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...

Tech sector navigating layoffs while riding the GenAI wave

The tech industry is witnessing substantial changes in 2024, including layoffs by big companies like Google, Amazon, and Meta. This trend started last year, affecting over 191 000 employees due to factors like post-Covid-19 pandemic adjustments and a focus on emerging...

TymeBank SA reaches 3m customer milestone

Digital bank TymeBank has signed up 3-million customers just over two years after its launch in February 2019. The bank has been consistently onbaording 100 000 and 120 000 customers each month, which breaks down to between 3 000 and 5 000 new customers every day....

MTN appointed as government’s mobile communication provider

The National Treasury RT15 bid evaluation committee has appointed MTN SA as a service provider to government, through its new mobile communication services contract, known as RT15-2021. The RT15 2021 transversal contract allows for all entities of state to use the...

Nedbank brings Apple Pay to customers

Nedbank is offering its customers Apple Pay as a safe, secure and private way to pay that helps customers avoid handing their payment card to someone else, touching physical buttons or exchanging cash. Customers can simply hold their iPhone or Apple Watch near a...

Jasco posts six-month operating profit

Jasco Electronics has posted an operating profit increase of 132% for the six months ended 31 December 2020. Cash generated from operations increased by 218%, earnings per share increased by 168% and headline earnings per share were up by 70%. During the period, the...

Responsible practices key to AI success

Kathy Gibson reports – Artificial intelligence (AI) cannot function effectively without the trust of all an organisation’s stakeholders - customers, vendors, employees and staff. And, while there are any number of high-level principles expounded around AI, there is a...

Solar installations to hit record 180GW in 2021

Solar PV installations are expected to post 27% year-on-year growth in 2021 amid strong demand despite increased module prices, long lead times and rising freight costs, according to a new report from IHS Markit. This comes at a time when the solar supply chain is...

Threats against industrial control systems on the rise

While the percentage of industrial control systems (ICS) computers on which malicious objects were blocked had declined since the second half of 2019, this number again started to rise in the second half of 2020. Globally, the percentage of attacked ICS computers in...

ISPA Inspires bursary awarded

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has awarded its inaugural ISPA Inspires bursary to Fabian Brijlal from Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal and Jordy Kafwe Kioni from Parklands, Western Cape. A total of 288 applications were received for ISPA's...

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Senior Test Analyst

Our client is looking for a candidate who will be responsible for the testing of their payment applications and supporting software to ensure the products produced meet both functional and non-functional requirements. Key Requirements Bachelor of Science majoring in...

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Our client is looking for a candidate who will be responsible for the testing of their payment applications and supporting software to ensure the products produced meet both functional and non-functional requirements. Key Requirements Bachelor of Science majoring in...

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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...

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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)

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