Resellers: Last chance to make your voice heard
Voting in the Channelwise Awards 2025 has been extended to midnight on 13 November – and resellers are urged to make their mark. The Channelwise Awards are the South African IT distribution channel’s most prestigious awards, where resellers and partners get the chance...
Seacom unveils new branding as it plans for Africa’s future
Kathy Gibson reports - Seacom, which pioneered Africa’s submarine cable boom 16 years ago, is planning a major new undersea network. Seacom 2.0, due to be completed by 2029, is designed to carry the data traffic that will be generated by Africa’s embrace of...
When IT cost optimisation fuels innovation, ROI improves
There is a significant opportunity for companies of all sizes - but in particular for those with revenue between $500-million and $5-billion - to optimise their IT costs and surge ahead in innovation. SoftwareOne Holding’s “Driving Business Outcomes through...
As security staff take on more, retention challenges grow
As cybersecurity teams take on broader responsibilities, infosec professionals are working across multiple security domains. This is according to the 2025 Cybersecurity Staff Compensation Benchmark Report released by IANS Research and Artico Search, which takes a...
Microsoft’s new chip rewrites quantum computing playbook
Microsoft may have changed the quantum computing game, with the development of a new material that enables scalability on a new scale. Majorana 1, introduced yesterday, is the world’s first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture that Microsoft...
900m phishing attempts as cyber threats take off
Kaspersky’s security solutions blocked over 893-million phishing attempts in 2024 – a 26% increase from 2023, when the total stood at nearly 710-million. The surge in attempts (shown in the graph below) between May-July is traditionally tied to the international...
Companies in all sectors want agentic AI workers
Agentic AI is a significant advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) that transcends traditional content generation capabilities. It involves AI systems that can operate autonomously, making decisions and taking actions on behalf of users without requiring...
How to stay ahead of cyber threats: Mimecast H2 2024 Global Threat Intelligence Report
In the second half of 2024, Mimecast processed more than 90-billion data points for over 42 000 customers, during the six-month period from July to December. During that time, 5-billion threats were detected, with attackers targeting core communication channels such...
Visa-free movement key for African transformation agenda
On the sidelines of the 38th African Union Summit, African leaders discussed obstacles to the continent’s economic integration, underscoring visa-free movement to reduce illegal migration and strengthen official travel channels. The high-level dialogue, convened by...
Marketing organisations lag in GenAI adoption
Twenty-seven percent of chief marketing officers (CMOs) report that their marketing organisation has limited or no GenAI adoption in marketing campaigns, according to a survey by Gartner. A survey of 418 marketing leaders conducted in July through September 2024 found...
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There's no doubt that Covid-19 expedited the rise in eCommerce and lead to the now-near institution of the home economy. And, while the pandemic comes under control with an almost complete relaxation of restrictions, the on-demand delivery trend is firmly fixed into...
Welcome to the new world of cyber risk
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QR payments take off with businesses, consumers
Although already on a steep adoption curve, Covid has fast tracked many organisations' digital payments strategies. QR codes in particular are finding favour amongst major South African banks. Capitec's most recent peer2peer (P2P) account-based payment offering is the...
Can businesses get their customers out of query resolution hell this year?
With Covid-19 the need for businesses to sort out their digital offerings has gone from an 'in progress' to 'it has to happen now'. And by next year, it will be 'why haven't you automated yet?'. By Dave Williams, chief operating officer of DigiBlu The go-to pandemic...
How far is the public sector from reaching its digital destination?
"The system is down". It's a phrase that's so common in the South African lexicon that it tends to elicit eye-rolls and frustrated sighs amongst anyone trying to get service out of a department in South Africa's public sector. By Greg Gatherer, account manager at...
Switch to inkjet technology and shape a sustainable tomorrow
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Obscure Technologies signs up Tenable distribution in Africa
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Why e-learning could be key in climate change efforts
There can no longer be any question that the world is in a race against time as far as climate change is concerned. While the outcomes of the COP26 summit in Glasgow last year were promising, with 151 countries pledging to submit new climate plans to cut emissions by...
Banking as a Service helps traditional banks stay relevant
Years, and sometimes decades, of patchwork additions as new products and services were added have left many banks with a real tech headache. Now, as they struggle with the challenges of open banking and more recently the rise of embedded banking, traditional banks are...
How XDR helps organisations adopt a ‘living’ approach to cybersecurity
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Senior PHP Developer (Hybrid) (PTA) – Gauteng Pretoria
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Senior Qlik Sense Cloud Developer (Remote)
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IT Project Manager at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are seeking a technically strong IT Project Manager with a sharp eye for detail and a solid understanding of inventory and obsolescence management. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving and managing IT-for-IT change initiatives across the...
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One of our clients in JHB is looking for an experienced Data Scientist to start immediately. Key Requirements Degree in EngineeringData Engineering & Integration - Proficiency with Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse)Experience with ETL/ELT...
Senior Qlik Sense Cloud Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
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IT Project Manager at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Pinelands
We are seeking a technically strong IT Project Manager with a sharp eye for detail and a solid understanding of inventory and obsolescence management. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving and managing IT-for-IT change initiatives across the...
Data Scientist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Senior Test Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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Oracle PL/SQL Developer at Ntice Search
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