Ampath confirms hack, but disputes theft of 80m patient records

Ampath, one of the country’s biggest pathology labs, has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyberattack, but has issued a statement clarifying the claim by hackers that “80-million patient records” have been stolen. The company says it has contained the...

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...

Webb finds carbon molecules around a young star

An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, very low-mass star. The results reveal the largest number of carbon-containing molecules seen to date in such a disk. These findings have...

Technology seen as key to expanding economic opportunity

Global leaders are keen to use technology including AI to advance key impact goals, according to a new study from HP Inc with Oxford Economics. The study of business executives and government officials in 10 countries found three out of four leaders believe technology...

Digital Reality to buy majority stake in Teraco

Digital Realty, the largest global provider of cloud and carrier-neutral data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Teraco Data Environments from a consortium of investors, including...

Campus switch sales hit an all-time high

Worldwide, campus switch market revenue reached a record level in 3Q 2021, according to a report by Dell’Oro Group. Growth was mostly propelled by 1 Gbps, which reached a record level in shipments during the quarter, while  NBase-T ports were down Y/Y. “We have been...

Off-highway vehicle telematics systems set for rapid growth

Berg Insight estimates that the global installed base of active off-highway vehicle telematics systems reached 5,2-million units in 2020. This includes connected units deployed on various off-highway vehicles across the construction, mining, agriculture and forestry...

Adapt IT is acquired by Volaris, delists from the JSE

Adapt IT Holdings has been acquired by Volaris Group for R7.00 per Adapt IT share, effective 3 January 2022. Volaris is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian-listed Constellation Software. All conditions and regulatory approvals have now been met, including approval...

CES ready to open doors in Las Vegas

CES 2022 will be taking place as an in-person event in Las Vegas from tomorrow (5 January) to 7 January – closing one day earlier than initially planned in light of new concerns over Covid-19. More than 2 200 exhibitors are confirmed to exhibit in person at CES 2022,...

Theory of General Relativity passes extreme tests

A team of researchers from 10 countries, including the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory’s chief scientist Dr Fernando Camilo, has conducted a 16-year-long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of General Relativity with some of the most rigorous tests...

James Webb Space Telescope keeps deployment timelines flexible

The James Webb Space Telescope mission operations team has moved the beginning of sunshield tensioning activities to today (3 January), to ensure Webb is in prime condition to begin the next major deployment step in its unfolding process. The team has been analysing...

DSI urges support for scientists

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) urges people to support South Africa's scientific community, following reports that leading scientists and researchers have come under attack from members of the public. With over 5-million deaths due Covid-19 globally,...

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Cloud cover is good for Africa

Cloud is ready for your business in 2014, but is your business ready for the cloud? This was the question put to delegates at an information session on the impact of cloud computing as a business differentiator held at Microsoft, Bryanston in March. The session was...

Digital Express doubles volume with Xerox

Digital Express has doubled its digital printing production volume and slashed operating costs with the purchase of a Xerox Colour 1000 digital colour press from Bytes Document Solutions and Oxbow. “As a Xerox digital shop we’ve worked with different types of machines...

Q-KON partners for WiFi growth

Together with its expert knowledge of developed and emerging technology and its excellent track record of contributing to connectivity across Africa, Q-KON has strengthened its carrier-class WiFi service capability with the announcement of strategic partnerships....

Strengthening healthcare key in 2014

Strengthening the health systems that provide health products and care is the most critical investment in global health, according to international survey results released today by leading global health organisations, PSI and PATH, as well as Devex, the global...

ITSM sets new outsourcing standards

As IT solutions commercialise and plug-and-play becomes the order of the day, IT resellers and outsourced IT solution providers are being challenged to adapt their services to remain relevant. This is seeing a surge in demand for IT service management (ITSM) - the...

The personal cloud grows digital storage

The way we work and play has evolved dramatically over the past decade. Tennis racquets and cricket bats have been replaced by tablets and smartphone devices, says Anamika Budree, brand sales manager, WD South Africa. Stacks of CDs have become MP3 libraries. Movies...

Ruckus delivers first 802.11ac WiFi product

Ruckus Wireless has announced the Ruckus ZoneFlex R700, the world’s first dual-band, three-stream indoor WiFi product specifically designed from the ground up built on the new 802.11ac standard. The R700 is the only 802.11ac product on the market that integrates...

Leader Tread tracks sales staff with Econz

Leader Tread has supplied and manufactured pre-cured rubber tread, as well as consumables required for the retreading process, for 50 years. Retreads are a big saving for large transport fleets and have better cost per kilometre than new tyres and in some cases the...

Protecting the supply chain from cybercrime

Sophisticated cyber "gangs' are gaining traction, resulting in the theft of sensitive data, intellectual property and customer details. These gangs not only have the motivation, but the ability and techniques to carry out these attacks, which are focused on a...

Ericsson grows TV Anywhere offering

Ericsson envisions 50-billion connected devices by 2020, 15-billion of which will be video enabled. The proliferation of these devices, combined with consumer willingness to pay for high quality, premium content, is resulting in a new age of TV Anywhere. Today’s TV...

Developer / Consultant (JHB) (1002127) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our client is looking to add a highly qualified graduate, with at least a Masters Degree, however our client will prefer a PhD degree. Due to on-going company growth our client is now looking to recruit additional. Consultants to assist customers with...

Renewable Energy Project Manager

DUR002088LB – Renewable Energy Project Manager Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) Purpose of the job: To play a crucial role in the client's Solar projects, contributing to the design, implementation, and maintenance of the electrical systems.Required Qualifications...

IT Business Analyst – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

We are on the lookout for an experienced IT Business Analyst for our supply chain client, based in Durban. This role is for you if you have experience in implementing new IT initiatives and business processes, as well as enhancements to existing implementations. We...

Business Intelligence Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Job Title: Business Intelligence DeveloperHire Resolves client is seeking a talented and experienced Business Intelligence Developer to join their team in Johannesburg, Gauteng. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing...

Renewable Energy Project Manager – Western Cape Oakdale

DUR002088LB – Renewable Energy Project Manager Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) Purpose of the job: To play a crucial role in the client's Solar projects, contributing to the design, implementation, and maintenance of the electrical systems.Required Qualifications...

Full Stack Java Developer

ENVIRONMENT:A fast-growing FinTech company with a footprint on the African continent seeks the coding talents of a forward-thinking Full Stack Java Developer to join its team. You will have the opportunity to contribute to all phases of the development cycle- from...

Senior Java (Spring Boot)Developer (CH1002)

Our client, a HR Consulting and Technology company is looking for a Senior Java Developer with Spring Boot experience, to join their team.As a Java Spring Boot Developer, you'll design, code, or configure, test, debug, deploy, document, and maintain web service...

Project Manager at Parvana Recruitment

About the Role:As a Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in steering the successful execution of software development projects through the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). You will be responsible for meticulous project planning, resource...

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