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...

Network International expands portfolio with Absa

Absa Business Banking has appointed Network International - a leading digital commerce group in the Middle East and Africa – as its digital payments technology partner. Network will provide Absa with end-to-end payment processing capabilities through a single payments...

Sweepsouth sweeps top place at SA Tech Challenge

Home services platform Sweepsouth has taken first place in the Digital Platforms category at this year’s SA Tech Challenge - a G20 Presidency initiative recognising the country’s most innovative and impactful technology solutions. The award celebrates scalable...

Hyperscalers hedge their bets amidst Nvidia dependency concerns

Hyperscalers such as Meta, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are strategically shifting towards developing proprietary semiconductor technologies in response to the soaring demand for Nvidia's GPUs in the burgeoning generative AI (GenAI) market. This strategic move is...

Growth opportunities for African fintech abound

The fintech landscape in Africa is experiencing a surge in growth opportunities - with South Africa emerging as a key player in this dynamic sector. Despite global challenges, venture capital investment in South Africa remained resilient, marking a 6% increase to...

Top four HR investment trends

For the third consecutive year, HR leaders have cited HR technology as their top investment priority, according to a survey by Gartner, with the other top three investments being learning and development (L&D), total rewards, and talent management. "Now more than...

Bright future for cloud computing

The global cloud computing market will reach $2,39-trillion by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 21,2% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report from Grand View Research. The market is experiencing significant growth fueled by several key factors. Firstly, the rising...

Gen AI is a key theme in company discussions

Generative AI (GenAI) has emerged as a key theme during the last year with more companies discussing the impacts of this technology, according to GlobalData, which says that S&P 500 companies in their Q1 2024 earnings call transcripts had discussions around GenAI...

Questions persist as CEOs push GenAI adoption

CEOs are facing workforce, culture, and governance challenges as they act quickly to implement and scale generative AI across their organisations, according to a new study from IBM's Institute for Business Value. The annual global study of 3 000 CEOs from over 30...

Top trends in software engineering

Gartner has revealed the top five strategic technology trends in software engineering for 2024 and beyond. Meeting business objectives is one of their top three performance objectives for 65% of software engineering leaders, according to the research group's survey of...

ERA Bill a step towards achieving energy objectives

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) is encouraged by the recent approval of the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Bill by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). "Key provisions of the ERA Bill, such as establishing an open market platform for...

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Tech offers SA students a journey of hope

While improving the local economy is seen as key in enabling South Africa to address the pressing developmental challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment, bridging the skills gap will be vital in order ensuring sustainable and accelerated growth. Lenny...

Can SD-WAN help overcome IT skills shortages?

A recent survey, conducted by Uptime Institute, showed that data centre IT skill shortages will intensify as most operators continue to struggle with staffing issues. Interestingly, the primary driver cited was an aging worker pool and the overwhelming male makeup of...

Apex BI helps MiX Telematics track IoT expenditure

MiX Telematics Africa and Apex BI are demonstrating how it is possible to manage an ever-expanding Internet of Things (IoT) environment. The IoT sector is much hyped, but few realise that one of the most challenging aspects of a world of connected devices is how to...

The indispensable scientific tool

Scientific discovery has long been a function of the tools developed and utilised by the pioneers of innovation. By Jim Holland, regional director of Lenovo While Lippershey was busy patenting his telescope, Galileo pointed his to the heavens, detected craters on the...

Fujitsu kicks off Search for 2019’s most innovative partner projects

Fujitsu has opened up the nomination process for its latest Select Innovation Awards. All Select partners are eligible to submit their customer projects that best highlight how they are delivering outstanding value through digital co-creation, enabling organizations...

Tech Wise Business Solutions is Acronis African distributor

Tech Wise Business Solutions, a supplier of specialist security solutions, has signed a distribution agreement with Acronis Emerging markets. Under the terms of the agreement, Techwise will be supplying the full range of backup, anti-ransomware, disaster recovery,...

Tri-Continental to distribute Printronix in Africa

Printronix, a pioneer of line matrix technology, has recently signed a distribution agreement with Tri-Continental. Under the agreement, Tri-Continental, one of the largest and most prominent IT distributors in the African market, will distribute Printronix and...

DVT named Microsoft Gold Partner for data analytics

Software development and related services company DVT has been named a Microsoft Gold Partner for data analytics, supporting its expanded service offerings for business intelligence (BI), artificial intelligence (AI), RPA, analytics and cloud-based services. Karl...

Students access high-speed WiFi in Cape Town libraries

During June the City of Cape Town and the Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (TENET) turned on the eduroam WiFi service in 57 of Cape Town's public libraries. Eduroam is a wireless roaming service that provides free Internet access to the research...

Senior React Native Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client is seeking a seasoned Backend Software Engineer for a hybrid role based in Johannesburg. Key Requirements 7 years' experience.BSc/ BTech/ [URL Removed]React NativeAndroid/IOSJavaScriptGitUI/UXShould you meet the requirements for this position, please email...

Test Automation Analyst – Gauteng Centurion

Our amazing client is looking to appoint a qualified and experienced individual to provide automation on Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities to the Development and Engineering division through industry leading testing. You will oversee testing activities...

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Full Stack Developer

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Senior Front End Developer

We are on the hunt for a qualified and experienced Senior Front End Developer (Angular) to handle numerous development projects. We are looking for a suitably qualified individual with a minimum of 6 years Front End development experience. Critical requirements:...

Senior Project Manager – Gauteng Houghton Estate

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Full Stack Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban Region

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Senior Front End Developer – Gauteng Centurion

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Senior Data Analyst at The Foschini Group

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