Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

Mission on to catch and lift a sinking satellite

NASA NASA is attempting to stop a space observatory from dropping to earth. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is NASA’s astrophysics multitool, capable of quickly observing a wide range of cosmic objects in visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray light. All...

Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Information regulator takes action

The Information Regulator has levied an administrative fine of R5-million on the Department of Justice for breaching the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA). By Peter Grealy, Karl Blom and Wendy Tembedza, partners at Webber Wentzel In September 2021, the...

Final guidance for crypto asset services providers published

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has published final guidance for crypto asset services providers, which are listed as accountable institutions as of 19 December 2022. Lerato Lamola-Oguntoye, consultant, and Analisa Ndebele, associate from Webber Wentzel,...

Companies must adapt as business – and fraud – moves online

Digital fraud is rising globally as consumers and businesses increasingly transact online during the Covid-19 pandemic. TransUnion Africa recommends businesses adapt swiftly to protect their customers while continuing to provide appropriate levels of customer...

The personal cost of security breaches

More than a quarter of employees (28%) for the META region who are involved in the aftermath of an incident missed important personal events, had to work over night (28%), or suffered additional stress (30%). One fifth even had to cancel vacations (20%), according to...

Enterprise hardware a casualty of Covid-19

Hardware has been more negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic than software or services, although some sectors like computing components continue to do well, according to the latest channel analysis from Context. The latest data from the analyst reveals...

UN aims to stop spread of fake news

A new UN initiative aims to push back against the tide of lies and hate that has risen in tandem with the Covid-19 pandemic, by empowering people worldwide to share accurate information to help save lives and promote global solidarity. UN Secretary-General António...

Vodacom zero-rates what3words

Vodacom has zero-rated what3words for its more than 43-million subscribers across South Africa. The UN estimates that 75% of countries in the world have a poorly maintained addressing system - or none at all. This is an issue that South Africa knows well, with large...

How sales leaders can respond post-Covid

As sales organisations prepare to resume business operations, Gartner has identified three key workstreams to help respond to, and prepare for, a rebound in sales post Covid-19 quarantine. Chief sales officers (CSOs) around the globe are taking decisive action to...

Applications open for Sasol Business Accelerator programme

Applications are open for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in the manufacturing, engineering services and recyclables sectors to join the Sasol Business Accelerator (SBA) programme. Interested companies must be based in Sasolburg and surrounding areas,...

Take-home pay surprises with small uptick in April

The BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI) showed a slight pick-up in April as the majority of employees continued to receive their monthly incomes - however, casual and weekly workers were most affected by the Covid-19 lockdown as the number of wages paid declined...

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Data Scientists at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

12 months fixed-term contract Minimum RequirementsBachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, mathematics, information systems or related fields with at least three years experience as a Data Scientist. Knowledge of and experience in the following...

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Our client situated in Stellenbosch is a successful fintech company and has grown by implementing new ideas and equipment in the payment processing industry to enrich payment solutions with automation and tech.The client is seeking an experienced Software Developer...

Senior SQL Developer

Our client in the Logistics industry based in Johannesburg (East Rand) is currently looking to employ a Senior SQL Developer.OVERVIEW OF ROLE: Responsible for writing and coding individual programmes from business and technical requirements, including new projects and...

Analyst Developer (Node.js)

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Embedded Developer “C”

ENVIRONMENT:YOUR innovative ability to solve design problems along with being skilled in creating feature requests & design documentation is sought to fill the role of an Embedded Developer “C” for a leading Automotive Tech company. You will also be expected to...

.NET Developer – Western Cape Rondebosch

What are we looking for? Matric, Relevant Tertiary Qualification preferred5 years experience in Microsoft C# .NETSolid experience in writing unit/integration tests using NUnit/xUnitSolid experience in mutli-tenant environments and large scale dataGood skills in...

Software Developer (PHP/Laravel) – Western Cape Stellenbosch

Our client situated in Stellenbosch is a successful fintech company and has grown by implementing new ideas and equipment in the payment processing industry to enrich payment solutions with automation and tech.The client is seeking an experienced Software Developer...

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