Vodacom appoints new leader of International Markets
Mohamed Abdallah has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Vodacom International Markets and Vodafone Egypt, with the CEOs of Vodacom DRC, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Tanzania now reporting direct to him. Abdallah will continue to report directly to Vodacom Group...
SA’s auto sector sees strong surge
The latest TransUnion South Africa Mobility Insights Report (formerly the Vehicle Pricing Index) for Q1 2025 highlights a strong rebound in the country’s automotive market, driven by improved consumer sentiment, declining interest rates, access to retirement savings...
GenAI extends automation potential in future of work
The return to the office has accelerated in 2024. While further return-to-the-office mandates are expected in 2025, many employees continue to work remotely for at least part of the time. Against this backdrop, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as the hottest...
Black Friday a shot in the arm for local economy
Black Friday sales are forecast to generate an additional R88-billion in November for South Africa’s wholesale, retail, and fuel sectors, according to research from fintech Capital Connect. The study shows that retailers in South Africa will generate R22-billion in...
Crowdfunding market is slowing down
In recent years, the crowdfunding market has been yo-yoing - with the annual growth rate falling by 6% and 4% in 2020 and 2022 respectively, and then rising to an average of 2,5% for the past two years. However, after a steady increase in 2023 and 2024, the entire...
Virtual reality market to hit $57bn by 2030
Despite the challenges that will limit the adoption of virtual reality (VR) technology, the global VR market is forecast to grow from $11-billion in 2023 to $57-billion by 2030 – with a CAGR of 26% over the period - according to GlobalData. The research group’s latest...
Lazarus rises again … targeting cryptocurrency
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered a sophisticated malicious campaign by the Lazarus advanced persistent threat (APT) group targeting cryptocurrency investors worldwide. The attackers used a fake cryptogame website that exploits a...
SA needs to address toxic masculinity
The Men’s Foundation of South Africa has issued an urgent call to action on addressing the toxic masculinity that continues to fuel stigma around men's health issues in the country - including mental health and prostate cancer. “Toxic masculinity is one of the most...
Nvidia CEO says India should manufacture its own AI
Artificial intelligence will be the driving force behind India’s digital transformation, fueling innovation, economic growth, and global leadership, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at this week’s Nvidia AI Summit in Mumbai. Addressing a crowd of entrepreneurs,...
Equinix adds to mushrooming SA data centres
Nasdaq-listed digital infrastructure company, Equinix, has opened its first international business exchange (IBX) data centre in Johannesburg, South Africa – JN1 – which it says is a key facility within its global network. Equinix says that the JN1 site is in a...
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Applications for Shoprite bursaries now open
The Shoprite Group is offering all-inclusive bursaries for the 2023 academic year to high-performing students enrolled for degrees in Accounting, Information Technology, UI Design, Food Science and more. Every year the Group supports on average 300 students, at an...
Veeam previews modern data protection solutions
Veeam Software brought its VeeamON Tour 2022 event in Johannesburg, with the theme of ‘Transform your Modern Data Protection Strategy’. Chris Norton, Regional Director for Africa at Veeam, discussed pertinent South African developments in the opening keynote, followed...
Do you dislike your bank’s chatbot? Help is on the way
Customer service in call centres, particularly in the banking sector, has been variable, at best, for a number of reasons. By Ryan Falkenberg, co-CEO of Clevva Technologically, many businesses are still siloed. This means agents don’t always have access to everything...
DMaaS a solution for hybrid cloud complexity woes
After an initial scramble to move everything to the cloud, companies are increasingly moving to a hybrid cloud environment, with a mix of private and public cloud infrastructure and services, coupled with on-premises storage. By Iniel Dreyer, MD of Data Management...
SA developers compete with the best in the world
In South Africa, the past few years have seen many companies move towards adopting agile software development. And even if it does not always align completely with the tenets of the Agile Manifesto, there has been an increased pace of development taking place in the...
Supply chain disruptions drive construction industry juggling act
Since 2020 South Africa’s construction industry has had to contend with enforced pandemic-induced shutdowns, civil unrest, natural disasters and more recently, the ongoing war in Ukraine, all of which have wreaked havoc on supply chains and severely hampered the...
Broadcast spectrum availability to open work opportunities
In March 2022, the Department of Communications, through Icasa, began auctioning off available spectrum to bidders, largely telecoms corporations. By Natashia Barnabas, industrial relations manager at Workforce Staffing The auction netted more than R14-billion for the...
Unlocking the full potential of the 5G ecosystem
At the end of this decade, we will reflect on this era and see that a phenomenal 5G ecosystem was created for economic growth. Industries will leverage 5G as an innovation platform and as an integrated part of their digital transformation. By Matone Ditlhake, CEO of...
Welcome to a world where avatars simplify machine building
In the world of machine building, core components, and the ease with which it can be selected and installed, form a vital part of overall efficiency. Thanks to the continued proliferation of Industry 5.0 and IIoT, machine builders are now benefiting from simplified...
Tarsus partners with Digicloud Africa
Google Meet Hardware and licensing is now available exclusively through Digicloud’s Google Meet hardware partner Tarsus Distribution. The partnership aims to address the growing local business demand for superior hybrid workforce video conferencing. Tarsus is an...
System Engineer – Intermediate at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Gauteng
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Test Analyst – 1355 – Gauteng Pretoria
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Software Engineer/System Analyst (Front Arena) – Gauteng Sandhurst
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My client based in CBD (Southern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Junior Software Engineer to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Extend and maintain existing and new software systemsPlanning, estimating, and continuously improving code...
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