Digitisation, cloud is improving business outcomes
Kathy Gibson reports – South African organisations are increasingly using cloud services to unlock opportunities and improve business outcomes. Pandelani Munyai, group CIO of Transnet, explains that key considerations when adopting cloud included improved security and...
Cloud key to SA’s digitalisation goals
Kathy Gibson reports – Government has a firm policy t drive digital innovation, with the aim of improving service delivery while helping to uplift citizens. Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani, director-general of the Department of Communications and Digital...
‘Next-generation AI will lift the weight of work’ – Microsoft
In conjunction with adding new features and expanding access to its generative AI offering, MS 365 Copilot, Microsoft has also released new data and insights from its 2023 Work Trend Index report: "Will AI Fix Work". The research shows that the pace of work has...
Labour productivity declines endanger critical supply chain objectives
Historically low labour productivity levels threaten every aspect of the chief supply chain officer's (CSCO) agenda, says Gartner. "Labour productivity levels are historically low and stalled out, in large part due to lack of investment in workforce innovations," says...
Two-fold surge in browser extensions that steal crypto
As an increasing number of people have begun to rely on cryptocurrencies for online transactions, cybercriminals have adapted their tactics accordingly - browser extensions have become an attractive target for hackers looking to exploit unsuspecting crypto users. A...
$70m programme aims to promote quality health research in Africa
The Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation) has launched the second phase of a multimillion-dollar programme developing world-class research and African scientific leaders on the continent, while strengthening African institutions. The second phase of the...
Top 10 data and analytics trends for 2023
Gartner has identified the Top 10 data and analytics (D&A) trends for 2023 that can guide D&A leaders to create new sources of value by anticipating change and transforming extreme uncertainty into new business opportunities. "The need to deliver provable...
Nigeria, Turkey, UAE top countries for crypto ownership
Global crypto revenue is expected to double to nearly $38-billion in 2023, with more than half that value coming from market leaders the US and UK. But when it comes to crypto adoption, the two countries don't even make the Top 10. According to data from...
Short-form video proving popular with marketing departments
Social media marketers plan to double down on short-form video this year, according to research from OnlyAccounts.io, which says that a third of them plan to invest in the format more than any other type of content. The rise of short-form videos, first popularised by...
Resilient economy pushes April BETI up
After two consecutive months of declines, the BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) increased in April 2023. Although encouraging, it is unlikely that this is the start of a notable recovery phase in the economy as the index deteriorated on an annual and...
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Why decision-makers need D&O insurance
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Password dilemmas revealed
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Affordable luxury with Hisense TVs
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Acer unveils Nitro 5 gaming laptop
Acer has announced its new Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop. Powered by Windows 10, the new 15-inch laptop is targeted towards mainstream users who enjoy the thrill of gaming with friends, and building their own network of like-minded players. "With performance to...
Misrepresenting matric results is fraud, says MIE
Last week Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, announced the matric pass rate of 75,1%, a 2,6 percentage point improvement on the 2016 pass rate. A total of 802 431 full- and part-time students had registered for the 2017 National Senior Certificate (NSC)...
BCX CEO appointed to iamtheCODE board
Ian Russell, CEO of BCX, has been appointed to the Board of iamtheCODE. iamtheCODE is an Africa-led global movement designed to mobilise governments, businesses and investors to support young women in STEAMD (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and...
ADATA debuts INFAREX mouse combo
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Hitachi aims to disrupt industrial IoT
Hitachi and Hitachi Vantara recently released Hitachi's first commercial Lumada internet of things (IoT) platform. The purpose of the platform is to make it simple to harness the power of IoT data in order to drive real value for Hitachi's customers and partners. Now...
The ‘PITfalls’ in SARS’ 2017 Tax Statistics
National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service released the 10th annual edition of the tax statistics for South Africa on 12 December 2017. By Des Kruger, partner and Wesley Grimm, candidate attorney at Webber Wentzel The document provides data on the key...
King Price unpacks cybercrime
Every day we hear about phishing, spyware, malware, and more. But what are they, exactly? And what do they mean for you and your hard-earned bucks? Cybercrime is described as any crime that is committed using a computer network or hardware device. Cybercriminals use...
Developer – C# (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Parvana Responsibilities: Deliver code that is functional, understandable, maintainable and testable. Work closely with analysts, documenters and testers. Automated testing of features developed. Deliver technical documentation as and when required. Act as a mentor to...
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Networking and Systems Engineer
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Project Manager at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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