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...

Human by design technologies supercharge productivity, creativity

New research from Accenture finds the world is in the midst of a massive technology shift, as AI and other disruptive technologies become "Human by Design" - much more human-like and intuitive for people to use - and usher in a new era of unprecedented productivity...

TymeBank reaches profitability in under five years

TymeBank reached its first month of profitability in December 2023, less than five years since launching in February 2019. It is believed to be the first digital bank to break even in South Africa and on the continent. "We are extremely proud of our achievement,...

CoCre8 adds endpoint resilience with Absolute Software

CoCre8 has announced a partnership with Absolute Software, adding endpoint resilience capabilities to its range of edge and security solutions offerings. Embedded in the firmware of devices from over 25 leading PC manufacturers, Absolute is an undeletable endpoint...

Technology takes centre stage as business faces massive change

Kathy Gibson reports – In a rapidly changing world, technology is at the centre of the way we live and work – and the unprecedented impact of Covid-19 coupled with other new concerns and risks has created a new era of volatility and uncertainty. At the virtual global...

Transformation puts family businesses at risk

In a year where business has had to transform the way it meets the needs of society and the environment, family-owned businesses risk falling behind. While more than half (55%) of respondents to a new global survey of 2 801 family business owners saw the potential for...

SA sees slight improvement on Global Connectivity Index

South Africa is ranked 56th out of 79 countries in the latest Huawei Global Connectivity Index 2020 report. Despite an all-round challenging year, the country improved in the development of the AI and IOT technology enablers. Broadband and Cloud, however, showed no...

Bitcoin not favoured as a corporate asset

Despite moves by a handful of high-profile companies in recent days, a new Gartner survey suggests that most finance executives are not planning to hold bitcoin as a corporate asset. While bitcoin continues to grow in popularity, a poll of 77 finance executives...

NASA’s next Mars rover is ready for the most precise landing yet

With about 3,9-million kilometres left to travel in space, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is days away from attempting to land the agency's fifth rover on the Red Planet. Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where the mission is managed, have...

Rise in cryptomining pushes DDoS attacks down

The number of DDoS attacks detected by Kaspersky DDoS Prevention in Q4 2020 increased slightly in comparison to the same period of 2019. However, it is 31% less compared to Q3 2020. This drop can be connected to the growing interest in cryptocurrency mining. As people...

What to expect from the budget

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will table the 2021 Budget next week (24 February 2021). Against a background of numerous challenges - from the Covid-19 crisis to unemployment and ratings downgrades - PwC economists and tax experts have released their predictions for...

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OBIEE Developer (Hybrid) – Gauteng Johannesburg North

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