Africa Tech Festival: It’s a wrap …
The Africa Tech Festival, taking place this week (11-14 November) in Cape Town, saw telecommunications vendors and operators get together with governments and key policy-makers to pilot the continent on it’s transition to a digital economy. Kathy Gibson reports ...
Broadband adoption ramps up in Africa
Kathy Gibson reports from Africa Tech Festival – Broadband is leading the connectivity charge in Africa as countries across the continent get access to fast networks. This was the overarching message from the Africa Broadband Forum 2024, held on the sidelines of the...
Chinese banks maintain global dominance
Chinese banks maintained their dominance in the global largest lender rankings of 2023 despite a downturn in the property sector, according to the Global Bank Ranking published by S&P Global Market Intelligence, an annual ranking of the 100 largest banks in the...
Egypt makes a positive impact on Vodacom results
Vodacom has reported group revenue of R151-billion for the year ended 31 March 2024, up 26,4% from last year, and positively impacted by the group's Egypt acquisition. Group service revenue saw growth of 29,1%, with Egypt contributing 9,2% on a pro-forma basis. Group...
Healthcare CRM market set to hit $30,65bn
The global healthcare CRM market size is anticipated to reach $30,65-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 7,7% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The adoption of customer relationship management (CRM) in healthcare organizations...
Moves to advance evidence-based conflict prevention, resilience building in Africa
On the sidelines of the 2024 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development, the African Development Bank and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further advance their collaboration. The agreement builds...
Brace for severe solar storms tonight
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) -- a division of the National Weather Service -- is monitoring the sun following a series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that began on May 8. Space weather forecasters have issued a Severe (G4)...
Escalating fraud an increased risk for all South Africans
The South African fraud landscape has increased steadily over the past five years, making this one of the top risks South Africans face daily, according to the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS). "This increase is alarming and indicative of how South...
Data will ‘make or break’ workers’ trust in AI
A Salesforce survey of nearly 6 000 global knowledge workers suggests that AI has a data problem. Nearly six in 10 AI users say it's difficult to get what they want out of AI right now, with more than half claiming they don't trust the data used to train today's AI...
The impact of GenAI on procurement
By 2027, 50% of organisations will support supplier contract negotiations through the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled contract risk analysis and editing tools, says Gartner. According to its recent survey of 101 procurement leaders, conducted in November...
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Huawei released its 2021 Annual Report, reporting the operations through the year remained solid. Huawei achieved CNY636.8 billion (99,88-billionn USD) in revenue in 2021, and CNY113,7-billion (17,84-billion USD) in net profits, an increase of 75,9% year-on-year. The...
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African quartet wins global technology prize
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MFS Africa completes Capricorn Digital acquisition
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My Smart City helps improve service delivery
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Blockchain is coming to construction – get ready now
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Fibre powers the rapid move to app-based communication
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The importance of embracing cloud sovereignty
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Labour Court weighs in on Covid admission policies
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PHP Developer at QES – Western Cape Claremont
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PHP / Rust Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a PHP / Rust Developer to join them on a permanent basis. IT / Finance Responsibilities Build efficient, testable, and reusable Rust modulesSolve complex performance problems and architectural challengesEnsure code...
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