New hydrogen project puts SA on the map in global clean energy research
In a significant step advancing research, innovation, and sustainable practices in South Africa’s hydrogen energy sector, Standard Bank has partnered with the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) to establish the Standard Bank Centre of Excellence for Hydrogen Energy....
Facebook users targeted in new credential-stealing campaign
Since late August, the Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has been observing a new malicious campaign leveraging a stealer - a type of malware designed to steal passwords and other account information - dubbed StealC v2 and being spread through...
Southern Africa a hotspot for cyberthreats
There has been a continued increase in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks across southern Africa, marking the region as a growing hotspot for cyberthreats, according to Netscout’s DDoS Threat Intelligence Report for the first half of the year. This trend is...
New cyber campaign targets PC users
A new wave of the malicious campaign that is spread through web ads and aimed at Windows PC users was discovered by Kaspersky. While browsing the web, users may unknowingly click on an ad that invisibly covers the entire screen, redirecting them to a fake CAPTCHA...
Fibre operator ratings improve slightly
South Africa’s Internet service providers (ISPs) have a slightly better perception of the country’s fibre network operators (FNOs) compared to six months ago. This is according to the results of the latest six-monthly Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA) FNO...
Vodacom, Maziv respond to Competition Tribunal ruling
The Competition Tribunal yesterday (29 October 2024) prohibited Vodacom’s proposed R14-billion investment into Maziv, the fibre holding company of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa (DFA). Maziv has responded that it is disappointed by the outcome but respects the...
Euro spending on AI to hit $133bn
According to a new forecast from the Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Guide published by International Data Corporation (IDC), European spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is projected to reach $133-billion by 2028, growing at a compound annual growth rate...
Expect short-term market volatility after US elections
Despite the hype around the widely-publicised build-up to the US election, numerous analysts and high-profile investors are downplaying the impact of the election outcome on global markets. Speaking on whether he thinks the ripple effects will be large enough to...
Brain drain worsens SA’s significant skills gap
Kathy Gibson reports – The global digital economy is driving a growing need for IT skills – and this is exacerbating the many skills challenges facing the South African market. This is among the headline findings of the latest Institute of IT Professionals of South...
Digital initiatives still fail to meet expectations
On average, only 48% of digital initiatives enterprise-wide meet or exceed their business outcome targets. This is one of the findings from Gartner’s annual global survey of more than 3 100 CIOs and technology executives, and more than 1 100 executive leaders outside...
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Why developers leave a company and how to make them stay
There is a surging demand for software developers, specifically those experienced in writing code in programming languages like Python or more modern ones like Go. In general, software engineers are in huge demand in South Africa and the world over. "With the world...
How to embrace digital transformation, securely
Most organisations in business today understand the importance of digital transformation. The events of the past year or so in particular have accelerated it as an imperative, as organisations were forced to adapt to new, digital-first ways of doing things. By...
We are still building walls to defend against nuclear attacks
While the growing number of data breaches and cyber attacks on companies shows that organisations are often not adequately equipped to protect themselves against such threats, privacy regulations being rolled out in many countries, such as GDPR in Europe and PoPIA in...
Vodacom partners on Eastern Cape agricultural school programme
Vodacom Eastern Cape Region in partnership with the Eastern Cape Department of Education and Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) has unveiled a technology-driven Agriculture and Food Security programme in over 131 underprivileged schools across...
Wesgro, Stellenbosch Network promote tech innovation in the Cape Winelands
Wesgro and Stellenbosch Network have formally partnered to extend this to the Cape Winelands with the development of a new digital economy strategy for Stellenbosch and its surrounds. Hanli Brink, operations manager at Stellenbosch Network, says: "Cape Town and...
iiDENTIFii technology partner scoops Infosec Award
iiDENTIFii's technology partner, UK based company iProov, has won the 2021 Global InfoSec Award for Biometrics Next-Gen. Andrew Bud, CEO of iProov, comments: "This accomplishment validates our innovative approach to online digital biometric liveness detection, which...
GTP partners with MFS on African financial inclusion
Global Technology Partners (GTP) and MFS Africa have entered into an agreement to deepen financial penetration across the African continent. MFS Africa will leverage on GTP's prepaid platform and Pan African network of BIN sponsors to launch virtual and physical...
ProfitShare Partners appoints new CFO
ProfitShare Partners has appointed Michael Kransdorff as its chief financial officer (CFO) from 1 June 2021. Kransdorff's was awarded his Masters in Tax from Wits. His global experience has also includes a Masters degree from Harvard University, specialising in...
Off-grid solutions are making more sense to South Africans
With load shedding back and disrupting day to day life, compounded by consumers feeling the 15% increase on their electricity bill, alternative sources of energy are starting to look more attractive to South Africans, and solar should be at the top of the list. By...
Employee privacy just as important as consumer privacy
Of late, there have been a lot of headlines around major technology players putting customer privacy first and making data privacy one of their core values. By Andrew Bourne, regional manager: MEA at Zoho Corporation The business landscape is hurriedly re-orienting...
Junior Software Quality Engineer – Gauteng Braamfontein
Junior Software Quality Engineer The Junior Software Quality Engineer will be responsible for executing both manual and automated test cases to ensure the quality of software products within the organisation. This individual will be embedded within a development team...
Senior Project Manager at Datonomy Solutions
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team in Cape Town, on an initial 12-month contact onsite.Responsibilities:Establish necessary Program/Project Governance and structures.Facilitate the process for Business Case development and approval.Ensure...
Senior Project Manager at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Cape Town
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team in Cape Town, on an initial 12-month contact onsite.Responsibilities:Establish necessary Program/Project Governance and structures.Facilitate the process for Business Case development and approval.Ensure...
Senior PHP Developer (Hybrid) (PTA)
ENVIRONMENT:Join a High-Impact Development Team Working on Scalable, Modern Web Platforms. They are an experienced Laravel Developer to join their core engineering team working on a national-scale emergency response dispatch platform used across mobile and web...
Senior PHP Developer (Hybrid) (PTA) – Gauteng Pretoria
ENVIRONMENT:Join a High-Impact Development Team Working on Scalable, Modern Web Platforms. They are an experienced Laravel Developer to join their core engineering team working on a national-scale emergency response dispatch platform used across mobile and web...
Senior Python Developer (Django) (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:LEAD the technical modernisation of a Django-based insurance platform of a well-established Financial Services provider seeking the coding expertise of a Senior Python Developer. You will help drive this transformation, working on meaningful technical...
Intermediate Data Engineer
Our client is seeking an experienced Intermediate Data Engineer to join their team. This role is key to building and maintaining scalable data infrastructure to support analytics, business intelligence, and operational systems. The successful candidate will have solid...
Senior Python Developer (Django) (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Bellville
ENVIRONMENT:LEAD the technical modernisation of a Django-based insurance platform of a well-established Financial Services provider seeking the coding expertise of a Senior Python Developer. You will help drive this transformation, working on meaningful technical...
Intermediate Data Engineer – Gauteng Pretoria Region
Our client is seeking an experienced Intermediate Data Engineer to join their team. This role is key to building and maintaining scalable data infrastructure to support analytics, business intelligence, and operational systems. The successful candidate will have solid...
Junior Analyst (investment industry)
Job spec - Analyst Job type PermanentReports to Head of OperationsJob location Cape TownQualifications- Bachelor's or Honours degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Finance or a related field. Inclination to complete the CIPM, FRM...
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