WSIS+20 charts path for a sustainable digital future
Geneva served as the centre of global digital dialogue last week as technology leaders, policymakers, and innovators reviewed 20 years of progress and the future of the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Co-hosted by the International Telecommunication...
MoneyBadger announces R7m pre-seed funding raise
South African Bitcoin and crypto payments solution provider MoneyBadger has closed a $400 000 (about R7-million) pre-seed funding round. The raise was led by P1 Ventures, a venture capitalist with deep African fintech exposure, along with three angel investors who are...
Government commits to SDG alignment
Kathy Gibson reports – Government is taking the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seriously, aligning the National Development Plan (NDP) and the Medium-Term Development Plan to the SDGs. The soon-to-be-released Medium-Term Development Plan will outline...
SA lags on SDGs, but private sector makes progress
Kathy Gibson reports - The private sector is making progress on attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), but there are still some significant challenges to overcome. Overall, South Africa has achieved just 17% of its goals, so there is still a tremendously...
Digitalisation a double-edged sword
Kathy Gibson reports - South Africa needs to keep up with global digitalisation, but the increased use of technology brings some serious challenges that need to be addressed. This is one of the conclusions from the 2024 Voluntary National Review on the Sustainable...
Executive confidence in IT wanes
IT leaders are preparing their organisations for accelerated generative AI adoption - but C-suite executives' confidence in their IT team's ability to deliver basic services is declining. A new IBM Institute for Business Value study of 2 500 of C-level technology...
The emerging technologies to watch out for
The 25 disruptive technologies to watch on the latest Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2024 fall into four key areas: autonomous AI; developer productivity; total experience; and human-centric security and privacy programmes. "Generative AI (GenAI) is...
Barriers to HIV treatment threaten SA’s fight against it
South Africa's HIV epidemic is driven by people who face obstacles in obtaining treatment and struggle to adhere to their daily oral medication or remain in care - and the lack of access to long-acting injectables for HIV treatments compounds this challenge. This...
Hot Chips: Intel demos AI architecture
Demonstrating the depth and breadth of its technologies at Hot Chips 2024, Intel showcased advancements across AI use cases - from the data centre, cloud and network to the edge and PC - while covering the industry's most advanced and first-ever fully integrated...
Don’t fall for fake fundraisers for Telegram founder
Cyber scammers are renowned for closely monitoring current events, social changes, and the latest news to exploit and lure victims - and the news surrounding the arrest of Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, is proving to be no exception. Kaspersky experts have uncovered...
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Everlytic reaches out to new partners
Everlytic, a South African provider of multi-channel bulk messaging and automation-driven marketing software, has launched its Channel Partnership Programme with the aim of partnering with like-minded businesses and agencies in South Africa, Africa, the UK, Western...
Infoflow is Informatica’s EMEA & LATAM Partner of the Year
Informatica has recognised InfoFlow as the Informatica Partner of the Year for the EMEA & LATAM region. The accolade recognises InfoFlow's key role in helping customers across the region to maximise the value of their data assets. InfoFlow MD Veemal Kalanjee says:...
New enhancements for Veeam’s ProPartner network in EMEA
Veeam Software has enhanced its ProPartner Program for value-added resellers (VARs) across EMEA with an additional multi-million dollar investment. Aligned to Veeam's 2021 channel strategy, the enhancements will reward partners that demonstrate core competencies and...
Andrew Gill takes up channel director job at Nutanix
Nutanix has announced the appointment of Andrew Gill as channel ddirector for Western Europe and sub-Saharan Africa (WEURSSA). Responsible for leading all channel and OEM activities in WEURSSA, Gill will oversee Nutanix's go-to-market relationships with resellers,...
Cathay Pacific considers digital travel passes
Cathay Pacific supports the introduction of digital health platforms that securely validate compliance with the health-related entry requirements set by different governments, including negative Covid-19 tests and vaccination, enabling travellers to go overseas with...
Sidestep silos with the right mix of tools
Technology silos are one of the most common barriers that organisations come across in their digital transformation journeys. Tech silos mainly crop up at a juncture when various departments within the organisation use disparate software applications that not only...
What’s changed in cyber security?
At the start of 2020, cyber security trend experts warned that cloud security needed greater focus, that ransomware would become more targeted and sophisticated, and that cybercriminals were exploiting artificial intelligence (AI). Experts also estimated that...
AMD-based Primergy RX server provides faster data insights
Fujitsu has expanded its x86 industry-standard system line-up with the introduction of the AMD EPYC processor-based Fujitsu Server Primergy RX2450 M1. The dual-socket 2U rack system delivers powerful performance across various workloads, together with, power and data...
Data sprawl a critical issue for modern enterprises
Data sprawl - referring to the fact that valuable data is now commonly spread across multiple physical locations and different repository types - is one of the most critical IT issues that a modern organisation will have to manage. Not only does this expanse of data...
Facebook debuts Instagram Lite
Facebook has announced the launch of Instagram Lite to sub-Saharan Africa, a lightweight version of the Instagram app for Android that uses less data and works well across all network conditions. The new version of Instagram Lite for Android is less than 2MB in size,...
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Solutions Architect (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Network Manager at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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Full-Stack Developer (3 Month Contract) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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Developer – Internship Role (CPT) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Senior Full Stack Developer – (Remote) – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Junior Data Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Cape Town
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IT Security Analyst – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
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Tech Lead Oracle Developer – Gauteng Centurion
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