Nature, wellness, food drive tourists to Africa
The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) has released its annual Travel Trends 2025 report, revealing the latest consumer spending insights and motivation when it comes to travel. Cross-border movement is often influenced by the most pressing economic factors of the...
Uptick in unemployment rate
The official unemployment rate was 32,9% in the first quarter of 2025. According to the Quarterly Labout Force Survey for Q1: 2025, there was a decrease of 291 000 in the number of employed people to 16,8-million from 17,1-million in Q4: 2024, while there was an...
Companies flag GenAI as privacy, data security risk
Privacy is much more than a regulatory compliance matter, and businesses are increasingly concerned about the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). This is among findings in the Cisco 2024 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, an annual review of key privacy...
SA kicks off AfCFTA shipments
The first shipment of products from South Africa to other African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) countries has embarked from the eThekwini port. President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed it as the start of preferential trade by South Africa under the AfCFTA. "African...
Data, AI literacy programs on the cards
By 2027, more than half of chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) will secure funding for data literacy and artificial intelligence (AI) literacy programs, fueled by enterprise failure to realise expected value from generative AI (GenAI), according to Gartner. "Few...
Buyout offer for Multichoice
French media company Group Canal+ has made an offer to buy out MultiChoice. The company has received a letter indicating its high-level non-binding intention to acquire the remaining ordinary shares in MultiChoice that it does not currently own, excluding any treasury...
WLAN vendors headed for rocky waters
According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, sales of WiFi 7 Access Points (APs) will reach nearly three quarters of total APs...
AI supports patients, doctors in hip clinic
Hip disorders, comprising some of the world's most common joint diseases, are especially prevalent among adolescents and young adults, causing stiffness, pain or a limp. But they can be hard to diagnose using solely 2D medical imaging. Helping to treat these...
Unlocking the potential of a CBDC ecosystem
Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are emerging worldwide, bringing new capabilities and opportunities to financial systems. Although central banks are the driving force behind CBDCs, the development of a coherent ecosystem in co-operation with private...
Demand for human capital applications still high
According to the Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker published by International Data Corporation (IDC), enterprise resource management (ERM) applications, will record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10% in Europe between 2023 and 2027. ERM refers to...
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Five-star peer-review rating for Fortinet
Fortinet network security products deliver outstanding functionality, ease of implementation and excellent cost-benefits. This is according to dozens of Fortinet customers from across the economic spectrum who posted their evaluations of the products on the Gartner...
Quadruple the fun for Recton at Lenovo Floor Days
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Retailers look to WiFi for digital transformation
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Employee screening is a must for reputable colleges
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Improve your employees’ experience in 2019
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AECOM integrates Middle East and African operations
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Accenture Africa ready to accelerate Africa’s economy
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Treasury opens door for discussions on expat tax
National Treasury has invited key stakeholders to a workshop early next month to address continued concerns around the amended foreign income tax exemption. The change is set to become effective on 1 March 2020. In terms of the amended section of the Income Tax Act,...
Fortinet secures the path to 5G
Fortinet has announced extensive capabilities for securing the path to 5G with its expansive breadth and depth of solutions for mobile core networks and cloud infrastructures, including its virtual SPU technology and advanced security and high-performance systems....
Kaspersky Lab posts 4% revenue growth
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Agile Scrum MasterLead Innovative Software Projects with Cutting-Edge Tech!R 480,000 - R 616,000 per annumJoin a leading technology company specializing in advanced analytics, AI, machine learning, and more. This is an ideal opportunity to harness your Agile and Scrum...
Project Manager (Public Wi-Fi Project) (Contract) (CPT)
ENVIRONMENT:Become part of a dynamic team where innovation, creativity, and strategic insight are at the heart of success. Our client is not just a company; it's a hub of transformative ideas and pioneering digital solutions. They are looking for a Project Manager to...
Back-End Developer
Looking for a specialized Back-End Developer (AWS, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Docker) to be at the core of technological advancements, contributing to the development of robust, scalable, and efficient server-side applications. Key Requirements 5+ years'...
Software Developer II – 1 x Senior iOS and Android Developer
Description:To realize the detailed design through programming and configuration and provide guidance and mentoring to other software developersResponsibilitiesDefine and maintain development standards and guidelines.Investigate new technologies, methodologies, and...
Software Developer II – 1 x Senior iOS and Android Developer – Gauteng Randburg
Description:To realize the detailed design through programming and configuration and provide guidance and mentoring to other software developersResponsibilitiesDefine and maintain development standards and guidelines.Investigate new technologies, methodologies, and...
APQP Automotive Project Manager at Dawning Truth
*** APQP Automotive Project Manager *** Top Automotive Manufacturing firm seeks APQP Automotive Project Manager. To own and manage the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process, ensuring compliance with Toyota's Part Approval Process (PA) and Ford's eAPQP...
APQP Automotive Project Manager at Dawning Truth – Gauteng Springs
*** APQP Automotive Project Manager *** Top Automotive Manufacturing firm seeks APQP Automotive Project Manager. To own and manage the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process, ensuring compliance with Toyota's Part Approval Process (PA) and Ford's eAPQP...
PROJECT MANAGER (SMALL TO MEDIUM MULTIPLE PROJECTS) – Gauteng East Rand
Based East Rand. Join large manufacturing, wholesale & retail Group that supplies the local SA market as well as selected African and European markets. In addition to multiple sales & wholesale Branches around South Africa there are many retail outlets where...
Senior Software Engineer (SAP BW4HANA ) at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Cape Town
Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Provide on-going support of the existing BPC Embedded Reporting, Data Services and BW systems SAP BEX Query Design and Analysis for Office reporting Working closely with other development teams Develop...
Software Quality Engineer I (Contract) – Gauteng Randburg
Use the automation framework and pre-defined test tools to inspect, analyze, design, develop and implement re-useable automated test assets to quality assure the solution and its architecture to ensure the overall quality of the solution whilst aligning to the...
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