How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Intel, AWS drive cloud innovation with new processors

Years of collaboration between Intel and AWS have come to fruition with Intel Xeon 6 processors with P-cores now powering the new Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) R8i and R8I-flex instances, delivering the highest performance and fastest memory bandwidth among...

Software spend to hit $1,7trn by 2029

As the global economy braces for slower trade growth and geopolitical tensions, the software industry is defying economic headwinds with robust expansion. According to Forrester’s Global Commercial Software Forecast, 2025 To 2029, software infrastructure growth is set...

Homeowners signal cautious optimism

Absa's Homeowners Sentiment Index for the first quarter of 2024 reveals an uplift in confidence in the property market, with overall sentiment among respondents surveyed climbing to 82% as optimism begins to remerge. In the survey of 1 149 respondents, the number of...

Seacom restores East Africa cable operations

Seacom has restored services to its customers following the completion of subsea repair operations on its East Africa (S1) cable. The physical repair of the subsea cable was completed on 31 May and the process to restore and test client services back to the original...

Gitex Africa Morocco 2024: It’s a wrap …

The second edition of Gitex Africa has wrapped up in Marrakech, Morocco. Kathy Gibson was there to find out what’s happening in the African tech space.   Into the future with frontier technologies Humanity is facing an existential crisis as planet-wide issues...

Into the future with frontier technologies

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 – Humanity is facing an existential crisis as planet-wide issues like climate change threaten to cause irreparable damage. But frontier technologies are already on the drawing board that could reverse the damage...

New report to inform policy changes for 400m young Africans

Caribou Digital, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has released a new report on young African people and their digital technology experiences - Youth in Digital Africa: Our connections. Our Choices. Our future. The report, a compilation of personal...

Africa keeps position of second-fastest growing region in the world

African economies remain resilient, despite challenges that are testing economies worldwide. According to the latest African Development Bank Group’s African Economic Outlook, 41 countries on the continent are projected to experience stronger growth rates in 2024 than...

PMI dips to 43.8 amid election uncertainty, sluggish demand

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell below 50 points in May 2024. The headline PMI fell to 43.8 points from 54 points in April. The drop was despite another month of no load-shedding, although local power outages remain frequent, and the...

Webb finds most distant known galaxy

Over the last two years, scientists have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to explore what astronomers refer to as Cosmic Dawn - the period in the first few hundred million years after the big bang where the first galaxies were born. These galaxies...

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New strategies create employment opportunities

Sustainability and transformation are the key focus areas for ICT Training Institute Dynamic DNA as the business is structured into different specialities that talk directly to the career needs of youth in the ICT sector, particularly in the context of the 4th...

Rubrik offers future-proof backup

The rise of ransomware and other corporate threats has in turn boosted demand for off-site backup solutions. There is a growing requirement for stronger security at every point in the IT ecosystem, and backup is no exception. Hannes Rheeder, GM: enterprise systems...

Trend Micro delivers XDR across all workloads

Trend Micro has become the first to offer detection and response capabilities integrated across email, network, endpoint, server and cloud workloads. This is designed to give enterprises broader visibility of a risk posture while connecting minor events from different...

The better the data the better the intelligence

The introduction of AI is driving a fundamental shift in the way businesses think and operate. CIOs, CTOs and CEOs are rethinking their strategies, and asking themselves how they can leverage AI, and harness all the insights and advantages it offers. "The benefits are...

Cloud Atlas APT upgrades with polymorphic malware

Cloud Atlas, an advanced persistent threat (APT), also known as Inception, has updated its attack arsenal with new tools which allow it to avoid detection through standard Indicators of Compromise. This updated infection chain has been spotted in the wild in different...

How often do you review your automated messaging?

In order for any organisation to succeed, customer experience (CX) has to be a major priority. After all, the better someone feels about their interaction with an organisation, the more likely they are to keep coming back. By Ross Sibbald, commercial director of...

FuseForward appoints new MD in SA

International cloud solutions and managed services provider FuseForward has announced the appointment of a new MD for its South African operations. IT industry stalwart Premie Naicker has taken up the post, and will be helping to grow FuseForward's footprint in the...

Paratus bridges the Africa west and east coasts

A route that would normally take more than 60 hours to drive with a car, can now be done in about 31 milliseconds on the new Paratus Africa fiber network that stretches from the West coast to the East coast of Africa. The Trans-Kalahari Fiber (TKF) network extends...

AI to change contact centre CX experience

With investments in artificial intelligence (AI) related technologies expected to triple by 2020, local companies are looking at ways to integrate it into all aspects of their business. It is especially in the contact centre industry where it can be used to greatly...

New corporate policies for data storage required

Data at end-of-life is a massive challenge for most companies, especially with uncontrolled data growth that has resulted in new corporate policies for data storage and retention. This is largely as a result of new global legislations and regulations such as GDPR and...

SAP ABAP OO Developer – 2233 – Gauteng Pretoria

Developer - SAP ABAP OO with SAP HANA / BW4 HANA; oData / Restful API development and testing experience required for a reputable global company based in GautengStrong ABAP and ABAP OO developing skillsExperience with data extraction and provisioning (OData/Restful...

Database Specialist – Remote Remote

Job Advert: Database SpecialistLocation: Saudi ArabiaExperience Required: 5 to 10 yearsJob Description: We are seeking a highly skilled Database Specialist to join our team in Saudi Arabia. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing and optimizing...

Web Admin Assistant – Western Cape Cape Town

Hire Resolve's client is looking for a systematic and proactive candidate with good administrative skills for theposition of Admin Assistant. The duties of the Admin Assistant include account reconciliations, customer account query resolution, customer account payment...

Full Stack Developer

Job Title: Full Stack DeveloperLocation: JohannesburgContract type: Contract (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract)Hybrid/Remote Our client is looking for a skilled Full Stack Developer to design, develop, and maintain banking applications with a focus on secure,...

Pre-Sales Solution Architect (Cloud)

We looking for a Cisco certified Engineer that will support the sales team in leading the development of complex architectural solutions for deals from pre-sales to proposal and delivery, stitching together appropriate assets and contributing to commercial modelling....

Full Stack Webb Developer

Job Title: Full Stack Web DeveloperLocation: Saudi ArabiaExperience: Minimum 5 – 10 yearsJob Description:We are seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Web Developer to join our dynamic team in Saudi Arabia. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in both...

Senior Test Analyst

We are looking for a Senior Test Analyst to join our Johannesburg based client.The core purpose of the role is to guarantee a level of quality for IT solutions and to assist the software development team to identify problems early in the SDLC process.Apply now and be...

Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Randburg

Job Title: Full Stack DeveloperLocation: JohannesburgContract type: Contract (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract)Hybrid/Remote Our client is looking for a skilled Full Stack Developer to design, develop, and maintain banking applications with a focus on secure,...

Pre-Sales Solution Architect (Cloud) – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

We looking for a Cisco certified Engineer that will support the sales team in leading the development of complex architectural solutions for deals from pre-sales to proposal and delivery, stitching together appropriate assets and contributing to commercial modelling....

Full Stack Webb Developer – Remote Remote

Job Title: Full Stack Web DeveloperLocation: Saudi ArabiaExperience: Minimum 5 – 10 yearsJob Description:We are seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Web Developer to join our dynamic team in Saudi Arabia. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in both...

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