Africa is still cybercriminals’ favourite target
Africa is once again the most targeted global region for cyberattacks, according to Check Point’s September Threat Intelligence Report, with an average of 2 902 attacks per organisation per week. Telecommunications, government, and consumer goods and services led in...
Major airlines used in latest email scam
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a surge in scam emails where attackers impersonate major airlines and airports - including Amsterdam Schiphol, Lufthansa, Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and others - to trick businesses into engaging in fraudulent...
Humanoids, AI agents expected in 2025
Nvidia experts across accelerated computing, data science and research predict multimodal models will speed industry innovation and efficiency. From boardroom to break room, generative AI took this year by storm, stirring discussion across industries about how to best...
Get ready for bigger, bolder attacks in 2025
While threat actors continue to rely on many "classic" tactics that have existed for decades, our threat predictions for the coming year largely focus on cybercriminals embracing bigger, bolder, and - from their perspectives - better attacks. From...
Nokia, du in first MEA commercial 5G standalone cloud RAN deployment
Nokia and du have deployed the first commercial 5G Cloud RAN solution in the Middle East and Africa region, in Abu Dhabi, supporting the UAE’s evolving digital requirements and advanced use cases, including AI, machine learning, and industry-specific applications in...
Africa Investment Forum 2024 garners $29,2bn in deals
The Africa Investment Forum 2024 Markets Days recorded a total of $29,2-billion in new investor interests after three days of boardroom discussions in Rabat, Morocco. The Chair of the Africa Investment Forum, President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi...
Qualcomm sets new growth targets
Qualcomm has outlined significant opportunities for growth and diversification at its 2024 Investor Day. The company’s position at the edge is driving access to an expanded total addressable market (TAM) of approximately $900-billion by 2030, with more than 50-billion...
AI key to creating jobs for African youth
Artificial intelligence (AI) innovation can play a key role in addressing Africa’s persistent youth unemployment challenges and shaping a more prosperous future for the continent’s workforce. This is among the findings of new report from Caribou Digital, in...
Developing economies to benefit from improved global trade
Global trade is set to reach a record $33-trillion in 2024, according to the latest Global Trade Update by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). This $1-trillion increase, reflecting 3,3% annual growth, highlights resilience in global trade. Developing economies,...
Election outcome boosts US economic outlook
Business leaders registered a huge shift in positive sentiment about prospects for the US economy and their own organisations in the wake of the recent presidential election, according to the fourth-quarter AICPA & CIMA Economic Outlook Survey. The quarterly...
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Financial services need to accelerate digital transformation
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IT leaders working in education are no stranger to the profound impact of the pandemic. By Ronald Ravel, director: B2B at Dynabook South Africa While many countries have re-opened schools following lockdown periods, the last year of online learning has ushered a new...
Leverage the power of BI to build resilience
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Training intelligence a must in the upskilling of learners and staff
The focus should no longer be on learner outcomes, but performance outcomes. That is the unequivocal message from Paul Hanly, co-founder of South African end-to-end online learning solution provider New Leaf Technologies. He stresses that there needed to be direct...
What is still driving the gender wage gap?
The underlying causes and current barriers of the gender pay gap are often misunderstood. This is according to Dr Mark Bussin, master reward specialist and executive committee member of the South African Reward Association (SARA), who points out that the gender pay...
Platform technology boosts democratisation of payments
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Women’s health in Africa a pressing human rights issue
August is Women’s Month, and as we examine global women’s issues more closely, we are reminded of the topic of women’s health in Africa – a subject that is increasingly being framed by the vital role that diagnostics plays in ensuring that long-term health across the...
Digital transformation an opportunity for inclusive growth in Africa
The digital economy, and with it an increasing demand for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skills identified by the World Economic Forum in 2016, is here. And while there can be no doubt that digital transformation presents a massive opportunity for economic...
No ‘Doge-ing’ the tax bill on cryptocurrency transactions
SARS is tightening tax collection on cryptocurrency transactions, which makes it important to distinguish between events that will trigger income tax rates or CGT rates, write Joon Chong and Lumen Moolman from Webber Wentzel. Have you (i) sold your cryptocurrencies...
With POPIA and Covid, data strategies must be adaptable
The way companies view and approach disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) strategies has changed drastically in the past year, largely due to the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), which will now come into effect in February 2022. By Chris...
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About the client:This forward-thinking property developer is highly successful and growing rapidly building on the principles of design excellence, sustainability, and community enrichment, their developments boast beautiful and intuitively designed apartments...
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Postion Summary: The Linux System Administrator within the South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), will be responsible for the efficient management and maintenance of Linux-based systems across the organization's network. Experience in Linux...
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