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...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide

As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...

Customer engagement solutions market to hit $50bn by 2030

The global customer engagement solutions market is anticipated to reach $50,03-billion by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 11,8% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. The rise of omnichannel engagement is a significant growth driver for the...

GenAI startups get a boost from Nvidia and Google

Nvidia and Google Cloud have announced a new collaboration to help startups around the world accelerate the creation of generative AI (GenAI) applications and services. The announcement brings together the Nvidia Inception programme for startups and the Google for...

Massive growth for bitcoin addresses in 2021

The bitcoin network continues to witness an eye-popping activity on its blockchain despite high volatility in Q2, after the asset sharply declined from its all-time high set in April 2021. Data compiled by Blockchain Centre uncovered a stunning finding -- as many as...

Tight labour market poses biggest business risk

The tight US labour market is the biggest perceived threat to business today, according to a Stifel Financial Corp survey of corporate executives, business owners, and private equity investors. Nearly all those surveyed (95%) have had to raise wages in order to...

Modest growth for MEA’s PC market

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, experienced year-on-year growth of 5% in the second quarter of 2021, according to the latest industry analysis conducted by...

UP’s digital twin city aims to improve metro management

The University of Pretoria (UP) has created the Hatfield Digital Twin City, a new initiative that aims to boost service delivery with the help of smart technology. “In making cities smarter and future fit, we need instruments to help our cities become more efficient –...

SA’s digital fraudsters shift focus

As the prevalence of digital fraud attempts on businesses and consumers continues to rise, TransUnion's newest quarterly analysis found that fraudsters in South Africa are re-focusing their efforts from financial services to the gambling, travel and leisure and...

Close to half of businesses feel threated by cyber incidents

Over the years, cyberattacks and data breaches became one of the biggest risks in the business sector, compromising sensitive data and causing a massive financial hit to companies and organizations worldwide. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.uk, more than...

Bosses mistrust people who work remotely

Although 35% of employers trust their staff fully while working remotely only 19% say productivity decreased since they transitioned to remote working. This is one of the paradoxes found in research conducted for Ricoh by Opinion Matters who polled 1 500 European...

Study reveals factors behind weak civil society

There are several deficiencies in the current design of regulatory frameworks for the civil society sector. This is one of the finding from a study commissioned by the National Development Agency (NDA) to analyse the current legislative, policy and regulatory...

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Xerox boosts wide-format printing

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Ricoh SA enters Web-to-print market

Ricoh has brought MarcomCentral to the South African market, its software as a service (SaaS) Web-to-print system for commercial printers and in-house corporate print shops, developed by PTI. It will be demonstrated at Africa Print in Johannesburg from 21 to 23 August...

Gemalto releases 2013 Netsize Guide

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has released the new 2013 Gemalto Netsize Guide, for those interested in how mobile payments are changing the way people shop, transact and bank. The new guide is the 11th edition since it was first published and is aimed...

VoIP is great if it works properly

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Low bandwidth no obstacle to cloud migration

Many businesses are reluctant to move key applications into the cloud because they fear high bandwidth costs and unstable connectivity – but, says Alexander Mehlhorn of Framework One, the reality is exactly the opposite. “If you have even one branch apart from your...

Customer experience metrics are key

It is true that a good customer experience will lead to more business, or better “word-of-mouth marketing”. Certainly, users all know that in the era of social media, a single negative customer interaction can lead to a public relations nightmare, says Deon Scheepers,...

EMMM Forum benefits mining houses

Mining houses, IT suppliers and vendors which join The Open Group’s EMMM (Exploration, Mining, Metals and Minerals) Forum stand to enjoy a wide-ranging number of benefits, says Stuart Macgregor, MD of enterprise architecture specialist Real IRM. Mining houses gain...

Handheld mobile identification from Ideco

Ideco, an established leader in the application of biometric technology and southern Africa’s primary distributor of Morpho fingerprint biometric solutions, has released the MorphoIDent handheld mobile identification solution to help strengthen law enforcement. The...

Huawei launches S5710-HI Box Switch

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, recently launched its S5710-HI switch, the industry’s first ultra-high port density box switch, and an addition to its existing portfolio of SX7 series enterprise switches....

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Senior Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is always on the lookout for ways to make sub-metering prepaid services better for everyone involved, from installers to property managers, owners, and tenants. Right now, they need a top-notch Senior Software Developer to craft software that...

Senior Front End Developer ( Remote ) – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Senior Front-end developer - HPC & Cloud Solutions Are you creative, resourceful, curious and seeking technology and business firsts? Are looking for an exciting career in cloud software development? ?Would you like to work at a publicly traded global software...

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ENVIRONMENT:THE coding expertise of a Senior Software Engineer (C#.Net) with at least 5+ years of hardcore coding experience, preferably from a software house - is sought by a global Software Tech company to join its team. You will work on incubating new products,...

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