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...

Strategic supply chain value goes beyond cost savings

To permanently establish supply chain's strategic role within the organisation, chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must identify new opportunities to deliver value, beyond cost savings, according to Gartner. Gartner has revealed four high impact areas to focus on to...

Technology boosts the education market

The global education technology market is expected to reach $348,41-billion by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 13,4% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. The process of learning is evolving gradually in line with advances in technology....

Full number portability still a pipe dream

The imminent arrival of 2022 will mark the 16th year since the incomplete introduction of number portability in South Africa. The Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) has had a decade and a half, plus one year, to fully implement number portability. Yet,...

The most in-demand coding languages for 2022

Python will be the most in-demand coding language in 2022, according to research carried out by CodingNomads. Analysis of job postings conducted in the US and Europe shows Python in the top spot, closely followed by Java and JavaScript. Research also showed that even...

Johannesburg mall prepares for solar Christmas

The lights won't be going out at one Johannesburg mall this festive season. That's because Eastgate in the east rand of Johannesburg has installed a solar plant on its roof. The centre also recently installed three solar trees on its piazza to light up the popular...

Hidden parasite discovered in Microsoft Exchange add-on

Kaspersky has uncovered a previously unknown IIS module (a piece of software aimed at providing additional features to Microsoft web servers) they have since dubbed Owowa that steals credentials entered by a user when logging into Outlook Web Access (OWA); it also...

Act now to avert climate catastrophe, warns Nobel laureate

The poorest countries will bear the worst effects of climate change and the highest costs in terms of economic production and higher mortality, according to Nobel laureate Esther Duflo. The 2019 Economics Nobel Laureate and professor of economics at the Massachusetts...

What do South Africans think, feel and worry about most?

On Thursday, 5 March 2020, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed that a suspected case of Covid-19 had tested positive. This was South Africa's first reported case - a 38-year-old male who travelled to Italy with his wife and were part of a group...

Fewer than a quarter of consumers completely trust the health industry

The world is currently undergoing a crisis of trust, and every organisation must act. Indeed, Edelman's 2021 Trust Barometer found that in the last year, trust has dipped across nearly every single industry sector -- including healthcare. Marc Benioff, chairman and...

Public sector slow to address cybersecurity issues

There's nothing quite like a global pandemic with legally enforceable lockdowns to expose the public sector's dependence on ageing digital infrastructure. While the SolarWinds "sunburst" attack made headlines in 2020 for its impact on private corporations like Cisco...

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Mentorships bridge generation gaps

The complexities and challenges that punctuate any cross-generational relationship are not new. Whether in the workplace or home, communicating, relating to and respecting one another despite vast age differences requires life skills such as patience, compromise,...

Internships boost skills development

Internships could be the quickest and most sustainable solution to address South Africa’s growing unemployment problem. The temporary formal arrangement in which a business ‘takes on’ a candidate for a specific period of time in order to equip them with skills and...

McAfee stops advanced threats quickly

McAfee has announced, McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange, the first in the industry to orchestrate local and global threat intelligence information and enterprise-wide security products into one cohesive integrated security system.  McAfee Threat Intelligence...

Symantec NetBackup tackles data growth

Symantec has announced the latest version of its NetBackup solution, bringing new functionality to protect the largest scale VMware-based environments as enterprises move to a software-defined data centre architecture. NetBackup 7.6 is the only backup product designed...

NewOrder Industries extends infosec services

Local information security provider NewOrder Industries has recently acquired shares in KaosKorp, a governance and compliance services company. This acquisition enhances NewOrder Industries’ already broad range of specialised services, which include security...

Teraco Data Centre supports Internet growth

As part of its corporate strategy to facilitate internet growth and broader economic development, Teraco Data Centre Environments established the NAPAfrica Internet eXchange Point (IXP) in 2012, a multi-lateral peering point. “We have established the exchange point as...

CommVault offers SAP HANA integration

CommVault has announced that its Simpana 10 software has achieved certified integration with the SAP HANA platform. CommVault’s Simpana software enables companies to more easily and comprehensively manage, protect and recover massive volumes of high-performance...

Choosing the best printer for your business

When selecting a business printer, decisions are often based on cost alone, without thought to the specific business requirements and volumes of printing that are required, says Heinrich Pretorius, OKI product specialist at DCC. While it may seem less expensive to buy...

gateprotect releases Software Version 9.4

Westcon-Comztek’s vendor partner gateprotect Germany has announced the release of its Software Version 9.4 of its firewall, providing enhanced security features for its next generation firewalls. Clients of Westcon-Comztek will now have access to a perfect shield...

Big data is uprooting industries

The latest enterprise technology from EMC has the ability to truly unlock the promise of big data - fundamentally changing business models and revolutionising the organisation at its very core. This is the view of Servaas Venter, Country Manager for Southern Africa at...

Junior IT Technician

NEW VACANCY ALERTA client within the IT sector, situated in East London, is presently seeking to hire a Junior IT Technician.Awesome opportunity for a junior IT technician to build a career.Requirements:Matric minimum Must have valid driver's license and reliable...

SAP BI Consultant (with SAP BPC/S4/HANA/) On-site (TB)

Job functions:My client is moving from SAP ECC6 to SAP S/4HANA by next year so the candidate must have SAP ECC6 experience, and would prefer that the candidate has already been part of a migration project that moved from ECC6 to S/4HANA. There is a lot of BI work...

Project Manager at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:This award winning software company has offices in the US, UK and South Africa. You will join a talented team of curious, creative and driven individuals who are dedicated to empowering organisations to overcome various business challenges using their...

IT Administrator – Western Cape Muizenberg

Hire Resolve's client is seeking an experienced IT Administrator to join their team. As an IT Administrator, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining the company's IT systems and infrastructure. This role requires a strong technical background, excellent...

Junior IT Technician – Eastern Cape East London

NEW VACANCY ALERTA client within the IT sector, situated in East London, is presently seeking to hire a Junior IT Technician.Awesome opportunity for a junior IT technician to build a career.Requirements:Matric minimum Must have valid driver's license and reliable...

Project Manager at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

About our client:This award winning software company has offices in the US, UK and South Africa. You will join a talented team of curious, creative and driven individuals who are dedicated to empowering organisations to overcome various business challenges using their...

Ruby on Rails Developer (CPT/JHB Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:JOIN the team of a leading Travel Specialist with a vision of creating a future where vital ecosystems and local communities thrive together on the African continent seeking the coding expertise of a Ruby on Rails Developer. Your core role will include...

IT Desktop Support

We are looking for an IT Desktop Support who will be responsible for the maintenance of all workstations, networking devices, copiers and desk phone configurations. They must ensure reliable operations of all computer softwares and ERP systems.Ensure performance,...

Accountant / Business Analyst

Minimum RequirementsBCom degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance, or a related fieldMinimum of 2 years of experience in implementing & using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central5 - 7 Years relevant accounting experienceAccounting training at...

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