Employees under the lash as financial stress grows

There has been a decisive shift in the pressures faced by South Africa’s workforce, with financial stress moving from outside the top 10 employee concerns in 2021 to one of the top five in 2025. This is according to data compiled from Lyra Southern Africa’s Employee...

Businesses brace for long-term impacts from Iran conflict

Kathy Gibson reports - Even if the conflict in the Middle East were to end tomorrow, the long-term impacts will continue to dog the world for months. That’s the key takeaway from KPMG’s latest Global Economic and Geopolitical Outlook, which unpacked what some of the...

What SA needs to do to ensure universal, meaningful connectivity

Kathy Gibson reports – Digital investment is not an end in itself: it is the foundation for a more inclusive, more resilient South Africa. This is the word from Boitumelo Mosako, CEO of Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), introducing a Digital Infrastructure...

‘Platform economy’ centralises power and deepens inequality

A University of Cape Town (UCT) study on the workings of the platform economy - with companies like Uber, Airbnb and other digital platforms as part of a larger shift in capitalism itself - has found that these platforms don’t just connect buyers and sellers; they...

Why SA companies might not pay living wages

In a world of growing calls for global social reform, companies that want to preserve their market share will have to pay their employees at least a living wage, according to Professor Ines Meyer of the Living Wage South Africa Network whose groundbreaking research...

When it comes to data centres, the future is modular

Kathy Gibson reports from Zagreb, Croatia - Croatia may be best known for its beaches and scenery but, in fact, it's also the home of a number of significant scientific and technological inventions. Viktor Petik, vice-president: integrated modular solutions for...

Dell debuts Apex solutions in SA

Kathy Gibson reports - Dell Technologies is integrating as-a-service and cloud offerings in its Apex Solutions portfolio. The offering includes an initial data storage-as-a-service product, unified management of as-a-service solutions, flexible consumption policies...

SMEs keep pace with security challenges

Security teams in small and midsize businesses are doing a better job in enabling the mission of their organisations. With fewer resources, 44% of SMEs say their security teams are keeping pace with the changing needs and growth of the business, compared with 42% of...

Majority of SA organisations deploy extra email defences

The vast majority (95%) of South African organisations use third-party solutions in addition to what is offered by their email providers to help secure their email against the growing volume of cyberattacks. This is among the findings from new Mimecast research that...

Cyber espionage targets mostly information and finance industry

Organisations worldwide are losing billions due to cybercrime each year. Although most of them significantly increased their cybersecurity budgets, cyberattacks like data breaches, phishing, ransomware attacks, or cyber espionage still represent one of the biggest...

Curious malware attacks users of pirated software

New research from Sophos, "Vigilante Malware Rats Out Software Pirates While Blocking ThePirateBay," details a curious cyberattack campaign that targets users of pirated software with malware designed to block access to websites hosting pirated software. The...

HPC the new battleground between IT vendors and cloud service providers

A confluence of developments including growing volumes of data generated by Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, and the emergence of new content and data-rich applications, some of which are incorporating the use of artificial intelligence (AI), is set to drive demand...

Tesla outperforms rival stocks with 224% ROI

Tesla is among the notable growth stocks that have recorded significant returns for investors. Despite the electric vehicle manufacturer's stock slumping in 2021, it has maintained an edge over competitors. According to data acquired by Finbold, Tesla stock registered...

Growth resilient for backup appliances

The EMEA purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) market has been resilient to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, with spending on traditional backup appliances reaching $366,9-million in 1Q21, up 10.3% from 1Q20, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC)...

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Yealink strengthens Far South Networks ties

Yealink has once again scored an impressive 100% pass mark in advanced interoperability tests (IOT) with innovative South African telecommunications equipment vendor, Far South Networks. Both companies, who share a very similar business philosophy, are now committed...

Microsoft Dynamics CRM support from Trillium

Master Data Management, Trillium Software’s partner in South Africa, has recently announced Trillium’s support and seamless integration with Microsoft Dynamics Content Resource Management (CRM) 2013. The support and integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM enables...

Service management bridges IT, business

ICT solutions provider and service management specialists Quintica have noted increasing demand from customers to extend their ITSM projects and capabilities to include and cover business process management (BPM) and business service management (BSM) practices and...

Fujitsu removes data speed limits

At last week’s Fujitsu Forum, Fujitsu demonstrated technology that is destined to significantly reshape the data centre of the future both in functionality and design. By removing current speed limits to deliver data at the speed of light, performance bottlenecks are...

AdaptiveMobile, Conor Technologies partner

AdaptiveMobile, the world leader in mobile security, today announces that it has signed a reseller partner agreement with implementation and consultancy practise Conor Technologies. The agreement will see Conor Technologies and AdaptiveMobile work on strategic...

Telkom Business gains Tier IV certification

Telkom Business has announced that it has once again received international recognition for its data centre operations, this time in the form of the Uptime Tier IV design certification. This is for the group’s Belville data centre in the Western Cape. “Not only are we...

MTN Nigeria upgrades regional 3G network

Cambridge, UK and Lagos, Nigeria: Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL), the company leading the world in the development and deployment of next generation microwave networks, has today announced new contracts with MTN Nigeria to upgrade and expand capacity of the...

iLiveIT introduces video streaming platform

iLiveIT has recently partnered with SPB TV to launch a video streaming platform which will enable mobile network operators (MNOs) and corporate customers to deliver video content to multiple devices at low cost.  Riaan Groenewald, iLiveIT COO, says a key element of...

BlackBerry appoints new MD for Africa

BlackBerry has announced the appointment of Yudi Moodley as MD for Africa. With this appointment, Yudi Moodley will be responsible for overseeing and driving the overall business strategy and growth for BlackBerry across Africa. Yudi Moodley is replacing Alexandra...

TCS, Cellfind to fast-track LBS

TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, and Cellfind, a subsidiary of the JSE listed Blue Label Telecom, are jointly providing solutions for mobile network operators (MNOs) in Africa to quickly and...

Lead Angular Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

My client is seeking a Lead Angular Developer with at least 5 years' worth of experience in Front end development and familiarity with Architecture, Cloud Architecture and Container Architecture to lead the development and implementation of Angular-based applications....

BI Analyst – KwaZulu-Natal

An exciting opportunity to join an Umhlanga based company as a BI Analyst. You will be responsible for enhancing and improving the top-line business understanding and decision-making processes by collecting, analyzing, and reporting data to the various business...

UI Developer

SUMMARY:The main goal of this position is to combine technology and design to create inviting, easy-to-use websites for consumers. This role will form part of the IT Product team and will regularly engage with to design, develop, test, implement and support current...

Backend Developer

Our client is looking for a talented and highly motivated backend software developer with a strong interest in backend development and a desire to work with large complicated systems. Requirements: Engineering / IT degree or similar2+ years' industry experience - PHP...

Business Intelligence Analyst

Overview:Our client is seeking to hire a Business Intelligence Analyst to assist the Head of Product/Business Intelligence Analyst. The responsibilities for this position are divided between two major business units - one involving the management around product and...

Network and System Administrator, Springs

Network and System Administrator URGENTLY needed for a high end mining and earth moving company based on the East Rand.This candidate must be competent in the following:– Administering Windows Server Systems– Administering Active Directory– Supporting end users and...

UI Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera

SUMMARY:The main goal of this position is to combine technology and design to create inviting, easy-to-use websites for consumers. This role will form part of the IT Product team and will regularly engage with to design, develop, test, implement and support current...

Backend Developer – Gauteng Faerie Glen

Our client is looking for a talented and highly motivated backend software developer with a strong interest in backend development and a desire to work with large complicated systems. Requirements: Engineering / IT degree or similar2+ years' industry experience - PHP...

Business Intelligence Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

Overview:Our client is seeking to hire a Business Intelligence Analyst to assist the Head of Product/Business Intelligence Analyst. The responsibilities for this position are divided between two major business units - one involving the management around product and...

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