Agentic AI to dominate IT budget expansion
Year-over-year (YoY) spending, between 2025 and 2029 for artificial intelligence (AI) will grow by 31,9%, according to data from the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Artificial Intelligence IT Spending Market Forecast. This investment, driven by the...
Global gaming PC spend set for growth
The world is spending more on gaming PCs and laptops than ever, and this trend shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. A massive gaming user base and the growing esports audience have kept demand strong even when global PC sales hit the brakes. Cutting-edge...
AI could help the world achieve SDGs
Just 17% of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets are on track for 2030, with nearly half making minimal or moderate progress, and over one-third stalled or in some cases regressing. This emerged during a World Economic Forum of over 1 400 business leaders,...
Current talent management efforts inhibit optimal performance
Organisations are struggling to deliver on talent needs - and employee and organisational performance are suffering as a result, says Gartner. A June 2024 Gartner survey of 190 HR leaders revealed that 41% agree their workforce lacks required skills; 50% agree their...
Wearables set for continued growth
Worldwide wearable device shipments are forecast to grow 6,1% year over year in 2024 to 537,9-million units according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. An improving global economy combined with a...
Do you know you’re being tracked …?
Kaspersky's latest analysis of the 25 most prevalent Web tracking services - including Google services, New Relic, and Microsoft - has revealed over 38-billion instances of Web trackers collecting user behaviour data in 2024, with an average of 1-million detections...
Gartner identifies key supply chain planning issues
Composite AI and supply chain data governance are now among the highest impact technology trends for supply chain planning (SCP) leaders, according to Gartner. "SCP leaders are in the process of developing transformation roadmaps that will prioritise delivering on...
Europe has fastest-growing robotics industry in the world
Although the US and China have been in a tech race for decades battling for supremacy in critical areas of technology that will shape the future of the global economy - including artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics -the two countries lose the race with Europe...
Eskom Expo ISF honours top young scientists
An array of prizes from full bursaries to cash, laptops and tablet computers were awarded to top performing innovators at this year’s Eskom Expo International Science Fair. The fair is being held at the Convention Centre at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park from 23 to...
Used smartphone shipments still flourishing
More than 195-million used smartphones - including officially refurbished and used smartphones - were shipped into the market in 2023, an increase of 6,4% compared to 2022. The value of these shipments was $72,9-billion, up 12,4% year over year, according to data from...
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Vodacom contributes R10m to combat GBV
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Why executives believe closing the skills gap is an urgent priority
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Synthesis adds AWS Security Competency
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SA’s Skynamo acquires UK mobile sales app mSeller
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2021 trends in cybersecurity
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Ransomware will be used to sow chaos
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Microsoft unveils employee experience platform
Microsoft has announced Microsoft Viva, which is says is the first employee experience platform to bring tools for employee engagement, learning, wellbeing and knowledge discovery, directly into the flow of people's work. Viva is designed to help employees learn, grow...
Full Stack Developer (Focus: Front End) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
If you are a passionate Cloud developer with a focus on front-end development and you are interested in creating valuable insights into the health status of our Cloud environments, are thrilled about the latest technologies, full of energy and ambition, hands-on and...
Senior Java Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Project manager – Western Cape Cape Town International Airport
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Cybersecurity Analyst II at The Foschini Group
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SAP ABAP Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Step into the fast lane of innovation! We're looking for a passionate and driven SAP ABAP Developer to join our automotive transformation journey. You'll be working on real-time SAP S/4HANA projects supporting vehicle production, supply chain, and customer solutions —...
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Cybersecurity Analyst II at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Cape Town
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Senior SAP ABAP Developer at The Foschini Group
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