Data, fibre deliver growth for Telkom
Telkom SA has announced that group revenue for the six months ended 30 September 2025 are up 3,4% to R22 104-million, driven by robust mobile data revenue growth (+10,3%) and fibre-related data revenue (+12.3%). Meanwhile, group data revenue is up 7,9%, contributing...
User numbers increase, but Internet disparities deepen
The world's online population grew by more than 240-million people in 2025, according to the new Facts and Figures 2025 report from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The new estimates confirm continuing progress in expanding digital connectivity, while...
Global initiative aims to improve submarine cable resilience
Governments, industry executives and international organizations have expressed support for strengthening the world's vital undersea network of telecommunications cables at the International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit in Abuja, Nigeria. The concluding Summit...
Attack as a service trend targets SMEs
The dark web is rife with listings offering to target SMEs - especially law and accounting firms - by exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities, selling stolen credentials and performing ransomware as a service (RaaS) attacks. This is according to a recent investigation by...
Free file conversion tools carry malware risks
In the first 10 months of 2024, Kaspersky detected and blocked 111-million web-based threats across Africa. Web-based threats encompass a broad range of cyber risks that may trigger harmful events or actions via the Internet. According to Kaspersky experts, one such...
Airline passenger demand increases
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for January 2025 global passenger demand with the following highlights: Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 10% compared to January 2024. Total capacity, measured in...
SA’s working class is still growing
South Africa’s working class – households earning between R8 000 and R22 000 per month – has expanded significantly despite the country’s ongoing economic struggles. This is according to The Majority Report 2025, published by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT)...
Biggest-ever crypto heist nets $1,5bn for North Korea
Crypto assets worth $1,5-billion stolen from Dubai-based Bybit are being steadily laundered into Bitcoin through a series of exchanges. The heist, which the FBI is attributing to North Korean nation-state actors, saw assets including 401 347 Ether tokens lifted from a...
Forecast for PCs, tablets lower as tariffs, sentiment bite
In the wake of US tariffs on China as well as a weakening market sentiment, mostly in the consumer space, IDC has reduced its traditional PC forecast in 2025 and beyond. Global PC volume is now expected to reach 273-million in 2025, still growing +3,7% over the prior...
GSMA launches Open-Telco LLM Benchmarks
The GSMA Foundry has launched GSMA Open-Telco LLM Benchmarks, an open-source community aimed at improving the performance of large language models (LLMs) for telecom-specific applications. The community provides an industry-first framework for evaluating artificial...
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Infinet Wireless displays interconnect solutions
Infinet Wireless is exhibiting solutions for the ever-present connectivity at Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC). The core Infinet Wireless product is the company's diverse Point-to-Multipoint solution InfiMAN Evolution, which is both universal and flexible, with...
Ericsson to extend network exposure to the edge
Ericsson has launched Edge Exposure Server to enable new enterprise and consumer services through simple and enriched APIs for edge applications. 5G and edge computing are opening a world of new revenue opportunities across manufacturing, transport, gaming and...
Nokia introduces evolved managed operations portfolio for CSPs
Nokia has announced two new managed services offerings to help communication service providers (CSPs) deliver a better customer experience and realize faster returns on their 5G investments by better utilising intelligence from their network data. Operations...
Kaspersky launches secure connectivity solutions
Kaspersky is launching its Cyber Immunity vision to the IoT community at Mobile World Congress, is presenting its complete portfolio of consumer cybersecurity technologies for the mobile industry. The global pandemic led to rapid digital transformation, not only...
Obsidian Systems partners Yugabyte
Obsidian Systems, a specialist in Open Source technology, cloud adoption and big data, has entered into a strategic reseller agreement with Yugabyte, which supplies open source Distributed SQL database technology. By teaming up with Obsidian Systems, a trusted local...
Using alternative data in credit risk modelling
When it comes to using alternative data in credit risk assessments, the field has really opened up over the last few years. Alternative data is a hot topic, in part because of the data explosion of the last few years, and in part because of the drive-in lending for...
High-performance computing for superior surveillance
First Distribution, the leading pan-African distributor for Cybersecurity, Datacentre, Cloud, Surveillance and IoT Solutions, is furthering their partnership with BCD – the security industry’s most trusted source for video data infrastructure solutions. The...
First Distribution appointed as BeyondTrust distributor in South Africa
BeyondTrust, the worldwide leader in intelligent identity and access security, has appointed First Distribution, the leading pan-African distributor for cybersecurity, datacentre, cloud, surveillance, and IoT solutions as South African distributor for BeyondTrust’s...
Lenovo delivers record quarter
Lenovo Group has announced historic highs for both profit and revenue, reporting its first $20-billion quarter. Lenovo's performance delivered significant year-on-year improvements. Net income grew at a rate of over 50% for the sixth consecutive quarter, with Q3...
Check Point SecureAcademy collaborates with Namibia University of Science & Technology
Check Point Software Technologies has partnered with the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Complete Enterprise Solutions (CES), and Salt Essential IT to help tackle the cybersecurity skills shortage in Namibia. The partnership between Check Point...
Full Stack Developer (Mobile-Focused)
Opportunity for a Full Stack Developer to build and maintain React Native mobile apps and ReactJS web portals in a fully in-office Johannesburg role. Key Requirements 3+ years full stack development with strong mobile focusProficient in React Native, ReactJS,...
Applications Architect at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
JOB PURPOSE: To design and maintain the enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EA standards, procedures and policies.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:Application Architecture domain establishment • Interpret and apply approved enterprise architecture...
Business Analyst – 1857 – Gauteng Pretoria
Business Analyst with +/- 5 years' experience in gathering and analysing requirements impacting data-intensive applications / systems and building solutions to fulfil those requirements; SQL and Database experience and test management experience required for a...
Full Stack Developer (Mobile-Focused) – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Opportunity for a Full Stack Developer to build and maintain React Native mobile apps and ReactJS web portals in a fully in-office Johannesburg role. Key Requirements 3+ years full stack development with strong mobile focusProficient in React Native, ReactJS,...
Business Intelligence (BI) Developer
Description/Synopsis: A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a skilled Business Intelligence (BI) Developer to join their BI team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the end-to-end development, maintenance, and support of BI solutions, as well as...
Data Engineer – 2053
Data Engineer with Degree, and Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner or similar and knowledge of data formats such as Parquet, AVRO, JSON, XML, CSV ETC. and REST API's required for a reputable global company based in GautengTechnical Skills / TechnologyTerraformPython...
Application Architect
JOB PURPOSE:To design and maintain the enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EA standards, procedures and policies. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:Application Architecture domain establishment Interpret and apply approved enterprise architecture principles,...
Business Intelligence (BI) Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Description/Synopsis: A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a skilled Business Intelligence (BI) Developer to join their BI team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the end-to-end development, maintenance, and support of BI solutions, as well as...
Data Engineer – 2053 – Gauteng Pretoria
Data Engineer with Degree, and Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner or similar and knowledge of data formats such as Parquet, AVRO, JSON, XML, CSV ETC. and REST API's required for a reputable global company based in GautengTechnical Skills / TechnologyTerraformPython...
Application Architect – Gauteng Centurion
JOB PURPOSE:To design and maintain the enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EA standards, procedures and policies. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:Application Architecture domain establishment Interpret and apply approved enterprise architecture principles,...
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