How will your career withstand the impact of AI?

New research from The TEFL Academy’s South African Career Resilience Report 2026 reveals that 57% of local respondents have questioned whether their chosen career or qualification will still be valuable because of artificial intelligence - while 84% say AI has already...

Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms

South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...

Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

R2bn funding positions Africa Data Centres for growth

Africa Data Centres has unlocked funding that will allow it to expand data centre capacity and meet the growing demand for cloud computing services in South Africa. This was facilitated through a bespoke financing solution arranged by RMB. "This funding is a...

BCX launches Africa Local Public Cloud in Mozambique

BCX has launched it Africa Local Public (ALP) Cloud services, powered by Alibaba Cloud's technology, at MozTech in Mozambique. Jonas Bogoshi, CEO at BCX, comments: "The collaboration between Alibaba Cloud and BCX allows us to bring the latest technologies through a...

Smart tech critical for airline, airport success

While IT budgets have stayed largely flat in 2021, airport and airline CIOs are betting on technology to support their recovery from Covid-19, with a significant increase in spending on digitalisation and sustainability as key priorities by 2024. This is according to...

Global digital sales passed $1trn over the holiday season

While Cyber Week saw muted digital growth in 2021, early November and late December surges helped retailers break new sales records. Salesforce's 2021 Holiday Shopping Report, which analyses shopping data from over 1-billion shoppers on the Salesforce Customer 360...

Climate failure, social crises top global risks for 2022

Climate risks dominate global concerns as the world enters the third year of the pandemic. According to the Global Risks Report 2022, while the top long-term risks relate to climate, the top shorter-term global concerns include societal divides, livelihood crises and...

These were the top networking challenges in 2021

Responding to disruptions (45%) and accommodating new business needs (40%) have been cited in the report as the top network challenges during 2021. These are among the findings from Cisco's l Global Networking Trends Report, based on a survey of 1 534 IT professionals...

Mass spyware targets ICS computers

From 20 January to 10 November 2021, Kaspersky experts uncovered A new piece of malware that has targeted more than 35 000 computers across 195 countries has been uncovered by Kaspersky researchers. Dubbed "PseudoManuscrypt" for its similarities with the advanced...

Trickbot, Emotet, Log4j top malware charts

In a month that saw the Apache Log4j vulnerability sweep the internet, Trickbot was still the most prevalent malware in December, albeit at a slightly lower rate affecting 4% of organizations worldwide (5% in November). This is according to Check Point Research's...

Glenn du Toit appointed as Acer country manager

Glenn du Toit has been promoted from GM to country manager of Acer Africa. Du Toi has been part of the Acer team for six years, and was appointed GM of Acer Africa in April 2020. Prior to this, he served as head of consumer business for Acer Africa, overseeing the...

Threat predictions for 2022

Every year, Kaspersky experts look back at the biggest security developments over the previous 12-months as part of the Kaspersky Security Bulletin series to help users and businesses usher in a safer new year. Here are the highlights of 2022 predictions for the...

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Software AG’s strategy realises success

Software AG South Africa’s strategy to optimise its operations is proving to be a fruitful decision. At the beginning of 2014, ambitious goals were set for business growth. “The business results for this year’s first quarter have set an exciting benchmark for 2014,”...

How secure is your secure mail solution?

E-mail remains the most popular business communication tool in the world – 204-million mails are sent every minute, of which about 25% are business-related. Considering the sheer volume of communication, it is no wonder that e-mails are often the source of costly data...

Dell offers Precision M2800 workstation

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DiData wins Cisco partner awards

Dimension Data has announced that it has received two Cisco Partner Summit Global awards. The company was recognised as EMEAR Network Architecture Partner of the Year 2014 (South Africa) and EMEAR Data Centre Partner of the Year 2014 (Emerging Africa). Cisco revealed...

Kaspersky Lab remembers ‘benign’ malware

In the history of malware writing and malware hunting, there are a number of unusual stories involving programmes which looked like typical malware - but did nothing more damaging than putting a smile on users’ faces. In a few extraordinary cases, viruses were even...

Telkom appoints new chief risk officer

Telkom has announced the appointment of Ouma Rasethaba as chief risk officer with immediate effect. Rasethaba, who has been with Telkom since 2006, has previously held the position of chief of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs. The appointment completes the EXCO...

Panda Security named visionary by Gartner

The latest Gartner Magic Quadrant report for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) was published early this year. The report, which assesses security vendors according to their products, vision and execution, describes Panda Security as a Visionary in the security...

Global Continuity SA strengthens management team

Global Continuity South Africa - a group company of JSE-listed Metrofile Holdings – has strengthened its management team with the recent appointment of Greg Comline as its new GM. The appointment is in line with the group’s strategy to expand its current offerings to...

GSM, GPS streamlines fleet management

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Proactive surveillance curbs heists

Of the many aspects of cash handling, cash-in-transit has typically been the most difficult to secure. Transportation of luxury goods and cash have always been targets for crime syndicates, and while the frequency of cash-in-transit heists may have reduced in recent...

Developer – SQL at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

About our client: Our client is a global leader in digital marketing and client reporting solutions, empowering financial professionals to enhance investor engagement and retention. With operations spanning four continents, they are rapidly expanding their team...

Research Department: Student Support Administrator at Mancosa

Introduction MANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate Education qualifications, has the following vacancy available: Research Department: Student Support Administrator...

Java Cloud Developer – 1488

Contract Starts: 01.05.2024Contract Ends: 31.12.2026Location: Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotationESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:JAVA EE / JAVAGood Java development experienceDesign and develop Microservices with deep understanding of API based development...

Project Manager IT

Must be in Project Management for 10 years or more.Managed project team inclusive of vendors / suppliersAble to make key decisions for the programme or projectManage Financials for the projectsMust have Regulatory knowledge and experience and have managed large...

Java Cloud Developer – 1488 – Gauteng Pretoria

Contract Starts: 01.05.2024Contract Ends: 31.12.2026Location: Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotationESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:JAVA EE / JAVAGood Java development experienceDesign and develop Microservices with deep understanding of API based development...

Project Manager IT – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Must be in Project Management for 10 years or more.Managed project team inclusive of vendors / suppliersAble to make key decisions for the programme or projectManage Financials for the projectsMust have Regulatory knowledge and experience and have managed large...

Desktop Support Engineer (Plettenberg Bay)

ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE end-user support & analyses, diagnoses and resolve software and hardware problems ensuring optimal and uninterrupted functionality of operations as your strong technical skills is sought to fill the role of a Desktop Support Engineer for a...

Java Developer – 2446

Contract Starts: 01.04.2024Contract Ends: 31.12.2026Location: Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotationESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Strong conceptual skillsAdvanced knowledge in in software engineering with a focus on cloud architecturesAdvanced knowledge in JAVA,...

Mobile Application Developer

Looking for a Mobile Application Developer who will be responsible for full time maintenance and feature development of Company Native Mobile Application features. Key Requirements 5+ years' experienceBachelor's Degree / BTechFlutterReact.Net MauiShould you meet the...

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