The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

Spatial data maps where Super El Niño will hit SA hardest

The South African Weather Service gave the clearest sign yet on 1 September: this El Niño is on course to become the strongest event in living memory, with sea surface temperatures already tracking past 3°C above normal. A national outlook can't say which town or...

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...

Telkom sells off masts and towers

Telkom has entered into an agreement to sell its masts and towers business housed in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Swiftnet, to Towerco Bidco, a new entity to be set up by a black economic empowerment (BEE) consortium. The sale has an enterprise value of R6,75-billion,...

SA operators keep Africa connected despite cable breaks

With only three of the 10 undersea cables that connect South Africa to the world still in operation, it is quite remarkable that the region remains as well connected as it is. This is the view of Edward Lawrence of the Workonline Group, who says: "The cable breaks on...

Cloud infrastructure spend on the up

Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, increased 12,5% YoY in the first quarter of 2021 to $15,1-billion, This is according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure...

Khula! scoops top tech innovator award

KPMG SA has announced the winners of its KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator in Africa competition, with South Africa-based Khula! coming out as the leading tech innovator and set to participate in the global leg of the competition in November. This global...

Rental and leasing car telematics set for strong growth

The installed base of telematics devices in the car rental and leasing market reached 5-million in 2020, according to new market research from IoT analysts Berg Insight. The Covid-19 pandemic and its effects on the world economy are believed to drive demand for...

Video game subscriptions to grow by 13,5% in 2021

Video game subscriptions are one of the fastest-growing segments within the gaming industry and are projected to have double-digit percentage growth from 2020-2021. According to data presented by Safe Betting Sites USA, video game subscription revenue is projected to...

Caution weighs on IoT VC funding

Low-value venture capital (VC) funding deals (investments less than or equal to $10-million) volume also shrank as overall VC funding activity in the Internet of Things (IoT) space declined during 2020 compared to 2019. The share of low-value deals as a proportion of...

Top semiconductor stocks deliver over 100% ROI

Despite the global shortage of semiconductors, the industry's stocks are recording significant returns for investors. The returns highlight the sector's potential despite the shortage. According to data compiled by Finbold, the top five selected semiconductor stocks...

Businesses go beyond VPN to secure hybrid settings

With the migration to remote and hybrid work over the last year, cyberattacks have increased at a rate of three to five times compared to pre-Covid. For a while now, VPNs have been a staple of a standard security setup and a fast track for mobile business security....

Telcos move to better services and choice

Innovation and technological advancements over the past three decades have resulted in more competition across the telecoms value chain (TVC), bringing with it better services, greater customer choice and lower prices. This is one of the key findings of a report...

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TCS, Cellfind announce partnership

 TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, and Johannesburg, South Africa-based Cellfind, South Africa’s leading location-based mobile services provider, have announced a partnership agreement....

Oracle announces NetBeans IDE 7.3

Oracle has announced the general availability of NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 7.3. NetBeans IDE 7.3 features advanced HTML5, JavaScript and CSS development capabilities, for faster and easier rich Web and mobile application development. The new...

Taking a small business social

Social media has provided small businesses with the opportunity to market their brands on a big scale at a fraction of the cost. This said, in order for social media to work to a company's advantage, users need to understand the various platforms and know how to use...

NetIQ offers CloudAccess 1.1

With the onslaught of cloud applications and services, IT teams need to more quickly and easily manage the workload in a controlled, secure and automated environment. By delivering a consistent single sign-on experience to users, protecting corporate data and helping...

doculife offers secure document management

T-Systems, together with Switzerland’s Document Future AG, is to present a complete solution for document management from the cloud for the first time at CeBIT 2013. With doculife, companies can edit, manage and archive all of their documents in the cloud whilst...

Mxit partnership boosts Junk Mail ads

The number of ads placed on Junk Mail Xchange (JMX), the reinvigorated Mxit classified platform powered by Junk Mail, has doubled in just four months, says Junk Mail MD Felix Erken. “We’re getting close to 30 000 new ads a week,” says Erken. “This gives the entire...

Realmdigital boosts Van Schaik Web store

 Leading e-commerce developer Realmdigital has given the Webstore of Van Schaik Bookstores a huge boost with the integration of Ingram’s VitalSource Bookshelf – an e-book platform that complements the book seller’s educational print catalogue. Van Schaik will sell and...

MasterCard introduces MasterPass

At the Mobile World Congress, MasterCard has introduced MasterPass - the future of digital payments. MasterPass is a digital service that allows consumers to use any payment card or enabled device to discover enhanced shopping experiences that are as simple as a...

Comztek appoints new channel manager

Comztek, a leading distributor of high-value, high-demand, consumer and business technology products and solutions throughout South Africa and the African continent, has appointed Martin Kruger as its Samsung channel manger. The appointment follows a recent...

Huawei introduces new telematics solutions

Huawei,a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, unveiled a series of products heralding the company's first foray into telematics solutions.  At the 2013 Mobile World Congress, Huawei showcased its vehicle-compatible 3G and...

1st Line Support Engineer

ENVIRONMENT:JOIN a growing world class Service Desk team of a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist seeking its next strong technical & ambitious 1st Line Support Engineer. Your core role will be to provide a single point of contact for customers to...

Systems Integrator / PLC Programmer

Our client is a leader in new, ground breaking chemical technology in the world market and offers a Systems Integrator / PLC Programmer an opportunity to become part of their team. Candidate must preferably be immediately available or at short...

Senior Developer

Our client, a leading Financial Institution is looking for a Senior Developer to join their dynamic team.Job Purpose/ Job SummaryTo develop and support software that is specific to the needs of the organisation to help the business achieve its strategic...

Java Developer – 2154

Large Company based in Pretoria looking to fill this urgent role:ContractHybrid ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Basic knowledge in software engineering with a focus on Cloud architecturesSolid knowledge in JAVA, AWS, relational databases,Willing to learn AWS...

SKA Mid – Senior Data Analyst at NRF National Research Foundation

Postion Summary: The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for the development of operator procedures and documentation, and for the mentoring and training of the data analyst/operators under their supervision. The senior data analyst will be part of the science...

Senior Scrum Master

Duties and Responsibilities: Managing and executing the project planLead the scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practicesHelping the development team to achieve customer satisfactionRemove impediments and coach the scrum team on removing...

Applications Developer & Support – Gauteng Primrose

Well established business is seeking to appoint a Applications Developer & Support.Requirements:The successful candidate will hold a relevant Degree/National Diploma in Information Technology/ComputerScience/ Information Systems or equivalent coupled with at least...

1st Line Support Engineer – Western Cape Century City

ENVIRONMENT:JOIN a growing world class Service Desk team of a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist seeking its next strong technical & ambitious 1st Line Support Engineer. Your core role will be to provide a single point of contact for customers to...

Systems Integrator / PLC Programmer – Gauteng Pretoria North

Our client is a leader in new, ground breaking chemical technology in the world market and offers a Systems Integrator / PLC Programmer an opportunity to become part of their team. Candidate must preferably be immediately available or at short...

Senior Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client, a leading Financial Institution is looking for a Senior Developer to join their dynamic team.Job Purpose/ Job SummaryTo develop and support software that is specific to the needs of the organisation to help the business achieve its strategic...

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