In Africa, ID fraud falls but scams rise
Africa’s overall identity fraud rate fell slightly to 3,42% in Q1 of 2025, down from 3,5% in Q1 2024, according to new data from global verification platform Sumsub. But, while traditional fraud methods like document forgery collapsed across the African continent,...
SA faces socio-economic, infrastructure, climate change risks
In a persistently tough economic environment, crime, infrastructure risks and climate change-related weather volatility are the biggest challenges currently impacting South African households and businesses. This is according to the 2025 Santam Insurance Barometer...
GenAI drives massive growth in AI spend
Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence (AI), including AI-enabled applications*, infrastructure, and related IT and business services, will more than double by 2028 when it is expected to reach $632-billion, according to a new forecast from the International...
China powers ahead with GenAI patents
China's rapid advancements in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) highlight its determination to lead the global AI landscape. The significant surge in GenAI patent filings - nearly 50% of the global total - reflects the country's aggressive push towards...
Nvidia research boosts weather prediction, climate simulation
As hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather events occur with increased frequency and severity, it’s more important than ever to improve and accelerate climate research and prediction using the latest technologies. Amid peaks in the current Atlantic hurricane...
Self-service for customer service doing companies a disservice
Only 14% of customer service and support issues are fully resolved using self-service, according to a new survey by Gartner - even for issues that customers describe as "very simple", only 36% resolve fully in self-service. While many organisations have made...
AMD accelerates AI strategy with latest acquisition
Looking to bolster its future AI strategy, chip giant AMD has acquired ZT Systems for $4,9-billion. ZT Systems is considered a leading provider of AI infrastructure for the world's largest hyperscale computing companies. "Our acquisition of ZT Systems is the next...
Continued growth through 2028 for UC&C market
The worldwide unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) market is forecast to reach $69,1-billion in revenue in 2024, an increase of 7,5% compared to 2023, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). During the 2023-2028 forecast...
Duxbury rebrands in-house products
Duxbury Networking has launched the DuxNet brand identity for its in-house product range. The DuxNet range covers a suite of networking solutions that includes battery cameras, switches, service gateways, and access points. All the products in the DuxNet range are...
New stand needed to hold directors accountable
The Companies Amendment Act - which is a direct result of the Zondo Commission of Enquiry into State Capture's finding that directors of captured state-owned entities (SOEs) had not been properly held accountable - extends the time bar to hold directors accountable...
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Trend Micro debuts security platform on AWS
Trend Micro has announced the AWS Marketplace debut of its comprehensive platform, Trend Micro Cloud One, designed to protect across cloud-based environments with services designed for applications, network, workloads, file storage, containers and cloud security...
Roles and obligations of an information officer under POPIA
With the imminent grace period for organisations complying with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2008 ("POPIA") coming to an end on 30 June 2021, it is now crunch time for organisations to ensure that their processing activities are compliant with...
As debt rises, new payment solutions sought
South African consumers are under immense pressure amid record unemployment rates and rising cost of living as the cost of coronavirus pandemic to the economy becomes clearer. The country's unemployment crisis was already a major cause for concern prior to the onset...
Lower prices for satellite connectivity
MorClick has launched a 20Mbps capped satellite internet packages starting at only R599 a month. "This is easily one of the cheapest satellite internet packages in the South African market," says Mohamed Hassim, MD of MorClick Satellite Internet. He explains that the...
Telcolink named project house on Gauteng Broadband Network
Altron Nexus has appointed Telcolink as a project house on the Gauteng Broadband Network (GBN) initiative. The appointment reflects the ongoing commitment of Telcolink over the past two years in working with Altron to ensure pupils from disadvantaged communities are...
First Distribution eases digitalisation with Hitachi Kubernetes Service
With digital transformation now an imperative for enterprises, IT organisations are moving quickly to a cloud-centric DevOps model - and they are leveraging Kubernetes to help them get there. This is the word from Nazeer Ahmed, Brand Manager for Hitachi Vantara at...
Work from Anywhere Tech Talk Series – 1
Dell Technologies introduces another five-episode Work from Anywhere Tech Talk Series, that tackles the latest Tech Trends in South Africa, and the globe. The series also looks at the products that can be used to digitise businesses in the current, rapidly changing...
Protect whistle-blowers: they are your business future
Stepping up and blowing the whistle on a corporate issue, ethics or concerning behaviour is a brave, bold move for any employee to take. It requires that someone invests their future into the courage of their convictions, taking the risk that they may face harassment...
In mid-large companies, don’t mistake the CEO role for that of the CIO
The accelerated adoption of digital technologies has raised disruption in areas that has not been considered previously. Digital transformation skyrocketed upwards and onwards in a bid to safeguard customer and employee health and wellbeing, as well as data. By...
How to overcome bias in AI
The total global economic impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in the period to 2030 is estimated at $15,7-trillion. Furthermore, AI augmentation will create $2,9-trillion of business value and 6,2-billion hours of worker productivity around the world. The...
Devops Engineer (Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a software development company specializing in architecture consulting, systems integration services, and bespoke software solutions. Their mission is to make technology an asset for businesses, seamlessly integrating it to provide leverage...
Senior Network Engineer – Remote Remote
Job Title: CCIE-Level Network EngineerCompany: NTT DATALocation: Johannesburg (Hybrid: 3 days in-office Tuesday–Thursday, 2 days remote Monday & Friday) Contract Duration: Until 31 March 2026 (with potential extension)Role Overview:We are urgently looking for an...
Systems Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Our client is looking for a Systems Developer who will play a key role in the documentation, development, installation, testing, and maintenance of software systems, including integration-related projects. The systems that the Systems Developer creates will help the...
SENIOR IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN at Competent Candidates
Your:Formal Education:Relevant degree or diplomaMicrosoft 365 Administrator (MS900 & MS102)Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ900) & Azure Administrator (AZ104)A+/ N+/ and Security+ CertificationITIL V3/4Experience:6+ years' technical experienceExperience working...
SENIOR IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN at Competent Candidates – Gauteng Pretoria
Your:Formal Education:Relevant degree or diplomaMicrosoft 365 Administrator (MS900 & MS102)Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ900) & Azure Administrator (AZ104)A+/ N+/ and Security+ CertificationITIL V3/4Experience:6+ years' technical experienceExperience working...
UI/UX Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
UI/UX DeveloperWhere Design Meets Code and Creativity Runs Wild! Ready to bring your pixel-perfect visions to life?We're on the hunt for a UI/UX Developer who's got equal parts design flair, coding wizardry, and user empathy to create interfaces that wow users and...
Desktop Technician
To provide technical support and maintenance for computer systems, applications, hardware, software and all otherICT resources utilised in the organisation. The Desktop Technician ensures support services rendered to users meetthe user requirements and are delivered...
UI/UX Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
UI/UX DeveloperWhere Design Meets Code and Creativity Runs Wild! Ready to bring your pixel-perfect visions to life?We're on the hunt for a UI/UX Developer who's got equal parts design flair, coding wizardry, and user empathy to create interfaces that wow users and...
Desktop Technician – Gauteng Johannesburg
To provide technical support and maintenance for computer systems, applications, hardware, software and all otherICT resources utilised in the organisation. The Desktop Technician ensures support services rendered to users meetthe user requirements and are delivered...
Senior Business Analyst
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Analyst to join our growing team. In this role, you'll work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver practical, process-driven solutions aligned with business needs. You'll play a pivotal...
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