Fibre operator ratings improve slightly
South Africa’s Internet service providers (ISPs) have a slightly better perception of the country’s fibre network operators (FNOs) compared to six months ago. This is according to the results of the latest six-monthly Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA) FNO...
Vodacom, Maziv respond to Competition Tribunal ruling
The Competition Tribunal yesterday (29 October 2024) prohibited Vodacom’s proposed R14-billion investment into Maziv, the fibre holding company of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa (DFA). Maziv has responded that it is disappointed by the outcome but respects the...
5G innovation took the spotlight at MWC 2024
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, held in Barcelona last week (26-29 February), showcased an array of cutting-edge technological advancements, drawing widespread attention from tech enthusiasts worldwide. With a particular emphasis on the evolution of 5G...
Canal+ increases Multichoice share offer
French entertainment company Canal+ has increased its mandatory offer to Multichoice shareholders to R125 per share. The minimum price for the mandatory offer in terms of Regulation 111(2) of the Takeover Regulations is approximately R105 per share. MultiChoice and...
Intel launches standalone FPGA company
Intel has announced the official launch of Altera, its new standalone FPGA company. CEO Sandra Rivera and chief operating officer Shannon Poulin have unveiled their strategy to secure leadership across a $55-billion-plus market opportunity; to expand the company's...
IT professional services market to hit $1,59trn by 2030
The global IT professional services market size is expected to reach $1,59-trillion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 9,5% from 2024 to 2030, according to a recent report by Grand View Research. The market growth can be attributed to the technology shift by small and...
What policymakers can do about deepfakes
Deepfakes - realistic AI-generated audio, video, or images that can recreate a person's likeness - are one of the most pressing challenges posed by generative AI, given the potential for bad actors to use it to undermine democracy, exploit artists and performers, and...
Digital Skills Forum aims to close skills gap
As societies around the world become increasingly interconnected and dependent on digital technologies, there is a growing need for better levels of digital literacy. This is the word from Mondli Gungubele, minister of communications and digital technologies, speaking...
AI, gaming users under fire from infostealers
Staggering amounts of stolen login credentials were discovered by Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence experts as they conducted an analysis alongisde Mobile World Congress 2024. Investigating the dark web market for credential theft from popular artificial...
MTN joins forces with Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board
MTN South Africa and the Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board are collaborating to address the escalating issue of network infrastructure theft and vandalism with the goal of safeguarding tower infrastructures and reduce network downtime. In the initial stage of...
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Ricoh South Africa makes senior appointments
Ricoh South Africa has appointed two senior executives to underscore the organisation's regional digital services strategy. The two senior executives are Shaune Bouwer, who is the new Commercial Director, and Len de Goede, who is the Sales Manager: Enterprise Sales....
Unemployment drives unrest in South Africa
In the midst of South Africa's deep unrest, 15th July is World Youth Skills Day. Tragically, the country's youth unemployment rate reached a new record of 32,6%, the highest since the quarterly labour force survey began in 2008, totalling 7,24-million people out of...
Consolidated workloads need intelligent storage architecture
Consolidating workloads is a tried and tested approach to improving operational efficiency. By Hayden Sadler, country manager for South Africa at Infinidat A successful consolidation strategy can have both economic and administrative benefits. However, it can also...
Evolving the supply chain to keep up with online demand
Even before Covid hit, online retail was growing and becoming an increasingly popular option in South Africa. By Amit Singh, solution architect at AlphaCodes When the pandemic arrived, however, this growth became exponential. With the dramatic acceleration in demand...
Agricultural best practice benefits from cloud technology
The continued improvement of labour conditions, environmental sustainability, ethical compliance through the value chain, and adherence to best practice in agriculture are all factors that the best farmers and producers in South Africa strive to achieve - and reaching...
Goldwagen shifts gears to digitally transform its supply chain
To continue its growth strategy, automotive parts distributor and franchise group Goldwagen has chosen to digitally transform its supply chain with Blue Yonder. The auto parts retailer will implement Blue Yonder's warehouse management (WMS) and labour management...
Companies win when the best security also means the best CX
For many organisations, reaching customers through various channels has been a key focus over the last few years - especially as consumers started embracing more and more digital channels. But in order to truly optimise a customer's user journey, businesses should...
Pandemic demands 4IR adoption and innovative reward solutions
"The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about the acceleration of innovation and the velocity of disruption, and these two factors are creating disruption and along with this, new opportunities for business," says Nicol Mullins, Chartered Reward Specialist and Executive...
The importance of cloud-based data archiving
One of the most significant challenges facing organisations today is dealing with the exponential growth of data. By Barry Kemp, head of IaaS at Vox The entire digital universe was expected to reach 44 zettabytes at the end of last year - 40 times more bytes than...
How to be a next-level service organisation
In today's digitally-driven environment, being able to deliver on customer service that meets continually evolving end user expectations has become a key business priority. By Lionel Bisschoff, founder and CEO of Learning Machines In fact, companies that invest in...
Project Manager (Property Development) at Parvana Recruitment
About the client:This forward-thinking property developer is highly successful and growing rapidly building on the principles of design excellence, sustainability, and community enrichment, their developments boast beautiful and intuitively designed apartments...
Agile Master (Advanced) 0556 – Gauteng Pretoria
Agile MasterESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:- Ability to manage a technical team using Agile Methodologies- Leadership skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment and improving transparency.-...
IT Auditor – Gauteng Johannesburg North
Join a leading professional services firm offering audit, tax, advisory, and forensic services, as an IT Auditor. As one of the top 10 accounting networks worldwide, the firm offers an opportunity to grow your career with exposure to international expertise.Evaluate...
Project Manager (Property Development) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About the client:This forward-thinking property developer is highly successful and growing rapidly building on the principles of design excellence, sustainability, and community enrichment, their developments boast beautiful and intuitively designed apartments...
Data Scientist (JHB)
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg seeks the expertise of a Data Scientist whose core role will entail utilizing data, Machine Learning, statistical and mathematical models to solve business problems and enable the effective use of...
Azure Developer
Job Overview Required skill: Cloud Hosting platform? Azure (Required)? Google Cloud Platform (Advantageous)Skill in at least 2 of the Frameworks and Languages below? C#? NestJs? TypeScript? JavaScript? Node JS Database? FireBase? My SQL? Cloud SQL? MongoDb?...
Scrum Master (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...
Data Scientist (JHB) – Gauteng Sandton
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg seeks the expertise of a Data Scientist whose core role will entail utilizing data, Machine Learning, statistical and mathematical models to solve business problems and enable the effective use of...
Azure Developer – Western Cape Paarden Eiland
Job Overview Required skill: Cloud Hosting platform? Azure (Required)? Google Cloud Platform (Advantageous)Skill in at least 2 of the Frameworks and Languages below? C#? NestJs? TypeScript? JavaScript? Node JS Database? FireBase? My SQL? Cloud SQL? MongoDb?...
Scrum Master (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...
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