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Five Scenarios of Innovation Drive the African Mobile Industry for the Next Golden Decade
Speaking at the MBB Summit during AfricaCom 2025, Samuel Chen, Vice President of Huawei's Wireless Network Business Marketing, unveiled five scenario-based innovations aimed at driving high-quality growth in Africa’s mobile industry. In his keynote speech, “Inspiring...
SA’s SMEs prioritise digital payments, sustainability
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Global smartphone market set for 2,3% growth
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 2,3% year-over-year in 2025 to 1,26-billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The 2,3% increase will represent the second successive year of...
Cisco offers integrated security through local PoP
Cisco is making its newly-expanded suite of cloud-based security services available to South African users through a local point of presence (PoP) hosted at AWS. “At a time when cybersecurity is one of the top concerns of every business and public sector leader, our...
Xeon 6 with P-cores enable next-gen computing
Intel has launched Xeon 6 processors with Performance-cores (P-cores), enabling modernised infrastructures that meet the demands of next-gen workloads like AI, high-performing and efficient compute – from data centres to networks and edge to PC. “We are intensely...
King V Draft is open for public comment
The draft of the new version of the King Code – which positioned South Africa as a global leader in corporate governance just over three decades ago – is now available for public comment. The King V Draft is a revised and streamlined update of King IV. The King...
Mobile Web traffic hits new high
After peaking at nearly 60% in mid-2022, mobile web traffic took a downturn throughout 2023, slipping to 53%, a level last seen before the Covid-19 pandemic. However, things changed last year, with more people than ever using mobile devices to browse the web....
Your vehicle is more likely to be hijacked than stolen
Tracker’s vehicle crime statistics for July to December 2024 reveal that nationally, hijackings comprise 56% of all vehicle crime incidents, while theft accounts for 44%. However, hijacking becomes more pronounced when evaluating business-owned vehicles and specific...
Vumacam welcomes private CCTV draft by-laws
Vumacam has welcomed the City of Johannesburg’s publication of by-laws governing the use of CCTV in the city as a key step in making the city safer. The proposed by-laws will support the creation of a database of all registered CCTV cameras being used within...
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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...
Front-End Developer
Front End DeveloperJoin a fast-scaling SaaS company revolutionising digital travel experiencesRemote | R50 000 R65 000 (Negotiable) | B2B SaaS | UK Hours (9am5:30pm) About Our ClientOur client is an innovative B2B SaaS company transforming the travel industry with...
Business Analyst at QES – Gauteng Sandton
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...
Front-End Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Front End DeveloperJoin a fast-scaling SaaS company revolutionising digital travel experiencesRemote | R50 000 R65 000 (Negotiable) | B2B SaaS | UK Hours (9am5:30pm) About Our ClientOur client is an innovative B2B SaaS company transforming the travel industry with...
Data Manager (Wits VIDA)
Background:The Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics (VIDA) Research Unit of the University of the Witwatersrand, formerly RMPRU (Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit) has for over 20 years conducted numerous studies to assess the burden of and...
Senior Network Administrator
An exciting opportunity is available for a skilled Senior Network Administrator to support and maintain enterprise-wide network services. This role is suited to a professional with solid technical expertise in network infrastructure, strong operational experience, and...
Data Manager (Wits VIDA) – Gauteng Soweto
Background:The Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics (VIDA) Research Unit of the University of the Witwatersrand, formerly RMPRU (Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit) has for over 20 years conducted numerous studies to assess the burden of and...
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