Job applicants don’t trust AI evaluations
Only one-quarter (26%) of job candidates trust AI will fairly evaluate them, even though just over half of candidates (52%) believe AI screens their application information, according to a survey by Gartner. A 1Q25 Gartner survey of 2 918 job candidates found that 32%...
Modest growth for African passenger air travel
Africa accounted for 2,2% of the total global passenger air travel market in June, with a 0,8% overall rise in demand. At the same time, the combined African international and domestic passenger market had a 1,5% increase in capacity, for a -0.6ppt easing in the...
HPE to acquire Morpheus Data
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) yesterday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Morpheus Data, a pioneer in software for hybrid cloud management and platform operations. Morpheus will enhance HPE GreenLake by providing multi-vendor,...
Cisco to cut 7% of staff, integrate products
Cisco Systems aims to cut about 6 000 employees, about 7% of its total workforce. This is the second round of cuts that the tech company will make this year, after 4 000 workers lost their jobs in February. The company yesterday reported fourth quarter and fiscal year...
Data centre storage set for rebound
Data centre (DC) storage revenue - including external storage from both arrays and server expansions - will climb to $103-billion by 2028, according to new research from Omdia. The DC storage market in 2023 experienced a downturn, primarily due to economic challenges...
Finalists for 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge announced
The 12 finalists in the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge have been whittled down from an initial 1 550 applications - and 40 other fintech semifinalists - to compete for the top prize of $50 000. "The finalists in this year's Ecobank Fintech Challenge have showcased...
Applications open for Huawei’s 2024 Women in Tech
Tech-savvy women entrepreneurs are invited to apply for Huawei's Women in Tech, Digital Skills Training Programme. The 2024 edition of this annual event offers women free training in the rapidly developing fields of Cloud Computing, 5G, AI as well as Leadership...
New branding, strategy for Cell C
Kathy Gibson reports - Orange and black is the new … Cell C corporate livery. The mobile operator today unveiled a new branding and strategic direction, under the theme “We are unstoppable”. Jorge Mendes, CEO of Cell C, told a packed auditorium that the past year has...
NASA demos ultra-cool quantum sensor in space
NASA’s Cold Atom Lab, a first-of-its-kind facility aboard the International Space Station, has taken another step toward revolutionising how quantum science can be used in space. Members of the science team measured subtle vibrations of the space station with one of...
One-third of users fall for phishing mails
Phishing emails remain a prevalent and effective tool for cybercriminals to launch malicious attacks on organisations worldwide. These bad actors continuously evolve their tactics, adapting to current market trends and outsmarting both end users and organisations by...
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Before up became down and up again as the landscape shifted societally, culturally and economically at a rush rate as Covid-19 bust through the gates, South African e-commerce had anticipated a year on year growth. The value at that time was sitting with apparel,...
Communications sector needs clarity, not obfuscation
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Think data protection and POPIA compliance will come
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Steps to scale up investment in sustainable development outlined
Global Investors of Sustainability Development (GISD) Alliance co-chair and CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Dr Leila Fourie says the decision by the GISD to scale-up sustainable investments globally will be of great benefit to developing countries on the...
Background screening vital for contract employees
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From demo to done: BI solution built during lockdown
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Nedbank’s Avo scales to over 100 000 users
Avo, launched at the height of the national lockdown, has surpassed the 100 000 customer mark in September 2020 and continues to evolve alongside its market. Focusing on the balance of the platform strategy, Avo Business has signed up over 1 600 merchants as demand...
Building a human firewall to address insider threats
During the first half of 2020, the FortiGuard Labs team found that evolving work environments and a greater reliance on personal devices presented new opportunities for cyber criminals to exploit enterprise networks. By Renee Tarun, deputy CISO/ vice-president:...
Shifting collaboration to the cloud post-Covid
As the 'Covid effect' continues to accelerate the transition to the cloud, businesses need to put in place a deployment or migration strategy to ensure business as usual. Anne-Meine Gramsma, chief commercial officer at ContactCenter4All, discusses the case for...
Why your mobile strategy should be top-of-mind
Mobile app usage increased by 40% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2020 and in-app spending hit a record high of $27-billion. We're using food delivery apps to order dinner because we can't visit restaurants, streaming movies because cinemas are closed. By...
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Data Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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