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...

Mining industry urged to invest in disruptive digital technology

Digital technology stands to add significant value to the mining industry in terms of the exploration, project evaluation, mine design, operations, closure, and post-closure phases. This is the view of Heinrich Jantzen, senior mining advisor at Zutari, which will have...

IT distributor revenues remain under pressure

IT distributor revenue declined 6,2% year over year to $20.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), according to the IDC North America Distribution Tracker (NADT). This marked the fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue decline coming after nine...

Multilayered approach advised for child cyber safety

Parents and child guardians are advised to adopt a multilayered approach to online safety that recognises today's new realities. SA's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA), the non-profit industry representative body representing 197 of South Africa's...

Could bitcoin hit all-time high of $60k?

The bitcoin price could hit an all-time high of $60 000 this week as the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass Democrats' $1,9-trillion stimulus bill. The forecast from Nigel Green, the chief executive and founder of deVere Group, comes as the...

SA’s GDP declined 7% in 2020

South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annualised rate of 6,3% in the fourth quarter of 2020, but saw a drop of 7% for the full year. During the fourth quarter, the manufacturing industry increased at a rate of 21,1%, contributing 2,4 percentage...

Africa, Middle East telcos not ready for digitalisation

Fewer than three in 10 telecommunications operators in Africa and the Middle East have established a digital transformation roadmap, putting the region far behind the rest of the world when it comes to monetizing digital sales channels. This is according to a new...

Cloud computing could eliminate 1bn tons of CO2 – maybe more

The continued adoption of cloud computing could prevent the emission of more than 1-billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from 2021 through 2024. A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) uses IDC data on server distribution and cloud and...

Sophos uncovers vital clues about in-memory attacks

Sophos has uncovered how attack code behaves while hiding in memory in a discovery that will make it harder for adversaries to use memory as a defence evasion technique. The memory region of a hacked computer is a popular hiding place for malware because security...

Intel, Microsoft work with DARPA on new encryption

Intel t has signed an agreement with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to perform in its Data Protection in Virtual Environments (DPRIVE) program, which aims to develop an accelerator for fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). Microsoft is the key cloud...

SA photonics industry gains new prototyping facility

South Africa's photonics industry is set to benefit from the new Photonics Prototyping Facility (PPF) at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The facility, which was unveiled last week (5 March), will enhance the development of photonics-based...

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React Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

We are seeking 3 talented React Developers to join our dynamic team. If you are passionate about creating visually stunning and responsive web applications and have a keen eye for user experience, we'd love to hear from you. What you will do:Develop and implement user...

Systems Analyst – Gauteng Centurion

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