Developing countries urged to add more value
The world still has a long way to go in breaking commodity dependence, a situation where a country makes more than 60% of its merchandise export earnings from commodities. Such goods can be broadly categorised into three categories: energy, mining and agriculture – be...
Saffers embrace tech as a tool for progress
South Africans are not just keeping pace with global tech trends, they’re embracing them with confidence. According to the latest YouGov Profiles data, analysed by consumer insights agency KLA, South Africans have shown consistently positive attitudes toward emerging...
African Development Bank approves R18,85bn for Transnet recovery
The African Development Bank Group has approved a R18,85-billion corporate loan to Transnet for its recovery and growth plans. The 25-year loan approved by the bank group's board of directors is fully guaranteed by the government of South Africa. It will facilitate...
Updated: Faulty security update behind global IT outage
Businesses around the world have been hit by a massive outage this morning, as Microsoft Windows machines fail to boot up. Ironically, the cause is believed to be a faulty update in Crowdstrike security software. Airports, hospitals and media companies are among the...
Employees run high burnout risk
A worryingly high number of employees are at a high risk of burnout. And, without a plan to improve employee health and wellbeing, or assistance from AI and other technologies, organisational burnout risk spreads from managers to employees - a potential domino effect...
Government promises investments in infrastructure, digital skills
President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed the Seventh Administration to pursuing massive infrastructure investments, and furthering the country's digital skills. Speaking last night at the Opening of Parliament, the president said significant infrastructure projects are...
NASA cancels Viper project
Following a comprehensive internal review, NASA has announced its intention to discontinue development of its Viper (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) project. The agency cites stated cost increases, delays to the launch date, and the risks of future...
Cloud adoption drive AI data management growth
The global artificial intelligence (AI) data management market size is expected to reach $104,32-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 22,7% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The increasing adoption of cloud computing services is a...
Mistral AI, Nvidia debut new enterprise AI model
Mistral AI and Nvidia have released a new language model, Mistral NeMo 12B, that developers can easily customise and deploy for enterprise applications supporting chatbots, multilingual tasks, coding and summarisation. By combining Mistral AI's expertise in training...
IBM makes Mistral Large model available on watsonx
IBM has announced the availability of Mistral Large on watsonx.ai, as part of our commitment to make high quality, performant foundation models widely accessible to enterprises - and deployable on their own terms. By Armand Ruiz, vice-president: watsonx.ai &...
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Modernising applications a channel opportunity
Applications have taken centre stage. They're core to today's successful digital transformation efforts, enabling enterprises to deliver essential, personalised digital experiences to their customers to generate new revenue streams. By Ed Hoppitt, EMEA director:...
You may owe SARS money next year if you receive a travel allowance
Most employees have travelled less for business this year than they would in the pre-Covid world. By Yolandi Esterhuizen, registered tax practitioner and compliance manager at Sage Africa & Middle East In cases where they travelled less and still received a travel...
Grindstone Accelerator launches early-stage venture capital fund
South Africa-based business accelerator Grindstone has launched a new venture capital fund, Grindstone Ventures, dedicated to provide early-stage equity funding to its cohorts of companies and alumni. Grindstone Accelerator is a structured entrepreneurship development...
ASUS debuts dual-screen ROG Zephyrus Duo 15
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has launched the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 in South Africa, addressing serious gamers, streamers and professional creators. The ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 integrates two displays in an ultra-slim form factor to bring a new dimension of versatility to...
Fujitsu launches SystemInspection services
Fujitsu has launched two new assessment services enabling enterprises to define their baseline for data-driven transformation. The fixed price SystemInspection Services leverage powerful new tools and unified analytics to map out comprehensive architectural views of...
Orange, Google Cloud partner on data, AI and edge computing
Orange and Google Cloud have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the transformation of Orange's IT infrastructure and the development of future cloud services, in particular edge computing. The agreement reinforces Orange's commitment, as set out in its...
Tech Wise Solutions appointed as Zecurion distributor for Africa
Zecurion has awarded Tech Wise Solutions distribution rights for its products on the African continent. Garry Kondakov, director for African business at Tech Wise Solutions, says that as a progressive supplier of modern IT security technology, Tech Wise's relationship...
DVT appoints Karl Fischer as CMO
Software development and technology services company DVT has appointed Karl Fischer in a new role as chief marketing officer. Fischer has been with DVT for five years as an MD of the East Coast region in South Africa and more recently DVT's Coastal region as well as...
Ecosystem stakeholders agree that SA needs a Startup Act
A co-created and tailor-made national Startup Act will be a powerful tool for empowering entrepreneurs and addressing key developmental issues in South Africa - although case studies from other African countries show that it will require prolonged and widespread...
MTN launches MTN Arena mobile gaming platform
MTN has launched an offering for avid gamers: through MTN Arena, the companies is bringing the world of competitive gaming to the casual mobile gamer along with daily, weekly and monthly mobile tournaments - and the chance to win a share of R100 000 in prize money...
Control Systems Integrator at One Technology Limited – Remote Remote
Do you want the opportunity to develop control systems for some of the New Zealands greatest companies? Would you relish in the chance to tackle a problem a customer is having with their manufacturing process and come up with a solution using your passion for...
Java Analyst Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
What will you do? Working in an agile team, you would be responsible to produce quality software according to business requirements. You need to assist with the deployment and monitoring of the developed systems in development, testing and production environments....
Project Manager at Adapt IT – Gauteng Midrand
Introduction We are currently recruiting for an experienced Project Manager based in either Gauteng, Cape Town or KZN to assist with invoicing and correct administration of [URL Removed] all project phases are monitored, planned correctly and clients are engaged...
Senior Metadata Management Specialist
We are seeking an experienced x2 Senior Metadata Management Specialists to lead the development and implementation of robust metadata practices in support of the Enterprise Data Strategy. The objective of this role is to establish and maintain a centralized,...
SAP CRM Technical Consultant / Developer
Seeking an SAP CRM Technical Consultant to implement, customize, and maintain SAP CRM solutions with expertise in ABAP programming and integration with SAP ECC and S/4HANA. Key Requirements: Minimum 5 years' experience in SAP CRM developmentSAP CRM certification and...
Systems Engineer
Powering business continuity through smart infrastructure and proactive support.We are looking for a skilled and solutions-driven Systems Engineer to design, implement, and maintain reliable and secure IT infrastructure. This role involves managing servers, networks,...
Senior Metadata Management Specialist – Gauteng Johannesburg
We are seeking an experienced x2 Senior Metadata Management Specialists to lead the development and implementation of robust metadata practices in support of the Enterprise Data Strategy. The objective of this role is to establish and maintain a centralized,...
SAP CRM Technical Consultant / Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region
Seeking an SAP CRM Technical Consultant to implement, customize, and maintain SAP CRM solutions with expertise in ABAP programming and integration with SAP ECC and S/4HANA. Key Requirements: Minimum 5 years' experience in SAP CRM developmentSAP CRM certification and...
Systems Engineer – Mpumalanga Secunda
Powering business continuity through smart infrastructure and proactive support.We are looking for a skilled and solutions-driven Systems Engineer to design, implement, and maintain reliable and secure IT infrastructure. This role involves managing servers, networks,...
Application Developer-Microsoft .NET
We are seeking a seasoned Application Developer specializing in Microsoft .NET to join our team on a hybrid basis in Cape Town. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing, building, and deploying custom applications using the Microsoft development...
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