Actions, not words, will make SONA promises a reality
The 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) showed touches of Groundhog Day, the film that replays the same scenario over and over again. This is according to Parmi Natesan, CEO of IoDSA, who says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s promise of “a state that is capable and...
A future snapshot of SA’s electricity market
At the beginning of the year, the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act 38 of 2024 (ERAA) came into effect, promising to facilitate "an open market platform that allows for competitive electricity trading." By Jason van der Poel, partner, Danielle van der Vaart, senior...
Resilience of SA businesses comes to the fore
The latest Experian Business Debt Index (BDI) indicates that South African businesses are not only coming to terms with load shedding and other adverse economic conditions but are, in fact, stoically battling through them and showing growth. The BDI, which reflects...
Slight relief for take-home pay in June
Despite the tough economic conditions, the average nominal take-home pay, tracked in the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), showed a marginal uptick in June, adding to the stabilisation observed over the past three months. "The average nominal take-home pay...
SA’s financial sector suffers highest losses from data breaches
IBM Security has released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, showing the average data breach cost for South African organizations reached R49,45-million in 2023 - an all-time high for the report. This represents an 8% increase over the last three years and a 73%...
Increased chip demand will fuel steady OSAT growth
A surge in global demand for applications such as AI, high-performance computing (HPC), 5G, automotive, and Internet of Things (IoT) has fueled semiconductor supply chain expansion, according to IDC's upcoming Semiconductor Manufacturing Services: 2022 Worldwide OSAT...
Top business priorities for CEOs and CFOs
Growth remains the top strategic business priority for both CFOs and CEOs, according to a survey by Gartner, which says 45% of CEOs ranked growth in their Top 3 strategic priorities (down from 53% in 2022) while 62% of CFOs put it in their Top 3 (up from 59% in 2022)....
Expanded capacity empowers cloud, CDNs and SaaS providers in Africa
A report from research group TeleGeography has unveiled the tremendous opportunities for content delivery networks (CDNs), cloud services, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers in Africa's ever-expanding connectivity landscape. One of the key findings of the...
Campus switch market to exceed $100bn
More than $100-billion will be spent on campus switches over the next five years, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Additionally, we have raised our outlook for the 2023 revenue growth while, at the same time, revised our forecast for 2024 to show a...
Altron set to divest of two operations
Altron has issued a trading statement for the six months ended 31 August 2023 warning shareholders of substantial changes in its financial results from the previous corresponding period. Headline earnings per share (HEPS) from continuing operations is estimated to be...
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Focus on employees’ mental health
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The importance of trust
Trust is a must for professional accountants, writes Bongani Coka, CE of the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) A good reputation is hard to build, but can be destroyed overnight. This is particularly true of the accountancy and audit...
CA expands portfolio to support DevSecOps
CA Technologies has announced an expanded portfolio that allows companies to integrate security into the earliest stages of development. This also assures security in deployment -- an emerging practice known as DevSecOps. According to Gartner: "The goal of DevSecOps...
Automated cryptocurrecy bond issuance completed
The world's first fully automated cryptocurrency-denominated bond issuance that is also cleared, settled and registered on a public blockchain infrastructure has been completed by Nivaura, a fintech company that developed a cloud-based service for the issuance and...
Innovation-led business transformation starts in the cloud
No matter your industry sector or geographic location, all businesses today have one overriding thing in common: to be successful and sustainable you must be digital. by Cameron Beveridge, director: cloud at SAP Africa While the rewards of moving a business towards...
Alternative wireless connections
In certain instances it is not possible to connect network components utilised in industry with a fibre connection. Therefore alternative wireless connections must be made available. "When wireless connections are needed for the inter-networking of devices ie. the...
Quantum cryptography will be ultra-secure
With an increasingly connected world spurring on the perpetual rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), data is firmly establishing itself as the dominant fuel within many organisations, being central to the way they work, writes Ronald Ravel, director: B2B South Africa...
Westcon-Comstor is Cisco’s Africa Distributor of the year
Westcon-Comstor was awarded the title as Africa Distributor of the Year (2017) at the recent Cisco Partner Summit held in Dallas Texas this month. The award recognises the efforts made by the Comstor arm of the company, through the execution of innovation, leadership...
Hit the ground running in the new year
Widely touted as an organisation's biggest asset, data is on the minds of a lot of companies. It's being hailed as the secret to customer satisfaction, sales and marketing efforts, and a bird's eye view of an organisation's customer base. However, too many companies...
Online short courses provide practical ICT skills
South Africans seeking to meet growing corporate demand for high-end and specialist IT skills could increase their employability by combining world class online short courses with practical experience, instead of committing to years at a college or university. This is...
Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Back and Front End developmentAssist with various development projectsMinimum Requirements:Matric and a relevant Tertiary qualification5+ years relevant experienceSkilled in Kubernetes, Docker, C#,Mobile App development, Postgres and CSSJava script knowledge Desired...
Software Tester – Gauteng Roodepoort
Our Client is looking for a detail-oriented Software Tester with a knack for finding bugs before users do. Known for a keen eye in identifying issues, improving product quality, and collaborating closely with developers to ensure smooth releases. Passionate about...
Enterprise Content Management: Senior Technical Specialist – Western Cape Cape Town
Hire Resolve's client is looking for someone skilled in Enterprise Content Management to join their team as a Senior Technical Specialist in Cape Town, WC. The candidate hired for this role will manage different content repositories, including IBM Content Manager 8,...
Senior Full Stack Developer
Analysis of change requests received and designing prototypes for change requests. Provide recommendations and cost / man-day estimates for implementing changes. Design/Build Web Interfaces. Test Interfaces to other systems. Provide test information to Testers....
Senior .Net Developer
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Senior Full Stack Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Analysis of change requests received and designing prototypes for change requests. Provide recommendations and cost / man-day estimates for implementing changes. Design/Build Web Interfaces. Test Interfaces to other systems. Provide test information to Testers....
Senior .Net Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Are you a seasoned Senior .NET Developer looking for your next challenge? We're looking for a talented and motivated Senior .NET Developer to join our growing team. As the Senior .NET Developer, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing high-quality...
Senior Power BI Reports Support Engineer
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Senior Power BI Reports Support Engineer – Eastern Cape East London
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