fintech company. If you're passionate about writing clean code, have a strong...

Software Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Kloof

An exciting opportunity for an intermediate developer to join a growing company specialising in the utility and energy management space. You will be responsible for building software by writing code, as well as modifying existing code to fix...

Senior Data Engineer – Remote Remote

The Data Engineer skill is required to enable the data lifecycle within, namely the ability to integrate data between the source system (golden/trusted) and the target database, hence providing good quality data by applying the necessary framework/s and governance to...

Control Systems Engineer – Gauteng Alberton

Electrical / Electronic Degree or Diploma This Dynamic and Rapidly Expanding Consulting Engineering Organisation in the Oil & Gas and Mining Sectors, require a Junior Control Systems Engineer to do the following : Background in process plant engineering and...

Mid/Senior Level C# Developer – Remote Remote

Are you an experienced developer looking to join a dynamic team in the heart of Sandton? We are seeking a skilled developer with 3-5 years of experience in C# to join an innovative fintech company. If you're passionate about writing clean code, have a strong...

Java Blaze Developer

Are you a seasoned FICO Blaze Developer with a passion for Java-based FICO Blaze Advisor versions 7.x? Do you thrive on the intricacies of Rules Harvesting, Rules Inventory Management Strategies, and Rules Services Design? If you have 8+ years of extensive Blaze...

Scrum Master at Accenture

Scrum MasterLocation: Johannesburg/ Cape Town, CountryAbout Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations,...

FICO Blaze Software Developer (Contract)

Experience: 8+ Years BlazeQualification: Technically related degree.Computer Science or above or equivalent work experience. Key / Critical Tasks:Our client FICO Blaze Developer will have experience developing and implementing FICO Blaze rules, as well as integrating...

Systems Developer

At iOCO, we're dedicated to driving innovation, fostering business agility, and ensuring digital resilience for our clients. We're currently looking for a skilled and experienced Systems Developer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you'll play a pivotal part in...

View more career listings on our Careers Section