NASA plans for a return to the Moon – this time to stay

NASA is embarking on one of the most ambitious space endeavors in its history: building the Moon Base near the lunar South Pole, establishing humanity’s first sustained presence on the Moon. The lunar South Pole is one of the most strategically and scientifically...

Supply chain planning threatened by AI hype and ‘agent washing’

Agentic AI is reshaping the supply chain planning landscape, but hype and “agent washing” are creating real risks for organisations under pressure to deliver results, according to Gartner. Supply chain planning (SCP) leaders who focus on proven use cases, strengthen...

AI spend grows 47% – and more is expected

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,59-trillion in 2026 - a 47% increase year-over-year - according to Gartner. “Through the next several years, the need for capacity will make AI infrastructure - including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI...

How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

Flexible payments, cloud drive B2B e-commerce growth

The global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce market size is projected to reach $57,57-trillion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 18,2% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new study by Grand View Research. Businesses are advocating for more efficient purchase processes...

B2C c-commerce market to hit $17,77trn by 2023

The global B2C e-commerce market size is projected to reach $17,77-trillion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 19,1% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new study by Grand View Research. Within the business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce market landscape, the diversification...

Subscription economy takes off in SA

Subscription is a global trend that has also impacted South Africa, which currently has 7,2-million active subscriptions. The subscription economy, or subscronomics in the country, will be around $530-million this year, according to the latest analysis presented by...

SASE, zero-trust demand fuels SWG growth

The growing number of enterprises pivoting away from legacy hub-and-spoke to a contemporary cloud-first and mobile-friendly IT architecture drove the robust year-over-year (Y/Y) revenue increase in the $2-billion secure web gateway (SWG) market, according to a report...

SA developers excel in regional app contest

Southern African developers have excelled in this year's Huawei Apps UP developer competition, collectively topping both the number of registrations as well as the number of entries in the Middle East and Africa region. Following a regional judging session, five South...

Some Justice Department services recovered after ransomware attack

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) says that some functionality of the MojaPay system has been recovered and most child maintenance payments have been processed. The payments were made on 15 September 2021 and the money is expected...

Telkom considers seperate listing for masts and towers business

Telkom announced today that it is pursuing a separate listing of the group's masts and towers business on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Swiftnet is a Telkom subsidiary under management by Gyro. With 6 225 masts and towers, it is South Africa's largest independently...

Semiconductor market continues on growth trajectory

IDC expects the semiconductor market to grow by 17,3% in 2021 versus 10,8% in 2020. According to IDC, the industry will see normalisation and balance by the middle of 2022, with a potential for overcapacity in 2023 as larger scale capacity expansions begin to come...

Call to digitise SA’s heritage content

South African universities, public libraries and historical archives are sitting on treasure troves of valuable documents and manuscripts that have yet to be digitised. As a result, these historically significant documents are not easily available to historians and...

SA is Africa’s third most attractive country for investors

RMB's Where to Invest in Africa 2021 report positions Egypt as Africa's top investment destination, with Morocco following and South Africa in third place. Based on their operating environments, other high-scoring countries have moved up the rankings - notably Rwanda...

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Protecting the supply chain from cybercrime

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Ericsson grows TV Anywhere offering

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Consumers rate FNB’s digital channels

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Oracle announces Q3 results

Oracle has announced that 2014 Q3 total revenues were up 4% to $9,3-billion. New software licenses and cloud software subscriptions revenues were up 4% to $2,4-billion. Software license updates and product support revenues were up 5% to $4,6-billion. Hardware systems...

Vox Telecom offers auditable e-mail product

Vox Telecom has announced the release of Mailtrack - a secure, auditable e-mail product. “For a long time, data security experts have warned businesses about the necessity of guarding their data centres and backups, as well as mobile devices, but very few companies...

IT as value driver key for digital business

The digital business embraces next generation technology, such as cloud, big data and mobility, to enable executives to make accurate decisions in realtime. These technologies can also be used to create new business models and services, which can in turn be used to...

Schneider data centre for Microsoft SA

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Sparta rolls out Network Alliance solution

The Sparta Group has partnered with Network Alliance to strengthen its ICT capability and reinforce its technical direction by combining expertise. Network Alliance has a track record of near two decades of proactive, value-add service to the market - focusing...

Trend Micro grows mobile security solutions

 Trend Micro has boosted protection against cyber-attacks via mobile platforms by unveiling a new set of security solutions. The new solutions will help mitigate threats to mobile networks and devices, including product enhancements to support enterprises and...

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Senior Manager Enterprise Architecture, DevOps & BI – Gauteng

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