AI training initiative launched for African SMEs
AI and digital trade skills are being made available to 7 500 SMEs on the continent through the AfCFTA Digital Inclusion & Entrepreneurship Programme. The new, free training initiative is a collaboration between Google and the African Continental Free Trade Area...
Top entrepreneurs, SMEs crowned at 2025 SA Small Business Awards
The 17th Annual South African Small Business Awards, hosted by the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC), has honoured South Africa’s leading entrepreneurs and small businesses. The event recognised 20 outstanding winners, including Main Category Champions and...
New funding to develop next-gen wireless comms
Researchers from the UK and Ireland are collaborating on a new project to develop a key technology which will enable the next generation of wireless communications. Engineers from the University of Glasgow are teaming up with colleagues from the Tyndall National...
Intel powers PC refresh with silicon-based security
In 2025, it is expected that millions of business PC users will be getting new laptops or desktops. Indeed, this calendar year is expected to be one of the largest computer refresh cycles in recent history, even larger than 2020’s COVID-19 surge driven by remote work...
UCT Professor gets OBE for infectious disease research
Professor Robert J Wilkinson, an honorary Professor in the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Medicine, has been named an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). The accolade, announced in the UK’s New Year Honours List 2025, is...
California rules that AI can’t deny health insurance claims
The US state of California has passed a law that ensures health insurance claims cannot be denied by artificial intelligence tools alone. This follows widespread anger at how many claims are arbitrarily rejected, many of them by autonomous AI tools. Last year alone,...
Solar probe touches the Sun
Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on 24 December 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 6,115-million kilometres (3,8-million miles) above the surface of the...
Enterprise WLAN continues growth streak
The enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market grew 5,8% between the second and third quarters of 2024 to reach $2,5-billion, according to results published in the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly WLAN Tracker. The...
Slight uptick forecast for global car sales
Global new light vehicle sales in 2025 are expected to rise 1,7% year-over-year, to 89,6-million units, according to a new forecast by S&P Global Mobility. The global auto sector remains focused on managing production and inventory levels in response to regional...
Six vendors dominate the SASE market
The global secure access service edge (SASE) market reached $2,4-billion in 3Q 2024, according to a report from Dell’Oro Group. The top six SASE vendors - Zscaler, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Broadcom, Fortinet, and Netskope - each with greater than 5% revenue share,...
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Understanding your credit score and how it works
What is a credit score? A credit score, also known as a credit rating, is a number that reflects the likelihood of you repaying money you want to borrow. By Annelene Dippenaar, chief legal and compliance officer at Experian Africa Lenders like banks and credit card...
Altron CFO resigns
Allied Electronics (Altron) has announced the resignation of Cedric Miller, chief financial Officer and executive director of the board, effective from 30 June 2021. Miller will continue to support the group until 31 July 2021, during which time he will provide a...
How POPIA will affect outbound contact centres
On 1 July, the grace period for compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) will come to an end. That means organisations found to be in breach of the act will be liable for fines and even criminal persecution. By John Woollam, CEO of Euphoria...
Dealing with a crisis? Don’t forget your employees
In the first South African study to explore the crisis communication needs of employees specifically, University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) MBA graduate Leana Kotze highlighted that, in an organisational crisis, "an employee-centred approach is good for...
Why ‘castle-and-moat’ protection is no fairy tale
Our changing world, with its more distributed infrastructure and new applications and workloads exposing a larger attack surface, means that perimeter security, while still an important element within an enterprise's cybersecurity arsenal, is simply no longer enough....
Find the right cloud strategy for your business
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Can you hack-proof the cloud?
For someone not working in cybersecurity, the most high-profile case of cloud hacking is, arguably, "celebgate" - or the 2014 breach of several device-storage accounts that saw hundreds of personal photos of celebrities stolen and published online. For cybersecurity...
BPO critical to ensuring business continuity
As companies attempt to recover after a rough 2020, their main objective is to do more, with less. By Gean Botha, MD of Programmed Process Outsourcing Budgets are stretched, human resources are stressed and the toll of working through a pandemic is evident in the...
Signium Africa’s Annelize van Rensburg to chair global board
Global executive search and leadership consulting firm Signium has announced the election of its 2021 board of directors and Annelize van Rensburg, director of executive search at Signium Africa, has been elected the first female chair. Piotr Pilecki, managing partner...
Lenovo SA mirrors global success
Lenovo Group has announced record results for the Group for both its fourth quarter and fiscal year, with phenomenal growth across all parts of the business. The results demonstrate the group's resilience and ability to achieve balanced, consistent, and sustainable...
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SAP HCM Consultant at Parvana Recruitment
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Senior Vision Software Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East
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SAP HCM Consultant at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
This is a remote position.About Our Client:Our client is a professional management consultancy and IT services provider, focused on delivering creative and innovative digital solutions. Their client base includes both startups and large corporations, but their mission...
Intermediate Android Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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FI/CO ABAP Developer (Pharmaceutical Industry) at Parvana Recruitment
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Intermediate Android Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
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SAP Basis Consultant at Parvana Recruitment
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