Board practices, structures inadequate to oversee AI
A massive 80% of non-executive directors (NEDs) believe their current board practices and structures are inadequate to oversee AI effectively, according to a new survey from Gartner. However, 91% of NEDs view AI as an opportunity for shareholder value rather than a...
2024 BCX Digital Innovation Awards winners named
BCX has announced the winners of the 2024 BCX Digital Innovation Awards, recognising South African organisations' digital innovation achievements. The winners were unveiled at the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards this week. 2024 BCX Digital Innovation Award...
At Computex, Intel accelerates AI Everywhere
Today at Computex in Taipei, Intel unveiled cutting-edge technologies and architectures poised to dramatically accelerate the AI ecosystem - from the data center, cloud and network to the edge and PC. With more processing power and power efficiency coupled with low...
Nvidia aims to drive next wave of AI
Emphasising cost reduction and sustainability, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has detailed new semiconductors, software and systems to power data centres, factories, consumer devices, robots and more, with the aim of driving a new industrial revolution....
AMD adds Instinct, Ryzen, EPYC processors to AI lineup
Today at the Computex 2024 opening keynote, AMD detailed new CPU, NPU and GPU architectures powering end-to-end AI infrastructure from the data centre to PCs. The company unveiled an expanded AMD Instinct accelerator roadmap, introducing an annual cadence of...
Canal+ makes formal offer to MultiChoice shareholders
Today, French media group Canal+ will make its mandatory offer to MultiChoice shareholders to acquire all the shares not already under its control. In April, Multichoice and Canal+ reached an agreement by which Canal+ would acquire the Multichoice group, offering...
Digital transformation a priority for African banks
A growing African population - forecast to be 2,49-billion by 2050 - coupled with spectacular increases in the number of devices such as smartphones and tablets (mobile phones now account for 75% of Web traffic in Africa) is the perfect recipe for an explosion in...
Alarming rise in deepfakes for the ‘world’s election year’
Africa, along with half the rest of the world's population, will have its share of elections in 2024 - and new data is showing an alarming increase in YoY trends in AI-powered scams. Sumsub - a global full-cycle verification provider - has detected upwards of a 245%...
African industries should look out for these threats …
According to Kaspersky statistics, in the first quarter of 2024, the percentage of industrial control systems (ICS) computers globally on which malicious objects were blocked decreased by 1,3 percentage points (pp) from the first quarter of the previous year, to...
Economic conditions weigh on new vehicle sales
New vehicle sales declined 14,2% year-on-year in May as consumers and business played their final waiting card in search of political stability. "While the politics will play out during June, the new vehicle market will hopefully be able to display more positivity...
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Huawei’s 5G security assurance above standards for the core network
By Syed Jawad Imam Jafri, Cyber Security and Privacy Officer (CSPO), Huawei South Africa - Huawei has adopted various measures to assure the security for the 5G core network in the practice, from security standards to slice access and management security. ...
Technology fills healthcare gaps for remote communities
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted an issue that has long plagued remote and rural communities: how to affordably deliver world-class healthcare services to people who live far away from well-resourced clinics and hospitals. It’s an issue that Dr Raymond Campbell,...
Rethink data, network, and resources for hybrid cloud success
Even though the concept of cloud computing has been around for some time, many South African companies opted to keep their mission-critical systems on-premises. By Louise Taute, MD of Westcon-Comstor However, events of the past two years have highlighted the need to...
The data doctor is in the house
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Remote working is here to stay: what businesses must consider now
When Covid-19 became a global pandemic in 2020, businesses had to adapt very quickly, sending employees home to work. Businesses quickly implemented remote work policies to regulate employees' productivity and adherence to their terms of employment. More than two...
Technology should respond to the reality of our lives
Digital application design throughout all available digital channels has got to keep human behaviour and the science behind it top of mind. Here's why, writes Greg Gatherer, account manager at Liferay Africa. Did you answer calls from unknown numbers? Many people...
Serving vulnerable communities raises stakes for public sector digital transformation
The ongoing damaging impact of the pandemic combined with a growing number of climate-related emergencies is bringing into stark relief government's ability to provide essential public services to vulnerable communities. By Sunil Geness, director: global government...
Infratech has become a key building material
Our buildings, roads and public transport systems are quickly becoming more than bricks and mortar, steel, glass and concrete. Internet connectivity, coupled with the ever-advancing ability to gather and analyse data, is finding its way into the construction industry....
Set yourself up for your choice of working models
Graduates and young professionals today have the potential to enjoy more career flexibility and choice than ever before, thanks to a rising trend for remote and project-based work. Global enterprises are seeking out skills from around the world for strategy,...
Deep dive into Power Platform
Microsoft Power Platform is a group of products to develop and build complex business solutions, analyse, and draw data visualisations, automate a business process, or build virtual agents for communication. All these products offer a platform in which no code is...
System Administrator – Western Cape Cape Town
Our client is seeking a highly skilled System Administrator to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing their Linux and Microsoft infrastructure technology in the cloud and on-premise. You will work on engineering...
Mobile Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting colleagues as well as fixing and improving existing software. The role also incorporates the learning and progression within your field as you build your way toward seniority. Key Requirements 3-4 years...
Cloud Systems Engineers
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SAP SCM Consultant
Ready to Be the SAP SCM Guru? We're on the lookout for a SAP SCM Super User who can guide the way through our supply chain systems like a pro. If you know the ins and outs of SAP, love solving supply chain puzzles, and can help teams unlock SAP magic, apply now and...
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SAP SCM Consultant – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Ready to Be the SAP SCM Guru? We're on the lookout for a SAP SCM Super User who can guide the way through our supply chain systems like a pro. If you know the ins and outs of SAP, love solving supply chain puzzles, and can help teams unlock SAP magic, apply now and...
Regulatory Data Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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