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...

IBM unveils scalable, fault-tolerant quantum roadmap

IBM is on track to deliver scalable quantum computing by the end of this decade. Scientists from the IBM Quantum Data Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, believe they have cracked the science for quantum error correction and will be able to build the world’s first...

Canon pushes the boundaries of storytelling

Canon USA will demonstrate how its technology is working to help dissolve limits between real and virtual worlds through a first-of-its-kind immersive movie experience that will place attendees inside of the story. With the launch of the theme 'Limitless Is More’, and...

Hisense expands global footprint

David Gold, president of Hisense US, shared Hisense's international growth and successes in terms of its global layout, technology innovations, B2B business, smart development, and its sponsorships and partnerships at the company’s CES 2023 Press Conference. Hisense...

Brace for deepest recession in 90 years

South Africa can expect a deep recession this year - as bad as any in the last 90 years. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his Supplementary Budget Speech 2020 to (a virtual) Parliament yesterday (June 24). Lullu Krugel chief economist for PwC Strategy&, and...

Key pointers to improving youth outcomes

This week's announcement by Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey that nearly 40% of South Africans and 70% of young South Africans are unemployed by the expanded unemployment definition argues that immediate and simple solutions are urgently needed in this...

How bundled attacks hit Mac users

Contrary to popular belief, cybercriminals target Mac systems - but most people don't take these threats seriously enough. SophosLabs has published an in-depth report, "New Bundlore Adware Targets MacOS with Updated Safari Extensions", that report analyses an...

Telco projects not disrupted by pandemic

There is no evidence of significant disruption to telco innovation projects due to Covid-19. If anything, the crisis is only serving to underscore the logic of digital transformation, which is accelerating telco ambition to go further, faster. Consequently, the short-...

Covid-19 and its impact on global tourism

As tourism slowly restarts in an increasing number of countries, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released new data measuring the impact of Covid-19 on the sector. After several months of unprecedented disruption, the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer reports...

ZACR wants a R10 increase for domains

South Africa's ZA Central Registry NPC (ZACR) is motivating for a price increase in the wholesale registration and renewal fee for co.za, web.za. org.za and net.za domains. The current annual domain fee of R45 has been unchanged since 2014, and ZACR is asking for this...

Telkom launches app to grow small businesses

Aimed at helping the growth of small businesses in South Africa who have been severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, Telkom Business has launched Yep! on Google Play and Apple's app store. Yep! is a digital marketplace where customers can safely and confidently search...

Regional PC monitor market suffers slight dip

PC monitor shipments to the countries of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) declined 1% year on year (YoY) in Q1 2020 to total 1,1-million units, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). However, the firm's Quarterly PC Monitors...

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Enterprises can learn from start-ups

When compared to smaller start-ups, enterprises are traditionally viewed as being more risk averse and have therefore been slow to embrace new technology – often to the chagrin and frustration of some of their gadget-toting employees. In order to help enterprise...

mapIT puts Entebbe on the map

mapIT has announced the launch of the National Postcode and Addressing System – The Entebbe Pilot Project which took place in Uganda in August 2012. Since joining hands in May 2012 with SatNav East Africa, Uganda’s pioneer in global positioning system (GPS)...

NEC expands MultiSync V range

NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced several new additions to its popular MultiSync V Series range of public displays, once again setting new standards in the professional entry-level segment with the introduction of LED backlighting. Building on the success of...

Fujitsu announces new displays

Fujitsu today announces a new generation of displays that take desktop ergonomics to a new level, with screens that are clearer, more detailed, and more comfortable to use than ever before.  For office-based “desk jockeys” who sit in front of a screen all day, their...

Electric cars: success by a different route

 Pure electric cars are a disaster. On-road pure electric cars continue to sell at a level barely above one quarter of the sales of pure electric golf cars or a tenth of pure electric forklifts, says Dr Peter Harrop, chairman, IDTechEx.  Those golf cars are profitable...

Unison launches new BI product

Unison has announced the release of its new business intelligence (BI) offering, Unison Analytics, which has been specifically designed to measure and enhance the management of enterprise communications. “We are extremely excited about this newest addition to the...

Reasons to backup to the cloud

The data explosion is increasing demand for data storage, driving up costs, amplifying the risk of data loss or exposure and complicating disaster recovery plans and strategies.  Furthermore, organisations are increasingly moving away from cumbersome, error-prone,...

Galaxy Note II now has Garmin app

As part of its commitment to provide its customers with best-in-class solutions for the digital lifestyle, Samsung Electronics SA has partnered with Garmin Southern Africa to offer the Garmin NAVIGON navigation app on all Samsung Galaxy Note II devices at no...

SharePoint an industry game-changer

The newly released version of the Microsoft Web-based platform, SharePoint, shows the extent to which the solution has evolved and why it truly matters to business decision makers. Established South African ICT solutions and support provider, Ukuvuma Solutions,...

WiFi trends to watch for in 2013

2012 was a great year for the WiFi industry, especially in the enterprise IT space. More businesses embraced the solutions WiFi had to offer and in the process improved on their internal processes and services to their customers, says Michael Fletcher, sales director...

Junior Digital Analyst

Are you a data-driven individual with a desire to make a difference in the world? Do you want to be part of a team that collaborates with organizations like UNESCO, WHO, and UNICEF on digital campaigns that address critical issues? If you're ready to use your...

Business Analyst – Insurance at Sabenza IT

As a Business Analyst, you'll be responsible for the analysis of insurance products and policy conditions. You will prepare proposals for clients based on the data gathered from an in-depth analysis of risk exposures, changes in customer behaviour or market trends....

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IT Quality Test Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

Looking for a role with collaboration, innovation and allows you to think out of the box then look no further ! What will you be doing ?You will be ensuring the quality of product is delivered, the IT Quality Test Analyst will work closely as part of the software...

Network and Systems Administrator – Gauteng Boksburg

IT System Administrator with minimum 6 years' System Administration experience, MCSA, MCSE and CCENT qualifications and relevant people management experience, required to provide technical support, maintenance, configuration, installation of servers, work stations and...

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Our client in the manufacturing industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ a Junior IT Support Engineer. Awesome career opportunity awaits!Main purpose of the position:The Junior IT Support Engineer is a technical position that requires basic...

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We're looking for a talented and motivated Linux Administrator to join our team and help us maintain SUSE Linux Servers. As the Linux Administrator, you'll play a critical role in installing, and configuring Linux operating systems that meet our client's...

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