Gitex Africa Morocco 2024: It’s a wrap …
The second edition of Gitex Africa has wrapped up in Marrakech, Morocco. Kathy Gibson was there to find out what’s happening in the African tech space. Into the future with frontier technologies Humanity is facing an existential crisis as planet-wide issues...
Into the future with frontier technologies
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 – Humanity is facing an existential crisis as planet-wide issues like climate change threaten to cause irreparable damage. But frontier technologies are already on the drawing board that could reverse the damage...
Rapid growth for PCD market in southern Africa
Southern Africa's personal computing devices (PCD) market, which comprises desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets, recorded year-on-year (YoY) growth of 44,4% in Q3 2021. The latest Quarterly PCD Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC) reveals that...
Only 40% of Africans want mandatory vaccines
Covid-19 mandatory vaccination could potentially accelerate vaccine uptake and the attainment of herd immunity, but a new study has found that only 40% of Africans support the idea. It also found substantial vaccine hesitancy among Africans living in Africa as well as...
WC Health partners with Ekasi Esports in vaccination drive
Led by township gaming collective Ekasi Esports, a group of local gamers are descending on Khayelitsha’s Thusong Centre at midday tomorrow (10 December 2021) to host a series of back-to-back gaming tournaments that feature a pro-vaccination message. The Western Cape...
Stronger security needed for IoT solutions
Most businesses face security challenges when deploying Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. Most of those polled by Inmarsat research say the fear of external cyber-attacks and poor network security are their two biggest concerns, underlining the need for stronger...
SA to see rise in exports
Global supply-chain disruptions could remain high until H2 2022 amid renewed Covid-19 outbreaks around the world, China’s sustained zero-Covid policy and demand and logistic volatility during Chinese New Year. This is according to the Euler Hermes Global Trade Report,...
MSPs are hurt by supply chain attacks
According to a recent Kaspersky survey, 28% of managed service providers (MSPs) reported that a massive supply chain attack on an MSP software provider, revealed in December 2020, had affected their organisation in some way. The breach also had a wider impact on the...
Manufacturing sector faces ‘stop-start’ recovery
Risks related to the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertainty regarding load shedding continue to weigh on local manufacturers, despite positive news regarding domestic and export sales volumes as well as fixed investment levels, the Q4 Absa Manufacturing...
New MD for HPE SA as Ntuli moves to regional role
Sandile Dube has been appointed as acting-MD for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) in South Africa, effective 1 January 2022. Current MD President Ntuli has been promoted to a pan-regional role as director of HPE GreenLake Cloud Services across the UK, Ireland, Middle...
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Microsoft solutions boost student privacy
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER at Health Sector at UCT – Western Cape Observatory
The Knowledge Translation Unit (KTU) is a health systems research unit that develops, implements, and evaluates clinical guidance for primary care public health sector use. They currently work in South Africa, several other sub- Saharan African countries, Brazil and...
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Data Analyst at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:An international and highly regarded organisation dedicated to "doing good" for society, they are renowned for their ethics, upliftment programs and while their tech environment is leading edge, this organisation is ideal for someone who wants to make...
Remedy Tester
Join our dynamic team as a Remedy Tester, where innovation meets impact! At the forefront of global strategy, our Consulting company in Cape Town invites you to pioneer change and shape industries. Elevate your career with unparalleled opportunities and be part of a...
Devops Engineer
Are you ready to groove into a dynamic role where you'll be the mastermind behind our global IT network operations? If you're passionate about automation, cloud infrastructure, and keeping things funky fresh, we want you to join us as our DevOps Maestro - Network...
Front End Developer (CPT/JHB Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:YOUR keen eye for beautiful visual digital aesthetics is sought to fill the role of a Front-End Developer of a leading Travel Platform operating a portfolio of leading responsible travel companies. You will contribute to creating captivating user...
Data Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:An international and highly regarded organisation dedicated to "doing good" for society, they are renowned for their ethics, upliftment programs and while their tech environment is leading edge, this organisation is ideal for someone who wants to make...
Remedy Tester – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Join our dynamic team as a Remedy Tester, where innovation meets impact! At the forefront of global strategy, our Consulting company in Cape Town invites you to pioneer change and shape industries. Elevate your career with unparalleled opportunities and be part of a...
Devops Engineer – Gauteng Midrand
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Data Engineer (CPT/JHB Hybrid)
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