Orange Social Venture Prize supports innovation in Africa, Middle East
The 15th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East is open for submissions. Candidates from the 17 countries within the Orange footprint have until 18 May to submit their project on the website. Since 2011, the OSVP prize has been rewarding innovative...
Black Friday is the king of retail bonanzas
South African retailers are already planning for a bumper 2025 Black Friday and holiday season. Black Friday, by its very nature, generates hype in the media and among retailers. However, a new index proves it is not hollow hype. South Africa’s first formal Black...
Zenex Foundation tackles SA’s dire literacy problem head-on
Looking to address South Africa's literacy crisis, The Zenex Foundation has launched the Ulwazi Lwethu African Language Reading Materials portal which hosts African language readers and storybooks with the aim of enhancing mother-tongue reading skills. The dire state...
Kidnapping concerns grow
Ordinary South Africans are increasingly becoming vulnerable to kidnapping with the latest police crime statistics revealing an alarming 8,6% increase in reported kidnapping cases compared to last year - and with 3 854 cases reported in the three months between April...
Team Amanzi Impilo declared champions of sustainability
Team Amanzi Impilo from the University of Cape Town have won the 2023 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Sustainathon South Africa, a problem-solving competition that empowers and engages the youth to address pressing societal and sustainability issues. Team Amanzi...
App developers hope to address unique SA challenges
Hundreds of local app developers will participate in the annual MTN Business Hackathon from 6-8 October, with the objective of designing app solutions to solve some of South Africa's unique social challenges. From solutions to assist communities in locating critical...
Recycling sector ramps up to deal with e-waste
Electronic waste is a major challenge worldwide, particularly in South Africa where it is growing at three times the rate of growth of solid municipal waste. About 415 500 tonnes of e-waste is produced in the country annually, according to 2019 figures from the United...
Connected car market to reach $243,75bn
The global connected car market size is expected to reach $243,75-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 13,4% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Surging consumer demand, the constant need for connectivity, increased dependency on...
Mixed messages as CEOs express confidence and doubts
More than half (55%) of CEOs harbour doubts about the potential benefits of South Africa's association with BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). This is one of the findings of this quarter's Merchantec CEO Confidence Index (MCCI), which aimed to...
Drive Control acquisition finalised
The long-anticipated sale of Drive Control Corporation has gone through. As at 1 October 2023, Drive Control Corporation has been acquired and transferred to DCC Technologies (Pty) Ltd as a going concern. DCC founder Neil Rex has stepped back from the CEO role, which...
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Managing the ever-evolving mobility challenge
Technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, transforming the way people work. By Ronald Ravel, director: B2B South Africa at Toshiba South Africa The ongoing rise of mobile working is one of the most notable results of how this trend is impacting the professional...
Workforce transformation: balance tomorrow’s trends with today’s needs
“Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them.” It may surprise you to learn who said these words: none other than the late Steve...
University of Pretoria launches Virtual Campus
Prospective students who are interested in the University of Pretoria's academic offerings can now take a virtual tour of the campuses from the comfort of their homes. The university has launched a Virtual Campus platform on its website, whereby prospective students,...
SUSE paves the way for IT transformation
SUSE continues to help organisations transform and adapt with software-defined infrastructure and application delivery solutions that enable IT operations and DevOps to meet digital business demands with greater agility and less cost. SUSE has announced the release of...
Welcome to an IP world without buttons
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Africa to get three new cyber security facilities
NEC XON is creating three new Cyber Defence Operations Centres (CDOC), one in Nigeria, another in Senegal, and the third in Mauritius in addition to the existing facilities in South Africa. The new cyber security facilities form the nucleus of pan-African...
Silwood Technology, Milestone Technologies in partnership
Milestone Technologies has signed a partnership agreement adding Silwood Technology's Safyr to the roster of information and data management software solutions offered to customers seeking to overcome the challenges associated with greater compliance and regulatory...
The benefits of skills demand forecasting
South African youth can benefit from skills forecasting and scenario planning to better prepare for the future and the world of work. This is according to Applied Development Research Solutions (ADRS) Global, an economic modelling research company whose Linked...
Mentoring to build job skills
Statistics show that 65% of the jobs Generation Z will perform do not even exist yet, owing to the accelerated pace of change in business, the further development of technology and the shorter-than-ever lifespan of skills. As technology continues to drive the pace of...
Payroll innovation creates youth career opportunities
Traditionally payroll has been perceived as the dull domain of those in dull clothing immersed in numbers from dusk to dawn. However, like many industries today, payroll has been disrupted by technology and transformed by innovation, changing career paths and creating...
Server Administrator – Mpumalanga Witbank
As a Server Administrator Technician, you will handle the installations and upgrades of Operations Systems - Server [Phone Number Removed]; and 2019. This will be for Physical Servers as well as for VM Virtual Servers. Experience working on VMWare and Microsoft...
Technical Project Manager
Hire Resolve's client, a telecommunications company, is currently seeking a Technical Project Manager to join their team in Cape Town. If you are a technically savvy project manager with exceptional client management skills and a proven track record of delivering...
Technical Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town
Hire Resolve's client, a telecommunications company, is currently seeking a Technical Project Manager to join their team in Cape Town. If you are a technically savvy project manager with exceptional client management skills and a proven track record of delivering...
Network Support Engineer (Tier 2)
Role: Network Support Engineer (Tier 2)Location: Johannesburg NorthAre you ready to take your career to the next level in a dynamic and service-driven environment? We are looking for a talented and experienced Tier 2 Network Support Engineer (L2/3) to join our...
Network Support Engineer (Tier 2) – Gauteng Parkwood
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Software Developer (C#.NET) – Intermediate level (CH937)
Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for Software Developers (Intermediate Level) to join their diverse team of C# developers. We are looking for an individual that takes pride in what they do, is customer focused and takes ownership and...
Agile Master (Senior) – 2289 TT
Coach team membersThe Scrum master makes sure team members are well trained and understand the Agile processHost daily stand-up meetingsAssist the Product Owner with the backlogRemove roadblocks for the teamTeach scrum practices and principlesEnsures documentation in...
Software Developer (C#.NET) – Intermediate level (CH937) – Western Cape Kuils River
Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for Software Developers (Intermediate Level) to join their diverse team of C# developers. We are looking for an individual that takes pride in what they do, is customer focused and takes ownership and...
Agile Master (Senior) – 2289 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
Coach team membersThe Scrum master makes sure team members are well trained and understand the Agile processHost daily stand-up meetingsAssist the Product Owner with the backlogRemove roadblocks for the teamTeach scrum practices and principlesEnsures documentation in...
Senior JAVA Developer
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Java Developer to join our financial services client based in Johannesburg for a 6-months contract role.What you will be doing:...
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