Call to strengthen child online protection in Africa

The GSMA, in partnership with the mobile industry, is calling for strengthened collective action to protect children online across Africa. Building on insights from a high-level roundtable convened at the Ministerial Programme during MWC25 Barcelona, the GSMA has...

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...

OR Tambo among the world’s busiest airports

Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) has been ranked among the top 10 busiest airports in the Middle East and Africa, having facilitated over 12-million scheduled seats this year. According to the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), ORTIA has...

UCT launches new innovation fund

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has launched the University Technology Fund II (UTF II). UTF II will enable UCT to build on the foundation established by UTF I, offering expanded funding opportunities and continued support for high-impact ventures. As a strategic...

AMD enables AI on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) has chosen AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators with ROCm open software to power its newest OCI Compute Supercluster instance called BM.GPU.MI300X.8. For AI models that can comprise hundreds of billions of parameters, the OCI Supercluster with...

Digital identity wallets becoming mainstream

Gartner is predicting that by 2026, at least 500-million smartphone users will be regularly making verifiable claims using a digital identity wallet (DIW). Identity verification (IDV) in the form of a user taking a picture of their identity document and a selfie is...

Hardcopy peripherals shipments continue to decline

Worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals declined 1,5% year over year to nearly 19,2 million units in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24), according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. The global shipment value...

Healthcare, tech industries lead in nanotechnology

The possible applications of nanotechnology are boundless. Propelled by the growing demand for sustainable materials, environmental remediation, faster electronics, and innovative therapies, nanotechnology could transform numerous industries. With the potential impact...

What makes someone a bully victim?

Socially integrated mobile bully-victims possess complex characteristics. This is one of the conclusions from a study by Dr Nombulelo Jokazi, a PhD graduate from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Commerce, in a thesis titled “Identifying the...

Hitachi Rail uses AI for realtime railway analysis

Hitachi Rail, a global transportation company powering railway systems in over 50 countries, is integrating Nvidia AI technology to lower maintenance costs for rail operators, reduce train idling time and improve transit reliability for passengers. The company is...

AI could help the world achieve SDGs

Just 17% of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets are on track for 2030, with nearly half making minimal or moderate progress, and over one-third stalled or in some cases regressing. This emerged during a World Economic Forum of over 1 400 business leaders,...

Current talent management efforts inhibit optimal performance

Organisations are struggling to deliver on talent needs - and employee and organisational performance are suffering as a result, says Gartner. A June 2024 Gartner survey of 190 HR leaders revealed that 41% agree their workforce lacks required skills; 50% agree their...

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Gen Z shares a blueprint for tomorrow’s resilient economies

The future for the youth population was, unsurprisingly, a key focus at Davos 2023 as policymakers and businesses work to recover from recent unexpected challenges. By Doug Woolley, GM of Dell Technologies South Africa Ongoing issues like the climate crisis, combined...

Zimbabwe commits to resolve debt burden, end 21 years of sanctions

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reassured development partners and creditors that his government is committed to the implementation of key reforms critical to resolving the country's nearly $8,3-billion of debts and arrears. He was speaking during the...

Microsoft Airband to connect 40m people in Latin America, Africa

Microsoft is announcing new and expanded Airband partnerships set to provide high-speed internet access to nearly 40-million people across Latin America and Africa. By Vickie Robinson, GM of the Microsoft Airband Initiative These partnerships in Brazil, Chile,...

Google celebrates Africa Day with art, music, stories

As Africa gears up for Africa Day, an event that marks the founding of the African Union and celebrates the continent's quest for unity, Google is unveiling a range of programs and activities to celebrate Africa's diverse cultural heritage and provide opportunities...

Datacentrix wins three Veeam awards

Datacentrix has received the 2022 'Value Added Reseller of the Year, South Africa' award, one of the highest partner accolades from Veeam Software. The awards are held annually to reward the outstanding success and the commitment of Veeam ProPartner Value-Added...

Qlik acquires Talend

Qlik has closed its acquisition of Talend, expanding the company's capabilities for modern enterprises to access, transform, trust, analyse, and take action with data. "Qlik, together with Talend, will bring significant benefits to customers, including expanded...

Santam debuts digital insurance for micro, informal businesses

Santam has launched what is believes to be the country's first digital insurance solution for micro township enterprises, which will cost between R75 and R195 a month, providing these businesses with financial security and recovery in the event of a loss. The small-...

Delay drives changes to Vodacom’s Infraco acquisition

The terms of Vodacom Group's acquisition of a co-controlling interest in the material assets own by Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH) - including Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa - have been changed, but the deal is still on the table. The acquisition was...

Bolt launches Outternship to encourage women

Bolt has announced the Outternship programme as part of its efforts to drive more participation and inclusion for women in technology. The six-month-long internship termed, Outternship will offer the selected candidates an opportunity to kickstart their career in an...

HP appoints Mitsumi as distribution partner in West and Central Africa

HP Inc has named Mitsumi Distribution, one of the leading distributors of IT solutions in the Middle East and Africa, as its one of authorised HP distribution partners in more than 20 francophone countries in West and Central Africa. The partnership will see Mitsumi...

1720 Business Analyst

A client in the automobile industry is looking for a Business Analyst (Advanced) Product / Feature Team Information (if applicable)Supplier Recourse/Group Quality Management systems/Quality intelligenceESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:· Experience in gathering and...

Intermediate Server Engineer (Team Lead)

Our client is searching for an experienced intermediate server engineer with a forever learning mindset. The ideal candidate will help build, maintain, and troubleshoot, the company's rapidly expanding co-lo and cloud infrastructure. They will work alongside other...

Intern: Business Analyst at The Foschini Group

Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Evaluation of Change Requests to collate and provide estimations and the assessment of change. Gathering business requirements from a wide range of Operations Customers across various divisions. Prepare...

Senior Cloud Solutions Architect

Lead the development of complex architectural solutions for deals from pre-sales to proposal and delivery, stitching together appropriate assets and contributing to commercial modelling.A deep technical expert in Solution Architecture who works with the Solution Sales...

Senior Cloud Solutions Architect – Gauteng West Rand

Lead the development of complex architectural solutions for deals from pre-sales to proposal and delivery, stitching together appropriate assets and contributing to commercial modelling.A deep technical expert in Solution Architecture who works with the Solution Sales...

Business Process Analyst/Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

Identify, innovate, develop and implement new business analysis and reporting tools to enhance business performance .Provide in-depth analysis of business data to interrogate and monitor business performance in order to ensure alignment with business strategy, and if...

SPECIALIST SYSTEMS ANALYST – 12 month contract – Remote Remote

As a Specialist Systems Analyst, you will play a pivotal role as a problem solver and visionary, facilitating business change within an agile environment as part of the End-to-End Analysis Competency. Your primary responsibilities will include defining, researching,...

IAM & IT Security Specialist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

IAM & IT Security Specialist – Be the Guardian of Access! Are you a digital gatekeeper, an access guru, and a security mastermind? Do you love crafting rock-solid IAM solutions, troubleshooting like a pro, and keeping bad actors out of the system? If so, we want...

Mid to Senior Developer

Our client is on the lookout for a talented Mid to Senior PHP Developer for a dynamic hybrid role based in Johannesburg! If you have a passion for crafting high-performance web applications, this is your chance to shine. Experience in the mobile solutions space will...

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