Ampath confirms hack, but disputes theft of 80m patient records

Ampath, one of the country’s biggest pathology labs, has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyberattack, but has issued a statement clarifying the claim by hackers that “80-million patient records” have been stolen. The company says it has contained the...

How will your career withstand the impact of AI?

New research from The TEFL Academy’s South African Career Resilience Report 2026 reveals that 57% of local respondents have questioned whether their chosen career or qualification will still be valuable because of artificial intelligence - while 84% say AI has already...

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...

The importance of ethical practice in IT

Amid an increased focus on the importance of ethical practice in IT among members of the professional ICT community, the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has released a short video to illustrate just how important ethics in ICT...

Intel Gaudi, Xeon and AI PC accelerate Meta Llama 3 GenAI workloads

Meta has launched Meta Llama 3, its next-generation large language model (LLM). Effective on launch day, Intel has validated its AI product portfolio for the first Llama 3 8B and 70B models across Intel Gaudi accelerators, Intel Xeon processors, Intel Core Ultra...

SA savers are super-optimistic

South Africans are more optimistic than at any point in the past five years, expecting their future investment returns to average 15,2% per year for the next five years, an increase of 2,5% since last year. Their expectations are substantially higher than global...

In the midst of Covid, SA mobile telcos come up short

In a year dominated by Covid-19, lockdowns and work-from-home arrangements where mobile data and connectivity is critical, South Africa's mobile telco providers have struggled to rise to the challenge of keeping customers with higher expectations satisfied. This is...

Business confidence down but not out

After surging by 15 points to 50 in the second quarter, the RMB/BER Business Confidence index (BCI) retreated to 43 in the third quarter. The index is now back in net negative terrain, where the number of respondents unsatisfied with prevailing business conditions...

World faces an uneven post-Covid recovery

The Covid-19 pandemic plunged the world economy into the worst recession experienced in post-war history. However, the World Bank predicts a return to global growth of 5,6% for 2021. This would mark the strongest growth rate in economic activity since 1973 and it...

Suspicious phishing emails are rampant

A massive 33% of emails employees report as phishing are either malicious or highly suspect, according to new research. The finding comes from an analysis of emails reported by employees from organisations across the globe during the first half of 2021, and highlights...

Campus switch market roars back to life

The worldwide Campus Switch market revenue surged in 2Q 2021, growing 15% year-over-year. This is according to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group, which points out the last time such a robust performance was experienves was in 4Q 2018 when Cisco initiated its Catalyst...

Pop-up festival for Comic Con Cape Town

On 2 October 2021, in partnership with Film Cape Town and hosted by the City of Cape Town, Comic Con Cape Town will be bringing a new and reimagined pop-up format to the pop culture scene. Hosted in various venues around the Mother City, Comic Con Cape Town will, for...

Huge increase in social media threats on payment services

Social media attacks on payment services increased by 561,8% in Q2 2021, compared to the previous quarter. The data is supplied by PhisLabs and presented by Atlas VPN, analyzed hundreds of thousands of phishing and social media attacks targeting enterprises, their...

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AdaptIT wins SAP award

AdaptIT, a dynamic growing company providing specialised business applications in the manufacturing, mining, higher education and financial services sectors has been honoured as the SAP Africa Partner of the Year in the “Managed Cloud as a Service” category at the...

WatchGuard, Network Alliance join forces

National Information and Communication Technology service provider Network Alliance and global security solutions and services provider, WatchGuard, have joined forces to provide clients with up-to-date technology and reliable services to help them better protect...

Cisco, NetApp expand FlexPod portfolio

In a continuing move to make data centre infrastructures more responsive to applications’ dynamic needs, Cisco and NetApp have broadened the FlexPod portfolio with new validated designs across the range, highlighted by the introduction of FlexPod Select for dedicated...

Oracle announces Database 12c

Oracle has announced that Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c now delivers integrated management for Oracle Database 12c. Purpose built for the cloud, the combined power of Oracle Database 12c’s multitenant architecture and Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c enables customers to...

Dell enhances touch-enabled PC range

Addressing the next-generation of computing needs for consumers and commercial customers, Dell has announced performance enhancements to its flagship lineup of OptiPlex and XPS laptops and desktops. These award-winning product families demonstrate Dell’s commitment to...

Samsung EAP reflects commitment to partners

Through the Samsung Enterprise Alliance Programme (EAP), the organisation is providing differentiated partner benefits to independent software vendors (ISVs), System Integrators, and the channel to meet their unique needs in developing innovative solutions for...

Dell offers secure commercial PCs

Dell has announced additional security capabilities for its commercial PC portfolio and now offers the most secure commercial PCs on the market. Only Dell offers comprehensive encryption, advanced authentication, and leading-edge malware prevention from a single...

No social media quick fix

Social media has taken the world by storm, and most companies are anxious to cash in on its benefits. But there is no quick fix when it comes to effective social media use, says Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer at Elingo. There are huge potential...

LG brings Optimus L7II to South Africa

LG has announced the launch of the Optimus L series in South Africa. The widely successful L Series has evolved to include contemporary design aesthetics and innovations that improve on the original. The Optimus L7II and L5II will be the first of the new series to...

BDS to unveil new presses at Africa Print

Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), the authorised Xerox distributor in 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, will unveil several exciting new Xerox products at Africa Print, the commercial and digital print exhibition sponsored by Xerox, which will take place from 21 to 23...

Data Analyst

Join the retail revolution with our clients, a leading and innovative player in the retail industry who are currently in search of a Data Analyst based in Sandton. Experience a diverse environment with a fantastic Hybrid model and benefits. Requirements 3-year related...

Software Engineer – Cloud Enabling (Streaming)

Join the forefront of automotive innovation. Our clients are currently seeking a skilled Advanced Software Engineer - Cloud Enabling (Streaming). Work in a dynamic environment with a fantastic Hybrid model based in Midrand/ Menlyn. Requirements: Relevant IT or...

Software Engineer

ENVIRONMENT:A full-service digital agency based in Reading, UK, The Hague, Netherlands and Stellenbosch, South Africa who strategizes, designs, and develops digital solutions for the private and public sectors is seeking to employ a Senior Software Engineer who will...

Reporting Analyst Team Lead – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Reporting Analyst Team Lead to join our team. As a Reporting Analyst Team Lead, you will be responsible for leading a team of reporting analysts in the development and delivery of insightful reports and analytics to support...

Software Developer React – Western Cape Woodstock

We are looking for a talented Software Engineer who will work collaboratively with the Finance team to support development of the new settlement and billing systems. How you'll be making a difference: Work alongside the team and be a part of the full software...

Data Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Join the retail revolution with our clients, a leading and innovative player in the retail industry who are currently in search of a Data Analyst based in Sandton. Experience a diverse environment with a fantastic Hybrid model and benefits. Requirements 3-year related...

Software Engineer – Western Cape Stellenbosch

ENVIRONMENT:A full-service digital agency based in Reading, UK, The Hague, Netherlands and Stellenbosch, South Africa who strategizes, designs, and develops digital solutions for the private and public sectors is seeking to employ a Senior Software Engineer who will...

Software Engineer Full stack

Who's who in the tech spaceThe position reports to the Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Design and build solutions to assist our business users, and improve customer experienceArchitect and design solutions with fellow team...

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