Digital wallets set to dominate PoS transactions
Although Covid-19 has had a significant role in the global shift toward digital wallets, the number of people using these online payment tools continues surging even five years after the pandemic. In 2022, there were 3,4-billion digital wallet users worldwide, and...
Search is on the talented women in science
The Foundation L'Oréal, in partnership with UNESCO, has announced the sixth edition of the Women in Science Young Talent Search in South Africa. The initiative calls for outstanding female researchers under the age of 40 from diverse scientific fields including Formal...
Digital-only banking set for global growth
Digital-only banking adoption is set to grow considerably over the next five years, according to Finder.com's Digital Banking Adoption Report. Finder polled 41 654 people across 30 countries to reveal the number of people who will have a digital-only bank account will...
South Africans ‘waste’ opportunities to e-recycle
Despite the fact that approximately 95% of e-waste can be recycled, recovered or treated and beneficiated, e-recycling is not high on South African's agenda. This according to Patricia Schröder, vice-chair of the central branch of the Institute of Waste Management of...
Education needed to improve Africa’s low levels of climate change literacy
The average national climate change literacy rate (percentage of population that has heard about climate change and thinks that human activity is wholly or partly the cause of climate change) in Africa is only 37%, with vast differences among countries. This is...
Digital commerce will be impacted by these technologies
Over the next two years, visual configuration, digital wallets, customer identity and access management (CIAM) and virtual customer assistants (VCAs) will have high impact on digital commerce as mainstream adoption of these technologies increases, according to the...
Carrier multi-access edge cloud to reach $16bn
International Data Corporation (IDC) sees 2021 as an accelerated year for multi-access edge cloud (MEC) investments. MEC buildouts are being carried out by a broad cross-section of edge stakeholders (e.g., wireless and wireline communications service providers, cable...
Innovative startups set to disrupt, drive development of edge computing
The market for edge computing solutions is diverse and becoming ever more competitive. Edge computing opportunities are being targeted by IT infrastructure vendors, as well as telecoms network operators, cloud service providers, content delivery networks (CDNs) and...
Commonwealth urges vaccine equity
Countries must have a holistic response to responding to the multiple and interlinked global crises of the pandemic, climate change and its economic fallout. This was the message from Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland speaking at the UN trade conference...
Amazon regains top spot for European smart homes
In the second quarter of 2021 the smart home market in Europe grew 23,8% compared with the same period in 2020, according to research by International Data Corporation (IDC). The market surpassed 24-million units shipped to the region between April and June. "This was...
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Kaspersky launches free Web browsing app
Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce the release of a new free app to ensure users are safe while surfing the Web on their iPhone and iPad devices. The new Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS is now available from the Apple App Store. Like any Internet user, iPhone and...
Flexenclosure opens office in Mozambique
Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and pre-fabricated data centres for the ICT industry, has opened a new office in Maputo, Mozambique to serve its growing number of customers in southern Africa. |The new office, which is...
MultiChoice announces management changes
MultiChoice has announced some management changes in the South Africa PayTV business. MultiChoice South Africa CEO, Collins Khumalo, has decided to take “time out” after 17 years with the group. Khumalo has played various roles within the PayTV environment and has...
ATI to expand its operations
Artisan Training Institute (ATI), the black-owned training company, has announced it is to spend R90 million over the next few years to expand its operations. This was confirmed by ATI co-founder and director Mandisa Nyathikazi, who says the operational expansion will...
Global RFID market to reach $7,8bn
According to a new RFID sector survey by IDTechEx Research, the RFID market will increase from $6,98-billion in 2012 to $7,88-billion this year, and will reach $23,4-billion in 2020, says Raghu Das, CEO, IDTechEx. This includes tags, readers and software/services for...
HDS launches social collaboration platform
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, announced the launch of the Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) Community, an online social platform powered by Jive Software. The HDS Community enables customers, prospects, partners and employees to openly collaborate to innovate with HDS...
FID issues call for board members
The Foundation for Internet Development (FID) is inviting applications from suitably qualified potential non-executive board members who can help take its entrepreneur development mandate to the next level. FID is looking to eventually recruit five non-executive board...
Technology investment key to e-tail success
The constant evolution of online retail – from multi-channel to omni-channel and beyond – means retailers have business-critical decisions to make on a day-to-day basis. Certainly, the opportunity for success and growth can’t be denied, says Christo Briedenhann,...
Kathea brings Zoom to local market
Kathea, a local distributor of visual communications and unified communication (UC) solutions, has partnered with London-based Disruptive Vision to bring the innovative Zoom video streaming solution to the local market. Zoom is a standards-based, software only,...
BICS boosts big data power with QlikView
QlikView has announced that BICS (Belgacom International Carrier Services) is using QlikView with Teradata to analyse more than a terabyte of data each day providing customers with full visibility into their user roaming traffic across 2G/3G/4G networks. As a...
Database Administrator
As a database administrator (DBA), your role involves managing and maintaining databases within an organization. Here are some key responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the role: Database Installation and Configuration: Installing and configuring...
Data Scientist (2 Year Contract) Wits AGINCOURT
Additional information:The MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) is an exceptional health and population research center in the Wits School of Public HealthThe Unit supports a major research infrastructure underpinned by a...
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Senior Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
Calling all problem-solving superheroes! We're seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join our team! If you're a mastermind at analysing data, identifying trends, and creating solutions, then we need you!Please note, the role is onsite in Sandton, and is a 4 month...
Database Administrator – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Data Scientist (2 Year Contract) Wits AGINCOURT – Mpumalanga Acornhoek
Additional information:The MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) is an exceptional health and population research center in the Wits School of Public HealthThe Unit supports a major research infrastructure underpinned by a...
Full-Stack Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Our client is seeking an experienced full stack java developer to join our growing team servicing local and offshore clients in the financial services space. You must have strong communication skills and the ability to add value to existing product lines and develop...
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Our client, a market leader in the IT Industry, based in Gqeberha, is currently looking to employ an Applications Developer.An awesome career opportunity awaits you!Requirements:Minimum 1 - 3 years' experience with Portfolio (excluding Internships)Own reliable...
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