Cyberthreats continue to accelerate
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Steady decline in high-severity cybersecurity incidents
In its latest research - Anatomy of a Cyber World: Global Report - Kaspersky Security Services specialists say there has been a noticeable decline in the percentage of high-severity incidents over the past few years. While 2021 recorded the highest proportion at...
It’s a wrap: Africa Tech Festival 2025
Cape Town hosted the 2025 Africa Tech Festival this week. Kathy Gibson attended to find out what the continent can look forward to in the coming months. AI key for Africa to unlock youth dividend By 2030, more young Africans will enter the workplace than the...
How the data centre landscape is changing
Kathy Gibson reports – Africa’s time to shine on the digital stage is now. That’s the word from Paula Cogan, MD of Digital Realty MEA, who points out that Africa accounts for 18% of the world’s population - with the majority of them being young. At the same time, the...
Africa’s restless youth demand digitalisation
Kathy Gibson reports - Africa has a very youthful population – the median age is about 19 years – which is tech-savvy and keen to take part in the global digital revolution. But without connectivity, decent broadband penetration, and fit-for-purpose data centres this...
Why cybersecurity matters
Kathy Gibson reports – As digital transformation rolls out across Africa, cybersecurity is coming to the fore as an issue that affects all governments, organisations, and ciizens. Mondli Gungubele, deputy-minister of communications and digital technologies, tells...
Economic activity accelerated in October
The PayInc Economic Index continued its upward trend in October, coinciding with a record high for electronic transactions processed through PayInc. Yet, despite this stronger activity, economic growth remains constrained, among others, a symptom of anaemic investment...
Five Scenarios of Innovation Drive the African Mobile Industry for the Next Golden Decade
Speaking at the MBB Summit during AfricaCom 2025, Samuel Chen, Vice President of Huawei's Wireless Network Business Marketing, unveiled five scenario-based innovations aimed at driving high-quality growth in Africa’s mobile industry. In his keynote speech, “Inspiring...
African countries urged to push quality economic growth by seizing the opportunities of AI development
At AfricaCom, DCDT and the ATU held the 4th Ministerial Forum, under the theme “Artificial Intelligence Powering Africa’s Leap into Digital and Intelligent Era”, convening ministers to back regional compute hubs, African-trained models and issue the joint communique....
DPA is first SA data centre certified by European Commission for Energy Efficiency
Digital Parks Africa (DPA) has positioned itself among global leaders in sustainable digital infrastructure by becoming the first data centre in Africa to be certified as a Participant in the European Commission’s Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres....
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Embedded physical, digital security needed in Africa’s oil and gas sector
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The world is changing and your people strategy should be too
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Tech transformation could secure telcos’ future
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Could industrial IoT help combat the costs of illegal power connections?
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Tarsus Distribution joins forces with iiDENTIFii
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A digital transformation consultancy that helps businesses digitize their operations using a proprietary real-time data collaboration platform is seeking a driven Intermediate Business Analyst (remote) to join their Managed Services team. This role is ideal for a...
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IT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER Location: Olifantsfontein, GautengNON-NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENTS: - IT degree.- Minimum five years' systems and network management experience.- Strong Active Directory expertise.- Proven ability to ensure stable, secure, and high-performing IT...
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IT Infrastructure Manager – Gauteng Olifantsfontein
IT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER Location: Olifantsfontein, GautengNON-NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENTS: - IT degree.- Minimum five years' systems and network management experience.- Strong Active Directory expertise.- Proven ability to ensure stable, secure, and high-performing IT...
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Intermediate Python Tester (Django) (CPT Hybrid)
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Data Scientist at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Cape Town
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