Robust growth forecast for Africa’s digital health market
The Africa digital health market is anticipated to reach $9.3 billion by 2030 - expanding at a CAGR of 15,4% during the forecast period - according to a new report by Grand View Research. The development of modern healthcare technologies and the increasing burden on...
Ericsson extends BSS modernisation deal with MTN
Ericsson and MTN have renewed their partnership for continued delivery to MTN of flagship products Ericsson Charging and Ericsson Mediation for the next five years. The partnership includes the modernisation of MTN's Business Support Systems (BSS) ecosystem enabling...
SA lags African smartphone growth
Newly released data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that Africa's overall mobile phone market enjoyed year-on-year (YoY) growth of 14% in Q1 2021 to total 53,3-million units. The region's smartphone market grew 16,8% over the same period to...
Can you be fired for a WhatsApp conversation?
Nobody could have predicted that the arrival of social media on the business and social scene more than ten years ago could lose people jobs, reputations and careers. But it has. Today, social media law cases number in the thousands, and many of these come as a...
Herotel launches SA’s first commercial SR network
Herotel has implemented a cutting-edge segment routing (SR) network from Juniper Networks and NEC XON which makes the network efficient, easier to automate, and results in the ability to provide better quality services for less to its customers. The network is based...
New cryptocurrency pushes hard disk drive market up
The Chia cryptocurrency took the European hard disk drive (HDD) market by surprise in April, making the number of nearline HDDs sold the highest ever, according to the latest data published by Context. Manufacturers sold an extraordinary volume of HDDs sold to...
Mobile wallets set to take over one-third of PoS transactions
The global shift towards a cashless society created a huge space for mobile wallets as a safer and more convenient way of managing money. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, digital or mobile wallet payment was the most used point of sale (PoS)...
Telkom debuts virtual card for transacting on WhatsApp
Telkom has launched what is believed to be Africa's first Mastercard virtual card for use on WhatsApp, enabling Telkom Pay customers to make e-commerce payments. The move will empower South Africans, including those without a bank account, to access the digital...
Gen Z moves local mall culture online
By harnessing the power of social media, Gen Z is driving a new wave of the ecommerce boom. Apps including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, which tailor content to the user's interests and behaviour, have allowed the new generation of spenders to create a personalised...
Jeff Bezos to take Blue Origin space flight
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has confirmed that he and his brother Mark will be on board the first human flight into space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard next month. The company is conducting an auction for a seat on the flight, which will blast off on 20 July. Bidding is...
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SA’s solar energy debate
South Africa is the third best solar location globally, as it has one of the highest and most stable solar radiations in the world. With 2 500 hours of sunshine annually - equalling one third of a year or four entire months including nightly hours - the opportunities...
Avaya hosts partner conference
Avaya, a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services, hosted its annual PartnerConnect Conference on 23 January in Johannesburg. The conference focused on helping partners throughout the African continent grow their regional...
Make sense of data by mining it
As the year starts, the media is filled with analysts and experts from various sectors and industries and their predictions about what the most notable trends will be in the year ahead. Those who are gazing into the proverbial crystal ball on behalf of the IT industry...
Epson launches EB-1900 projector range
Epson, one of the leading projector manufacturers since 2001, has launched the EB-1900 range of projectors. These have been designed to meet the needs of both corporate and education environments in South Africa by offering a combination of high-quality output,...
HTML5 favoured among developers
Choosing what mobile platforms to support continues to be a vexing problem for developers both big and small. Supporting one platform can be difficult enough, but now developers not only have multiple operating systems to consider, but multiple device types as well....
CIH enhances processes with PPO
Capricorn Investment Holdings (CIH), a Namibian-based financial services group with interests in banking, insurance, asset management, investments and microfinance, is improving project status reporting, resource utilisation as well as timesheet management, with the...
Cloud an opportunity for the channel
A depressed economic climate, coupled with the ever-present challenges of shrinking IT budgets, reduced spend and lower margins, are issues which have plagued the channel for many years, says Alain Schram, chief operating officer at Kathea. More recently the...
Seagate wins Best of CES 2013 award
With a "Best of CES 2013" win, Seagate’s Wireless Plus is destined for great things, says local distributor Platinum Micro. The Wireless Plus mobile storage device was singled out by international consumer technology news site CNET for the award in its Networking and...
DiData launches cloud readiness services
To support the expanding role cloud services are playing across enterprise information technology, Dimension Data, an ICT services and solutions provider, has launched several new cloud readiness services designed to help organisations assess their ability and...
Making the move to mobile
With mobile penetration in South Africa already well over 100%, an increasing number of enterprises are turning to this medium as a means of communicating with their customer bases. Mobile communications tools like SMS represent an immediate, personal and...
SQL Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Purpose of the JobThe purpose of the role is to develop and support deliverables as determined by the business need for Operational Management Information, Internal data requirements, and external reporting requirements.Support of the evolving Data and Insights...
Data Architect
A reputable FMCG company is looking to employ a Data Architect on a 6 months contract with high possibility of extension, They are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Data Architect to join our dynamic team. As a Data Architect, you will be responsible for...
PLC Programmer
Are you an experienced PLC Programmer seeking an exciting opportunity in a dynamic manufacturing environment? Look no further! Our company is currently searching for a skilled professional with a proven track record in programming and installing Siemens 1500 PLCs, TIA...
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Senior Software Engineering Manager to join our financial services client based in Sandton.What you will be doing: Oversee the...
Data Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg
A reputable FMCG company is looking to employ a Data Architect on a 6 months contract with high possibility of extension, They are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Data Architect to join our dynamic team. As a Data Architect, you will be responsible for...
PLC Programmer – KwaZulu-Natal Howick
Are you an experienced PLC Programmer seeking an exciting opportunity in a dynamic manufacturing environment? Look no further! Our company is currently searching for a skilled professional with a proven track record in programming and installing Siemens 1500 PLCs, TIA...
Senior Software Engineering Manager – Remote Remote
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Senior Software Engineering Manager to join our financial services client based in Sandton.What you will be doing: Oversee the...
ICT Specialist at Government Printing Works
Our client - Government Printing Works (GPW) seeks the services of an experienced ICT Specialist for a 12 Month Contract based at their Pretoria Office. The successful incumbent will have proven experience in this discipline and a relevant qualification. For...
Junior PHP Developer
Our client. a leading provider of software and communications solutions for various industries. They offer a range of products and services that help their clients improve their productivity, efficiency, and security.Do you have PHP and web development experience?...
Network Engineer (x 2)
We are recruiting for the services of 5 Network Engineers with at least a CCNA qualification.This is a 12 months contract located in Capetown, Stellenbosh.The key function of this role is to keep branches up and running to receive, manage and resolve Customer queries...
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