Formal approval could see crypto soar in SA
Cryptocurrencies currently form a small portion of total investment capital in South Africa managed by fund managers, wealth managers, and financial advisors. However, the recent approval by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of several financial service...
AI sets next wave of insurance disruption in motion
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been instrumental in shaping the insurance industry for the past few years and insurance providers have integrated AI models with established methodologies from the actuarial sciences to enhance risk analysis and streamline claim...
Southern Africa defies shortages to grow PC, tablet sales
Southern Africa's personal computing devices (PCD) market, which comprises desktops, notebooks, and tablets, recorded year-on-year (YoY) growth of 20,1% growth in the first half of 2021 (H1 2021), according to the latest research by International Data Corporation...
Despite decline, phishing still a real threat
There was a reduction in the number of phishing attacks recorded and blocked by Kaspersky in South Africa (17% decline), Kenya (48% decline), and Nigeria (13% decline) for the first half of this year when compared to the same period in 2020. While the decline does...
Phishing puts SA companies under fire
The number of phishing emails targeting South African companies has increased during 2020, according to 65% of IT teams. This is one of the findings from a Sophos survey, "Phishing Insights 2021", which reveals that phishing attacks targeting organisations ramped up...
Vodacom, Safaricom invest in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian government has awarded the Global Partnership for Ethiopia consortium a mobile telecommunication license. A new operating company, Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia, through a holding company in the Netherlands, has been established to begin...
Regional design key to supply chain success
To better deal with growing protectionism and the need for higher agility, chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must incorporate regional designs into their global networks without diluting the cost or competitive advantages of existing global networks, according to...
EMEA gaming PC market stays strong in 2021
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) market for gaming PCs posted another quarter of solid growth in 2021Q2, growing 10,8% YoY and recording 2,5-million units shipped, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Approaching the end of 2021, growth is...
Lack of talent the biggest barrier to emerging technology adoption
IT executives see the talent shortage as the most significant adoption barrier to 64% of emerging technologies, compared with just 4% in 2020, according to a new survey from Gartner. A lack of talent availability was cited far more often than other barriers this year,...
SA needs vital tech skills boost
If South Africa is serious about creating jobs and competing in the global economy, we need to do something about boosting our tech skills. Vukani Mngxati, CEO of Accenture in Africa, offers his opinion on the subject. If I were given a rand every time I heard the...
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BlackBerry 9720 smartphone released
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HP speeds delivery of application services
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McAfee ranks highly in AV-Test report
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WD launches new storage association
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Financial inclusion key to higher savings
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YouDEAL, Syncrony grow mobile shopping
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Avoiding mobile app development pitfalls
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EC college invests in ITS Integrator
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Trustwave launches TrustKeeper Community
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BWise, IQ Business ink partnership
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Senior Front End Developer – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
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Senior IT Project Manager – Gauteng Sandhurst
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Senior Developer – Western Cape Stellenbosch
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Programmer (Junior – Intermediate) – Western Cape Cape Town
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Full Stack Developer (JavaScript & Angular) – Gauteng Pretoria
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Senior .NET Developer
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