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...

How to detect and prevent cyberbullying

There has been in increase in cyberbullying among young people for some years. In the US, it has been reported that nearly half of US teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 had experienced at least one of six cyberbullying behaviours, according to Pew Research. The...

Data management drives compute, storage spending

Structured databases/data management workloads are driving the largest share of enterprise IT infrastructure spending in the first half of 2023 (1H23), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker:...

Commonwealth leaders urge support for vulnerable countries

Commonwealth Finance Ministers have issued their first joint statement in over a decade, in which they called on the G20, Paris Club, World Bank and IMF to extend financial support to vulnerable nations given the deep and widespread economic impact of the Covid-19...

Ford tops vehicle exports in September

Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) emerged as the top vehicle exporter for September 2020, with a total of 6 995 units shipped to its more than 100 global markets - an increase of 11,3% compared to August 2020, and its highest export volume for the year. On...

Watch an exploding star fade into oblivion

When a star unleashes as much energy in a matter of days as our Sun does in several billion years, you know it's not going to remain visible for long. Like intergalactic paparazzi, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured the quick, fading celebrity status of a...

Outdoor surveillance is governments’ IoT priority

The global government Internet of Things (IoT) endpoint electronics and communications market will total $14,7-billion in 2020, an increase of 6% from 2019, according to Gartner. "The Covid-19 pandemic is slowing down spending, however, governments across the globe...

Top 10 smartphone brands capture 88% market share

According to the research data analysed and published by ComprarAcciones.com, worldwide smartphone sales declined by 20,4% in Q2 2020. There was a total of 294,7-million units sold compared to 370,3-million units in Q2 2019. Samsung, which is among the world's top...

Customised firmware bootkit found in the wild

Kaspersky's researchers have uncovered an advanced persistent threat (APT) espionage campaign that uses a very rarely seen type of malware known as a firmware bootkit. The new malware was detected by Kaspersky's UEFI/BIOS scanning technology, which detects known and...

South Africans take to digital payments

The accelerating rate at which retail merchants are enabling consumers to pay digitally at point of sale is fueling the growth of digital payments in South Africa. This is according to FNB, which reveals that the scan-to-pay and tap-to-pay functionality on its app...

Covid-19 procurement dashboard goes live

President Cyril Ramaphosa issued a directive to organs of state on 5 August 2020 for submission of full information regarding Covid-19 procurement. Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and National Treasury worked together in collating the information...

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Network Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Key Responsibilities Knowledge of copper and fibre cabling standards- Provide technical support to other internal departments on system designs.- Site Survey and Site Design for Wi-Fi requirements- Implementation and build including Configuration of installed access...

Business Intelligence Tester

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Business Intelligence Tester to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities All manual testing activities during all phases of the SDLC from analysing business...

Applications Developer

To design code and modify complex websites, web based Business and Mobile applications (Apps) and Information and Interactive Portals (staff and clients) in order to support the organisational strategies and goals relative to internal and external communications. To...

Business Analyst

Nationality: South African citizen or permanent resident with valid SA IDJob Title: Business /Systems AnalystJob Location: CenturionIndustry: Information Technology Introduction: The System Analyst is a key role in Nexi Payments and is accountable to drive efficiency...

XR Gamer Developer at Accenture

Responsibilities include (bit not limited to):Work with designers and artists to create games and XR experiencesWrite clean, maintainable, and performant code to implement gameplay mechanics, user interfaces, and XR-specific functionalitiesWork with the team to create...

Business Intelligence Tester – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Business Intelligence Tester to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities All manual testing activities during all phases of the SDLC from analysing business...

Applications Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

To design code and modify complex websites, web based Business and Mobile applications (Apps) and Information and Interactive Portals (staff and clients) in order to support the organisational strategies and goals relative to internal and external communications. To...

Business Analyst – Gauteng Centurion

Nationality: South African citizen or permanent resident with valid SA IDJob Title: Business /Systems AnalystJob Location: CenturionIndustry: Information Technology Introduction: The System Analyst is a key role in Nexi Payments and is accountable to drive efficiency...

XR Gamer Developer at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town

Responsibilities include (bit not limited to):Work with designers and artists to create games and XR experiencesWrite clean, maintainable, and performant code to implement gameplay mechanics, user interfaces, and XR-specific functionalitiesWork with the team to create...

Android Developer

Seeking experienced Senior Android Developer for a hybrid working model in Pretoria. Develop and maintain our innovative product on the Android platform, ensuring code is generated that is to specification, neat, accurate and scalable. Work will mainly focus on...

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