Collaboration and education key to fixing SA’s failing logistics
This Transport Month, supply chain industry body SAPICS is putting the spotlight on the critical link between transport infrastructure and national supply chain resilience and says that collaboration and education are key to building a safe, world-class logistics...
Seacom, Sentech to ‘turbocharge’ local tech SMMEs
Seacom and Sentech have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate the growth of SMMEs in the local telecommunications sector and advance their contribution to the digital economy through targeted support. The 12-month collaboration also recognises the...
Key AI trends that will separate leaders from laggards
Three transformative themes will drive AI and data-driven businesses in the year ahead: authenticity, applied Value, and agents. This is according to Qlik, which draws on deep market analysis to share its outlook for trends in 2025. These trends were developed by...
PC market closed out 2024 with slight growth
PC shipments during the fourth quarter of 2024 grew 1,8% from the prior year with global volumes reaching 68,9-million shipments, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. For...
PC sales set to grow for the first time since 2021
The past three years have been a rough ride for the PC industry. With inflation crunching consumer purchasing power and fewer people spending money on new tech, PC sales plunged by more than $20-billion, one of the sharpest drops in the market’s history. But, after...
Intel accelerates software-defined whole-vehicle approach
At CES 2025, Intel unveiled an expanded product portfolio and new partnerships designed to accelerate automakers’ transitions to electric and software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Intel now offers a whole-vehicle platform, including high-performance compute, discrete...
Banshee Stealer targets macOS users
As macOS continues to gain popularity, with over 100-million users globally, it’s becoming an increasingly attractive target for cyber criminals. Despite its reputation as a secure operating system, the rise of sophisticated threats like the Banshee MacOS Stealer...
Nvidia launches Cosmos World Foundation Model Platform
At CES 2025, Nvidia announced Nvidia Cosmos, a platform comprising state-of-the-art generative world foundation models, advanced tokenisers, guardrails and an accelerated video processing pipeline built to advance the development of physical AI systems such...
2024 vehicle sales decline, despite late-year recovery
December vehicle sales in South Africa rose for the third consecutive month, increasing by 2,5% compared to December 2023. This growth was primarily driven by an 8,2% rise in passenger car sales, with the rental industry continuing to play a significant role in the...
December sees manufacturing decline, but optimism for the future
The seasonally adjusted Absa PMI declined by 1.9 points to 46.2 in December, remaining in contractionary territory. This places the 2024 Q4 average PMI at 49 points, only slightly below 2024 Q3 (49.8 points) but above Q1 (47.8) and Q2 (48.1). While the manufacturing...
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Tap into African markets with technology-driven insights
With household consumption and urbanization increasing on the continent, Africa represents a gold mine for companies looking to expand their markets. But this market remains largely untapped because companies rely on traditional methods to gather essential and...
Anand Eswaran appointed as CEO of Veeam
Veeam Software has appointed Anand Eswaran as its new CEO a member of the company’s board. William Largent (Bill Largent) will step down as CEO to focus on his role as chairman of the board. Veeam, which crossed $1 billion in ARR this year and has over 400 000...
Technology and its role in managing disruption
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Making a success of blended working environments
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HP notebooks in stock at Pinnacle
Leading ICT distributor Pinnacle has announced the availability of powerful but cost-effective HP 250 and HP 450 laptops. HP 450 The HP 450, running Windows 10, features a 15,6-inch display with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. It is powered by a Core i5 processor...
Workplace technology 2022: inlocking the art of the possible
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Looking for trouble – cybersecurity for the digital age
Faced with relentless growth in cyberattacks, coupled with the complexity of today’s digital ecosystem, how should your business respond? Bas Burger, CEO: global at BT, shares his insights. There’s no going back. Over the past 18-months, businesses have got to grips...
UNESCO recognises DHET and Cisco Networking Academy 4IR skills partnership
UNESCO-UNEVOC has recognised the TVET colleges partnership between the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and Cisco Networking Academy as a global best practice. The partnership is designed to align Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET)...
Dell, Intel announce Concept Luna
Dell Technologies has announced the arrival of Concept Luna, the first prototype for a parallel innovation workstream to accelerate circular design of Dell’s products. With growing concerns about the climate crisis, e-waste and resource constraints, Dell explored how...
Proposed model and legislation for an APA Programme in SA
SARS has published a draft model and proposed legislation to establish an advance pricing agreement programme and is inviting comments on it by the end of January. By Karen Miller, consultant, and Joon Chong, partner at Webber Wentzel In 2020, SARS released a draft...
BUSINESS ANALYST – Gauteng Johannesburg
Job purpose: To ensure the vision and strategy of the company by documenting, developing, and implementing innovative business processes and models. This role identifies process improvement opportunities to enhance the functioning of the company in alignment with its...
BI Analyst at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East
Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Source, collect and extract data that is accurate and fit for purpose, working with developers to configure, test and update configurations. Engage with business to understand their requirements and...
Senior Data Engineer – Gauteng Centurion
Our esteemed client in Pretoria is urgently looking for a Senior Data Engineer. This is a permanent hybrid position. The Senior Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable data pipelines and platforms to support advanced...
Developer – Java (API) (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Client Details:Our client is the leading provider of complex software - they have an impressive global and local footprint and cover all the interesting domains including payments and telco. This client is very R&D focused, they are great believers in continuous...
Senior Software Developer (DSP)
A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Senior Software Developer (DSP)Qualification:B.Sc or B.Tech (Eng) (NQF 7) in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field with 13+ years relevant experience,B.Eng/B.Sc (Eng) (NQF 8) in Computer...
Cyber Security Engineer
Cyber Security EngineerProtecting data like a digital fortress!R 800,000 - R 1,056,000 per annumJoin a leading company in the digital industry that values innovation and customer satisfaction. This is an ideal opportunity to harness your expertise in cyber security...
Test Automation Technician (9-12 month contract)
Our client is looking for a Test Automation Technician for a 9-12 month contract role.The role is hybrid and is based in Gauteng - Pretoria.Responsibilities/Tasks:Test planning and test case automation.Plan and create all master data required for automated test...
Senior Software Developer (DSP) – Western Cape Cape Town
A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Senior Software Developer (DSP)Qualification:B.Sc or B.Tech (Eng) (NQF 7) in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field with 13+ years relevant experience,B.Eng/B.Sc (Eng) (NQF 8) in Computer...
Cyber Security Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal
Cyber Security EngineerProtecting data like a digital fortress!R 800,000 - R 1,056,000 per annumJoin a leading company in the digital industry that values innovation and customer satisfaction. This is an ideal opportunity to harness your expertise in cyber security...
Test Automation Technician (9-12 month contract) – Gauteng Pretoria
Our client is looking for a Test Automation Technician for a 9-12 month contract role.The role is hybrid and is based in Gauteng - Pretoria.Responsibilities/Tasks:Test planning and test case automation.Plan and create all master data required for automated test...
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