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...

Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Europe adopts landmark AI law

On Wednesday (13 March 2024), the European Parliament approved the Artificial Intelligence Act that ensures safety and compliance with fundamental rights, while boosting innovation. The regulation, agreed in negotiations with member states in December 2023, was...

Access control, data exposure flaws prevalent in corporate web apps

A study by Kaspersky Security Assessment experts has identified the most dangerous and widespread vulnerabilities in corporate web applications developed in-house. In the period between 2021 and 2023, flaws related to access control and data protection were found in...

New Intel XPU targets HPC and AI

At the 2021 International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) Intel is announcing advances in its Xeon processor for HPC and AI as well as innovations in memory, software, exascale-class storage, and networking technologies for a range of HPC use cases. "To maximize HPC...

To win, insurers need to navigate future factors

The insurance industry should aim to provide enhanced advice and assistance to a greater proportion of the country's population. This is among the finding of a PwC report on the future of advice and engagement in the South African insurance industry. Riaan Singh,...

NGOs could buckle under lockdown pressure

The pressure on non-governmental organistions (NGOs) since the first lockdown over a year ago has not subsided, and the news of another hard lockdown could cripple the sector entirely. This is highlighted in a survey by Tshikululu Social Investments in 2020, which...

Cell C on track for RAN decommissioning

Cell C has successfully decommissioned 34% of its physical Radio Access Network (RAN) sites, while seamlessly migrating prepaid and Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) customers to roam solely on its partner network, MTN, via a virtual RAN. In this first phase, the...

Partnership aims to reduce youth unemployment by 10%

As South Africa's youth unemployment rate reaches 46,3%, Accenture has announced a partnership with Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN) that aims to give youth increased access to the economy and address youth unemployement at scale. "South Africa has 7.2 million...

Cyberattacks and threats continue to break records

We should be prepared for a further increase in cyberattacks, which could be partly down to major powers leaking cyber superweapons, according to Check Point Research. "We have long warned that organisations of all sizes are being bombarded by a global, fifth...

Huge growth for global public cloud services market

The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 40,7% in 2020 to total $64,3-billion, up from $45,7-billion in 2019, according to Gartner. Amazon retained the number one position in the IaaS market in 2020, followed by Microsoft, Alibaba, Google and...

Digital banking takes off

Over the last few years, millions of people worldwide turned to digital or app-only banks, choosing them over a traditional high-street financial institution. However, after the pandemic struck, digital banks witnessed an influx of new clients, as mobile banking...

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Dell unveils new backup appliance

To help customers better manage and reduce the cost of backing up and recovering company data, Dell today unveiled its next generation disk backup appliance built on the Fluid Data architecture. The new high performance Dell DR4100 disk backup appliance can help...

Tablets, smartphones fuel telepresence

Smartphones and tablets continue to nab market share from more traditional computing technologies, such as netbooks, as they are integrated into the enterprise arena. Apple's iPad and tablets featuring Android-enabled operating systems, for example, have given rise to...

SMBs can benefit from BI

Whenever they hear the term “business intelligence” (BI), owners of small-to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) might be under the wrongful impression that it is a solution meant to be implemented only by major corporations and large enterprises with multi-million...

DCC stocks WD Red NAS drive

Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) is now delivering Western Digital’s (WD) Red network attached storage (NAS) hard drives. The Red drive is an innovative line of SATA hard drives with intellipower technology specifically designed for home and small office...

HP announces new Cloud Builder programmes

HP has announced two new HP Cloud Builder programmes that enable partners to leverage HP Cloud Services, the company’s public cloud, to expand their cloud practices and generate new revenue opportunities. HP also introduced three new “as a service” offerings from HP...

Mara Online, Plingm form partnership

Mara Online, part of the African conglomerate Mara Group, and Plingm, the Swedish mobile VoIP application provider, form a strategic partnership to develop mobile communication in Africa. Together the partners will market a free mobile VoIP app called Mara Connect,...

African Utility Week to focus on investors

The new GET FiT investment mechanism which brings private and public investors together, the proposed BRICS Bank and China’s funding relationship with Africa are some of the updates featured during the investment and finance track of the upcoming African Utility Week...

See the world with Google and Wii

A new application that brings Nintendo and Google together to allow users to travel the world using their Wii U GamePad controller, is now available as a free download in the Nintendo eShop. Wii Street U powered by Google offers the map data and 360° panoramic Street...

Check Point releases 21700 Appliance

Check Point Software Technologies, the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, has announced the launch of its new 21700 Appliance providing market leading security and the fastest performance in a compact 2U chassis.  The appliance offers maximum security...

Ricoh named sustainability leader

Ricoh is one of Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the world for the ninth year and has been every year since the list's inception in 2005. The list recognised Ricoh in three areas: resource management; financial management; and employee management. “The list...

Software Developer

Develop and maintain innovative solutions to meet business and integration requirements. Develop innovative solutions.Provide technical support to in house developed applications and integration processes. Understand and implement the organisation software development...

Data Centre Engineer

Data Centre Support Engineer - Taking the cloud phenomenon to another level! We are looking for a confident go getter individual who has an urgent sense of delivery looking for exposure to a variety of VMWare hosts with Windows servers! The Company: one of a few...

Senior Systems Developer

Join the digital revolution! Our client is looking for Senior Fullstack JavaScript Developer for a dynamic role in Midrand and Menlyn. Be part of an automotive innovator making waves in the IT space. If you're passionate about technology and ready for a challenge....

System Support

Load all new installs and ensure that they are registered on the respective systems.Ensure events are correctly set up and functioning as per the Needs Analysis Document.Ensure that all swap out units are registered to the correct client and operational.Allocate all...

Test Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

We are currently seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Test Analyst to join our team. The Test Analyst will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products through comprehensive testing and analysis.The purpose of the role:Is to...

IT Asset and Configuration Manager – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented IT Asset and Configuration Manager to join our team. As the IT Asset and Configuration Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the lifecycle management of IT assets and configurations, ensuring compliance,...

Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Develop and maintain innovative solutions to meet business and integration requirements. Develop innovative solutions.Provide technical support to in house developed applications and integration processes. Understand and implement the organisation software development...

Data Centre Engineer – Gauteng Edenvale

Data Centre Support Engineer - Taking the cloud phenomenon to another level! We are looking for a confident go getter individual who has an urgent sense of delivery looking for exposure to a variety of VMWare hosts with Windows servers! The Company: one of a few...

Senior Systems Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Join the digital revolution! Our client is looking for Senior Fullstack JavaScript Developer for a dynamic role in Midrand and Menlyn. Be part of an automotive innovator making waves in the IT space. If you're passionate about technology and ready for a challenge....

System Support – Gauteng Centurion

Load all new installs and ensure that they are registered on the respective systems.Ensure events are correctly set up and functioning as per the Needs Analysis Document.Ensure that all swap out units are registered to the correct client and operational.Allocate all...

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