Rampant online retail set to hit R130bn
Kathy Gibson reports – Online retail is set to account for 10% of all retail spend in South Africa within just a few months, reaching a value of R130-billion by the end of this year. Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, points out that the online market was worth...
Demand for AI skills in surges
Artificial intelligence (AI) skills are in high demand in the South African job market, with the demand in advertised roles requiring AI expertise increasing by 352% since 2019. This is one of the key insights to emerge from Pnet’s Job Market Trends Report for August...
Digital transformation accelerates drug development, discovery process
Ever-increasing drug discovery and development timelines is a multiscale issue causing delays in patient access to medicines and increasing costs for pharmaceutical companies. Digital transformation could streamline the process, accelerate innovation, and improve...
AI advances to shape threat and defence landscape
In 2024, the world saw cyber threats evolve faster than before, primarily due to the rise in the number of and popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. These tools assist cybercriminals in refining and making attack tactics more sophisticated and more...
Gene drives could boost malaria control
A new study explores the impact that mosquitoes modified with the gene drive technology could have on malaria incidence if deployed in West Africa. The Target Malaria UK modelling team at Imperial College London published “The potential of gene drives in malaria...
Trust tops township economy imperatives
South Africa’s township consumers value trust, authenticity and collaboration as key drivers in their buying decisions. That’s according to the 2024 Township Customer Experience (CX) Report from African marketing agency Rogerwilco, in partnership with Field &...
Leonardo supercomputer makes cooling sustainable
Kathy Gibson reports - One of Europe’s biggest supercomputers, Leonardo ranks number 9 on the latest global Top500 list. When the CINECA data centre in Bologna, Italy, went live in 2022, the Leonardo petascale supercomputer was the fourth-largest in the world. The...
Legal, risk, compliance to double tech spend by 2027
Assurance leaders are intrigued by the potential to automate their high-volume, low-value tasks and will double their department’s technology spend by 2027, according to a prediction by Gartner. The legal technology landscape is evolving rapidly, largely due to the...
Chrome divestiture proposal a pivotal moment
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed that Google divest its Chrome web browser to restore competition to the online search market. Murthy Grandhi, company profiles analyst at GlobalData, comments” With Google Chrome accounting for nearly two-thirds of the...
Local etailers square up against global giants
There is little question that Chinese-linked e-commerce platforms have found favour among South African consumers. Marketing Research Foundation's marketing survey group has found that Shein holds a 35% market share in the country’s women’s clothing sector. Meanwhile,...
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Omnisient wins African startup award
Omnisient has been recognised by US-based Startup City as one of Africa's Top Ten Startups, having recently also won Best Brand Award from the World Marketing Congress, and achieving a second round of funding in July 2021. Based in San Francisco, Startup City aims to...
Ukheshe partners with African tech unicorn
Fintech enablement partner Ukheshe Technologies has announced a new partnership with Chipper, one of Africa's most valuable startups, to enhance and accelerate the rollout out of Chipper's digital payment offerings. These include free and unlimited P2P payments across...
Disruptive behaviour can cost your career
The past year has been tough. People are struggling. Organisations are battling. And tensions are high. In July 2021 this boiling pot of frustration, stress and anxiety exploded, and South Africa faced extensive damage as looters swept across the country. For many, it...
Frogfoot expands in the Western Cape
Frogfoot, a licensed open-access infrastructure provider, has announced its acquisition of the Link Africa Western Cape FTTH network. "We are very excited about the acquisition of the Link Africa network in the Western Cape," says Abraham van der Merwe, CEO of...
Evolution of payments drives a contactless society
While people have been paying for goods and services for millennia, the arrival of the internet in the 1990s became a major turning point for the payments sector. Since then, digital innovation has evolved payments solutions at breakneck speeds. Everything from...
Tarsus On Demand takes Microsoft cloud honours
Tarsus On Demand has once again walked off with the Top Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) Indirect Provider of the Year award from Microsoft. This is the company's fourth consecutive win in the hotly contested category. Every year, Microsoft celebrates its South African...
First Distribution Offers Wireless Connectivity Solutions from Cambium Networks
Value-added IT distributor First Distribution announces it now offers Cambium Networks’ wireless fabric portfolio of communications solutions. Enterprises, service providers and government agencies are choosing fixed wireless and Wi-Fi technology that deliver the...
Paratus to open Zambia data centre
Paratus Group's brand-new data centre opens in Lusaka, Zambia on 1 October 2021. Offering colocation services, 24/7 quality connections for local and multinational businesses, together with a highly sophisticated range of digital and aligned services, Paratus Zambia...
Get your workspace post-Covid ready
As we move into a new era, and people slowly return to the office, organisations are questioning traditional ideas on how work should be done, the role of the office and what the workspace should look like. Global real estate company JLL's 2021 Top 10 Global CRE...
Fujitsu debuts AI for accurate prediction of vessel collision risks
Fujitsu has announced the introduction of a highly-accurate AI technology to predict vessel collision risks on complex sea routes including bay areas. Field trials were conducted between November 2020 and September 2021 under an outsourcing contract with the Japan...
Full Stack Mobile Developer (React Native and C#)
ENVIRONMENT:A leading Rental Service Provider in Johannesburg is looking for an experienced Mobile App Developer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mobile app development, with expertise in React Native, TypeScript, and a solid...
Cyber Security Specialist – Gauteng Midrand
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Cybersecurity Engineer to join our client based in JHB North.An established AWS-driven technology solutions company is looking...
Full Stack Mobile Developer (React Native and C#) – Gauteng Johannesburg
ENVIRONMENT:A leading Rental Service Provider in Johannesburg is looking for an experienced Mobile App Developer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mobile app development, with expertise in React Native, TypeScript, and a solid...
Enterprise Architect at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
This is a remote position.We are seeking a visionary Enterprise Architect to drive the strategic alignment of business goals with IT capabilities across the organization. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining a holistic architecture vision that...
Business Analyst
OverviewWe're partnering with a fast-growing ERP services firm based in Claremont, Cape Town, to find a hands-on Business Analyst / Product Owner / Consultant. This is a unique opportunity for someone who wants to step into a role with real ownership, client-facing...
Enterprise Architect at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Soweto
This is a remote position.We are seeking a visionary Enterprise Architect to drive the strategic alignment of business goals with IT capabilities across the organization. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining a holistic architecture vision that...
Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
OverviewWe're partnering with a fast-growing ERP services firm based in Claremont, Cape Town, to find a hands-on Business Analyst / Product Owner / Consultant. This is a unique opportunity for someone who wants to step into a role with real ownership, client-facing...
IT Project Manager (Contract)
The Senior Project Manager / Lead is responsible for managing assigned business and IT projects of various sizes throughout the whole project lifecycle to meet project objectives and support the company in achieving its strategy, ensuring key stakeholders are kept...
IT Developer
Are you a talented developer with a passion for building innovative digital solutions? Our client is looking for a driven and skilled IT Developer to join their team. If you're fluent in Afrikaans and English with experience in modern development tools, this is your...
Junior – Intermediate .NET Developer – Cape Town (Onsite)
ENVIRONMENT:Our client looking for a Junior to Intermediate .NET Developer to join a growing Cape Town team within a Germany-based tech company. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with 2–4 years of development experience who is eager to learn, contribute to...
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