Listen to municipal engineers to prevent infrastructure collapse
Marking Transport Month, the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) is calling for urgent reform in how infrastructure decisions are made - warning that many ongoing failures in transport and public infrastructure are rooted in one critical...
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...
Wind to play a significant role in IRP2024
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) commends the government’s multi-disciplinary stakeholder engagement process of the IRP2024 in addition to the public participation process, under the leadership of the Ministry of Electricity & Energy and supported...
Adding value is key as mobile users shift to 5G
With global mobile network data traffic set for huge growth, and much of this 5G subscriptions, communications service providers (CSPs) are looking to add value to their offerings. 5G Standalone (5G SA) and 5G Advanced are expected to be key focuses for communications...
Public cloud end user spending to hit $723bn in 2025
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to total $723,4-billion in 2025, up from $595,7-billion in 2024, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. “The use of AI technologies in IT and business operations is unabatedly accelerating the...
AI PCs can help users reclaim time
People cumulatively lose nearly 15 hours a week on “digital chores”, such as meeting transcriptions or drafting emails, according to an Intel-commissioned survey of 6 000 respondents across Germany, UK and France. At the same time, AI PCs offered a potentially...
Enterprise adoption of GenAI hits inflexion point
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is at an inflection point that has refocused enterprise priorities and stands to reshape the role of technology. This is according to a newly published report, “Generative AI Outlook: From Hype to Value” that is part of...
What the future holds for cybersecurity
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has outlined their predictions for the 2025 advanced persistent threat (APT) landscape, highlighting significant shifts in cyber threats. These include the rise of hacktivist alliances, increased use of AI-powered...
GenAI advances that will shape procurement
Progress in generative AI (GenAI) is poised to impact the procurement function through advancements in three areas, according to Gartner. Agentic reasoning, multimodality, and AI agents are the advancements that will redefine how procurement operates and significantly...
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...
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Fujitsu transforms Nuerburgring racetrack safety with AI
In the future, the Nuerburgring circuit could benefit from advanced artificial intelligence-supported safety features thanks to Fujitsu. A complex deployment of HD cameras, real-time AI analysis and instant alert systems mean that both RaceControl and drivers can be...
Understand the full impact of cybercrime
Multiple threat vectors and variable threat actors, and, perhaps most worrying, repeated attacks on companies by cyber-crime pose a serious risk to organisations small and large alike. According to the Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2021, one-in-six of all firms...
IT skills impact customer experiences
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A unified platform is key to POPIA compliance
If the state of our inboxes are anything to go by, most companies spent the last week of June in a desperate scramble to be compliant with South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). But now that you've told everyone on your newsletter mailing list...
The future for data cloud analytics
2021 has been the year of the data cloud. By Julien Alteirac, regional vice-president: northern Europe and emerging markets at Snowflake Snowflake estimates that there are still hundreds of millions of data sets isolated in cloud data storage and on-premises data...
Empowering economic transformation in Africa through STEM skills development
The need to grow science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills has been a priority for decades. And with an estimated 20-million young people joining the African workforce annually for the next two decades, it is something that must be addressed if...
Ricoh South Africa makes senior appointments
Ricoh South Africa has appointed two senior executives to underscore the organisation's regional digital services strategy. The two senior executives are Shaune Bouwer, who is the new Commercial Director, and Len de Goede, who is the Sales Manager: Enterprise Sales....
Unemployment drives unrest in South Africa
In the midst of South Africa's deep unrest, 15th July is World Youth Skills Day. Tragically, the country's youth unemployment rate reached a new record of 32,6%, the highest since the quarterly labour force survey began in 2008, totalling 7,24-million people out of...
Consolidated workloads need intelligent storage architecture
Consolidating workloads is a tried and tested approach to improving operational efficiency. By Hayden Sadler, country manager for South Africa at Infinidat A successful consolidation strategy can have both economic and administrative benefits. However, it can also...
Evolving the supply chain to keep up with online demand
Even before Covid hit, online retail was growing and becoming an increasingly popular option in South Africa. By Amit Singh, solution architect at AlphaCodes When the pandemic arrived, however, this growth became exponential. With the dramatic acceleration in demand...
IT Architect – Gauteng Centurion
Transform the Future of Agri-Finance Technology as an IT Architect Business and Data (Centurion | Permanent | Division: IT & Operations) Attention: Reimagine Enterprise Architecture at the Heart of Agricultural ImpactAre you a visionary IT Architect passionate...
Platform Systems Engineer – Global Services Tools (Observability & Analysis)
Vacancy: Platform Systems Engineer – Global Services Tools (Observability & Analysis) Location: Centurion Eco Park, Gauteng Job Type: Permanent, HybridIntroduction:We are seeking a skilled and results-driven Systems Engineer with a strong background in Linux...
Software Developer Internship
ENVIRONMENT:A Johannesburg-based consulting firm is seeking analytically strong candidates with a solid programming background to join their team. In this role, the candidate will assist in designing features within a larger integrated system that supports clients in...
Platform Systems Engineer – Global Services Tools (Observability & Analysis) – Gauteng Centurion
Vacancy: Platform Systems Engineer – Global Services Tools (Observability & Analysis) Location: Centurion Eco Park, Gauteng Job Type: Permanent, HybridIntroduction:We are seeking a skilled and results-driven Systems Engineer with a strong background in Linux...
Software Developer Internship – Gauteng Johannesburg
ENVIRONMENT:A Johannesburg-based consulting firm is seeking analytically strong candidates with a solid programming background to join their team. In this role, the candidate will assist in designing features within a larger integrated system that supports clients in...
Senior FortiGate / Cisco Security Engineer
Senior FortiGate / Cisco Security Engineer Location: Centurion Eco Park, Gauteng Job Type: Permanent Role Purpose: Design, implement and manage secure firewall solutions using Fortigate and Cisco ASA/Firepower technologies. Responsible for maintaining network security...
Project Manager (Design + Procurement Lead) (Interior Design Firm – Cape Town)
Project Manager (Design + Procurement Lead) (Junior to Senior) About the Client: We design and build SMART spaces, specializing in: -Architecture & Interior Design-End-to-End Construction & Fit-Out-Building Compliance (Occupation Certificates) We craft spaces...
Senior FortiGate / Cisco Security Engineer – Gauteng Centurion
Senior FortiGate / Cisco Security Engineer Location: Centurion Eco Park, Gauteng Job Type: Permanent Role Purpose: Design, implement and manage secure firewall solutions using Fortigate and Cisco ASA/Firepower technologies. Responsible for maintaining network security...
Project Manager (Design + Procurement Lead) (Interior Design Firm – Cape Town) – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Project Manager (Design + Procurement Lead) (Junior to Senior) About the Client: We design and build SMART spaces, specializing in: -Architecture & Interior Design-End-to-End Construction & Fit-Out-Building Compliance (Occupation Certificates) We craft spaces...
FullStack Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Full Stack .NET Developer to join our dynamic team. This role requires a forward-thinking individual capable of solving complex problems across multiple systems, technologies, and clients. You'll play a key role in...
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