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...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

Peanut butter recall highlights reverse logistics challenges

The ongoing recall of peanut butter products has put the spotlight on reverse logistics, an often-neglected aspect of supply chain management, according to SAPICS (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management). Earlier this month, the National Consumer Council...

Governments lag on GenAI-enabled services

Fewer than 25% of government organisations will have generative AI (GenAI)-enabled citizen-facing services by 2027, according to Gartner. Fear of public failure and a lack of community trust in government use of the technology will slow adoption for external use with...

Malicious apps are disguised as bestselling game

Recognised as the world's top-selling game of all time, Minecraft attracts the attention of enthusiastic players around the world but also draws the interest of fraudsters. Earlier, Kaspersky researchers discovered more than 20 applications advertised on app stores...

All the latest malware stats

Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software has published its latest Global Threat Index for May 2021. CPR reports that Trickbot, which first entered the list in April 2019, has now taken the top spot, while the established Dridex...

Cellular network stability under fire

Network operators are fighting hard to maintain network stability in the face of the multiple threats posed by high levels of load-shedding, battery theft and the continuous vandalism of network infrastructure. This is according to Ernest Paul, MTN SA GM: network...

Covid and its massive impact on workforce wellbeing

Covid-19 has negatively impacted the health of 55% of the global workforce. This is among the findings of the 2021 Gartner Workforce Resilience Employee Survey, which polled more than 20 000 workers to measure the change in workforce health across multiple employee...

Lower earnings and debt a real problem for South Africans

Covid-19 and a struggling economy has placed huge financial strain on middle class South Africans, with many dropping into lower income brackets over the last year. Citing credit statistics, wage data and unemployment figures from the period between 1 October 2020 to...

Deloitte SA pledges C4IR support

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Deloitte SA, agree to draw on complementary skills, technical expertise and capabilities to support the World Economic Forum Affiliate Centre for the Fourth...

Analysis of stolen data highlights Trojan danger

A new study has analysed statistical data gathered from 3,25-million Windows-based computers worldwide infected with a malicious Trojan. The recently discovered database hosts 1,2Tb of stolen information, including billions of personal records like passwords, cookies,...

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DiData joins Riverbed partner programme

Dimension Data, the $5,8-billion global ICT solutions and services provider, has announced it has joined the Riverbed Authorised Support Partner Programme (RASP). This allows Dimension Data to build closer relationships with its global clients and provide high-value...

WD appoints Components sales manager

Western Digital (WD) has appointed Kalvin Subbadu to the position of sales manager for its Components business in South Africa. He will drive the sales of WD’s Components range of internal hard drives across all three official distributors, including Drive Control...

Kaspersky named a Leader by Gartner

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms for the second year in a row. Kaspersky Lab believes it has cemented its status as a provider...

QlikTech, Attivio simplify big data

QlikTech, a leader in user-driven business intelligence (BI), and Attivio have announced a partnership to give customers the ability to combine QlikView in-memory data with Attivio’s Active Intelligence Engine (AIE) via QlikView Direct Discovery. QlikTech and Attivio...

Blue Turtle, Gigamon sign VAR agreement

Blue Turtle Technologies (Blue Turtle) announced that it has signed a value-added reseller agreement with Gigamon to provide intelligent Traffic Visibility Fabric solutions to enterprises, data centres and service providers across Africa. “As a leading provider of...

CA now VCE certified

CA Southern Africa has announced that 25 of CA Technologies’ software offerings are now certified by VCE to run on Vblock Systems, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to supporting converged infrastructure platforms. The 13 new certified offerings include...

Six business trends for 2013

Making predictions in a world that moves as quickly as the one people live in today is brave and perhaps even a little foolish. But based on the way the world evolved last year, here are a few trends Stephanie Houslay, GM at Acceleration Media, expects to play out in...

Getting founding documents right

“If you’re in the process of starting a new business and want to do things right, you probably already know that it’s important to have the necessary 'founding documents' - your memorandum of incorporation and shareholders’ agreement – in place. But do you know what...

ICT critical to business survival in 2013

If users reflects on the progress made within the projects and portfolio management space, and the level of development and integration of solutions, it is clear that this area of ICT is set to play an increasingly important role in revenue generation and business...

Enterprises can learn from start-ups

When compared to smaller start-ups, enterprises are traditionally viewed as being more risk averse and have therefore been slow to embrace new technology – often to the chagrin and frustration of some of their gadget-toting employees. In order to help enterprise...

SAP Test Analyst at QES – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Cape Town (North) is currently looking for a SAP Functional Test Analyst to join them on a permanent basis The successful incumbent would be responsible for the testing of systems within the SAP Centre of Excellence based on the testing processes,...

Network Engineer (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is a highly successful international software development house specialising in telecommunications and payment gateways. With two decades of proven success and remarkable growth, they offer an exceptional training and mentorship program....

ORACLE DEVELOPER

Joining our client's talent team as ORACLE DEVELOPER means immersing yourself in an environment surrounded by unique skills, diverse minds, and adaptability. Take this moment to envision your potential within a team where experts collaborate to spark meaningful...

Software Engineer (MATLAB/Simulink) (CPT & Centurion)

ENVIRONMENT:THE exceptional coding skills of a Software Engineer who is able to thrive under pressure, is sought by a provider of cutting-edge Engineering Solutions in Centurion/ Durbanville for automotive controls. You should possess a BEng. Degree in...

Business Analyst (Investment)

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Business Analyst (Investment) to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Gather and coordinate Business and technical requirements, projects and tasksAssist...

Cobol Developer at QES

Now HIRING : Mainframe Resources We are currently sourcing for a few Mainframe Analyst developers for independent contract opportunities on some initiatives at our client within the financial services domain 12 month contractCape Town basedHybrid work model (Minimum 3...

ORACLE DEVELOPER – Gauteng Primrose

Joining our client's talent team as ORACLE DEVELOPER means immersing yourself in an environment surrounded by unique skills, diverse minds, and adaptability. Take this moment to envision your potential within a team where experts collaborate to spark meaningful...

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