SA employers, school leavers paint a gloomy picture
Only around one-fifth (21%) of employers in South Africa feel optimistic about the future of the African economy, ranking the lowest any country polled. This is among the findings of the ALU 2025 Africa Workforce Readiness Survey, published by the African Leadership...
Africa’s economy shows signs of strengthening
Africa’s economic performance is showing signs of improvement but remains vulnerable to global shocks, according to the 2025 Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) report from the African Development Bank. The report, unveiled on the sidelines of the 38th...
Most businesses with AI lead new use cases with it
A massive 55% of organisations that have previously deployed AI always consider AI for every new use case that they are evaluating, according to a new Gartner survey. More than half of organisations (52%) report that risk factors are a critical consideration when...
Key genAI announcements affect global IT economies
Key generative AI (genAI) announcements made in recent weeks have the potential to significantly threaten cloud platform rivals and reshuffle the industry's AI ecosystem, while directives by national governments will impact global IT economies. This is according to...
Mobile a bright spot for Telkom
Telkom has reports group revenue up 3,8% to R10 668-million for the quarter ended 30 June 2023. Group EBITDA was down 4,2% to R2 235-million. Telkom Mobile saw positive growth, with mobile revenue up 5,2% to R5 448-million This comprises a 6,5% increase in mobile...
APT threats continue to evolve
Kaspersky's latest report on Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) trends for the second quarter of 2023 has uncovered new threats. Researchers analysed the development of new and existing campaigns. The report highlights APT activity during this period including the...
Computer Applications Olympiad winners named
The national winners of the 2023 Applications Olympiad have been named, featuring a cohort of new rising computing stars. The Computer Applications Olympiad is part of the South African Computer Olympiads, a project of the Institute of Information Technology...
Applications open for ISPA Inspires sponsorship
South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) is inviting applications for its ISPA Inspires educational sponsorship for the 2024 academic year. Applications open tomorrow (Tuesday, 1 August 2023) and will close on Friday, 1 September 2023. Sponsorship...
MTN, JRA partner to alleviate loadshedding traffic delays
MTN, in a public-private partnership with the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), is set to tackle the challenges posed by load shedding on South Africa's roads. A service level agreement (SLA) between the two parties will see MTN SA providing backup power to Soweto...
EV adoption restricted by slow infrastructure roll-out
A new study from Juniper Research has found that lack of public infrastructure is severely limiting electric vehicle (EV) adoption in urban environments. In particular, as flat and apartment owners typically cannot have home chargers fitted, the lack of public...
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Credence Security wins Demisto distribution rights
Specialist cyber security distributor, Credence Security, has announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Demisto, an innovator in security operations technology. The agreement will see Credence distributing Demisto's full range of solutions, allowing...
Facebook launches Nigeria initiatives
Facebook has announced a new nationwide initiative in Nigeria that includes a series of high profile partnerships, training programmes and a physical space that will serve as a centre for learning and skills development. The initiatives are aimed at helping to develop...
DSA urges better connectivity
The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) is calling for legislators to safeguard important provisions on the sharing and management of spectrum within the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC). In a position paper posted today, the DSA has urged the Council of...
Optimise your credit card this Black Friday
The most anticipated shopping day of the year is fast approaching. Originally a US tradition, most stores -- online and off -- now offer huge savings and discounts on almost all products ranging from make-up and toiletries to big-ticket items like TVs and fridges....
Vodacom to live stream Soweto Spring Festival 2017
Vodacom has secured exclusive streaming rights to the upcoming Soweto Spring Festival 2017 with artists such as Kwesta, Skwatta Camp, Okmalumoolkat, Amanda Black, Lady Zamar and many more set to grace the stage. "We will have a set up at both stages and switch between...
What will Black Friday look like in future?
South Africans have well and truly jumped on the Black Friday bandwagon over the past few years, embracing the Americans' Thanksgiving shopping holiday to take advantage of pre-festive season deals. Whether big or small, online or mall, retailers across product...
Telkom offers Night Surfer bonus
Telkom is offering free Night Surfer data bundles to certain Once-off All Network Data Bundles, from 26 November. For every data bundle a customer buys of between 1GB and 10GB, Telkom will give the customer an equal Night Surfer data bundle at no extra cost. For...
Enterprise want resellers to share IT risks
ICT resellers that want to thrive in a changing technology market need to be prepared to share risks with their customers and move towards consumption-based billing models that allow companies to spread their technology procurement costs over a longer period of time....
Critical for employers to be procedurally fair
South Africa's labour law is decisive in that there are definite processes that have to be followed in order for disciplinary cases to be confirmed as being both substantially and procedurally fair. HR and HCM solution development and services company, CRS...
Incident response vital to business survival
One only has to look at the slew of breaches that have been reported in the last few years to understand that one mistake can cost millions of customers their privacy and bring global consumer trust to an all-time low. This is why having incident response measures in...
Senior Cloud Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Hire Resolve's client, an established media company, is looking for a talented Senior Cloud Engineer to join their dynamic team based in Cape Town. You'll work extensively within the Google Cloud Environment, wielding tools such as BigQuery, Dataproc, and Vertex AI to...
Data Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
DescriptionThe Group Data and Analytics Office is on the lookout for a skilled Data Engineer. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data engineering, particularly with SAS, SQL and Oracle, and will be responsible for designing, developing, and...
Senior System Engineer at NRF National Research Foundation – Western Cape Observatory
Postion Summary: To advance the maturity of the SKA Mid Dish through assembling, integrating and verifying the SKA Mid Dish systems and products while applying systems engineering leadership and recognised engineering competence and skills across multiple domains,...
Cloud Engineer at Tipp Focus Group
Job Opportunity: Cloud Engineer ?? Location: Cape Town We're looking for skilled Cloud Engineers for multiple levels: Senior: 5+ years' experiencePrincipal: 8+ years' experienceQualifications required: Relevant OEM qualificationsExperience required: Cloud engineers...
Business Analyst
We're looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join our team. As part of our dynamic and growing organization, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate within a cross- functional team. What you'll do:Consult stakeholders, to...
SAP HCM Consultant (BIB)
Are you fluent in SAP HCM with expert knowledge of BIB? Join us to harness your technical skills, drive SAP HCM transformation, and design flawless HR integrations. We're looking for a Consultant who knows the ins and outs of BIB, with the enthusiasm to make our HR...
SQL Database Administrator (DBA) with BI Portals
We are looking for an experienced SQL Database Administrator with a strong background in managing and optimizing SQL databases and Business Intelligence (BI) Portals. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the organization's database systems, ensuring...
Cloud Engineer at Tipp Focus Group – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Job Opportunity: Cloud Engineer ?? Location: Cape Town We're looking for skilled Cloud Engineers for multiple levels: Senior: 5+ years' experiencePrincipal: 8+ years' experienceQualifications required: Relevant OEM qualificationsExperience required: Cloud engineers...
Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
We're looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join our team. As part of our dynamic and growing organization, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate within a cross- functional team. What you'll do:Consult stakeholders, to...
SAP HCM Consultant (BIB) – Gauteng Johannesburg
Are you fluent in SAP HCM with expert knowledge of BIB? Join us to harness your technical skills, drive SAP HCM transformation, and design flawless HR integrations. We're looking for a Consultant who knows the ins and outs of BIB, with the enthusiasm to make our HR...
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