Escalating attacks drive need for digital executive protection

There has been a frightening escalation in cyberthreats targeting business leaders and their families, according to a new report released by BlackCloak, a pioneer in digital executive protection for executive leaders, board members, and their families - as well as...

Tshwane innovates on meter reading, revenue collection

Kathy Gibson is at Saphila Transcend in Sun City – Collecting revenue from electricity users is vital for the City of Tshwane’s financial health, but outdated and inefficient systems have been playing havoc with its ability to do so efficiently. The city, which serves...

How AI is transforming digital transformation

Kathy Gibson is at Saphila Transcend in Sun City - Change has always been a constant – but in the last couple of years digital transformation has been moving at a faster pace than ever before. This is because, today, technology is transforming transformation, says...

Supercomputer aims to accelerate Nobel-worthy science

Doudna is a new supercomputer being built at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. “It will advance scientific discovery from chemistry to physics to biology and all powered by — unleashing this power — of artificial intelligence,” says US...

AMD debuts Versal Premium Series Gen 2

AMD has announced the AMD Versal Premium Series Gen 2, an adaptive SoC platform designed to deliver the highest levels of system acceleration for a wide range of workloads. Versal Premium Series Gen 2 will be the FPGA industry’s first devices featuring Compute Express...

Ultrafast memory boosts Intel data centre chips

While Intel’s primary product focus is on the processors, or brains, that make computers work, system memory (that’s DRAM) is a critical component for performance. This is especially true in servers, where the multiplication of processing cores has outpaced the rise...

SMEs are optimistic, but need more support

South African small businesses are feeling positive about the future, but need more support to tackle ongoing challenges. This is according to Xero's 2024 State of Small Business Report, which reveals that the top barriers facing small businesses this year are...

$277bn a year needed for Africa to achieve 2030 SDGs

Boasting 60% of the world's best solar resources, Africa's solar power potential presents multiple opportunities for investors seeking long-term, scalable financial prospects. A panel session during this year's Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2024 forum explored...

Digital economy outperforms overall growth across OECD

The information and communication technology (ICT) sector grew by an average of 6,3% between 2013 and 2023 - about three times faster than the total economy across the 27 OECD countries analysed. The first volume of the newly-released OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2024...

Chip industry may not be ‘fit-for-purpose’ by 2030

Next-generation chips represent the next frontier of semiconductor technology incorporating advancements in design, materials, manufacturing process, performance, and packaging - and, as computing tasks become more demanding and data-intensive, next-generation chips...

Careto APT resurfaces after 10-year hiatus

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered two new malicious campaigns operated by the notorious Careto Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, marking their first activity since 2013. Demonstrating a remarkably high level of sophistication, the actors conducted two complex...

Greener digital content needed for Net Zero goals

Websites and digital content can increase organisations' carbon emissions and hamper efforts to achieve Net Zero status. This is the view of Andri Johnston, digital sustainability lead at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, who was addressing a webinar on...

April sees significant malware shifts for Africa

Cybersecurity threats loom large in Africa, with a Normalized Risk Index of 95.4, Zimbabwe leads the pack - ranking second as the most attacked country globally, followed closely by Ethiopia at 92.6 (third) and Kenya at 69.4 (10th). These rankings, from Check Point...

SA banks look to consortiums for help with APP fraud

Financial fraud resulting from social engineering scams, remains one of the biggest concerns for South African banks, with authorised push payment (APP) fraud and vishing topping the list of threats keeping fraud professionals up at night. As banking leaders look to...

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In insurance, technology and a human touch should work hand-in-hand

Ask most people which industries they think are the most innovative adopters of technology and it'll be a long time before someone says insurance. It's easy to understand why too. If the whole point of the industry is to reduce risk, why would it take a gamble on...

Document management an easy win in mining digitalisation

Mining is the cornerstone of South Africa's economy. In FY2021 the sector contributed R985,3-billion to the country's GDP while creating and/or sustaining roughly 2,3-million direct and indirect jobs. It is thus essential to have digitally-driven health and safety...

SDS diversifies with command and control centre

SDS Protection has installed an integrated command and control centre as part of an expansion strategy that will see the company diversify into new market segments and deliver a broader range of intelligence-based security and off-site monitoring solutions. The...

Visa opens first Innovation Studio in Africa

Visa has opened a new Innovation Studio in Nairobi, its first dedicated innovation site in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The facility will serve the sub-Saharan Africa region and joins a network of innovation centres operated by Visa since 2016, in cities including Dubai,...

Vodacom’s wearable devices set to boost mineworker safety

Health and safety in South Africa's mining industry has steadily improved over the past 15 years. In 2007, the industry recorded over 200 deaths and while that number has been significantly reduced with 72 fatalities reported last December, the ultimate goal, of...

Lenovo will hire 12 000 R&D professionals

Lenovo plans to build on its recent commitment to double investment in R&D, and will hire 12 000 R&D professionals around the world over the next three years. This is the word from Lenovo's chairman and CEO, Yuanqing Yang, who has also set out the company's...

AURA and FNB partner to keep customers safe

FNB banking customers can now access instant emergency response services, anywhere, anytime via the FNB banking app. Powered by South Africa's leading security and medical response marketplace, AURA, the in-app panic button, GuardMe, is available to all FNB customers...

Obsidian, EDB enter African partnership

Obsidian Systems has partnered with EDB, a multinational provider of software and services based on the PostgreSQL open source database, to deliver EDB solutions and support to the African market. "This new partnership with Obsidian Systems represents our shared...

The future of unified communications starts today

The strides made in our industry over the past few years have drastically changed what is possible for business communication, but have also changed what's expected as a baseline to remain competitive and efficient. By Tim Wood, executive head: IS and IT at Vox...

Local companies complete the cloud puzzle for digital transformation

The cloud infrastructure market is likely to be the battleground of the immediate future. Globally, the cloud is booming with the combined public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) segments forecast to have revenues of...

Network Engineer – Gauteng Illovo

We are seeking a skilled, dynamic, and driven Network Engineer with a focus on networking, firewalling, and VoIP/PBX systems to join our technical team. While this role emphasizes specialized expertise, you will also be expected to perform some general Tier 1/2 IT...

Full Stack Developer (Angular) (Senior) 0277 – Gauteng Pretoria

Full Stack Developer (Angular) ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:- Frameworks- Front End: Angular, JavaServer Faces, Apache Struts- Back End: Jakarta EE, (optional Microprofile, Spring)- Application servers: Payara Server/Glassfish, (optional Quarkus, Payara Micro)-...

Business Analyst

B degree or equivalent (e.g., BTech/BSc/BCom Informatics/Computer Science/InformationSystem/Computer Engineering) Diploma in Business AnalysisMinimum eight years' experience in Business AnalysisKnowledge, experience and qualifications in Financial Markets (added...

Data Analyst (SAS expert)

High profile credit and financial services division of leading retail group seeks a skilled Data Analyst, reporting to the Risk executive.The candidate must have:A completed BSc Honours ( Maths / Financial Maths / Engineering)3-5 years relevant Credit Risk Analyst /...

Frontend Developer (Angular) (Senior) 2672

Frontend Developer (Angular) ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:- Technical:o Angular frameworko TypeScripto HTML5, Typescript and CSSo Unit testing with JESTo RESTful API (Swagger, Open API)o Object-oriented programming experience- Experience with testing tools like...

Business Analyst – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

B degree or equivalent (e.g., BTech/BSc/BCom Informatics/Computer Science/InformationSystem/Computer Engineering) Diploma in Business AnalysisMinimum eight years' experience in Business AnalysisKnowledge, experience and qualifications in Financial Markets (added...

Data Analyst (SAS expert) – Remote Remote

High profile credit and financial services division of leading retail group seeks a skilled Data Analyst, reporting to the Risk executive.The candidate must have:A completed BSc Honours ( Maths / Financial Maths / Engineering)3-5 years relevant Credit Risk Analyst /...

Frontend Developer (Angular) (Senior) 2672 – Gauteng Pretoria

Frontend Developer (Angular) ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:- Technical:o Angular frameworko TypeScripto HTML5, Typescript and CSSo Unit testing with JESTo RESTful API (Swagger, Open API)o Object-oriented programming experience- Experience with testing tools like...

SENIOR MICROSOFT DEVELOPER (IST)

Accountable for Creating and solving problems in a robust and scalable manner, lead and assist junior developers. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and efficient execution of projects. Desired Skills: Dynamics 365 Javascript Python...

Senior Software Developer (C#.NET) (CH1071)

Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a skilled Senior Software Developer to join their diverse team of C# developers. We are looking for an individual that takes pride in what they do, is customer focused and takes ownership and...

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