MeerKAT and Webb measure farthest fast radio burst

First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Now, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space...

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...

Canal+ makes a firm offer for Multichoice

Multichoice and French media company Canal+ have reached an agreement by which Canal+ would acquire the Multichoice group, offering shareholders R125.00 per share - a 66,6% premium over the R75.00 closing price on 1 February 2024. The announcement constitutes a firm...

EdTech transforming into $350bn industry

The global education technology (edtech) market is expected to reach $348,41-billion by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 13,4% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. The process of learning is evolving gradually in line with advances in...

Scammers get up to some new tricks

Amid continued disruption in supply chains and mail services, scammers sought to use this fact to steal money and credit card details during the second quarter (Q2) of 2021. Since last year, scammers have been taking advantage of disruption in deliveries to convince...

The next normal for passenger transportation

Covid-19 has negatively impacted passenger transportation, with the industry one of the most affected in terms of revenue losses. The transit systems in many European cities have seen 70% to 90% ridership losses and airline passenger load factors dropped dramatically...

Serame Taukobong is Telkom’s group CEO-designate

Telkom has announced the appointment of Serame as group CEO-designate with effect from 01 October 2021. Sello Moloko, chairperson of Telkom, says the organisation is pleased that its extensive search process confirmed the calibre of Telkom's people. "Serame is a...

AI, cybersecurity drive M&A activity

In the first six months of 2021, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the tech, media and telecom (TMT) sector totaled $555-billion, according to GlobalData - that's a huge 169% rise from the same period in 2020. The data and analytics company notes that, in H1 2021,...

SA sees 42% increase in financial malware

A combination of increasingly sophisticated propagation technologies and continued economic uncertainties resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic have seen the number of financial malware attacks reported in South Africa during the first half of 2021 increase by more...

Chinese threat actors compromise telecoms providers

Security specialist Cybereason has discovered several previously unidentified cyberattack campaigns infiltrating major telecommunications providers across Southeast Asia. Similar to the recent SolarWinds and Kaseya attacks, the threat actors first compromised...

AI sheds new light on Parkinson’s research

IBM Research is working with the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) on a new AI model that groups typical symptom patterns of Parkinson's disease. The research is detailed in the paper "Discovery of Parkinson's disease states using machine...

Does South Africa need an economic CODESA?

The recent civil unrest throughout various parts of the country indicates the harsh reality that the needs of South Africa's majority are not being met. This is according to former Chief Negotiator to end apartheid and lawyer, Roelf Meyer, who says that for those...

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Ethiopian mine uses Q-KON services

Q-KON has been selected as the preferred provider of connectivity services to Allana Potash Afar, an Ethiopian subsidiary of a Canadian Corporation focussed on the global acquisition of potash assets and relevant concessions. As the entrusted connectivity services...

Telkom Mobile announces BB Q10 pre-orders

Customers can now pre-order the new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone from Telkom Mobile online or in-store from 15 May 2013. The BlackBerry Q10 will be available from Telkom Mobile via Telkom Direct, Telkom Express and 8ta stores on 1 June 2013. The smartphone will be...

Itec Innovate wins Dealer of the Year award

Office automation and communications group Itec has awarded its Dealer of the Year accolade for the sub-Saharan Africa region to Cape Town-based Itec Innovate. The award places Itec Innovate at the forefront of 47 highly competitive dealers that vied for top spot. The...

Xtranet launches Cloud Solutions

Xtranet is excited to announce the launch of Xtranet Cloud Solutions.  “Cloud computing provides computation, software, data access, and storage services that do not require end-user knowledge of the physical location and configuration of the system that delivers the...

Samsung launches new A3 copiers

Samsung Electronics South Africa has launched its groundbreaking CLX-9201, 9251, and 9301 A3 colour and SCX-8123, CX-8128 A3 mono copiers that separate the printer interface from the system unit to enhance the efficiency of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). “These...

Data is everywhere except where it should be

Data is everywhere; everywhere except where it should be. Moreover, with the rapid growth of data volumes across a myriad of sources, including social media, business systems, e-mail and mobile phones, organisations are increasingly losing grip over these primal...

IT changes financial services industry

According to recent research by Deutsche Bank, financial services firms will spend between $270-billion and $460-billion on IT in 2013 globally. The explosion of technology has changed the financial services industry from a paper and branch business to digitised and...

The role of social business intelligence

One of the most important things all organisations need to remember is that a business is only as good as its people. So, how can you make sure you are getting the most out of your people?  Well, says Davide Hanan, MD of QlikView SA, it could equally be said that in...

Managed services for endpoint security

Mobility has created a number of challenges for information security, most originating from the reality that sensitive information is accessible from just about anywhere on any number of devices. The traditional castle and moat model, where company data was housed on...

SMEs set to be a big force in SA

With more than 1-million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) driving more than third of the South African GDP, Avaya, a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services, is talking directly to these businesses about how to...

Senior Enterprise Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Looking for an Enterprise Architect responsible for our client's Enterprise strategy framework implementation, analysis, design, and integration of an organization's complete information resources, including infrastructure, applications, and data. Key Requirements...

Data Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Data Migration Engineer to join our team on a contract basis to facilitate this migration process. The ideal candidates will have strong expertise in data engineering, particularly with Azure Synapse services, SSIS, and API integration....

Delphi/C# Developer

Our client has a vacant position Delphi/C# Developer to upgrade and enhance websites, web services, C# Applications and API's / Intergration. Experience in Delphi development is an advantage. Bachelor's degree in computer science / Informatics qualification in an IT...

Controls Software Engineer

A well-established company based in Randburg, Gauteng is looking for a Controls Software Engineer to join their team. The Controls Software Engineer will be a part of a dynamic team of engineers working on the development of control/automation code for heavy...

Flutter Developer

Join our team at iOCO, where we're dedicated to pioneering solutions, driving business agility, and ensuring digital resilience for our clients. We're currently looking for a skilled Flutter Developer to contribute to our dynamic environment. In this role, you'll be...

Data Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

We are seeking an experienced Data Migration Engineer to join our team on a contract basis to facilitate this migration process. The ideal candidates will have strong expertise in data engineering, particularly with Azure Synapse services, SSIS, and API integration....

Delphi/C# Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client has a vacant position Delphi/C# Developer to upgrade and enhance websites, web services, C# Applications and API's / Intergration. Experience in Delphi development is an advantage. Bachelor's degree in computer science / Informatics qualification in an IT...

Controls Software Engineer – Gauteng Randburg

A well-established company based in Randburg, Gauteng is looking for a Controls Software Engineer to join their team. The Controls Software Engineer will be a part of a dynamic team of engineers working on the development of control/automation code for heavy...

Flutter Developer – Gauteng Centurion

Join our team at iOCO, where we're dedicated to pioneering solutions, driving business agility, and ensuring digital resilience for our clients. We're currently looking for a skilled Flutter Developer to contribute to our dynamic environment. In this role, you'll be...

Applications Developer at Financial Intelligence Centre

JOB PURPOSE To develop, maintain, document and test software solutions aligned to the FIC business requirements in support of its mandate.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: • Engagement with business to collect, document and review the business analysis deliverables • Assessment...

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