Breached organisations spend more on cyber resilience
Organisations that have endured cyber incidents in the past don’t want to get burned again, according to Commvault’s 2024 Cyber Recovery Readiness Report and, consequently, they often reassess and invest in cyber resilience and recovery strategies in very meaningful...
Improved confidence drives uptick in electronic transactions
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), measuring the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica at seasonally adjusted real prices, showed a marginal uptick in August 2024. Increasing confidence levels, along with expected...
Microsoft to build own data centre
Microsoft has announced its intention build a data centre campus in Centurion. In March 2018, Microsoft became the first hyperscale public cloud provider to provide services from data centres in Africa. The new data centre is part of the company's intention to build...
Airlines, airports increase IT spend
SITA's 2023 Air Transport IT Insights report finds that both airports and airlines saw IT spend increase year on year into 2023, reaching an estimated $10,8-billion and $34,5-billion respectively, with over two-thirds of airport and airline CIOs expecting continued...
300m user accounts leaked in 2023
The latest data breach yearly recap by Surfshark shows that a total of 300-million accounts were breached in 2023. The US ranks first, amounting to around a third of all breaches (97-million). Russia takes second place (79-million), while France is third (10-million),...
Tech sector navigating layoffs while riding the GenAI wave
The tech industry is witnessing substantial changes in 2024, including layoffs by big companies like Google, Amazon, and Meta. This trend started last year, affecting over 191 000 employees due to factors like post-Covid-19 pandemic adjustments and a focus on emerging...
Canon places fifth in US patent rankings; first among Japanese companies
Canon ranked fifth for the number of US patents awarded in 2023, becoming the only company in the world to have ranked in the top five for 38 years running, according to the latest ranking of preliminary patent results issued by IFI Claims Patent Services. Canon has...
Logistics sees surge in African investment
Nearly 62% of global logistics professionals say their companies are planning additional or first-time investments in Africa. This is according to a survey of 830 logistics executives that forms part of the 15th annual Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, a...
META ICT spend to top $238bn in 2024
Overall spending on information and communications technology (ICT) across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) will top $238-billion this year - an increase of 4,5% over 2023 - according to the latest predictions from International Data Corporation (IDC). The...
$10bn slump expected in IT devices
After reaching a record $730-billion in sales revenue in 2021, the global demand for IT devices including desktop PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones has been shifting back and forth - and although the market significantly recovered after a massive 2022 sales...
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The chatbot is dead. Long live the chatbot
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CSPs must prepare for 5G and the Future Home
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New acting CEO for Access Bank SA
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iProov picks iiDENTIFii as African premier partner
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Analyze Consulting signs up Workday Advisory
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Siteyi is Westcon-Comstor’s new regional sales manager for East Africa
Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa, a leading global distributor, today announced the appointment of Norbert Siteyi as regional sales manager for its East Africa region. In his role, he will work with the team in the region to drive sales, assist with reseller...
ITA launches high-speed fibre link between Angola and DRC
Internet Technologies Angola (ITA), part of the Paratus Group, has launched its high-speed fibre-optic link connecting Angola to DRC across Noqui (Angola) and Matadi (DRC). The 600-kilometre connection between Luanda and Noqui, with a capacity of up to 200 gigabits...
Evotel sets Installing Hope challenge
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Software development holds opportunities for SA’s youth
Youth unemployment has hit a record high, with 64,4% of those aged 15 to 24 unemployed, according to Statistics SA. As more and more jobs are becoming available in the tech space, it is vital to bridge the digital skills gap in South Africa to minimise the youth...
Technical Business Analyst – Gauteng Sandton
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Lead C# Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
The successful candidate will be part of a team tasked to look after the back-end system. You will be adding new, as well as improve existing functionality within the system, using the Scrum Agile methodology. Day to day tasks involves joining standup sessions,...
Project Manager (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:YOUR ability to work on multiple projects concurrently & broad knowledge of business and financial products is sought to fill the role of the next Project Manager wanted by a dynamic Financial Services Group. Your core role will be to successfully...
Network Technician -2024-10
NETWORK TECHNICIAN - HYBRID MODEL - CONTRACT - TRAVEL WILL BE REQUIRED TWO WEEKS PER MONTH. MIGHT INCREASE IN NEED. IT Network Technician is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of an organization's computer networks. Overall, an IT...
FullStack C# Developer
Our client is seeking a dedicated individual to own the role, manage traffic for development-related tasks, manage internal and external client expectations and maintain the software using C#, JavaScript and SQL Server. Key Requirements A bachelor's degree in...
Project Manager (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Mowbray
ENVIRONMENT:YOUR ability to work on multiple projects concurrently & broad knowledge of business and financial products is sought to fill the role of the next Project Manager wanted by a dynamic Financial Services Group. Your core role will be to successfully...
Network Technician -2024-10 – Remote Remote
NETWORK TECHNICIAN - HYBRID MODEL - CONTRACT - TRAVEL WILL BE REQUIRED TWO WEEKS PER MONTH. MIGHT INCREASE IN NEED. IT Network Technician is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of an organization's computer networks. Overall, an IT...
FullStack C# Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Data Scientist Data Engineer
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