South Africans under increasing attack by fraudsters

A massive 68% of South Africans have been targeted by email, online, phone call or text messaging fraud in the last three months, with 13% saying they had become victims. Among those who said they were targeted, the most common reported schemes were phishing, where...

Solar Orbiter gets world-first views of the Sun’s poles

Thanks to its newly tilted orbit around the Sun, the European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft is the first to image the Sun’s poles from outside the ecliptic plane. Solar Orbiter’s unique viewing angle will change our understanding of the Sun’s magnetic...

Joburg is still Africa’s top data centre location

Johannesburg officially confirmed its position as Africa’s digital infrastructure powerhouse. The new Cushman & Wakefield 2025 Global Data Centre Market Comparison ranks Johannesburg as the continent’s leading data centre market and places it in the top 10...

IBM unveils scalable, fault-tolerant quantum roadmap

IBM is on track to deliver scalable quantum computing by the end of this decade. Scientists from the IBM Quantum Data Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, believe they have cracked the science for quantum error correction and will be able to build the world’s first...

Mobile tech, DX could boost global GDP by $11trn

The global economy is seeing a dramatic shift, with advanced connectivity and mobile technologies set to contribute $11-trillion to global GDP by 2030 – representing 8,4% of the total. According to a new study launched by GSMA Intelligence ahead of MWC Barlelona, this...

Public cloud to hit $1trn by 2026

The public cloud industry has experienced explosive growth over the years, as billions worldwide rely on cloud storage to manage and safeguard their data. Since 2020, the sector has nearly tripled and is set to reach a remarkable $934-billion value in 2025, 20% more...

Cloud key to SA’s digitalisation goals

Kathy Gibson reports – Government has a firm policy t drive digital innovation, with the aim of improving service delivery while helping to uplift citizens. Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani, director-general of the Department of Communications and Digital...

Huawei details ‘cloud everywhere’ strategy

Kathy Gibson reports - Everything as a service: that’s the goal that Huawei Cloud is aiming for in a world where technology innovation is moving at an unprecedented pace. Huawei built the first local cloud region in Johannesburg in 2019. Since then, it has signed up...

Strengthening SA’s 4IR research capacity

The Media Information Communication and Technologies Sector Education Training Authority (MICT SETA) and the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) are are set to host the inaugural 4IR Research Symposium and Expo from tomorrow (25 October), marking a pivotal moment for...

New Grandoreiro malware variant exposed

Despite the arrest of important operators in early 2024, Grandoreiro malware continues to be used by its partners in new campaigns – Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis team (GReAT) has discovered a new light version focused on Mexico targeting around 30 banks....

Chiplet market to grow to $411bn by 2035

Chiplet technology is revolutionising the semiconductor industry by offering alternative advantages compared with traditional monolithic designs, according to new research from IDTechEx, which highlights the transformative potential of chiplets. In its latest study –...

The future of transportation in Africa

At this year’s SingularityU South Africa Summit, Dr Carlo van de Weijer, GM AT Eindhoven AI Systems Institute, shared his vision for how Africa can harness emerging technologies to leapfrog when it comes to transportation and create a more sustainable future. "The...

Rent increases ease as tenants weather financial woes

The majority of residential tenants (83%) remained in good standing – paying their rental on time and in full – in the second quarter of 2024 despite constrained finances, according to the latest TPN Residential Rental Monitor. The fact that most tenants continued to...

Average take-home pay at an all-time high

The upward momentum continued in September 2024, as the average salary surpassed the R17 000 mark, the highest level since the inception of the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay (BTPI) series. Recent developments in the economy have given a boost to salary earners and...

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Tackle payment fraud head-on in mining and construction

As one of the top 10 mining countries in the world, South Africa's economy relies heavily on this industry as well as those closely related to it, such as construction. Yet this also makes these industries attractive targets for cyber criminals. The mining industry is...

Shift focus to delivering value to clients

Businesses today are too preoccupied with measuring workplace productivity by managing people's time and evaluating their performance. However, this fixation often detracts from understanding customer needs and delivering quality outcomes. Coach and trainer, Mike...

InterSystems provides guide for health IT leaders

To support and educate healthcare CIOs and IT leaders in addressing their industry-specific challenges, InterSystems has defined the pros and cons of traditional on-premises solutions versus cloud-based offerings. Packaged in an insightful decision-making tool,...

ESG helps drive business success and environmental stewardship

The current business landscape proves that harnessing the power of data is essential not only for driving success but also for promoting sustainable practices and positively impacting the planet. Dean Wolson, country manager: Lenovo Infrastructure Group South Africa...

Keep the lights on even in a total blackout

South Africa experienced a staggering 173 days of loadshedding between January and June 2023, testing the capacity of businesses and organisations to keep the lights on to the limits. By Bertrandt Delport, country host of BT South Africa The South African Reserve Bank...

Secure backup strategies imperative for business continuity

In the Middle East and Africa, only 14% of organisations experienced no ransomware attacks in 2022, according to the Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2023. This is evidence that cybercrime is on the rise and businesses need to adjust how they manage their data to...

Plan to use AI? Get your data ready

The age of artificial intelligence is here. Many organisations leverage AI for planning and reporting functions such as business intelligence. Yet those examples often happened in the background, invisible to the average user, and AI grew stealthily. Then ChatGPT...

Embrace AI – but be aware of the data pitfalls

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made impressive strides over the past five years, with ChatGPT's mainstream success marking an inflection point. By Brian Civin, chief sales and marketing officer at AfriGIS The internet is filled with images, videos, songs and...

Youth can harness 4IR for positive change

Welcome to 4IR, or the Fourth Industrial Revolution, an era of rapid progress in science and technology as well as a time of big socio-economic, and environmental challenges. With the current pace of innovation, it's vital for children and young people to seize the...

Game launches UGC merchandise on Roblox

Game has launched Season 2 of 'the Game game' on the Roblox platform, offering locally-inspired and -designed user generated content (UGC). By engaging with local designers to better understand what young South Africans are looking for from what is arguably the future...

Front-end Developer (Angular) (JHB) (12-month Contract)

ENVIRONMENT:A global ingredient manufacturer dedicated to sustainably transforming the quality of life for 80 percent of the world through its products and services is seeking a Frontend Developer (Angular). This is a 12-month contract role. This role will spearhead...

IT Support Assistant

ENVIRONMENT:An exclusive digital command centre based in Cape Town is looking for an IT Support Assistant who will assist with the maintenance of the company's computer systems and networks, helping to ensure smooth and efficient operation across the organisation....

Field Technician (Centurion) – Construction Technology

Hire Resolve's client, a leading provider of hardware and software solutions that support digitally connected construction and mining sites, is currently seeking a Field Technician to join their team in Centurion on a hybrid work setup. The successful candidate will...

IT Support Assistant – Western Cape Cape Town

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Data Engineer at STS

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Data Scientist at Old Mutual MFC

IntroductionOld Mutual is the 2018 No 1 Top Employer in South Africa and Ghana and remains the Industry Leader in Financial Services and Insurance. We have also been certified as a Top Employer in all the 13 countries across the African continent. We are rooted in our...

Senior Python Developer

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Data Engineer at STS – Gauteng Rosebank

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