Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms

South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...

Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

Top government technology trends for 2024

Gartner has identified the top five government technology trends for 2024 that can guide public sector leaders to deliver better, faster, and increasengly more cost-effective citizen services. "Escalating global turmoil, continual cyberthreats and the adoption of AI...

SA young scientists showcase pioneering research

Research projects by South African young scientists that aim to address the country's energy crisis, and determine the extent to which artificial intelligence (AI) can be ethically monitored, amongst others, will be showcased at this year's International Science...

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...

What can we expect from the financial markets in Q3?

The first two quarters of 2021 have seen a number of upsets in the technology investment space. Fred Razak, chief trading strategist at CMTrading, weighs in on financial markets following another interesting season and looks at what could happen next. Right now, it...

The rest of 2021 looks promising for the channel

The channel can look forward to market recovery over the rest of the year. This is one of the findings from a new distribution forecasting report from Context designed to help channel businesses plan more effectively for the second half of 2021 and beyond. The PC...

Top-performing companies tend to collaborate with competitors

There is a sharp divide in the digital strategies of better performing companies (Leaders) versus the laggards (Followers), with 80% of Leaders more willing to collaborate with competitors compared to Followers (23%). This is among the findings of global study titled...

New model could make African philanthropy more effective

The sustainable development of the not-for-profit sector in Africa is being challenged by an imbalance in international investment. This is the suggestion found in new research co-commissioned by Vodacom, Safaricom and Vodafone Foundation, which finds that foreign...

Ethernet switches up, routers down in Q2

The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded revenues of $7,4-billion in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21), an increase of 10,8% year over year. Meanwhile, worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router market revenues declined 0,5% year over year in 2Q21 to...

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Huawei launches agile network, switch

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has launched the industry's first agile network architecture technology and agile switch, the S12700. With a design that has been developed from a service and user experience...

Mustek KZN opens rural computer lab

Mustek, the country’s largest assembler and distributor of personal computers and complementary ICT products has opened a computer laboratory at Zamuthule Primary School in rural Mpophoneni, near Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. Today’s opening, attended by representatives of...

The ABCs of A2P SMS messaging

The ever-resilient SMS industry has had a pretty busy start to 2013. Firstly, messaging via mobile applications such as WhatsApp has cannibalised a large portion of person-to-person (P2P) SMS messaging, says Dr Pieter Streicher, MD BulkSMS.com. This left...

Absa uses Condeco, Kathea to optimise ITSM

Modern facility management combined with smart technology and managed services plays an important role in the achievement of key imperatives for Absa bank, the largest retail banking group in South Africa, namely maximising staff productivity, and encouraging...

CRS extends solutions throughout Africa

CRS HR & Payroll Solutions, a national provider of services and solutions to the Human Resources and Payroll markets in Africa, was recently invited to the Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe’s (IPMZ) annual conference 2013 at Victoria Falls. The company’s...

Avis Fleet Services invests in Sage ERP X3

Avis Fleet Services (AFS), a leader in vehicle leasing and fleet management solutions, has invested in Sage ERP X3 as its future financial platform. “This strategic investment is part of our company’s future growth and expansion strategy and the need to provide...

Data centre, CSP innovation boosts business

Data centres are the hub of today’s organisations, housing mission-critical servers, data, applications and services that keep businesses running, says Gert Schoonbee, MD of T-Systems in South Africa.  However, with the growth of cloud platforms, organisations are...

Jasco Converged Solutions cements offerings

Jasco has consolidated its Converged Solutions business following the acquisition and integration of ARC Telecoms last year, a converged voice and IP data telecommunications service provider for the small to medium (SME) sector of South Africa. According to Paven...

How solid is the cloud?

Despite mixed feelings in the market about migrating IT to the cloud and uncertainty about the security of that which resides off-site (even that which is governed by a hybrid cloud model), the level of security in the cloud is really a matter of who you decide to...

Africa legislation portal a first for SA

Human Resource and payroll administration experts have corroborated to launch an information portal dedicated to help businesses across the continent with payroll and tax management. Africa Employment Legislation Library is an international initiative that is focused...

Business Analyst IT at Computek Networks – Gauteng Fairland

The role incumbent is accountable for the elicitation, analysis and management of the customer, data, business, process, and technological requirements for medium to high complexity projects. The role incumbent is accountable for the design of innovative business...

Business Analyst (JDE) – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Business Analyst (JDE / ERP) to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Consult with business to identify business problems and opportunitiesAssist with...

Workflow Automation Engineer at AVBOB – Gauteng Centurion

The Workflow Automation Engineer will manage and oversee the document management applications, and custom build workflow systems, residing in the shared Documentum infrastructure, including but not limited to supporting existing environment, planning changes and new...

CNC Operator/Programmer – Gauteng West Rand

Position Overview:Setting up Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) lathe machines to perform turning operations on metal components according to provided specifications. The position entails configuring the CNC turning machine, its work holding devices, tooling,...

Senior Front End Developer

Senior Front End Developer - Gauteng12 Month Contract - Remote Purpose of Position: Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior Front End Developer for software development and IT projects based client. This is a remote 12 month contract. Salary is market...

Senior IT Project Manager

Senior IT Project Manager - Gauteng12 Month Contract - Remote Purpose of Position: Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior IT Project Manager. This is a remote 12 month contract. Salary is market related, applicants however are encouraged to add their...

Senior Developer

As an Intermediate Software Engineer / Programmer you will perform analysis and programming duties in the development, implementation and support of information systems, platforms, and applications.Experience & Skills: Experience in systems design, programming...

Programmer (Junior – Intermediate)

Our Client based in CT ( Paarl) is a cloud based specialized software firm seeking a REACT Developer.They are an exceptional company for IT professionals, offering a dynamic and collaborative work environment where innovation is encouraged and valued. With a focus on...

Full Stack Developer (JavaScript & Angular)

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a leading, cutting-edge health tech software company based in Pretoria, is seeking an exceptional developer with a strong command of various skills. If you excel in 2-3 of the following technologies: JavaScript (including Node.js, [URL Removed]...

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