MeerKAT and Webb measure farthest fast radio burst

First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Now, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space...

Ampath confirms hack, but disputes theft of 80m patient records

Ampath, one of the country’s biggest pathology labs, has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyberattack, but has issued a statement clarifying the claim by hackers that “80-million patient records” have been stolen. The company says it has contained the...

How will your career withstand the impact of AI?

New research from The TEFL Academy’s South African Career Resilience Report 2026 reveals that 57% of local respondents have questioned whether their chosen career or qualification will still be valuable because of artificial intelligence - while 84% say AI has already...

Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

War for talent heats up with employees spoilt for choice

With employees having more job opportunities to choose from, 91% of human resources (HR) leaders are increasingly concerned about employee turnover in the coming months. This is according to a survey of 572 HR leaders in July 2021 by Gartner, while a Gartner survey of...

AI to enjoy increased investment

One-third of technology and service provider organisations with artificial intelligence (AI) technology plans said they would invest $1-million or more into these technologies in the next two years, according to a new survey from Gartner. The vast majority of survey...

Huawei opens R72m innovation centre

Huawei has invested R72-million ($5-million) in its first Innovation and Experience Centre in Africa, bringing the number of such facilities worldwide to seven. Li Peng, president of Huawei East and Southern Africa region, says this is the beginning of more investment...

WikiLeaks systems come under attack

WikiLeaks, which this morning announced it would release hundreds of documents relating to this weekend's failed Turkish coup, has come under a sustained cyber-attack. The organisation was planning to release 300 000 emails and 500 000 documents relating to Turkish...

100s of new planets discovered

An international team of astronomers has discovered and confirmed a treasure trove of new worlds using NASA's Kepler spacecraft on its K2 mission. Among the findings tallying 197 initial planet candidates, scientists have confirmed 104 planets outside our solar...

SA faces ICT skills crisis

South Africa still has a massive skills shortage in ICT, with a concerted effort from industry and academia required to help the country build the capacity needed to develop a digital economy. These are the headline findings from the latest Johannesburg Centre for...

POPI protects your cellphone privacy

Every one of South Africa's over 80-million active cellphone numbers is considered personal information. This is according to the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPI) and perhaps explains why South Africa's wireless application service providers (WASPs)...

5G will grow to 24m subscriptions by 2021

5G commercial services will launch in 2020 and there will be 24-million 5G subscriptions worldwide at the end of 2021 for mobile and fixed broadband services. This I according to Ovum's inaugural 5G Subscription Forecasts. They show that North America and Asia will...

Legit software used to propagate Lurk Gang

While researching the dangerous banking trojan, Lurk, Kaspersky Lab security experts have found that criminals behind this malware used legitimate software for infection purposes. While unsuspecting users were installing legitimate remote access software from a...

Should we care about women in IT?

Why are there so few women in the IT sector? And does it matter? These are among the questions posed by Ulandi Exner, president of the Institute of IT Professionals of South Africa (IITPSA), who points out that just 20% of the people in the IT sector are women. But is...

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IT Technicians x5 at Computek Networks

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We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst (Supply Chain) with a minimum of 6 years of experience in Business/Process Analysis, preferably across multiple disciplines/domains.Must have experience in the implementation of large-scale projects in the retail sector....

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