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...

Vodacom to appeal Please Call Me judgement again

Vodacom is launching another appeal against the 2022 judgement handed down it the Please Call Me matter. The Supreme Court of Appeal yesterday (6 February) dismissed Vodacom's appeal in the case of Vodacom (Pty) Ltd versus Makate (Please Call Me matter). "Vodacom is...

Microsoft to build own data centre

Microsoft has announced its intention build a data centre campus in Centurion. In March 2018, Microsoft became the first hyperscale public cloud provider to provide services from data centres in Africa. The new data centre is part of the company's intention to build...

Government extends Vodacom’s RT15 contract

Four years after the Mobile Communication Services contract was established and awarded to Vodacom Business in 2016, National Treasury has awarded the company a new mobile communication services contract. This after government technology expenditure had been...

Targeted email attacks on the rise

Malicious users seem to have understood that adapting some of the tricks used by advance persistent threat (APT) groups works well in achieving a wide variety of their goals, such as using ransomware for targeted hits on organisations. According to Kaspersky...

Critical ICT skills are in short supply

South African organisations are still battling to attract and retain critical skills locally, with many turning to overseas markets to fill positions. This is among the findings from Xpatweb's Critical Skills Survey 2020/21, which highlights the most in demand scarce...

Issues to consider on World Backup Day

It's World Backup Day today (31 March), and IT organisations now have to consider the issue of backup against the backdrop of remote working forced on us by Covid-19. Bizmod Consuling's Abri Vermeulen says, that with the lockdown last year, many companies and...

Global tablet sales set to plunge in 2021

Global demand for tablets surged in 2020, as Covid-19 lockdown measures forced people worldwide to switch to working and educating at home. Despite that, the entire market generated $39,9-billion in revenue last year, slightly above the 2019 levels. According to data...

Unified communications market soars in 2020

The worldwide Unified Communications & Collaboration (UC&C) market grew 29,2% year-over-year and 7,1% quarter-over-quarter to $13,1-billion in the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Unified...

Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities drive ransomware attacks

Following the recent disclosure of vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Exchange Servers, Check Point Research (CPR) has observed a global surge in the number of ransomware attacks. In fact, since the beginning of 2021, there has been a 9% increase monthly in...

NTT data centre breaks ground in Samrand

The turnkey development of the first NTT data centre in Africa at Centralpoint Innovation District in Samrand has begun. The development of Johannesburg 1 Data Centre - dubbed JOH1 - is being developed by Growthpoint on behalf of NTT and Dimension Data, which...

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Senior Technical Specialist – KwaZulu-Natal Kloof

A leading mobile solutions company is seeking a skilled Senior Technical Specialist (Hybrid) to join their team. You will be part of an agile development and operations team and be responsible for the technical support of their software applications, customer...

IT Support (Level 2 with MSP Exp) – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

One of our US based clients in IT Services and IT Consulting are looking for a knowledgeable, positive, self-motivated, and energetic Tier 2 & 3 IT support technician to work with them. (Core hours are 3pm-11pm/4pm-12am SAST : Mo-Fri & standby, after hours...

Senior Mobile Developer

Our client's are looking for a Senior Mobile Developer who will be responsible for programming and developing their applications and supporting software. Provides advisory support by refining designs, practices, tools, and processes to ensure the delivery of quality...

Java Developer

Planning: Perform a high-level impact analysis, establish Scope and provide estimates based on technical requirements.Proactively liaise with all stakeholders.Create required planning tasks in SDLC tool and set due dates according to agreed milestones.Actively...

Information Technology lead

The project technical lead will be the key technical resource within the projects department to assist with implementing projects. The technical lead will be responsible for taking the solutions the client has accepted and delivering those in a timely and...

Senior Mobile Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client's are looking for a Senior Mobile Developer who will be responsible for programming and developing their applications and supporting software. Provides advisory support by refining designs, practices, tools, and processes to ensure the delivery of quality...

Java Developer – Gauteng Sandown

Planning: Perform a high-level impact analysis, establish Scope and provide estimates based on technical requirements.Proactively liaise with all stakeholders.Create required planning tasks in SDLC tool and set due dates according to agreed milestones.Actively...

Information Technology lead – Gauteng Johannesburg

The project technical lead will be the key technical resource within the projects department to assist with implementing projects. The technical lead will be responsible for taking the solutions the client has accepted and delivering those in a timely and...

Software Developer

If you are a senior Developer with your main focus on C# BUT your curiosity extends beyond that -Then this is the perfect opportunity for you! We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Developer with expertise in C#, SQL and AWS. Just a few...

IT Auditor

This is an opportunity for an experience IT Auditor to work in the Netherlands for 2 - 3 years in the IT Audit space.If you're a seasoned IT Auditor with a knack for independently steering IT audit tasks and ensuring compliance with quality standards, this role offers...

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