Supply chain planning threatened by AI hype and ‘agent washing’

Agentic AI is reshaping the supply chain planning landscape, but hype and “agent washing” are creating real risks for organisations under pressure to deliver results, according to Gartner. Supply chain planning (SCP) leaders who focus on proven use cases, strengthen...

AI spend grows 47% – and more is expected

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,59-trillion in 2026 - a 47% increase year-over-year - according to Gartner. “Through the next several years, the need for capacity will make AI infrastructure - including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI...

How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Climate crisis could cause 14,5m deaths by 2050

A new World Economic Forum report warns that, by 2050, climate change may cause an additional 14,5-million deaths and $12,5-trillion in economic losses worldwide. Despite these stark findings, there is still time for global stakeholders to take decisive, strategic...

Convergence Partners snaps up Datacentrix

The Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) has entered into a definitive agreement with Alviva Holdings to acquire 100% of Datacentrix Group. The acquisition is alongside the existing Datacentrix management team that has successfully led the company...

International travel back on hold

The biggest crisis in the history of tourism continues into a second year. Between January and May, international tourist arrivals were 85% below 2019 levels (or a 65% drop on 2020), UNWTO data shows. Despite a small uptick in May, the emergence of Covid-19 variants...

Calls for common stand on spectrum management

The sixth edition of the Sub Sahara Spectrum Management Conference kicked off this week with regulators, experts, and other industry players looking for the African common stand on spectrum management. As more and more of the African continent comes online, spectrum...

Kaspersky calls for protection of space infrastructure

The cybersecurity aspects of space travel and the threat that compromised infrastructure could pose to human exploration of space are looked at in detail in a new Kaspersky and Zayed University report, "Cyber threat profile of space infrastructure". Publication of the...

SA young scientists win on the global stage

Two local young scientists have won awards for their scientific research at the 2021 Virtual Indonesia World Innovative Science Fair (WISF). Aditi Sookdhaw, 18, from Star College in Durban won a gold award, while Kyle Dawson, 17, from St Stithians Boys College in...

Huge price expected for digital-only cryptocurrency artwork

A digital artwork that only exists as a high-resolution file by UK artist Adrian Chesterman, and which showcases the parallel between traditional money and cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, is expected to surpass its reservation price of $160 000. The Crypto Train, which...

Pandemic drives SA firms to reassess digital transformation

Kathy Gibson reports - South African companies have fallen behind in their digital transformation efforts, despite the pandemic and lockdown making digital more relevant than ever before. Although just over half of companies are either fully transformed or underway,...

Ramaphosa among world leaders under surveillance

New evidence uncovered by the Pegasus Project reveals that South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is one of 14 heads of state selected as people of interest by clients of spyware company NSO Group. The Pegasus Project, investigating the leak of 50 000 phone numbers...

ISPA calls for low-touch approach from government

The Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) has written to the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies outlining its case for a continued low-touch approach to the country's data centre and Internet Exchange (INX) sector. ISPA believes...

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Addressing the evolving cybercrime threat

Cybercrime is costing businesses, and not just in terms of the bottom line. Compliance infringement is hugely expensive, made doubly so by the fact that compliance is hard to achieve, as many data breaches can be due to third party blunders. It is also quite a...

Enterprise supplier development is critical

The National Development Plan (NDP) aims to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality by 2030. The vision of the NDP is to create long-term growth and sustainability for South Africa, and in order to meet the 2030 deadline, the transformation begun by black economic...

Share data across platforms with NAS

The world we live in has become ever more connected. From notebooks and desktops to tablets and smartphones, we are always tapped in to the digital realm at work, at home and on the go, says Kalvin Subbadu, Components sales manager, WD South Africa. Practically every...

Citrix XenMobile release enhances mobility

Citrix has announced a new release of Citrix XenMobile, further extending the company’s leadership position in enterprise mobility management (EMM). The new release boasts great new features – unique to Citrix - that simplify and speed up manual processes for mobile...

Huawei showcases eLTE solution

Huawei has showcased its self-developed eLTE broadband trunking solution at the Professional LTE 2013. The solution, which has been deployed in various vertical industries, including government, energy, transportation and with Internet Service Providers (ISP), is...

Behavioural economics will change marketing

To be truly successful in marketing and advertising, we need to understand human motivation and behaviour at a deep level so that we are more able to influence it. Yet the marketing industry has clung to the same frameworks for modelling the ways that people evaluate...

Leveraging big data for claims processing

Short-term insurance and medical aid companies in Africa are under extreme pressure to keep up with the growing volumes of claims, with vital information embedded in faxes, e-mails, handwritten notes and phone calls that have pertinent information which need to be...

Consumers shape the future of television

Connectivity and convergence are increasingly becoming a core part of consumer’s day-to-day lives, with television just one such example where consumer need and demand is beginning to shape how these devices are used. According to Lance Berger, head of Product...

AOC launches 16:10 monitors

Display specialist AOC launches three new 61cm (24-inch) monitors in the format 16:10. The series 60 models from the AOC Professional Line deliver a WUXGA resolution of 1 920 x 1 200 pixels, adding valuable desktop space in height compared to the widespread 16:9 Full...

Ericsson showcases voice over LTE solution

Ericsson is showcasing voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology at the Transform Africa conference that is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, between 28 and 31 October. Transform Africa 2013 is co-hosted by Rwandan President, Honourable Paul Kagame and Secretary General of the...

DVF Software Engineer (Advanced) 2533, 2534 TT

Ability to develop within a specific sought-after programming language.Strong working knowledge with software development tools, techniques and approaches used to build application solutions.Working knowledge with software development tools, techniques and approaches...

Senior DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Hybrid role. 12 month contract. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevSecOps Engineer. As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the security, reliability, and scalability of their cloud-native microservices architecture running on Azure...

Applications Architect – Remote Remote

APPLICATION ARCHITECT. Accountable for the design of software development and application lifecycle principles, frameworks, governance, and technology ecosystem. Assist with the design, delivery, and lifecycle of the application landscape in line with the...

Intermediate Software Developer (Office Based)

Our client in the IT industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ an Intermediate Developer. The purpose of the position:The purpose of this position is to develop solutions through the involvement in various aspects of the software development...

Senior Software Developer

Our client is seeking a talented Senior Software Developer to join their team. This role will lead into a team lead position, the ideal candidate must be willing to travel to the office daily.Responsibilities:Designing new software solutions alongside existing...

Provider network consultant

Provider Network Consultant My client is a well-established primary healthcare provider in the South African market. Their mission is to offer primary healthcare insurance solutions to the vast majority of South Africans unable to afford medical scheme coverage. We...

Senior Software Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Westville

Our client is seeking a talented Senior Software Developer to join their team. This role will lead into a team lead position, the ideal candidate must be willing to travel to the office daily.Responsibilities:Designing new software solutions alongside existing...

Provider network consultant – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Provider Network Consultant My client is a well-established primary healthcare provider in the South African market. Their mission is to offer primary healthcare insurance solutions to the vast majority of South Africans unable to afford medical scheme coverage. We...

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