Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

Hardcopy peripherals shipments dip in Q3

The global hardcopy peripherals market recorded 19.5 million units shipped in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23), down 7,9% compared to the third quarter of 2022. The decline was caused by sluggish consumer demand and a pessimistic economic outlook, according to new...

MD cuts tenure at SITA short

Just nine months into his five-year contract as MD of the State IT Agency (SITA), Dr Bongani Mabaso is stepping down. Dr Mabaso joined Sita on 1 April 2023, on a fixed-term contract for five years. In a statement today (8 December), SITA says he has decided to pursue...

Oliver Fortuin is new group CEO at Seacom

Byron Clatterbuck, who joined Seacom in 2012 as its chief commercial officer and became group CEO in February 2015, has resigned and will be ending his tenure with the company on 31 March 2021. Pieter Uys, chairperson of Seacom, comments: "Mr Clatterbuck has been...

Transactions flat in November, signalling a bleak December

The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) fell flat in November 2020, suggesting lower economic growth for Q4 2020, which may lead to reduced spending over the December holiday break. "The BETI was 121.8 in November 2020, which represents a 0,1% monthly...

Strong growth for PCD sales in MEA

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, saw shipments increase an impressive 23,5% year on year during Q3 2020, according to industry analysis conducted by...

South Africans turn to online services

A survey of Internet users across 12 countries shows that, in South Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a huge increase in the use of the Internet for vital services. Nearly seven in ten (69%) South African Internet users who were surveyed have turned to...

Final deliverable of 5G Architecture Framework published

The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has announced the latest requirements for a 5G End-to-End (E2E) Architecture Framework. The new framework aims to advance the 5G ecosystem to enable heterogenous access, virtualisation, autonomic capabilities,...

Vigilance urged as truck hijackings spike

An alarming increase in truck hijackings has raised a red flag for fleet owners to be extra vigilant over the festive season. The national crime statistics for the July to September 2020 period recently released revealed that there has been a 32% increase in truck...

How are businesses reacting to Covid?

A majority (55%) of businesses expect the Covid-19 recovery to be a U-shaped curve: an extended period of recovery with previous growth levels only achieved when Covid is under control. However, 20% of businesses polled by Mindworx saw an L-shaped curve, expecting...

Black Friday highlights social issues

In 2020 Black Friday was always going to be skewed toward shoppers who had access to the internet and mobile devices. This raises several questions about equality of opportunities for all South Africans in a digital future, but it also raised the risk levels for...

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Intermediate Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Join a team of passionate, friendly, diverse software engineers and play a key role in the design, development, and deployment of industry-changing end-to-end software solutions. On Offer: Project exposure across multiple industries.Learning & development...

Scrum Master at Accenture

As a Scrum Master, you will help teams from our clients with their Agile way of working, more specifically help Scrum teams to thrive. This key position will put you in a central and challenging position, which offers a great opportunity to be highly visible within...

Software Developer (C#.NET) (CH937)

Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a skilled Software Developer to join their diverse team of C# developers. We are looking for an individual that takes pride in what they do, is customer focused and takes ownership and...

Business Analyst

The role holder will be responsible to bridge the gap between Business and IT to ensure delivery of business benefits in solutions and operations. Understanding the business needs, and through a structured process documenting and validating them in the Requirements...

Front End Developer (React) (Remote)

ENVIRONMENT:YOUR keen eye for beautiful digital visuals as a Front End Developer coupled with your expertise in React, is sought by cutting-edge Communication Solutions Platform to join its team. You will create the user-facing portion of applications using React...

Mid-Senior PHP Developer

ENVIRONMENT:A leading Digital Marketing & Tech company with a focus in the sphere of Online Gaming seeks a highly skilled Mid-Senior PHP Developer to join its team. You will play a crucial role in the design, development and maintenance of high-quality software...

PHP Software Developer

We want to employ front end software developers for our client that can work from the software design stage through to implementation phase of a project using the latest technologies and methods. Candidates are required to have a 3 - 10-year track record in...

Scrum Master at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

As a Scrum Master, you will help teams from our clients with their Agile way of working, more specifically help Scrum teams to thrive. This key position will put you in a central and challenging position, which offers a great opportunity to be highly visible within...

Software Developer (C#.NET) (CH937) – Western Cape Kuils River

Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a skilled Software Developer to join their diverse team of C# developers. We are looking for an individual that takes pride in what they do, is customer focused and takes ownership and...

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