Pick n Pay customers divert 1m plastic items from landfill
Pick n Pay is celebrating an environmental milestone: its Reverse Vending Machines (RVM) customer recycling initiative has now diverted over 1,1-million plastic and packaging recyclable items from landfill. Since launching the pilot in 2018, the RVM initiative has...
Is Bitcoin a safer bet than gold?
As gold prices hover near record highs, driven by insatiable central bank demand, a striking new global poll by deVere Group reveals that 73% of investors aged 24 to 45 now favour Bitcoin over the precious metal as a long-term investment. The survey of 730 clients...
Modest but steady growth forecast for data centre power
The global data centre power market is expected to reach $15,01-billion by 2030 - with a CAGR of 8,1% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new study by Grand View Research. The factor driving the market growth is the shift in focus of end users towards co-location and...
US telcos struggle with channel partners
US telcos are facing hurdles in differentiating themselves within the indirect B2B channel, according to recent findings from GlobalData. While recognising the value of third-party partnerships in enterprise business, telcos struggle to set themselves apart in their...
Workplace transformation will boost AR/VR spending
Augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) spending in Europe will reach $4,8-billion in 2024. AR/VR spending will record a 21,9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next five years to reach $10,2-billion in 2028. According to the Worldwide Augmented and...
Hardcopy peripherals on the decline in Western Europe
Shipments of hardcopy peripherals (HCP) in Western Europe (WE) experienced a YoY decline of 20,6% to 3,3-million units in Q1 2024, according to IDC's Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker Q1 2024. Although supply chain issues have been resolved, and the overall...
Stellenbosch University drives food sustainability with Klimato
Stellenbosch University's (SU) Compliance and Catering Office has partnered with the Swedish-based startup Klimato to promote a more conscious approach to meal preparation and selection among staff and students. Stellenbosch is the first African institution to pilot...
AI for Good Global Summit addresses AI governance
The AI for Good Global Summit 2024 will open in Geneva, Switzerland on 29 May with the UN's first AI Governance Day to discuss how best to implement principled AI frameworks while ensuring that no country is left behind. AI Governance Day will welcome ministers and...
Retirement equality gap tarnishes golden years for SA women
According to Stellenbosch University's "Women's Report 2022: Women and Fiscal Policy", the gender retirement equality gap in South Africa means that women can expect around 26% less retirement income than men when they retire. This reality is referenced by Lindiwe...
IT skills shortage will cost trillions and impact software quality
A growing IT skills shortage is impacting organisations in all industries and across all regions. In an International Data Corporation (IDC) survey of North American IT leaders, nearly two thirds said that a lack of skills has resulted in missed revenue growth...
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Vox introduces affordable email archiving for SMEs
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Analysys Mason to acquire German consultancy
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SUSE delivers strong Q1 results
SUSE has announced its financial results and highlights from the first quarter of its fiscal year 2020 ended January 31. Q1 revenue increased 12% year over year, including a 67% surge in cloud revenue. Deals over $1-million continued to grow, with significant customer...
Coronavirus sends gold to seven year high
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Seamless onboarding in the global life insurance market
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Jumo secures $55m investment
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New facility to double Djibouti power
Energy access rates and reliability in Africa are the lowest in the world and electricity costs are among the highest. In line with its commitment to deliver cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy in Africa, Siemens Gamesa has sealed a contract to build the...
Salt EB digitises more than 1bn transactions
Salt EB recently completed a comprehensive overhaul of its largest sectoral pension funds, in which it digitised more than a billion transactions and cleaned up, to within R1 000, several hundred thousand employee pension fund balances. The completion coincides with...
Next Einstein Forum unveils top 25 innovators
The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) announces the 25 finalists for its Challenge of Invention to Innovation (Ci2i) competition in five categories to be held on 10-11 March 2020 in Nairobi. "The third cohort of Ci2i finalists, selected from 260 applications, are ambitious...
Front End Developer (Angular) – 0256EvdB – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Empowering seamless business operations through expert application support!Our client is seeking an Application Support Analyst to join their dynamic team. You will play a pivotal role in resolving customer queries and technical issues related to core business...
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We are seeking an experienced IT Business Analyst to join our dynamic Technology and Innovation Team, working closely with our Finance stakeholders. In this key role, you'll analyze business needs, gather essential requirements, and create technology-driven solutions...
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Empowering seamless business operations through expert application support!Our client is seeking an Application Support Analyst to join their dynamic team. You will play a pivotal role in resolving customer queries and technical issues related to core business...
DevOps Engineer – Remote Remote
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton (On site).What you will be doing: Design, implement, and...
Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
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