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NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida last night, sending four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on a planned test flight around the Moon and back. It’s the first time NASA is...

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...

All the 2023 Africa Tech Festival Award winners

The Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023 this week honoured companies, individuals and initiatives that have demonstrated excellence, and a commitment to pushing the boundaries of what is possible with technology in Africa. James Williams, senior event director, events at...

Nvidia debuts Omniverse cloud services on Microsoft Azure

Automotive companies are transforming every phase of their product lifecycle -- evolving their primarily physical, manual processes into software-driven, AI-enhanced digital systems. To help them save costs and reduce lead times, Nvidia is announcing two new...

All the latest malware stats

Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software has published its latest Global Threat Index for May 2021. CPR reports that Trickbot, which first entered the list in April 2019, has now taken the top spot, while the established Dridex...

Cellular network stability under fire

Network operators are fighting hard to maintain network stability in the face of the multiple threats posed by high levels of load-shedding, battery theft and the continuous vandalism of network infrastructure. This is according to Ernest Paul, MTN SA GM: network...

Covid and its massive impact on workforce wellbeing

Covid-19 has negatively impacted the health of 55% of the global workforce. This is among the findings of the 2021 Gartner Workforce Resilience Employee Survey, which polled more than 20 000 workers to measure the change in workforce health across multiple employee...

Lower earnings and debt a real problem for South Africans

Covid-19 and a struggling economy has placed huge financial strain on middle class South Africans, with many dropping into lower income brackets over the last year. Citing credit statistics, wage data and unemployment figures from the period between 1 October 2020 to...

Deloitte SA pledges C4IR support

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Deloitte SA, agree to draw on complementary skills, technical expertise and capabilities to support the World Economic Forum Affiliate Centre for the Fourth...

Analysis of stolen data highlights Trojan danger

A new study has analysed statistical data gathered from 3,25-million Windows-based computers worldwide infected with a malicious Trojan. The recently discovered database hosts 1,2Tb of stolen information, including billions of personal records like passwords, cookies,...

LGBT+ workplace discrimination still high

Despite a year of intense global focus on social justice issues, nearly half of lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans recently surveyed by the IBMInstitute for Business Value (IBV) stated they believed that their employer discriminates against people of their sexual...

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Telkom announces new CIO

Telkom has announced the appointment of seasoned IT veteran LenDe Villiers as chief information officer (CIO) effective as of 1 November 2013. Group CEO, Sipho Maseko, welcomed the appointment in recognition of the company’s determined efforts to build a team that...

OutSystems announces PaaS availability

OutSystems has announced general availability of its cloud application platform as a service (PaaS) in South Africa. OutSystems Platform is the only PaaS available as a cloud, on-premises or hybrid solution that generates standard Java and .NET applications with fully...

Internet Solutions turns 20

Internet Solutions - South Africa’s first corporate Internet service provider (ISP) - turned 20 on 18 October, and predicts exponential growth for the Internet in South Africa and Africa. “Looking back at the fact that we made it possible for South African enterprises...

What are customers doing on your Web site?

Having a Web site is a quintessential component of business today, but by its nature its seldom a means to engage with your customers directly, in fact few businesses can say they are aware of what their customers are doing while visiting their sites. According to...

Orange offers Flexible Computing solution

In today’s business environment, organisations must quickly adapt to change and provide increasing value to customers to stay one step ahead of the competition. To fuel this level of business agility, an organisation requires the right IT infrastructure. Understanding...

Dell introduces new line of tablets, laptops

Dell has taken a bold step in unveiling a new family of tablets and new laptops. The Dell Venue line of tablets is comprised of four new ultrathin models designed to address the changing way people live and work today. Dell’s tablets are described by leading Enderle...

Fujitsu servers power SMEs

Fujitsu has introduces two new optimised FUJITSU Server Primergy Systems tailored to meet the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and branch offices, both based on the latest Intel Xeon E3 v3 series mono-processor platform. The second generation of the...

Not all WiFi is created equal

Although WiFi technology has become part and parcel of the average office’s connectivity, only a select few are able to distinguish a good router from the bad, says Shane Chorley, Vox Telecom: executive head of Network and Operations. Plugging a standard,...

Bytes SI boosts biometric security

Passwords are vulnerable because people tend to forget them, share them or write them down to remember. They are easy to decode and people often use personal information in the passwords, making it even easier to break them if the attacker has any knowledge of the...

BT, Dolby transform conference calls

BT and Dolby Laboratories have announced the launch of BT MeetMe with Dolby Voice, an audio conferencing service that can dramatically transform one of business’ most essential, but problem-plagued daily activities - the conference call - by replicating the sound of...

Angular Front-End Developer

Are you a skilled Angular Front-End Developer with a passion for innovation and cutting-edge technology? Our client is seeking a talented Angular Developer to join their dynamic team at their Midrand/Menlyn location. As a global leader in the automotive industry, they...

Junior Automation Software Tester (On-site) Centurion (TB)

Compilation of test cases, document test results, perform execution testing and defect reporting. Compile Automation Testing - this includes designing, developing, and executing automated test cases from requirements (Automation Product to be specified by Company)....

Software Engineer-Conversational AI (Senior) 2537

Software Engineer (Senior)ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Understanding of integration between different technologiesCoordination between development and support environmentsTranslating and simplifying requirementsVery good skills with Hands on experience Node.JS,...

Senior C#.NET Developer

A fantastic hybrid contract opportunity awaits with our clients who are Titans in the Motor Industry for a Senior C# Developer! Get to work with diverse teams on the latest technologies with an international trip! Requirements: Minimum 5 years' experience in Transact...

Software Support Engineer T1

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a prominent player in CRM and Contact Centre solutions within the Southern African region, is known for its utilization of cutting-edge technology to serve an enthusiastic customer base. They are currently in search of a First Line Support...

Project Manager (1 year contract) – Remote Remote

Role:As an Agile Project Manager, you will be responsible for the smooth running of Agile projects. You willalso be working on Agile processes such as Scrum and Kanban which involve creating project plans,testing work in progress and delivery of products or services...

Angular Front-End Developer – Gauteng Menlyn

Are you a skilled Angular Front-End Developer with a passion for innovation and cutting-edge technology? Our client is seeking a talented Angular Developer to join their dynamic team at their Midrand/Menlyn location. As a global leader in the automotive industry, they...

Senior C#.NET Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

A fantastic hybrid contract opportunity awaits with our clients who are Titans in the Motor Industry for a Senior C# Developer! Get to work with diverse teams on the latest technologies with an international trip! Requirements: Minimum 5 years' experience in Transact...

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