How El Niño is shaping up
Not all El Niño events are created equal - their impacts vary widely, and satellites like the US-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich help anticipate those impacts on a global scale by tracking changes in sea surface height in the Pacific Ocean. Water expands as it...
Sandile Dube is new Equinix MD in SA
Sandile Dube has been appointed as MD: South Africa of digital infrastructure company Equinix, which is currently building a $160-million data centre in Johannesburg. One of Dube's key roles will be to work closely with both local businesses and multinational...
Euro smart home market bounces back
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the smart home market in Europe grew 12,2% compared to the same period of 2019, according to research by International Data Corporation (IDC). 41,3-million units were shipped to the region between October and December. "After a negative...
Electronic vaccine enrolment for over-60s begins
All citizens aged 60 years and above can now register for the Covid-19 vaccine on the newly-launched Electronic Vaccination Data System. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says the fact that the vaccination campaign is supported by a digital system open to all South...
Public urged to comment on lighting regulations
South Africans have until 30 April 2021 to comment on the recently-gazetted specifications for general service lamps. The specifications aim to improve the safety, performance and energy efficiency of lightbulbs approved for use in South Africa by phasing out...
Final regulations on ICT sector transformation passed
Final regulations to facilitate transformation and diversity in the ICT sector have been published. They expand on key requirements in the draft regulations published in February 2020. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published...
FNB closes AYO’s transactional banking facility
First National Bank has given AYO Technology Solutions notice to close its transactional banking facility with effect from 3 May 2021. According to a statement from the company, it does not have any lending facilities with FNB. AYO is contesting the move. “Despite the...
Southern Africa’s demographics make raising employment a priority for growth
Southern Africa's middle-income countries will continue to miss out on the demographic opportunity of above-average shares of people of working age in populations unless governments better tackle unemployment, social inequalities, and high HIV rates. Scope Ratings...
Workers hit their WFH stride
One year after the global remote work revolution, the shift to work from home (WFH) and work from anywhere (WFA) is already resulting in profound effects on businesses' digital transformation as well as data security concerns. According to Lenovo's new Future of Work...
Online apps are silver lining for SMBs
One in two small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in South Africa has yet to see revenues recover to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest edition of Facebook's Global State of Small Business Report, which examines the effects of Covid-19 on SMBs in 27...
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Dis-Chem launches e-store with iGroup
iGroup, the innovative technology-driven digital solutions company and provider of e-business solutions, recently announced that Dis-Chem, the South African pharmacy, health and beauty retailer, has launched a new online store running on iGroup’s zeroPoint enterprise...
MTN Mahala offer is back
MTN will once again reward its PayAsYouGo and TopUp customers with 50% Mahala Airtime when they recharge. The free airtime value will be every day, on all recharges from a minimum of R10, allowing MTN customers to make cheaper MTN to MTN calls, send SMS and access to...
EnterpriseWorx partners with Informatica
South African Business Intelligence (BI), data management and software engineering specialists EnterpriseWorx have become a member of the Informatica INFORM partner program to deliver data management solutions in South Africa. EnterpriseWorx has joined INFORM,...
Mobile wallets will change travel industry
The mobile wallet will be increasingly used by travellers to make all kinds of payments, including hotel reservations - something hoteliers need to take serious cognisance of. So says Nicolette Kruger, country manager of NFS Technology, the developer and supplier of...
Meeting mobile app needs of the enterprise
Businesses face a number of challenges when it comes to software and application deployment, says Paulo Ferreira, head of Enterprise Mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa. As employees start bringing their own mobile devices into the corporate environment, the...
IPM can help thwart zero-day attacks
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Kaspersky blocks 99,8% of attacks
Kaspersky Lab announces that its security solution Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 successfully repelled the overwhelming majority of malicious attacks in a Real-World Protection Test conducted by the authoritative Austrian antivirus test laboratory AV-Comparatives...
Fujitsu announces Long Lifecycle solutions
Fujitsu has announced a Long Lifecycle line of solutions aimed at taking the pressure off ICT managers who are racing to complete corporate migrations to new operating systems. As new PC and notebook chipsets arrive on the market that are no longer compatible with...
BI simplifies Foodcorp’s complexities
In its quest to be one of South Africa’s most innovative food businesses, Foodcorp, the country’s third largest food company, has well positioned itself as a leading manufacturer of great-tasting branded food products. While distributing most of its products...
Wesgro invests in Sage CRM with e-marketing
Wesgro, the official destination marketing, investment and trade promotion agency for the Western Cape has invested in Sage CRM with e-marketing, the preferred vendor is AWCape, an official supplier of Sage CRM solutions. This investment follows the successful...
IT Support (Level 2 with MSP Exp)
One of our US based clients in IT Services and IT Consulting are looking for a knowledgeable, positive, self-motivated, and energetic Tier 2 & 3 IT support technician to work with them. (Core hours are 3pm-11pm/4pm-12am SAST : Mo-Fri & standby, after hours...
UI Developer – 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 UI Developer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 6-months contract role.What we are looking for:Very...
Senior Technical Specialist – KwaZulu-Natal Kloof
A leading mobile solutions company is seeking a skilled Senior Technical Specialist (Hybrid) to join their team. You will be part of an agile development and operations team and be responsible for the technical support of their software applications, customer...
IT Support (Level 2 with MSP Exp) – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
One of our US based clients in IT Services and IT Consulting are looking for a knowledgeable, positive, self-motivated, and energetic Tier 2 & 3 IT support technician to work with them. (Core hours are 3pm-11pm/4pm-12am SAST : Mo-Fri & standby, after hours...
Senior Mobile Developer
Our client's are looking for a Senior Mobile Developer who will be responsible for programming and developing their applications and supporting software. Provides advisory support by refining designs, practices, tools, and processes to ensure the delivery of quality...
Java Developer
Planning: Perform a high-level impact analysis, establish Scope and provide estimates based on technical requirements.Proactively liaise with all stakeholders.Create required planning tasks in SDLC tool and set due dates according to agreed milestones.Actively...
Information Technology lead
The project technical lead will be the key technical resource within the projects department to assist with implementing projects. The technical lead will be responsible for taking the solutions the client has accepted and delivering those in a timely and...
Senior Mobile Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client's are looking for a Senior Mobile Developer who will be responsible for programming and developing their applications and supporting software. Provides advisory support by refining designs, practices, tools, and processes to ensure the delivery of quality...
Java Developer – Gauteng Sandown
Planning: Perform a high-level impact analysis, establish Scope and provide estimates based on technical requirements.Proactively liaise with all stakeholders.Create required planning tasks in SDLC tool and set due dates according to agreed milestones.Actively...
Information Technology lead – Gauteng Johannesburg
The project technical lead will be the key technical resource within the projects department to assist with implementing projects. The technical lead will be responsible for taking the solutions the client has accepted and delivering those in a timely and...
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