Webb finds most distant known galaxy
Over the last two years, scientists have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to explore what astronomers refer to as Cosmic Dawn - the period in the first few hundred million years after the big bang where the first galaxies were born. These galaxies...
Online election reflections
Voter education, long queues at voting stations, and the spread of misinformation and disinformation aimed at undermining the integrity of the IEC were among the main talking points online during the election period between 24 and 31 May. According to a report by the...
SA publishers challenge Google and Meta
Major South African media owners have joined forces to deliver the opening gambit in challenging Google and Meta (Facebook) to be compensated for their content used on these platforms. Hoosain Karjieker, CEO of Mail & Guardian Media and chairperson of Publisher...
Sustainability dominates data centre trends
Conversations around efficiency and utilisation in the data centre are evolving to reflect a more comprehensive and aggressive focus on sustainability. This movement recognises the urgency of the climate crisis, the relationship between resource availability and...
Black Friday data shows SA is maturing in e-commerce
A stable technical performance along with a more than 30% increase in first-time online shoppers and strong growth in both transaction volume and value, all point to a maturing e-commerce market. This is according to Peter Harvey, MD of DPO South Africa, who adds:...
NFC-ready PoS shipments reached 67,2m in 2021
According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the market for NFC-ready point of sale (PoS) terminals continued to show strong momentum in 2020 with annual shipments reaching an estimated 67,2-million units worldwide. The attach rate for NFC was highest in...
Poorest of the poor are still offline despite Covid connectivity boost
An estimated 37% of the world's population - or 2,9-billion people - have still never used the Internet. New data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), also...
Online Cyber Week sales hit record highs
In 2021, global online sales hit an all-time high of $275-billion, up 2% compared to 2020. This is among the findings from Salesforce's annual Cyber Week report, which analyses shopping data from over 1-billion shoppers on the Salesforce Customer 360 platform and...
Black Friday drives buy now pay later shopping
Buy now pay later online sales this Black Friday and Cyber Monday were triple those recorded in 2021, driven overwhelmingly by South African women. "By 10am on Black Friday, sales value had already surpassed Black Friday 2020. By the end of Cyber Monday, sales value...
How African governments can ignite innovation-based growth
The digital industrial revolution has the potential to unleash a surge of innovation that could transform industries and improve well-being across the Africa region. However, for nations to compete in the new globalisation environment, they need to set their sights on...
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NetApp delivers new unified storage solution
Customers moving to unbound clouds struggle to manage their data freely across both private and public clouds. To address this challenge, NetApp delivers new unified, scale-out innovations that enable enterprise customers to flexibly and efficiently manage and control...
Samsung launches Smart Trade programme in SA
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced a Smart Trade Programme; another first for the leading device manufacturer – which will see consumers trade a variety of old smartphone devices for a new Samsung phone, at a discounted rate. “Samsung is committed to...
Symantec appoints new country manager
Symantec announced it has appointed Nick Christodoulou as its new country manager in South Africa. Nick will be responsible for growing Symantec’s consumer, commercial and enterprise business, while strengthening cooperation with partners. The recent appointment...
How to monetise business data
As mobility, big data and mobile broadband continue to grow in significance, they are changing the personal and enterprise computing landscape. At the same time, data monetisation is emerging as a major topic of discussion, because each of these trends has potential...
Schneider holds counterfeit products survey
Schneider Electric, global specialist in energy management, has announced that it is behind the largest ever survey into counterfeit electrical products in Africa. This unprecedented survey involved 37 interviewers over a two-month period. Over 300 professionals were...
MTN Nigeria uses Ericsson managed services
Ericsson has signed a five-year managed services agreement with MTN, a leading telecommunications company with presence in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East, for its Nigeria operations. MTN Nigeria is the largest mobile operator in Nigeria and West Africa...
Teraco helps businesses connect to Africa
Despite uncertain economic times globally, Teraco, Africa’s first vendor neutral data centre, celebrated excellent growth during 2013. CEO Lex van Wyk says that Teraco is the fastest growing colocation provider on the continent and the company’s strong operational...
Netiq offers disaster recovery solution
Taking the guesswork out of estimating the infrastructure required to protect virtual and physical server workloads reduces back-up costs and improves operational efficiency. Most enterprises size their virtualised environments for optimal consolidation and...
Link acquires majority stake in Esop Shop
Link Market Services (Link), a leading provider of share registry and associated value-added services in Australasia has acquired a 70% equity stake in South Africa’s The Esop Shop, a company that provides expert advisory services on the design and establishment of...
Touch screen with a desktop interface
The latest version of Windows Operating Systems (OS), Windows 8.1, is now available from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Combining the innovative touch-optimised features of Windows 8 with a familiar, desktop-friendly interface, along with several...
Systems Analyst
Industry Information Technology / E-commerceLocation Hybrid (while we encourage our team members to work at the office as we believe communication is a key to collaboration; we are also open to a hybrid model: can be mostly remote). The RoleWe are seeking for an...
SKA Mid – Snr Control Software Engineer at NRF National Research Foundation – Western Cape Observatory
Postion Summary: The Senior Control Software Engineer plans, implements, modifies, administers and evaluates Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for the SKA-Mid telescope. As a senior member of the team, they work with the SKA Observation...
Intermediate PHP Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Our client, a leader in the broader IT space is seeking to employ an experienced an Intermediate PHP Developer to their team. This is an office based position; viz. Newton Park, Port Elizabeth. 3 years related PHP experience secures.An exciting career opportunity...
Software Engineer – Western Cape Observatory
They are responsible for writing the software that controls and monitor the telescope. Junior Software Engineers develop, test and maintain software solutions to meet the requirements. Software development of the telescope operational software. All stages of the full...
Systems Analyst – Gauteng Rosebank
Industry Information Technology / E-commerceLocation Hybrid (while we encourage our team members to work at the office as we believe communication is a key to collaboration; we are also open to a hybrid model: can be mostly remote). The RoleWe are seeking for an...
Web Developer
Cape Town - Southern Suburbs - Full Stack Web Developer (Python Django)This exciting, new vacancy has been created within our client's IT Development team. In this role you will be responsible for the development of web applications, using Django Web Framework. The...
Database Administrator (DBA)
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Database Administrator (DBA) to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will...
Mid/ Senior IT Developer – Port Elizabeth
Job Description:The responsibility of this role is to support the software development process within the organisation by providing technical insights and ideas throughout the SDLC and producing neat, semi-complex and accurate code and queries, according to the agreed...
Web Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Cape Town - Southern Suburbs - Full Stack Web Developer (Python Django)This exciting, new vacancy has been created within our client's IT Development team. In this role you will be responsible for the development of web applications, using Django Web Framework. The...
Database Administrator (DBA) – Remote Remote
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Database Administrator (DBA) to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will...
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