Call to strengthen child online protection in Africa

The GSMA, in partnership with the mobile industry, is calling for strengthened collective action to protect children online across Africa. Building on insights from a high-level roundtable convened at the Ministerial Programme during MWC25 Barcelona, the GSMA has...

South Africans under increasing attack by fraudsters

A massive 68% of South Africans have been targeted by email, online, phone call or text messaging fraud in the last three months, with 13% saying they had become victims. Among those who said they were targeted, the most common reported schemes were phishing, where...

Solar Orbiter gets world-first views of the Sun’s poles

Thanks to its newly tilted orbit around the Sun, the European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft is the first to image the Sun’s poles from outside the ecliptic plane. Solar Orbiter’s unique viewing angle will change our understanding of the Sun’s magnetic...

Joburg is still Africa’s top data centre location

Johannesburg officially confirmed its position as Africa’s digital infrastructure powerhouse. The new Cushman & Wakefield 2025 Global Data Centre Market Comparison ranks Johannesburg as the continent’s leading data centre market and places it in the top 10...

NASA space missions pinpoint sources of CO2 emissions on Earth

A duo of Earth-observing missions has enabled researchers to detect and track carbon dioxide (CO2) emission changes from a single facility, using the world’s fifth-largest coal-fired power plant as a test case. In the recent study, researchers used space-based...

Insurers shift focus to customer experience, operational efficiency

Improving the customer experience and operational excellence, not growth, is the driving force of a majority of insurance digitalization initiatives in 2023, according to a new Gartner survey of insurance CIOs and technology executives. The 2023 Gartner CIO and...

Asteroid escapes notices as it brushes past Earth

Back in June, an asteroid flew so close to Earth that it passed closer to us than the moon. Asteroid 2020 LD was only spotted two days after its close fly-by, travelling at 60 826 miles per hour. The asteroid measures just 100m in diameter, and brushed past us on June...

Agreement reached on SAA severance packages

Labour unions, and representatives of non-unionised managers and ground staff have agreed to accept the South African Airways (SAA) voluntary severance packages (VSPs) which will be supported by a social plan and skills development programme for employees who will be...

The Moon could be more metallic than we thought

What started out as a hunt for ice lurking in polar lunar craters turned into an unexpected finding that could help clear some muddy history about the Moon's formation. Team members of the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance...

Lockdowns will become harder to enforce

A study by a team led by academics at the University of Pretoria (UP) predicts that South Africans' waning compliance with government lockdown regulations will limit their impact in curbing the Covid-19 pandemic. A consequence of this is that "strict lockdown...

E-commerce cements its place in SA retail

E-commerce, and specifically in the retail sector, has broken barriers regardless of the global pandemic's lockdown restrictions. Global business-data platform Statista believes that the South African market will reach just over R62-billion this year, and show a...

SA ramps up locally-developed testing capacity

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), have made seven funding awards to local companies, organisations and researchers in order to ramp up the country's ability to...

What pre-installed adware means for mobile users

Following analysis of attacks on mobile devices, Kaspersky has uncovered that 14,8% of its users who were targeted by malware or adware in 2019 suffered a system partition infection, making the malicious files undeletable. In addition, pre-installed default...

Cell C Innovation Challenge relaunches

After a brief hiatus due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the Cell C Innovation Challenge, relaunched on 3 July 2020. The program, aimed at providing opportunities for SMEs and entrepreneurs in the ICT sector, was launched back in October of 2019 in partnership with the...

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F5 launches new partner programme

F5 Networks, the global leader in application delivery networking (ADN), recently announced the launch of the GUARDIAN Professional Services Partner Programme. The programme expands F5’s UNITY Partner Programme, to provide additional benefits for partners with...

Mobile apps boost workforce participation

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Workload-optimised solutions from Dell

To help customers run and deploy business-critical applications and workloads they depend on, Dell has announced new workload-optimised solutions for the SAP HANA platform that enable customers to confidently deploy Dell server, storage and networking systems running...

New insurance app offers instant assistance

According to the Apple App Store, downloads have doubled over the past year alone to reach 40-billion downloads in January 2013. In line with this shift, local underwriter MUA Insurance Acceptances has now launched a new mobile app that enables instant communication...

Syncrony operates online discount store

Syncrony, a leading national provider of Web design and content management services, as well as tablet and phone apps, now manages and operates ontheinternet.co.za. This is a local online store dedicated to providing consumers with discounted deals on a wide range of...

Oracle announces MySQL 5.6

Oracle has announced the general availability of MySQL 5.6, the world’s most popular open-source database.  With increased performance, scalability, reliability and manageability, MySQL 5.6 helps users meet the most demanding Web, cloud and embedded application...

Survey: SaaS customer support lacking

According to a global research from the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), businesses increasingly value software as a service (SaaS) applications, but many enterprises are facing significant customer support challenges with their SaaS vendors, leading to low customer...

Why companies need a go-to-market plan

With the dawn of a new year, many new innovative startups are also bound to see the light as young entrepreneurs with stars in their eyes and dreams of becoming the next Bill Gates, Steve Jobs or Mark Shuttleworth, put their ideas into what they surely hope will...

Realtime bidding to change Web ad sales

Realtime bidding for online display advertising could help South African publishers to sell more of their inventory at a lower cost and for a higher price if it is wisely exploited. So says Attila Bernariusz, divisional head at Kagiso Digital, one of South Africa's...

DVT develops mobile app for MUA clients

MUA Insurance Acceptances, a leading insurance underwriter specialising in tailored personal lines insurance solutions for high net worth individuals, has launched a mobile application developed by DVT in an effort to streamline communications with its clients and...

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Are you sick of the long hours, low pay and micro management? Are you looking for a new job where you can work at your own pace with a great team in an environment that values quality above all else? My client is looking to add an iOS (Swift) Developer to their team!...

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ENVIRONMENT:An innovative Managed IT Services Provider is currently in search of an IT Technician. In the role of an Onsite IT Technician, responsibilities encompass both planned installations and immediate assistance for clients, making this a highly prominent...

QA Automation Engineer – Western Cape Woodstock

Our vision is to deliver delightful experiences for merchants and users, and be the payments partner of choice on the African continent. In everything we do, we strive to make it as easy as possible for merchants to focus on their business, while we take care of their...

iOS (Swift) Developer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Are you sick of the long hours, low pay and micro management? Are you looking for a new job where you can work at your own pace with a great team in an environment that values quality above all else? My client is looking to add an iOS (Swift) Developer to their team!...

Development Engineer – Software Developer

Our well known client in the Automation industry is looking for an amazing and passionate Development Engineer - Software Developer to join their team.ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Includes the following, but is not limited to: 1.1. Development of application software,...

Data Engineer BI Developer

Work from home opportunity.. We are looking for a BI Developer / Data Engineer who is proficient in Microsoft SQL and the Microsoft BI technology stack, to join our Technical team. The candidate will be responsible for developing, deploying and maintaining BI...

Data Engineer at Capitec Bank Ltd

Company description: Capitec Bank is a leading South African retail bank that focuses on essential banking services and provides innovative transacting, savings, insurance and unsecured lending products to individuals. Capitec's mission is to make banking simple and...

Change and Systems Administrator

Would you like to work with Windows System Environment in an ICT Infrastructure Landscape??My client is looking for a Change and Systems AdministratorAre you based in and around Pretoria? Looking for a Hybrid Working Model?If you have the following below, please apply...

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