Beware of online share scams
Anglo American has noted an increase in online share trading scams circulating on various social media and digital platforms, bearing fictitious company brand identity and names of some of its executives to lure unsuspecting victims. Scammers are taking advantage of...
Customer-facing conversational GenAI to go mainstream in 2025
A massive 85% of customer service leaders will explore or pilot a customer-facing conversational generative AI (GenAI) solution in 2025, according to a survey by Gartner. A Gartner survey of 187 customer service and support leaders conducted in July through August...
Youth are saving, but need financial guidance
In today's world, knowledge is the key to financial success. So, while a recent study by Nedbank revealed that South Africa's youth are showing a commendable improvement in their commitment to saving, there is a pressing need for improved financial information and...
Musk versus Zuckerberg: who would win a cage match?
Elon Musk posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was "up for a cage fight" with Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg responded to Musk’s tweet with a caption stating, "send me location". Analyzing both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s personal diets and...
Intel Labs AI model generates 360-degree images from text prompts
Intel Labs, in collaboration with Blockade Labs, has introduced Latent Diffusion Model for 3D (LDM3D), a novel diffusion model that uses generative AI to create realistic 3D visual content. LDM3D is the industry’s first model to generate a depth map using the...
Generative AI to enhance the Wimbledon digital experience
IBM and The All England Lawn Tennis Club have announced new features for the Wimbledon digital fan experience that will launch at this year's Championships. A new artificial intelligence (AI) feature, leveraging generative AI technology from IBM watsonx, will produce...
Strategic workforce planning key for business resilience
The pressure to optimise costs and maximise productivity is at the forefront of all business leaders' minds. Today, this pressure is exacerbated by disruptive technology, the increasing complexity of geopolitics and global trade, evolving risk and regulation, and the...
Low confidence levels hurt SA salaries
Continuing economic woes, higher inflation and low confidence levels have led to another monthly decline for salaries in May 2023, unlike average private pensions that remained robust, according to the latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay (BTPI) and Private Pensions...
Huge campus switch growth as supply chain eases
Campus switch sales were up 40% in the first quarter of 2023, the highest growth level recorded in this market in over two decades, according to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group. This remarkable level of growth was fueled by enormous backlog releases and higher...
Pick n Pay taps into the metaverse with Roblox
Pick n Pay is giving away 100-million Robux, the digital currency for the gaming platform Roblox, to registered Smart Shopper customers. It will also soon sell Roblox vouchers in rands, arguably the first South African retailer to do so. With a reported 50-million or...
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Marais attempts Sani Pass record
Itec SA will be sponsoring Jamie Marais, extreme endurance athlete and Corporate Sales Manager at Itec Cape Town, as he pushes himself to the limit and attempts to set a record for the greatest number of consecutive summits of Sani Pass - dubbed Africa's toughest...
Huawei to launch mobile app store in Africa
With 328-million users across the globe, the Huawei Mobile Service platform is coming to Africa, with the planned launch of a pre-installed localised APP store on Huawei devices. "Huawei's consumer mobile services in Africa will include an APP store for locally...
LG bets on premium TV market
LG has paved the way for a plethora of electronics and home appliances, however its commitment to the development of televisions and in particular OLED technology has set a new standard of excellence by which televisions today and in the near future, will be measured....
5 000 African programmers to be trained
Five thousand young African computer programmers will be trained between 2018-2022. The US Bureau of Labour Statistics forecasts that employment of software developers is projected to grow 24% from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations....
Budgeting for security in 2018
The industry at large has tightened its belts this year, and as we head into 2018 if 2017 has taught us anything then it is that we can't afford to skimp on cybersecurity. In fact, in 2017 so many businesses have had to make do with fewer resources to combat a much...
Hacking public WiFi
Public WiFi is great in so many ways. It costs nothing, saves on mobile data, and is often faster when it comes to downloading. However, as much as we love the convenience, hackers love public WiFi too, and for different reasons. Nastassja Poorter, enterprise sales...
Black Friday isn’t that great for retailers
Black Friday isn't yet as important to all sellers as you might expect. This is the message being relayed by the experts from Optiseller, which used this year's Black Friday as an opportunity to look at how some of the largest sellers on eBay UK performed on what is...
Mobile app aids Deeds Office process
Software as Service company e4 has launched DeedScanner, a mobile app that works with its Case Management Workflow solution, Deeds, to better manage the flow and status of lodged documents. Clive Bredenkamp, development manager at e4, says that DeedScanner enables a...
Xerox showcases VersaLink B400 printer
The Xerox VersaLink B400 printer comes complete with IT-free installation wizards, a variety of security features and acustomisable 5-inch colour touchscreen. Preloaded Xerox ConnectKey Apps help to optimise office efficiency. The VersaLink B400 printer lets users...
Priorities for SME survival in the next 6 months
With 70-80% of SMEs failing within the first five years, and only 1% growing to employ more than 10 people, South African SMEs are struggling to realise their own growth potential and become active drivers of job creation. And with slow economic growth, on-going...
IT Risk Manager
Audit assurance and compliance Implementing & Automating Risk management processes Reporting of IT Risks Develop Reporting templates Manage the Risk Acceptance and review process – provide input and quality assurance Implement Third Party Risk Management framework...
Senior Developer Power Apps / .Net Full Stack – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Phase one: Support and add features to a Power Bi Dashboard, advise on our data models and structures. Help with moving our data into the data lake. Support and help manage more junior dev, work with business to understand requirements and design and build a...
IT DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Fully remote position or in office. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics, monitoring, and...
IT Risk Manager – Western Cape Cape Town
Audit assurance and compliance Implementing & Automating Risk management processes Reporting of IT Risks Develop Reporting templates Manage the Risk Acceptance and review process – provide input and quality assurance Implement Third Party Risk Management framework...
Systems Implementation Project Manager
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Systems Implementation Project Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the implementation of new systems and technologies. You will work closely with our clients and internal teams to...
IT DevOps Engineer
Fully remote position or in office. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics, monitoring, and...
Senior Software Engineer
The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, multi-tasker, and demonstrated team-player. You will be a lead developer responsible for the development of new software products and enhancements to existing products. Working within an Application Development Environment...
Systems Implementation Project Manager – Eastern Cape East London
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Systems Implementation Project Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the implementation of new systems and technologies. You will work closely with our clients and internal teams to...
IT DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Fully remote position or in office. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics, monitoring, and...
Senior Software Engineer – Gauteng Midrand
The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, multi-tasker, and demonstrated team-player. You will be a lead developer responsible for the development of new software products and enhancements to existing products. Working within an Application Development Environment...
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