Study outlines four possible futures for insurance
By 2040, technological innovation driven by customer centricity could pave the way to greater climate resilience and more personalised offerings by the insurance industry. Alternatively, insurance could become a luxury afforded only to the wealthiest few. These are...
SMBs confidently chart growth amid economic uncertainties
In an ever-changing economic landscape, South African small and medium businesses (SMBs) are proving their resilience and adaptability. Sage’s annual survey of 12 000 small and medium sized business leaders globally – “Small Business, Big Opportunity” - reveals that...
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...
Homeowners signal cautious optimism
Absa's Homeowners Sentiment Index for the first quarter of 2024 reveals an uplift in confidence in the property market, with overall sentiment among respondents surveyed climbing to 82% as optimism begins to remerge. In the survey of 1 149 respondents, the number of...
Seacom restores East Africa cable operations
Seacom has restored services to its customers following the completion of subsea repair operations on its East Africa (S1) cable. The physical repair of the subsea cable was completed on 31 May and the process to restore and test client services back to the original...
Gitex Africa Morocco 2024: It’s a wrap …
The second edition of Gitex Africa has wrapped up in Marrakech, Morocco. Kathy Gibson was there to find out what’s happening in the African tech space. Into the future with frontier technologies Humanity is facing an existential crisis as planet-wide issues...
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Leadership changes at Tyme Group
Tyme Group has announced a series of leadership changes as it embarks on the next chapter of its growth strategy. TymeBank has enjoyed rapid growth in South Africa, and aspires to be a multi-country business, strengthening its position as an international digital...
Halo Dot, Ukheshe Technologies partner for global mobile payments
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Taking responsibility for cybersecurity breaches
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App helps with NBT preparations
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How smart is a smart contract?
Although smart contracts have become a hot topic due to the blockchain revolution, the term "smart contract" was first actually used back in the 1990's by American computer scientist Nick Szabo. By Tebogo Motloutsi, CA and Danie Pienaar, partner at Spoor & Fisher...
Anglo American kicks off massive digital skills programme in schools
Anglo American is rolling out a comprehensive information and communications technology (ICT) programme in 109 schools around its mining operations in South Africa, to give thousands of learners and community members skills they need enter the digital job market. The...
SA’s contribution to SAS Hackathon holds hope for lung disease sufferers
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YES partners with Telkom to create ICT job opportunities
Telkom's first YES programme is giving 499 young South Africans a critical opportunity to break into the workforce, learn future-fit skills in the ever-growing ICT sector, and in so doing, contribute to their communities. One of the lasting legacies of the Covid-19...
AATE tech academy aims to address IT skills gap
The Academy of Accelerated Technology Education (AATE) is a new initiative that aims to address two prolific challenges that currently afflict South Africa - record unemployment and a persistent skills shortage, particularly in the ICT sector. More specifically, the...
NEC XON and Mimecast partner for email security
NEC XON has partnered with Mimecast to complete its turnkey cybersecurity offering to South African organisations with secure email platform, integration, and managed cybersecurity services. Mimecast is recognised by analysts and customers as one of the world's top...
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This is a remote position. About our client: Headquartered in the USA, our client offers a great remote work opportunity. Embrace work-from-home flexibility and long-term prospects, including overseas opportunities. Benefit from learning from the best in the field at...
DevOps Engineer at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Client Details:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....
Data Scientist (Intermediate) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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Developer – Internship Role (CPT) at Parvana Recruitment
Parvana Role: Our highly successful national client is looking for a bright and ambitious developer for their team. You are not expected to know anything, you will be provided with courses as well as on the job training which will last for over 4 months. This role can...
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