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...

These are the factors that keep SMMEs awake at night

2023 was a difficult year for South African small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), marked by fluctuating market dynamics. This is according to Garth Rossiter, head of credit and chief risk officer at Lula, who adds: "The results of our recent business...

Digital health market heads to $780bn

The global digital health market size is expected to reach $780,49-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 18,3% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Growing smartphone penetration, advancements in internet connectivity, developing IT...

Shoprite launches cellular network

The Shoprite Group has launched a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), k'nect mobile, offering competitive rates and several other rewards to customers. k'nect mobile offers flat call and data rates, and no complicated tiers. Airtime, data bundles and rewards only...

Cable theft, vandalism, load shedding add to connectivity woes

Poor Internet connectivity could be due to a number of ongoing issues, including cable theft, vandalism and load shedding, according to Openserve. Many small businesses have become heavily reliant on the internet to be able to conduct their business operations due to...

Covid impacted key customers’ B2B spend

A significant 41% of key customers (or key accounts) indicated that the economic implications of Covid-19 significantly impacted their spend with business-to-business (B2B) sales organisations. A Gartner survey of 618 B2B key customers, conducted from November through...

6G myths exploded

6G communications, expected to be widely deployed by 2030, is set to become one of the largest technology investments ever. A new IDTechEx report, "6G Communications Market, Devices, Materials 2021-2041", predicts 6G communications may be more thing-to-thing than...

Desperate job seekers turn to the Darknet

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy has been dramatic and unemployment rates have increased. Check Point Research has noticed a growing trend that began towards the end of 2020 and continues to develop in 2021 - people are turning to the Darknet...

PPS hit by malicious cyber attack

Insurance and medical ais group PPS has become the latest South African financial services provider to fall victim to a cyber attack. The organisation has assured customers that their personal data is most likely safe. "PPS's security experts have confirmed that the...

Data protection issues put digitalisation at risk

Data protection challenges are undermining organisations' abilities to execute digital transformation (DX) initiatives around the world. This is according to the Veeam Data Protection Report 2021, which found that 58% of backups fail, leaving data unprotected. Veeam...

SA children exposed to cyber-threats

The online threats faced by children are very real, and many youngsters have fallen victim to one or more attacks. Digital identity, privacy and social media protection company Digimune surveyed 200 South African parents in February 2021 to gauge their views and...

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Full Stack Developer – 2024-04 – Gauteng Johannesburg North

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