UCT launches African Hub for AI safety, governance debates
The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Global Centre on AI Governance (GCG) have launched the African Hub on AI Safety, Peace and Security, a platform designed to ensure that African perspectives are at the centre of global artificial intelligence (AI) safety...
Nokia, fibertime roll out fibre to the townships
In collaboration with Nokia – and in line with its goal of connecting 2-million homes by 2028 - fibertime is expanding its fibre broadband access footprint to include an additional 400 000 homes located across South Africa’s underserved communities. As part of the...
Core banking software to hit $21,6bn by 2030
The global core banking software market size is estimated to reach $21,61-billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 10,2% from 2025 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The expansion of the market can be accredited to the upsurge in the embrace of...
Toll road payment technology cuts fraud by 90%
he introduction of a new online toll solution from FNB is reducing fraud related to toll road payment methods. Traditional payment methods on toll roads were inconvenient for motorists and vulnerable to abuse and fraud. Fraudsters were, with little effort, able to...
How AI is key to cybersecurity
We are on the precipice of an unprecedented shift that is reshaping the cybersecurity industry and how organisations tread through the digital landscape, write Morné Louwrens, MD: advisory at Marsh Africa, and Prejlin Naidoo, digital partner at Oliver Wyman. In 2024,...
Security spend in MENA set for 14% growth
Information security spending by Middle East and North Africa (MENA) enterprises is projected to total $3,3-billion in 2025, an increase of 14% from 2024, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. Security software will remain the largest spending category in...
Why microlenders are under the regulatory spotlight
Microlenders face two regulators and one big risk, writes Sameer Kumandan, MD of SearchWorks360. Microlending is the practice of providing small loans to individuals or groups who can’t access traditional financial services. In South Africa, microlenders have become a...
Watch Blue Origin’s all-female flight launch
At 15h30 this afternoon, Blue Origin’s 11th human flight, NS-31, will lift off with an all-female crew – the first in almost 60 years. Watch the launch here. The launch window opens today at 15h30 South African time (08h30 CDT). The mission includes Aisha Bowe, Amanda...
Africans tend to misplace blame for climate change
Across 39 African countries, most of those who have heard of climate change place primary responsibility for addressing it on their government, while a further third saw ordinary citizens as most responsible, and very few placed responsibility on historical emitters....
Massive growth for semiconductor revenue
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $655,9-billion in 2024, up 21% from $542,1-billion in 2023, according to final results by Gartner. Nvidia climbed to the number one position, overtaking Samsung Electronics and Intel for the first time. “The position shift among...
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Local edtech startup penetrates global markets
Three years ago, when the coronavirus pandemic hit our shores, it took a group of like-minded academics just six months to develop an education-focused assessment monitoring app, find investors, test, and launch it nationally. With close to 1-million local students...
Trellix partners to expand threat intelligence portfolio
Trellix has expanded its Threat Intelligence portfolio to increase threat expertise and actionable intelligence, adding Vulnerability Intelligence and Trellix Intelligence as a Service. Through a new partnership with Intel 471, Trellix Insights and Trellix Advanced...
SigniFlow partners with Entrust to enhance trust services
SigniFlow is partnering with Entrust to bring current and new users certificate-based signing from Entrust. "We are excited to announce the addition of Entrust products to SigniFlow's value-added product line during quarter one of 2023," said SigniFlow CEO Leon Van...
Africa must leverage big data to accelerate growth
With humans, businesses and machines generating billions of data points every day, 'big data' is not a buzzword anymore but an immense opportunity for the continent. This is according to Premlin Pillay, group executive of strategy and analytics at Mettus, who says...
Regulating AI: fool’s errand or necessary progress?
The European Union has recently proposed a new law to regulate artificial intelligence, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. It reminds me of the EU's GDPR legislation, a transnational law that has helped shape data privacy rules across the globe, writes Hennie...
HPE Aruba simplifies IT operations
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has introduced product innovations to help enterprise IT teams simplify network management processes and improve operational agility with the next generation of HPE Aruba Networking Central, a cloud-native network management solution. HPE...
Dell builds ecosystem for Zero Trust adoption
Dell is bringing together more than 30 leading technology and security companies to create a unified Zero Trust solution, writes Herb Kelsey, federal chief technology officer of Dell Technologies. Navigating security is like trying to make your way through a...
New solution makes policy generation 70% faster for Shackleton
Insurtech Root and Shackleton Life have partnered to overhaul the long-term insurance company's policy administration system (PAS). The new system has reduced the time taken to generate a policy by 70%, from 20 minutes to six minutes. Shackleton Life's core product is...
Rectron takes head office operations off-grid with Huawei
Rectron has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to purchase a FusionSolar Smart String Battery Energy Storage System (ESS) from Huawei. The Smart String ESS system has capacity for 1 MWh and will be installed at Rectron's head office in Midrand, Johannesburg....
Paul Wendlandt appointed GM at Kyocera Document Solutions SA
Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa (KDZA) has announced the appointment of Paul Wendlandt as its new GM. Wendlandt stepped into the role of interim GM in July 2022, when he replaced Werner Engelbrecht, who announced in May last year his intention to leave KDZA....
Business Analyst at Ntice Search – KwaZulu-Natal Durban North
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Software Tester at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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SAP Basis Consultant at Parvana Recruitment – Remote Remote
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Developer – Java (API) (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Developer – Java (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Build and support applications in a technically exciting and challenging industry. Design, develop, test, document and support applications written in Java....
Business Analyst (Technology) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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Technical Support Analyst at Parvana Recruitment
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