Public employment programme delivers positive stimulus
New research indicates that the largest component of South Africa's Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) programme is beneficial to economic growth as it also has an indirect positive effect on non-programme employment and wages. The study, commissioned by the...
Registration opens for Internet industry event
Next month sees the Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) and the ZA Network Operators' Group (ZANOG) co-hosting ZANOG@iWeek2024, South Africa's most influential and anticipated annual internet industry event. Registration is now open for this three-day...
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...
Electric vehicle sales see triple-digit growth
During the first half (H1) of 2021, 2,6-million electric vehicles (EVs) were sold on a global basis, up 160% on H1 2020, according to Canalys's latest report. EVs include fully electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The growth of EV sales far exceeded...
NFT market set for massive increase
The already booming NFT (non-fungible token) market will experience a massive increase in volume over the next 12 months as more major investors begin to pile in. The prediction from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, follows the announcement by...
How concerned are users about privacy?
Kaspersky analysed anonymised data, voluntarily provided by Privacy Checker, a website that contains helpful advice on privacy settings for various Internet services and platforms. The results reflect which services and platforms' Internet users have the most privacy...
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MAP, Productivity SA energise manufacturing
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Skills are needed to grow WiFi in Africa
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10 tips to improve reliability
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Xerox to showcase new wide format printer
Bytes Document Solutions will showcase the IJP 2000 wide format printer, at the Africa Print Regional Expo, taking place on 12 February 2014 at Emnotweni Arena in Nelspruit. Bytes Document Solutions is a platinum sponsor for the 2014 Africa Print Expo. The expo will...
Accsys runs interactive T&A forums
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Verbatim Secure ‘n’ Go from DCC
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Fortinet highly rated by AV-Comparatives
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Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Senior Database Administrator (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
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Junior Software Engineer – Gauteng Sandown
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