Acer celebrates 50 years, set for the next 50
Kathy Gibson reports from Milan, Italy – Acer is celebrating its 50th birthday, kicking off its second half-century by embracing the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology, debuting a new channel programme, and launching a range of new commercial devices....
Channel still front and centre of Acer’s future strategy
Kathy Gibson reports from Milan, Italy – As it celebrates its 50th birthday, Acer has reaffirmed its commitment to the channel. Cristine Pez, director of commercial marketing and go-to-market at Acer EMEA, explains that the company’s go-to-market is 100% through the...
AU endorses efforts to change the world map
The African Union (AU) has endorsed a campaign to use a map that represents Africa more accurately than the traditional Mercator map that is mostly used today. The currently-used map was drawn up in the 16th century by catographer Gerardus Mercator, and inaccurately...
AI and it’s role in empowering Africans
AI alone isn’t transformative. Real change happens when empowered people can access, trust, learn and adopt AI technology. By Francine Katsoudas, executive vice-president and chief people, policy and purpose officer at Cisco The most profound convergence of human...
Looking to unite Africa’s innovators
Young Entrepreneurs South Africa (YESA) is set to host the first G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance Summit (G20 YEA) 2025 in South Africa from 18 to 22 September at the Sandton Convention Centre. The summit will bring together over 600 delegates from all G20 countries...
AI supercharges insider threats
Insider threats have overtaken external attacks as the top security concern among organisations – with AI accelerating the shift, according to new research from Exabeam. The company’s latest report - From Human to Hybrid: How AI and the Analytics Gap Are Fueling...
Webb discovers a new moon orbiting Uranus
Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has identified a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus, expanding the planet’s known satellite family to 29. The detection was made during a Webb observation on 2 February...
EchoLink and the rise of zero-click AI exploits
Cybersecurity researchers at Check Point have uncovered a critical zero-click vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot - dubbed EchoLink - which allows attackers to extract sensitive corporate data without any user interaction. The exploit, which has since been patched...
INX-ZA future-proofs Internet connectivity in SA
INX-ZA, the Internet exchange point division of the Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA), has appointed Nokia to modernise its exchange infrastructure to offer new 400GE and expanded 100GE services to its customers across the country. As a result, it says,...
GReAT uncovers new Trojan GodRAT
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered GodRAT - a new Remote Access Trojan distributed via malicious screensaver files disguised as financial documents and that were delivered through Skype messenger up until March 2025 - and subsequently...
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Château Gâteaux optimises delivery process
Château Gâteaux, now in its 25th year of supplying gourmet cakes across South Africa, has optimised its delivery processes with the MultiTRAX delivery application from the Argility Technology Group (ATG). With 20 outlets and still growing, Château Gâteaux has...
Deliver a seamless and secure employee experience
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What customers want when things go wrong
Even when your customers love you, your products, the services you offer, or your staff, at some point you may be faced with an unhappy, disappointed, or dissatisfied customer. By Liezel Jonkheid, director and founder of the Consumer Psychology Lab It could be a...
The continuing demand for Java developers
In the rapidly evolving world of software development, Java has consistently proven its resilience and adaptability. Its well-known 'write once, run anywhere' approach has seen it dominate the programming language landscape for more than two decades. Even today, Java...
4Sight increases Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central access for Africa
4Sight Dynamics Africa has announced that the software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central application will become available to businesses in an additional 11 countries across Africa, effectively doubling access on the continent....
Paratus Botswana completes Gaborone metro fibre ring
Paratus Botswana has completed its new metro fibre ring around Gaborone, providing secured, high-speed connectivity to businesses and individuals in the area. Country MD of Paratus Botswana, Shawn Bruwer says that many of its financial services clients, including...
People at the heart of retail training
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SA consultancy helps Microsoft with zero trust adoption framework
Digital transformation has shifted the emphasis on IT security from being an IT-issue to being a business imperative, and protection of data (and systems) has become increasingly key to all facets of organisations. Microsoft recently released an Adoption Framework for...
Use digital tech to supercharge supply chain ROI
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PayShap: catalyst for financial inclusion or another expensive payment method?
There has been a lot of talk around the corner about PayShap - the new super-fast, low-cost payment rail which has recently launched in South Africa. It aims to foster financial inclusion and open new markets and opportunities. By Harsha Maloo, head of payments at...
UX/UI Designer (Chief Expert) 2141 – Gauteng Pretoria
Liaise with stakeholders and team members.Take complex tasks and make them intuitive and easy to use.Throughout the design process – from creating user flows and wireframes to building user interface mock-ups and prototypes.Gather data from our analytics and UX...
Senior Application Development Manager – Remote Remote
Job description:You will work in the IT solutions team within an Asset Management company. You will be responsible foranalysing, designing, and building solutions that enable operations and business strategic goals. Yourexceptional problem-solving ability combined...
Salesforce UX/UI Designer
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Full Stack Developer
Our Pretoria based client is looking for a Fullstack Developer for a permanent role. The candidate might need to travel to Malawi as they are expanding in Africa.Key aspects of a full-stack developer's role: Front-end development: Working with technologies like HTML,...
Salesforce UX/UI Designer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
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Machine Learning Engineer (Intermediate) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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Systems Support & Training Administrator (CRM System – HubSpot)
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Machine Learning Engineer (Intermediate) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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