Kidnapping concerns grow
Ordinary South Africans are increasingly becoming vulnerable to kidnapping with the latest police crime statistics revealing an alarming 8,6% increase in reported kidnapping cases compared to last year - and with 3 854 cases reported in the three months between April...
Team Amanzi Impilo declared champions of sustainability
Team Amanzi Impilo from the University of Cape Town have won the 2023 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Sustainathon South Africa, a problem-solving competition that empowers and engages the youth to address pressing societal and sustainability issues. Team Amanzi...
TikTok fixes privacy issue discovered by Check Point Research
Check Point Research teams recently discovered a vulnerability within the TikTok mobile application's friend finder feature: a vulnerability that if exploited would have enabled an attacker to access users' profile details and the phone numbers associated with their...
SA developers believe AI/ML are the future of technology
Developers are most keen to work with the Python programming language, one of the prominent languages used for machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). Thirty-eight percent of developers picked Python as their top choice in the new OfferZen "2021 State...
Workers will soon figure out how to trick AI tracking tools
Gartner predicts that, by 2023, more than one in 10 workers will seek to trick artificial intelligence (AI) systems used to measure employee behaviour and productivity. Such systems have seen a significant uptick in use in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. "Many...
More time online, less education, a problem for SA’s teens
Safer Internet Day is being celebrated in South Africa today (9 February), with the theme of bringing various stakeholders "Together For A Better Internet". While digital technology has been accelerated in many industries, like e-commerce and e-learning, some gaps are...
What kids searched for over the year-end break
A new global Kaspersky Safe Kids study has revealed how children expressed their interests during the 2020-2021 end of year holidays. Despite restrictions around the globe, kids managed to primarily amuse themselves with YouTube content (21%) and games (15%) -...
Electric vehicles up 39% as overall car market collapses
Global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in 2020 increased by 39% year on year to 3,1-million units. This compares with a sales decline of 14% of the total passenger car market in 2020. Canalys forecasts that the number of EVs sold will rise to 30-million in 2028 and...
MTN to sell R1,8bn stake in BICS
MTN has concluded an agreement to sell, and fully exit, its 20% shareholding in Belgacom International Carrier Services SA (BICS) to Proximus. Once all the conditions precedent have been fulfilled, MTN will receive proceeds of approximately €100-million (R1,8-billion)...
Euro distributors continue strong start to 2021
Europe's IT distributors recorded revenue of €1.8 billion for the second week in a row as the channel continued its stellar start to 2021, according to the latest data from Context. The strong performance in week three followed guidance from Context last week which...
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Niche outsourcing providers drive value
Outsourcing has become a popular service model, particularly in the IT space, as it can help to deliver greater cost efficiencies and high levels of service, says Gerrit-Jan Albers, service delivery manager at RDB Consulting. However, a trend has emerged in recent...
XDSL launches broadband fibre offering
XDSL, a local Internet service Provider (ISP), has announced the immediate availability of South Africa’s first super fast broadband fibre offering. With speeds of 25Mbps, 50Mbps and 100Mbps available, more than 10Mbps faster than existing options, XDSL is meeting...
Enterprise CDN grows in popularity
As the World Wide Web continues to spin its intoxicating and invigorating web – and continues to improve and speed up global communications – speed of delivery is becoming an issue, one of the main reasons why the “next kid on the block”, the enterprise content...
Etisalat, Alcatel-Lucent to boost QoS
In furtherance of its commitment to invest in its network for the purpose of providing the highest possible quality of service (QoS) to its subscribers, Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria, on Tuesday 18 December...
Opportunities for PON vendors in China
The deployment of smart grids based on passive optical network (PON) fibre communications will provide a $1,5-billion to $2-billion opportunity to FTTx PON component and equipment vendors, according to global analyst firm Ovum. In a new report, the independent...
Epicor drives growth with channel strategy
Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, has announced that it has fine-tuned its channel strategy to drive growth opportunities in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and...
Users get what they pay for with ERP
The mere thought of installing a business application, such as an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, is enough to set any financial or IT manager’s heart racing. The prospect of the time and money spent planning, installing and taking a new system live is a...
After-sales service key for IT industry
Many a company draws in customers with promises of excellence in after-sales service, but once the customer has purchased the item and experienced difficulties with the use thereof, the after-sales service becomes an intangible promise which the supplier is not...
Phoenix conquers distribution in Africa
The constant change that is a standard part of business in the dynamic African environment brings with it both challenges and opportunities. In the pursuit of growth, South African businesses that take their mandate seriously have invested into the continent,...
New VBrick encoder/decoder from Kathea
Kathea, a distributor of video communications solutions, has announced that VBrick Systems, an Enterprise IP Video leader, has unveiled release 2.0 of its 9000 Series. This line of video encoding and decoding appliances delivers HD video quality and channel density....
Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
Develop and maintain a critical internal web application (Frontend and integration) used in the document management and storage processes.Cloud, API, Java, Microservice and other Serverless development, deployment, support and maintenance. 2nd and 3rd level support of...
IT Support Team Leader
Job Overview:As a “front liner” you are expected to communicate clearly with our clients and understand the pain they are in. You must always be professional without exception.Responsibilities:Ensuring engineers respond professionally and in a timely manner.Ensuring...
SAP PP Consultant
Our client is looking for a SAP PP Consultant to provide expertise on a S/4 Hana Template rollout project. Key Skills Required: Prepare and Deliver the UAT based on pre-prepared scripts from Poland and adapted to SA participantsUpload Master data in QualityUpload...
Developer .Net at Parvana Recruitment
Client Details: Our client is a prominent worldwide supplier of software and service offerings. They collaborate with major corporations across the globe, working together to achieve customer triumph and address their most critical business obstacles, ensuring they...
Developer – Front-End at Parvana Recruitment
Client Details:The application developed by our client serves as a comprehensive solution for cryptocurrency traders. Enables efficient monitoring, trading, and portfolio management across exchanges. Focus on derivative and spot trading. Offers direct market access,...
Developer – C# (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment
Parvana Responsibilities: Deliver code that is functional, understandable, maintainable and testable. Work closely with analysts, documenters and testers. Automated testing of features developed. Deliver technical documentation as and when required. Act as a mentor to...
Intermediate C# Developer LW
Support existing and develop new functionality and components. Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements. Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable and adaptable to new...
Project Manager (SDWAN)
Responsible for ensuring effective delivery of projects within agreed timelines, budgets, scope, agreed outcomes and optimal Customer satisfaction.Key stakeholder Relationship:InternalSales, Global Operations, Network Core, Quality Assurance, Procurement, Supply...
IT Support Team Leader – Western Cape Cape Town
Job Overview:As a “front liner” you are expected to communicate clearly with our clients and understand the pain they are in. You must always be professional without exception.Responsibilities:Ensuring engineers respond professionally and in a timely manner.Ensuring...
SAP PP Consultant – KwaZulu-Natal Durban Region
Our client is looking for a SAP PP Consultant to provide expertise on a S/4 Hana Template rollout project. Key Skills Required: Prepare and Deliver the UAT based on pre-prepared scripts from Poland and adapted to SA participantsUpload Master data in QualityUpload...
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