Absa PMI paints positive picture
Following a strong close to Q3, the seasonally adjusted Absa PMI dipped slightly by 0.7 points to 52.6 in October, down from a revised 53.3 in September. Although the PMI fell, it remained above 50 for the second consecutive month, indicating continued expansion in...
AI drives a surge in skills development needs
As digital and AI trends continue to disrupt work, 85% of business leaders agree that the need for skills development will dramatically increase over the next three years, according to Gartner. According to a June 2024 Gartner survey of 330 business leaders, 93%...
Resiliency and growth for European IT, business services spend
Spending on IT and business services in Europe is expected to increase by 5,3% year on year in 2023 to reach $320,8-billion. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during the 2023-2027 period is forecast to be 5,6% for the Western Europe (WE) and 5,8% for Central and...
Thousands of SA bank cards exposed on the dark web
Even though banks and other financial institutions do a lot to protect their customers from payment card fraud, criminals still find their way into victims' wallets. New research by NordVPN analysed 6-million stolen payment cards found on the dark web. Two in three...
Backup storage under attack to force ransom payments
Organisations of all sizes are increasingly falling victim to ransomware attacks - and are inadequately protecting against this rising cyberthreat. According to new data in the Veeam 2023 Ransomware Trends Report, one in seven organizations will see almost all (more...
Global government IT spend set for growth
Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total $589,8-billion in 2023, an increase of 7,6% from 2022, according to Gartner. "Global challenges like inflation and workforce scarcity and their local repercussions are testing the abilities of government CIOs to...
Intel, Microsoft bring AI to the PC at scale
Microsoft and Intel are working together to drive the development of artificial intelligence (AI) on personal computing (PC). At Microsoft's Build 2023 conference, the two companies are previewing the AI-enabled capabilities of Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake client PC...
EMEA storage market strong in 2022
The negative impact of the war in Ukraine on the macroeconomic situation in Europe did not stop the rapid growth of the enterprise storage systems (ESS) market in the fourth quarter of 2022. On the contrary -- the growing uncertainty in the market and the increase in...
How to spot a job-hunting scam
Even though South Africa's official unemployment rate decreased marginally in the fourth quarter of last year with 169 000 jobs gained in the period, the number of unemployed persons increased by 28 000 to reach 7,8-million. Given the current economic environment,...
These technologies are impacting customer service, support
The technologies with the most current value to service and support organizations are those that support assisted service, according to Gartner. "Today, the most impactful technologies in service are ones that support reps to deliver low-effort, value-enhanced...
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Tax app now available in SA
An new tax app named hApp-e-tax, offers core information related to the legislation and makes tax information easily accessible. Herschel Alpert, who developed the hApp-e-tax app for use on smartphones and tablets, is known in tax circles having worked as a tax...
Skills academy opens in US and SA
Online educational specialist New Skills Academy has opened new offices in Chicago and Johannesburg. The two new sites join existing operations in Nepal, Tanzania and its HQ in Ware, Hertfordshire. The opening of the new offices comes as the award-winning online...
Boost security by detecting active compromises
A huge surge in large-scale ransomware attacks, such as the recent WannaCry, Petya and variations thereof, coupled with massive data breaches such as Verizon, Deloitte and closer to home, Hetzner, is highlighting in no uncertain terms how crucial security solutions...
FlySafair enables inflight card payments
FlySafair has become the first local low-cost carrier to offer cashless transactions on all of its flights. The airline has officially launched AviaPay, a new mobile point of sale (POS) system, enabling passengers to use their credit and debit cards to purchase...
On-demand activation for consumer devices
Gemalto has announced its new Subscription Management Discovery Service solution. This initiative simplifies the customer's experience of connecting a device 'out-of-the-box' to the cellular network with the offer of their choice. Users simply select their preferred...
Dear Film and Publication Board … free our kids!
The fate of online free speech and digital content hangs in the balance, as the department of communications and the Film and Publications Board (FPB) is attempting to impose restrictions on digital channels. Although the primary mandate of the FPB is to protect...
Roses are red, violets are blue, safeguard your apps so customers love you
Martin Walshaw, senior systems engineer at F5 Networks, discusses why decision-makers should reconsider their security focus this Valentine's Day. Love is purportedly in the air again, but is it being channelled in the right direction? As customers engage with your...
Are you investing in sticky-tape cloud solutions?
Africa's only neutral cloud infrastructure business, Routed, says that while IDC predicts public cloud revenue to reach $236 billion by 2020, local companies are still making basic mistakes when investing in cloud infrastructure. "Cloud is more than a decade old now...
CaseWare Africa automates IFRS9
With International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9, promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), now in effect, CaseWare Africa has taken the lead in simplifying and automating IFRS9 compliant reporting. According to Angela van Tonder,...
Financial services looks to mobile-first
Rapid technological innovation and the emergence of more stringent regulations means that banks are having to reinvent themselves as trusted providers of a much broader range of financial services, delivered securely to consumers primarily via mobile technology. The...
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Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Lead C# Developer
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Lead Python Developer (AI/ML & Cloud, NVIDIA SDKs) (George Hybrid) – Western Cape George
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