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...

Hybrid working creates operational challenges

It's vital for companies to adopt always-on endpoint management to cater for increasingly dispersed global workforces, according to a new HP Inc study, conducted by Forrester Consulting. A massive 72% of companies surveyed currently have a hybrid working model, with...

Surge in DDoS attacks

Cybercriminals launched approximately 7,9-million distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 2023, representing a 31% year-over-year increase. This is according to the DDoS Threat Intelligence Report from NetScout Systems. Global events like the...

Cloud drives customer service in the digital world

Kathy Gibson reports - The trend to digital has accelerated over the last few months, and companies are under tremendous pressure to quickly change the way they do business. This trend will continue over the next months, says Petra Jenner, GM and senior...

Dating site security flaws fixed

Security flaws on OkCupid's web site would allow hackers to access and steal the private data of that dating site's users, and send messages from their accounts without users' knowledge. Check Point Research has identified and helped to mitigate security flaws on the...

Solid-state batteries will create a $6bn market in 2030

Even with the influence of Covid-19, the potential market for solid-state batteries is expected to grow to over $6-billion by 2030. This is according to IDTechEx's report "Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2020-2030: Technology, Patents, Forecasts, Players". With the...

Huawei to offer its PCs in SA

Huawei is gearing up to enter the South African PC market. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the surge in remote working, coupled with consumers' needs for their PCs to meet both home and work demands, contributed to an increase of 7% year-on-year...

CUT goes live with Microsoft’s AI programme

The Central University of Technology (CUT) in the Free State has introduced Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence programme (AI) to address the demand in the province, and South Africa in general. "The university programme provides organisations the opportunity to bring...

Lazarus branches out into ransomware

Incident analysis by Kaspersky of two cases in Europe and Asia has uncovered that VHD ransomware - first discussed in public earlier this year - is owned and operated by Lazarus, a prominent North-Korean APT group. The move by Lazarus, to create and distribute...

SA urged to support small businesses

South Africa has hundreds of thousands of small businesses - but there's nothing small about the impact these small businesses have on our country's economy. Small businesses need the nation to mobilise behind them more than ever before. That's the word from Mike...

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Data Analyst (JHB) – Gauteng Sandton

ENVIRONMENT:INTERPRET data and turn it into information which can offer ways to improve a business, thus affecting business decisions as your expertise as a Data Analyst is wanted by a Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg. You will be required to gather...

IT Specialist – Gauteng Hillcrest

JOB PURPOSE To provide guidance and technical leadership, develop and execute the knowledge management and information technology strategy in line with business strategic goals by improving existing business tools, systems and introducing other technologies.KEY...

.NET Technical Lead

NB: Please note that this is a 6 month contract with probable extension Our client is currently hiring an onsite, .Net Technical Lead. Interested candidates should have relevant experience of 6 - 8 years and a good understanding of POS / Store systems for the...

Scrum Master

Are you a skilled Scrum Master looking for your next challenge? Our team is looking for someone like you to help shape the future of tech! You'll work with a dynamic team of professionals who are passionate about innovation and are dedicated to providing the best...

Backend Cloud Developer

Develop and operate production ready business applications (24/7).Liaise with customer, team members and external vendors.Deploy applications in AWS (via GitHub).Monitoring and operation of applications within AWS CloudWatch.Applying cloud-security patterns and...

DevOps Engineer (with Dev Experience)

System reporting and dashboards.Environment configuration and management.Application configuration.Analysis and resolution of environment and/or application incidents.Work with development team (as appropriate) to resolve application incidents.Support rollout team...

Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data ScientistWe are looking for a highly skilled Senior Data Scientist to join our multiple award-winning Azure Platform Team.Responsibilities include but not limited to:Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for leveraging data to...

.NET Technical Lead – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

NB: Please note that this is a 6 month contract with probable extension Our client is currently hiring an onsite, .Net Technical Lead. Interested candidates should have relevant experience of 6 - 8 years and a good understanding of POS / Store systems for the...

Scrum Master – Gauteng

Are you a skilled Scrum Master looking for your next challenge? Our team is looking for someone like you to help shape the future of tech! You'll work with a dynamic team of professionals who are passionate about innovation and are dedicated to providing the best...

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