Sep 10, 2024 · The technology job market is undergoing rapid transformation. As businesses continue to digitise and integrate new technologies, certain tech roles will be in high demand, offering lucrative opportunities for those with the right skills.

Dec 9, 2024 · The smartphone market is poised for a strong 2025, driven by product portfolio refreshes among leading handset manufacturers, rising consumer interest in innovative artificial intelligence features, and growing demand for and increased affordability of 5G devices.. International Data Corp’s five-year forecast for smartphone shipments worldwide by operating system shows that the smartphone ...

Jan 8, 2025 · In the grand scheme of things, 45 years is not a long time. Back in 1980, it would take me three weeks to run a computer program, written in the programming language Cobol, that worked using punched cards.Each card represented one line of code and it required multiple re-punches to correct errors.

Dec 20, 2024 · It’s been one of the busiest news years in South Africa in a long time, particularly on the political front.. The ANC lost a general election for the first time in the democratic era, forcing it to govern in a coalition with other parties, forging a government of national unity that mercifully excluded the kleptocrats on the far left.

Feb 27, 2024 · Amazon.com is gearing up to launch in South Africa later this year. Its popular Amazon Prime service will be launched in the country, too, the company has said, and could post a threat to its local rivals.

Nov 5, 2024 · South Africa’s mobile network operators produce an estimated 180 million Sim cards each year, around three times the country’s population.. This figure – from a well-placed industry source – is due to high churn in the mass market, with prepaid consumers regularly switching between networks to take advantage of pricing and special offers.

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Nov 18, 2024 · Telkom on Monday reported interim results for the six months to end-September 2024 that showed solid progress in moving away from the group’s legacy networks and driving demand for its next-generation fibre and 4G/LTE services.. It reported strong growth in both fibre broadband and in mobile, suggesting it is winning market share from competitors. The share price ticked up on the numbers ...

Jun 5, 2024 · MultiChoice Group and its technology security subsidiary Irdeto have succeeded in nailing a pirate internet streaming service with the help of Western Cape police investigators.. In a statement on Wednesday, MultiChoice described the dismantling of the pirate steaming operation, called Waka TV, as “a significant victory in the fight against internet streaming piracy”.

Dec 10, 2024 · The Reserve Bank has been working to add non-banks as players in South Africa’s national clearing and settlements system as part of a plan to drive financial inclusion to the unbanked and underbanked.. Allowing non-banks into the clearance and settlement system will allow standalone fintechs as well as those run by retailers and mobile operators, for example, to facilitate payments between ...