Unsettled regulatory, legal environment emerge as top risks
Concerns regarding the unsettled regulatory and legal environment moved into the top rank of emerging risks for the first quarter of 2025, according to a Gartner survey of enterprise risk leaders. The survey of 266 senior risk and assurance executives – taken in the...
PC market enters volatile 2025 on strong results
PC shipments during the first quarter of 2025 grew 4,9% from the prior year, with global volumes reaching 63,2-million shipments, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker....
The biggest cybersecurity concerns for 2024
Hacking courses, leaked nudes, and AI usage in scams are the most discussed topics on the dark web forums. This is according to NordVPN, which looked into the biggest dark web forum as the basis of its predictions for the year ahead. "Every year we try to predict...
Climate change among top SA worries
Epson's latest Climate Barometer survey - the third edition since the survey began in 2021 - has revealed new insights around South Africans' attitudes and behaviours towards climate change, an imminent climate crisis, and taking action to make a difference for the...
Africa could lose $25bn a year under EU carbon tax
African Development Bank group president Dr Akinwumi Adesina warns that a new EU carbon border tax could significantly constrain Africa's trade and industrialisation progress by penalising value-added exports including steel, cement, iron, aluminium and fertilizers....
SA passes ‘hate speech’ bill
Despite international warnings, the South African parliament has passed new legislation broadly criminalising “hate speech”. The law states that any person who communicates with the intention to “be harmful or to incite harm” and to “promote or propagate hatred” is...
Impacts of climate change are increasingly visible
Up to 2,8-billion people could be exposed to heatwaves by 2090 under a high-warming scenario - more than double that in a low-warming scenario - according to new analysis from the International Organisation for Migration's (IOM) Global Data Institute (GDI). While the...
‘Are fossil fuel companies getting away with murder?’
An estimated 360 000 people could die prematurely before the end of the century because of global heating brought on by the 2022 greenhouse gas emissions of nine major European oil and gas companies alone, according to a Greenpeace Netherlands study. Released at...
Economic, geopolitical volatility drive global segmentation
The geopolitical rebalancing that marked shifts in collaboration and competition between nations in 2023 will continue to drive segmentation and volatility in the coming year, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report. In the report, 2024, A...
2024 will be bounce-back year for semiconductors
Global semiconductor revenue is projected to grow 16,8% in 2024 to total $624-billion, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. In 2023, the market is forecast to decline 10,9% and reach $534-billion. "We are at the end of 2023 and strong demand for chips to...
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Demystifying storage dolutions: hyper-converged versus SAN
As technology continues to evolve to meet the demands of organisations everywhere, so the need for reliable storage solutions is likely to grow - especially during a time where data increasingly dictates how a business functions. By Mike Styer, Dell EMC Business Unit...
Does your leadership style positively contribute to employee well-being?
In South Africa's tough economic climate and competitive business environment, progressive companies are compelled to focus on the engagement and retention of highly skilled and productive employees. To this end, the promotion of employee wellbeing has never been more...
Cisco commits to preparing 1m Africans for digital economy jobs
Cisco has announced its commitment to prepare 10-million people worldwide for jobs in the digital economy, including 1-million in Africa. The in-kind value amounts to around $1,5-billion and will be carried out over the next five years. The commitment was made at the...
Arcserve: building compliance, audit capacity into Office 365
South African companies are embracing Office 365 to free themselves from the need to manage an Exchange email and SharePoint solution on-premise. But the move to Office 365 could present some compliance challenges, says Byron Horn-Botha, Lead: Arcserve Southern Africa...
BT announces new head of security business
BT has announced the appointment of Kevin Brown as MD of BT Security, where he will be responsible for the company's physical and cyber security activity around the world. Brown succeeds Mark Hughes, who is stepping down at the end of this year to take up a new...
Integrated EAM/ERP can power asset-intensive business into the future
Most enterprise resource planning (ERP) software originated in the manufacturing sector as materials resource planning (MRP) solutions for organisations that needed to manage a lot of inventory. From there, they were rapidly developed into solutions for every industry...
South African e-commerce hits its stride
Despite the lackluster macro-economic indicators, South African tenacity showed itself once again as retailers - especially smaller stores - cashed in on the online space over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend says payment service provider, DPO PayGate. The...
IBM’s talent business uses AI
As artificial intelligence (AI) promises to transform both the HR function and the future of work, IBM has today announced IBM Talent & Transformation, a new business to help companies and their employees flourish in the era of AI and automation. IBM Talent &...
Top considerations before implementing an HCM system
Businesses that embark on a journey to the cloud and open themselves up to this technology find that they have the capability to manage their infrastructure and resources in a more cost effective, efficient way, including people management. The cloud is a game-changer...
Centurion Law Group Acquires IMANI- Lawyers On Demand
Pan-African law conglomerate Centurion Law Group now offers the cost savings and efficiency of flexible legal services through its acquisition of IMANI-African Lawyers On Demand. Through Centurion Plus, a division of Centurion, corporate clients throughout Africa can...
IT Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
We are a leading Managed Service Provider (MSP) with an expanding client base and a great team. We currently have several openings due to expansion and we are looking for skilled, dynamic, and passionate IT Support Engineers to join our technical team in Cape Town...
Linux Engineer
Our client within the ICT and Transportation Sector has an opportunity for an experienced Linux Engineer to join the team where you will be responsible for managing and monitoring all installed Linux systems and Infrastructure as well as being involved with the...
Linux Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Our client within the ICT and Transportation Sector has an opportunity for an experienced Linux Engineer to join the team where you will be responsible for managing and monitoring all installed Linux systems and Infrastructure as well as being involved with the...
SKA Mid – Senior Data Analyst
A well-established business is seeking to appoint a SKA Mid - Senior Data Analyst. The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for the development of operator procedures and documentation, and for the mentoring and training of the data analyst/operators under their...
SKA Mid – Senior Data Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
A well-established business is seeking to appoint a SKA Mid - Senior Data Analyst. The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for the development of operator procedures and documentation, and for the mentoring and training of the data analyst/operators under their...
IT Systems & Network Administrator at Southern Oil
End User Computing: Design, Deployment, Maintenance, Optimisation of end user Computer Infrastructure Setting up and keeping documentation up to date Network Infrastructure: Design, Deployment, Maintenance, Optimisation of Network Infrastructure Setting up and keeping...
IT Systems & Network Administrator at Southern Oil – Western Cape Swellendam
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Intermediate .Net Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements Designing, coding, and debugging software applications using the .net Framework Developing scalable and maintainable code that adheres to coding standards Testing and deploying applications...
SAP FICO Consultant (Expert) 2637 – Gauteng Pretoria
SAP FICO Consultant ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:SAP FICO (SAP S/4 HANA advantageous)SAP FIORI (Advantageous)SAP MDG – Master Data Governance (Advantageous)SAP VMS – Vehicle Management Systems (Advantageous)Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile...
Business Intelligence Analyst at Private – Gauteng Rosebank
To provide accurate, reliable, and timely data analysis support for EasyPay Everywhere to inform business decision-making and strategy formulation. This role focuses on leveraging data visualization tools, automating reporting processes, and ensuring the accuracy and...
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