Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

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...

These are the top websites blocked by employers

A significant portion of employers (72%) block malicious and adult websites due to malware threats, according to research from cybersecurity company NordLayer, which adds that 43% block gambling sites too - likely due to concerns over addiction and productivity...

Cybercriminals capitalise on businesses’ biggest flaw: Human risk

Cyberthreats are growing at an unprecedented pace and the year ahead will be fraught with cybercrime and incidents ahead of a global election year where more than 60 countries head to the polls, including South Africa - and new threats like AI and deepfake technology...

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...

Chief compliance officers must expand role

As demands on the compliance function grow more intense, chief compliance officers (CCOs) must proactively embrace new leadership responsibilities for their role and reposition how their function is thought of among stakeholders, according to Gartner. Gartner has...

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Genesys One to launch in SA

Promising leading contact centre technologies up and running in 30 days, Genesys One is coming to market in SA through implementation partner Bytes Connect. Genesys a leading provider of customer service solutions, has just launched its Genesys One solution, which...

Aviat provides services to MTN Ghana

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F5 announces new security offerings

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Pick n Pay uses SUSE Linux solution

Enterprise Linux solutions provider SUSE has deployed a SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service solution to provide proactive management and total control of an extensive POS estate for Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s largest retailers.  Matthew Lee, regional manager...

A business case for data governance

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BlackBerry, Trend Micro boost security

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Westcon vendor tops independent report

Value-added distributor Westcon SA’s security division’s vendor partner Kaspersky Lab has been ranked as a leader in the market of endpoint security solutions by Forrester Research. According to Westcon Security’s Andrew Potgieter, Kaspersky Lab’s corporate solution...

Sasol selects 1E solutions

1E, the global leader in IT efficiency software and local company sustainableIT, has announced that Sasol, the South African based integrated energy and chemical company, has selected two 1E IT Efficiency solutions to help achieve widespread efficiency savings...

DCC introduces OceanStor T Series

Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has introduced the OceanStor T Series from Huawei Technologies, a unified new-generation storage system encompassing entry-level, mid-range and high-end storage applications. The OceanStor T Series of storage products...

Powering digital systems for power stations

Much of the globe’s infrastructure is controlled digitally via supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) systems, and South Africa’s own power utility, Eskom, which supplies almost 95% of the country’s electricity, is no exception. The parastatal recently...

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Large, international Automotive client actively looking for highly competent JavaScript Full Stack Developer and Integration Specialist (Experts)Product: Integrate Apps (Steve Cloud / EE Validation Services) A team of proficient individuals focused on developing...

SENIOR DEVELOPER: DATABASE (SAP BI/BW) at Secondments Recruitment

Job Advert SummaryResponsible for the design, implementation, and deployment of SAP business intelligence solutions (applications and technologies which are used to gather, provide access to, and analyze data and information about company operations) for end-to-end...

Senior Software Developer: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

About the job:The organisation has a vacancy for Senior Software Developer: Artificial Intelligence in the Emerging Digital Technologies for fourth Industrial Revolution (EDT4IR) Research Centre within the Next Generation Enterprises and Institutions Cluster. Key...

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ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a collaborative force in digital advancement, playing a key role in innovation, development, and implementation. Their expertise lies in crafting, launching, and optimizing products that deliver significant business value, prioritizing the...

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