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...
NASA’s InSight Mars lander gets a power boost
The team behind NASA's InSight Mars lander has come up with an innovative way to boost the spacecraft's energy at a time when its power levels have been falling. The lander's robotic arm trickled sand near one solar panel, helping the wind to carry off some of the...
Global smartphone sales jumped 21% in Q1
After a steep decline in 2020, global smartphone sales to end users grew 26% in the first quarter of 2021, according to Gartner. Overall worldwide mobile phone sales to end users grew 22% year over year. "The improvement in consumer outlook, sustained learning and...
Huge growth for public cloud
Cloud Services have become an integral part of business operations for many large companies and in 2020 the industry earned an estimated revenue of over $300-billion globally. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, global public IT cloud services market...
Smart city technology continues fast evolution
A comprehensive new report on smart city technology from Berg Insight has identified five key technology areas: smart street lighting, smart parking, smart waste collection, urban air quality monitoring and smart city surveillance. In 2020, the global installed base...
IPA invites proposals for nurturing Africa’s reading culture
The International Publishers Association (IPA) is accepting proposals for projects to develop reading culture beyond the classroom in Africa, with grants from the $200 000 Africa Publishing Innovation Fund (APIF) on offer to the best ideas. African publishing leans...
Groote Schuur performs SA’s first bowel enteroscopy
A team of academics at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Division of Medical Gastroenterology have performed South Africa's first successful bowel enteroscopy (endoscopy of the small bowel). The procedure was carried out at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) and is set to...
Absa debuts procurement portal
Absa has developed a user-friendly online portal focused on providing additional opportunities for Africa's small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs). According to the World Bank, formal SMMEs make up 40% of GDP in emerging economies, with this number being...
Standard Bank launches OneHub digital marketplace
Standard Bank has officially launched its OneHub platform, an online marketplace that gives corporates access to a range of digital solutions. "OneHub is a single point of entry for Standard Bank's corporate clients and partner organisations to connect and interact,"...
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Electric cars: success by a different route
Pure electric cars are a disaster. On-road pure electric cars continue to sell at a level barely above one quarter of the sales of pure electric golf cars or a tenth of pure electric forklifts, says Dr Peter Harrop, chairman, IDTechEx. Those golf cars are profitable...
Unison launches new BI product
Unison has announced the release of its new business intelligence (BI) offering, Unison Analytics, which has been specifically designed to measure and enhance the management of enterprise communications. “We are extremely excited about this newest addition to the...
Reasons to backup to the cloud
The data explosion is increasing demand for data storage, driving up costs, amplifying the risk of data loss or exposure and complicating disaster recovery plans and strategies. Furthermore, organisations are increasingly moving away from cumbersome, error-prone,...
Galaxy Note II now has Garmin app
As part of its commitment to provide its customers with best-in-class solutions for the digital lifestyle, Samsung Electronics SA has partnered with Garmin Southern Africa to offer the Garmin NAVIGON navigation app on all Samsung Galaxy Note II devices at no...
SharePoint an industry game-changer
The newly released version of the Microsoft Web-based platform, SharePoint, shows the extent to which the solution has evolved and why it truly matters to business decision makers. Established South African ICT solutions and support provider, Ukuvuma Solutions,...
WiFi trends to watch for in 2013
2012 was a great year for the WiFi industry, especially in the enterprise IT space. More businesses embraced the solutions WiFi had to offer and in the process improved on their internal processes and services to their customers, says Michael Fletcher, sales director...
Faster networks needed for big data
Data volumes have exploded over the last few years, with digital information being generated not only by computers but also a wide variety of other connected equipment, such as aeroplanes, medical equipment, factory floors, cars and even televisions, says Raul Del...
New Dell XPS 12 from DCC
Get the power of a notebook and the multimedia convenience of a tablet all in one sleek, stylish package with the new Dell XPS 12 from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The Dell XPS 12 is a powerful ultrabook which features an innovative flip hinge design,...
CommProve wins Safaricom contract
Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile operator, is looking to CommProve to improve its subscriber network quality of experience. As part of the agreement, CommProve will deploy its next generation network monitoring solution, CommProve NetLedge across Safaricom’s network....
Mobile operators to focus on customers
Visionary companies in the mobile telecommunications space are beginning to look at how they can set themselves apart by managing and optimising their customer service to retain and expand their subscriber base. 2013 is likely to be the year of customer experience in...
Network Engineer (x 2) – Western Cape Cape Town
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...
Senior Business Analyst – Banking at Datonomy Solutions
Must have at least 10 years' experience as a business analyst involved with assessing, mapping and optimizing business processes. Experience in facilitating workshops with business users (up to executive level) in order to gather requirements, generate ideas and...
Network and System Administrator at Construct Executive Search
Network and System Administrator - Springs Applicants must have the following requirements:Must have Diploma NQF6 / NQF 5Must have 5 - 6 years of experience in the relevant field.Must have knowledge about LAN/WAN (Cisco)Must have experience with Microsoft Office...
JAVA Software Developer SD15R
Large international company with offices in Pretoria seeks to employ an experienced Java Developer at expert level to fulfil a fundamental role on a large project team.The role is a long term contract opportunityHybrid modelFormal qualification in IT (Diploma /...
Senior Business Analyst – Banking at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Sandton
Must have at least 10 years' experience as a business analyst involved with assessing, mapping and optimizing business processes. Experience in facilitating workshops with business users (up to executive level) in order to gather requirements, generate ideas and...
Network and System Administrator at Construct Executive Search – Gauteng Springs
Network and System Administrator - Springs Applicants must have the following requirements:Must have Diploma NQF6 / NQF 5Must have 5 - 6 years of experience in the relevant field.Must have knowledge about LAN/WAN (Cisco)Must have experience with Microsoft Office...
JAVA Software Developer SD15R – Gauteng Pretoria
Large international company with offices in Pretoria seeks to employ an experienced Java Developer at expert level to fulfil a fundamental role on a large project team.The role is a long term contract opportunityHybrid modelFormal qualification in IT (Diploma /...
Network and System Administrator at CES
Administering Windows Server Systems- Administering Active Directory- Supporting end users and their Windows Desktop environment - Supporting the Local Area Network- Administering general IT system and peripherals- Maintenance of LAN/WAN/internet including routers,...
Senior Full-Stack C# ASP.Net Developer (REMOTE)
A fast-growing international consultancy building bespoke software to create digital transformation solutions for a wide variety of corporate clients requires a Senior C# ASP.Net Developer. The candidate will be required to develop software and applications using C#,...
SharePoint Specialist at Mintek
Introduction Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for a SharePoint Specialist. The candidate will be responsible for SharePoint application development and support. All suitably qualified and experienced candidates are invited to apply. Description KEY...
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