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...

Intel welcomes Open Platform for enterprise AI

The Linux Foundation AI & Data have announced the Open Platform for Enterprise AI (OPEA) as its latest Sandbox Project. OPEA aims to accelerate secure, cost-effective generative AI (GenAI) deployments for businesses by driving interoperability across a diverse and...

Hackers get more precise with malware attacks

In the last four years, hackers performed over 11-million malware attacks, reveals the latest study by NordPass, which also investigates which countries are the most targeted, which credentials are the most leaked, and which type of malware Internet users fall victim...

Local SMEs resilient despite instability

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are essential to the economy’s health and predicted to lead an economic recovery post-Covid. However, many of these businesses are fighting to keep their doors open since the onset of the pandemic, with 89% impacted by the recent...

Blockchain-related job postings surge

The cryptocurrency and blockchain labour market is still growing as various organizations continue to adopt the technology. However, recruiters in the space are increasingly sourcing talent in software development. Data acquired by cryptocurrency trading simulator...

Protecting the ozone layer also helps Earth sequester carbon

Protecting the ozone layer also protects Earth’s vegetation and has prevented the planet from an additional 0.85 degrees Celsius of warming, according to new research from Lancaster University, NASA, and others. This new study in Nature demonstrates that by protecting...

Bird’s-eye observations reveal surprises in Earth’s space interface

New research using data from NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (Gold) mission, has revealed unexpected behaviour in the swaths of charged particles that band Earth’s equator. This is made possible by Gold’s long-term global view, the first of its...

Applications open for 2022 ISPA bursary

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) invites applications for its "ISPA Inspires" bursary programme, 2022. Applications open on Wednesday 1 September, and close on Friday 1 October 2021. ISPA Inspires bursaries will be awarded to one or more...

Wits PhD student cracks high-dimensional quantum code

Isaac Nape, an emerging South African talent in the study of quantum optics, is part of a team of Wits physicists who led an international study that revealed the hidden structures of quantum entangled states. The study was published in Nature Communications, on...

Economic freedom allows better income mobility

Economic freedom enhances income mobility while the poor in unfree nations have fewer opportunities to escape poverty and build prosperity. This is among the findings of a study released today by the Free Market Foundation (FMF) in conjunction with Canada's Fraser...

African mobile phone market recovery still on track

Smartphone shipments into Africa grew 13,2% year on year in Q2 2021 to total 22,8-million devices, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The Worldwide Quarterly Global Mobile Phone Tracker shows that feature phone shipments...

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Blue Turtle partners with Aruba Networks

Blue Turtle Technologies (Blue Turtle) has signed an agreement with Aruba Networks that sees Blue Turtle extend its BYOD (bring your own device) solutions for the enterprise. Ronnie Koch, Senior Consultant at Blue Turtle, comments, “With BYOD a given at most, if not...

Stratasys launches 3D printer for dentistry

Stratasys, a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, has announced the immediate availability of VeroDentPlus MED690 dental material for the Objet EdenV series of 3D Printers. VeroDentPlus MED690 enables the 3D...

Cybervine invests in Riverbed partnership

Cybervine IT solutions, a business technology solutions provider and recipient of the Riverbed Technology New Partner of the Year 2012 Award in South Africa, continues to invest in its partnership with Riverbed.  Cybervine is based in Cape Town, with a testing lab and...

StudyApps set to revolutionise learning

Digital specialist entrepreneur Laurence Seberini has launched a new venture, StudyApps, that is set to improve the ability of school pupils to retain knowledge. The idea behind StudyApps is that students actually learn better through testing. Seberini has first-hand...

SOA is a strategic enabler

Technology has evolved to a point where, for the first time it’s the business principles and the needs of an organisation that can drive the way in which technology can execute on those needs. It is through service-oriented architecture (SOA) that this relationship...

Mobile ‘network in a box’ bridges divide

Cellular networks have revolutionised the South African communications landscape, providing easy access to telephony, data and a host of other services. However, while cellular connectivity provides excellent coverage for metropolitan areas, access is still sparse in...

Data drives payroll in commerce

The advent of big data and big data analytics is changing business at bedrock level, and this will have an impact on the payroll environment. Business leaders are looking to a combination of in memory business intelligence and big data to empower them to offer what...

PPC solidifies backups with CA ARCserve

PPC has consolidated the management and control of its backups across a highly distributed computing environment using CA ARCserve Management Capacity Licence, from CA Southern Africa. This licence allows PPC to purchase a single licence for its multiple offices and...

In-store competitions are now easier

Mobile and digital marketing company, MobiMedia, recently launched an innovative in-store competition entry mechanism, which offers consumers immediate feedback and prize notifications, whilst providing prize inventory management and distribution details for...

Citrix XenDesktop offers Windows Azure

Citrix has announced it can enable enterprise customers and service providers to deliver high-performance mobile apps and Windows Server-based session desktops from Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud platform with the recently announced Citrix XenDesktop 7. With the...

Senior Business Analyst – ERP

The main purpose of this position is to provide end-to-end business analysis services to the users of the financial groups Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) module, Service Management module and Facilities Management System, with a focus on business analysis,...

Developer

Duties and Responsibilities: Integrations (socket, restful, ISO, soap webservices)Web Portal design and page structures.PC Applications and Windows Services.Mobile Applications a bonusSoftware and code managementMinimum Qualifications and Requirements: Visual studios...

Security Analyst X2

iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities. We are seeking a Security Analyst to join our team. As a Security Analyst, you'll be responsible for responsible for monitoring all connectivity environments, as well as continuous updates of all daily...

DevOps Lead at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....

Developer – PYTHON (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Product design, programming, bug verification, and testing of computer programs for software products and/or customer applications. Researching...

Senior Business Analyst – ERP – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

The main purpose of this position is to provide end-to-end business analysis services to the users of the financial groups Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) module, Service Management module and Facilities Management System, with a focus on business analysis,...

Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Duties and Responsibilities: Integrations (socket, restful, ISO, soap webservices)Web Portal design and page structures.PC Applications and Windows Services.Mobile Applications a bonusSoftware and code managementMinimum Qualifications and Requirements: Visual studios...

Security Analyst X2 – Gauteng Pretoria

iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities. We are seeking a Security Analyst to join our team. As a Security Analyst, you'll be responsible for responsible for monitoring all connectivity environments, as well as continuous updates of all daily...

DevOps Lead at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

Client Details:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....

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