Looking to unite Africa’s innovators
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AI supercharges insider threats
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Data privacy breaches costing insurance industry
Cyber claims have continued their upward trend over the past year - driven in large part by a rise in data and privacy breach incidents, according to Allianz Commercial’s annual cyber risk outlook. The frequency of large cyber claims (>€1-million) in the first six...
Financial inclusion demands better digital safety
Digital fraud cost South African consumers more than R740-million in 2022 alone, highlighting an urgent need for stronger digital safety measures to ensure true financial inclusion. And, as digital payments grow in popularity, so does the threat of fraud. The Southern...
Eskom price hikes could jeopardise renewable energy gains
The recent proposal by Eskom for a 44% increase in electricity prices starting April 2025 could pose a significant challenge to South Africa's energy market reform - particularly impacting renewable energy adoption and integration. As the country celebrates over 150...
Africa on the cusp of a gas revolution but …
The pipeline of gas projects being developed in Africa has never been stronger but, if the continent is to be competitive in an extremely dynamic international gas market, it must ensure that it offers value. This means shaping an offer that meets the financial and...
Strong growth forecast for IT services
The global IT services market is expected to reach $2,59-trillion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, which says it is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 9,5% from 2024 to 2030. Increasing concerns regarding data security and privacy protection...
Global PC shipments see Q3 decline
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 62,9-million units in the third quarter of 2024, a 1,3% decline from the third quarter of 2023, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This decline comes after three consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth for the PC market....
The growing importance of FinOps in cloud spending
Triggered by the DevOps trend toward the continuous integration and continuous delivery of modern application architectures, financial operations (FinOps) initiatives are growing massively in importance, according to GlobalData. The practice of FinOps represents a...
Resurgence of PipeMagic Trojan using fake ChatGPT application
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has discovered a new malicious campaign involving the PipeMagic Trojan which has shifted from targeting entities in Asia to expanding its reach to organisations in Saudi Arabia. The attackers are using a fake...
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Optimizely named a leader in Agile CMS
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LAWtrust joins Cloud Signature Consortium
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MTN partners with IFC to grow Mobile Money network
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Fujitsu accelerates channel digitalisation projects
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African industrialisation, intracontinental trade can lead to employment boom
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A successful omnichannel strategy should be customer obsessed
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Harness the power of a UCX to meet modern customer demands
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VoIP, cloud-based contact centres could enable SA’s BPO sector
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The different approaches to metadata management
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Lead Software Engineer – OCR/IDP (AWS Environment) – Gauteng Houghton Estate
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Cross Divisional Project Manager (Asset Management/Financial Services)
Overview: Our client, an independent global asset manager with R3 trillion in assets under management, is seeking a Cross Divisional Project Manager (9 month contract) to join their team. The Operational Change team is responsible for delivering strategic and...
DevOps Engineer (Advanced) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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Devops Engineer (Hybrid)
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DevOps Engineer (Advanced) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Senior Web Analytics Specialist
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Senior Software Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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Software Engineer (Hybrid)
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