WhatsApp drives growth in OTT business messaging
Over-the-top (OTT) business messaging traffic will grow from 390-billion messages in 2025 to more than 560-billion by 2027, according to a new study by Juniper Research. This substantial two-year growth is attributable to WhatsApp’s aggressive pricing strategy, which...
China narrows the decline in its smartphone market
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, China's smartphone market shipped 68,4-million units in 3Q25, with the YoY decline easing to 0,6% after the previous quarter saw a drop of around 4%....
Microsoft to retire Skype in May
Microsoft will turn Skype off in May 2025, shifting users to its Teams platform. According to Jeff Teper, president: collaborative apps and platforms at Microsoft, the move aims to streamline the company’s free consumer communications offerings. “The way we...
US strategic reserve kickstarts ‘crypto arms race’
The global “crypto arms race” is on, with US president Donald Trump announcing a strategic US reserve of digital assets the stakes have skyrocketed. This prediction comes from Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, as the news “strategic crypto reserve” that will include...
Joburg’s CCTV bylaws come under fire
The City of Johannesburg has signed in a new bylaw that could make outlaw many existing CCTV camera installations, and make it more onerous for property owners to secure their premises. In terms of the new bylaws, any CCTV camera that has a view of a public space will...
IoDSA raises concerns about SAA appointment
South Africa’s troubled flag carrier SAA is once again making headlines for governance issues. The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) notes its concern about allegations of political interference in the airline’s CEO appointment. Media reports article...
Subdued manufacturing impacts PMI
The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for February 2025 highlights continued challenges for South Africa's manufacturing sector. The seasonally-adjusted Absa PMI declined slightly by 0.6 points to 44.7 in February, remaining in contractionary territory for the...
Cashless pilot delivers benefits for taxis
Waxd Solution, in partnership with Botransa, has launched its cashless Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System project in Swartruggens. "Going cashless is a crucial step in modernising our transport system and ensuring the safety of both drivers and commuters,”...
Looking forward to a property market upswing
South Africa’s residential property market has started to recover after an incredibly difficult year. “In 2024, typical for pre-election uncertainty, people held off large capital acquisitions such as buying a house,” says Renier Kriek, MD of Sentinel Homes. Potential...
Nokia to set up a cellular network on the Moon
Nokia plans to set up a cellular communications network on the Moon. This is one of the outcomes that the new Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission hopes to accomplish. Carrying NASA instruments as part of the agency’s CLPS initiative and Artemis campaign,...
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Are you ready to catch the boomerang?
Boomerang rehires are on the rise as the skills shortage starts to bite. The key is retaining the employees when they return, writes Diane van Zyl, senior people manager at Altron Karabina. No one would argue that the world of work has changed, quite possibly forever....
South Africans pivot towards ICT skills as employer demand grows
Businesses are competing for a limited pool of IT skills, and the pressure is intensifying as the demand for emerging technologies grows. Margaret Pekelaar, head of people in DevOps Practice Artificial intelligence and automation are rapidly changing the business...
Here’s where hybrid work fails and what you can do about it
Employee turnover has increased by 16% across all sectors in South Africa, indicating a delayed form of the great resignation witnessed elsewhere in the world. By Jolene Castelyn, head of marketing at Ricoh South Africa Old Mutual's reward channel, Remchannel,...
Create a cloud migration strategy for your business
The benefits of cloud are clear: increased agility and efficiency, longer-term hardware efficacy, and greater security are just some of the perks. Why, then, has everyone not yet moved their operations to cloud? "Eliminating traditional infrastructure is a major...
Reimagining employment
The picture of employment within the mining sector has changed. Since 2015, Statistics South Africa has painted direct employment figures with a very different brush - the number of workers directly hired by mines has decreased significantly. While actual hiring...
The impact of hybrid working across the generations
When it comes to the discourse around the way we work in the new era of hybrid working, it has never felt more balanced between the technology that enables it and the culture that defines it. By Lorna Hardie, regional director at VMware SSA As well as investing in the...
Primary school embraces SA-born edtech solution
A Thembisa-based primary school has become the first in the country to embrace the e-learning platform specifically developed for pupils in South Africa by local edtech business, Odin Education. Coinciding with National Youth Month celebrations, the full Grade 5...
PMT is an AWS Select Tier Services Partner
Pattern Matched Technologies (PMT) has achieved AWS Select Tier Services Partner status. AWS Select Tier Services Partners employ trained and certified individuals and have proven customer experience. PMT has enabled some of Africa’s most prominent banks, insurers,...
Healthtech brings hospital care home
By Kathy Gibson - Of the many lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic, perhaps the most important is that the centuries-old model of in-hospital patient care doesn’t scale well, is expensive to maintain, uses scarce resources and still doesn’t necessarily give...
What should you do if the information on your credit report looks wrong?
The National Credit Act (NCA) provides you with the right to dispute any factually incorrect credit information on your credit report generated by a credit bureau and to have this information corrected. By Annelene Dippenaar, chief legal and compliance officer at...
Project Manager (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
About our client:Our client provides cutting edge, cloud-based solutions to major banks, retailers, insurers and telcos, allowing them to process payments with ease. You will work with industry-leading experts and be involved in solving everyday payment problems that...
Software Engineer (Advanced) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Join a Global Leader in the Motor Industry as a Software Engineer (Advanced)!Are you ready to take your career to the next level by working on mission-critical systems within a cutting-edge IT environment? Our client in the Motor Industry is seeking a highly skilled...
Scrum Master at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Cape Town
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Scrum Master to lead two high-performance teams—one focused on Cloud for Customer (call-center technology) and the other on Digital Marketing.The successful candidate will be proactive, hands-on, and capable of ensuring...
Back-End Developer
Back-End Developer (Node.js) - RemoteShape the Future of Travel Tech with a Scalable SaaS PlatformRemote | R70 000 - R85 000 per month (Negotiable) | B2B SaaS | UK Hours (9am-5:30pm) About Our ClientOur client is a fast-growing B2B SaaS company revolutionising the...
Back-End Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Back-End Developer (Node.js) - RemoteShape the Future of Travel Tech with a Scalable SaaS PlatformRemote | R70 000 - R85 000 per month (Negotiable) | B2B SaaS | UK Hours (9am-5:30pm) About Our ClientOur client is a fast-growing B2B SaaS company revolutionising the...
Senior Network Administrator
Key Responsibilities: Maintain and manage, in conjunction with networking team, networking switches and routers conforming to requirements fromNetworking Security Team Develop, manage and maintain documentation of the system architecture. Develop and maintain database...
Senior Network Administrator – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Key Responsibilities: Maintain and manage, in conjunction with networking team, networking switches and routers conforming to requirements fromNetworking Security Team Develop, manage and maintain documentation of the system architecture. Develop and maintain database...
CNC Programmer
Maxmead, Pinetown - An exciting CNC Programmer position is available at a leading manufacturer in the furniture sector. This role focuses on technical programming for advanced wood-based production.Our client is a well-established name in the furniture manufacturing...
CNC Programmer – KwaZulu-Natal Pinetown
Maxmead, Pinetown - An exciting CNC Programmer position is available at a leading manufacturer in the furniture sector. This role focuses on technical programming for advanced wood-based production.Our client is a well-established name in the furniture manufacturing...
Business Analyst at QES
My client based in Gauteng is currently sourcing for a Business Analyst in the Business Change department to join them on an initial 9 month contract Gauteng / Hybrid / Contract / Insurance The Business Analyst will play a critical role in supporting the Specialist...
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