How long until we see gender parity?
Globally, women currently hold just 34% of senior leadership positions, up 0.5 percentage points from 2024, according to the 2025 Grant Thornton Women in Business report. At this pace, we’ll not see gender parity in senior management roles in mid-market companies...
Air cargo demand rises in January
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for January 2025 global air cargo markets showing that total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), rose by 3,2% compared to January 2024 levels (3,6% for international operations) for an 18th...
WhatsApp platform gives youth a safe place to talk
The Department of Health in collaboration with Reach Digital Health and Elton John AIDS Foundation have launched the Young Africa Live (YAL) Smart bot, a WhatsApp platform designed to help young people to tackle the complex questions that arise during adolescence...
Applications for BCX Digital Innovation Awards extended
BCX is extending applications for the BCX Digital Innovation Awards to 31 August. The shortlisting and judging of the awards will take place from September to October 2023, and BCX will announce the winners later in the year at their awards ceremony in Johannesburg....
SI market set for 14% growth
The global system integration market size is expected to reach $955,21-billion by 2030 and expand at a CAGR of 13,8% from 2023 to 2030 according to the recent reports of Grand View Research. The rising consumer inclination towards low-cost and energy-efficient...
Study details the impact of intimate partner violence
A study by a University of Cape Town (UCT) masters student, Caron Zimri, has revealed that intimate partner violence (IPV) can lead to traumatic brain injury. Reading heart-wrenching stories in the news that highlight the IPV scourge that incessantly plagues women and...
Azure users can access Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPU
Microsoft Azure users can now turn to the latest Nvidia accelerated computing technology to train and deploy their generative AI applications. Available now, the Microsoft Azure ND H100 v5 VMs using Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPUs and Nvidia Quantum-2 InfiniBand...
Nominations are open for National Orders
The Presidency has invited all South Africans to submit final nominations for National Orders, to identify people nationally and globally who have served the nation or attained personal achievement in exceptional ways. National Orders are the highest awards that a...
Financial and risk mitigation know-how crucial for businesses
The top two challenges faced by South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are cash flow and economic conditions, according to the latest Business Partners SME Index - and this has remained unchanged in the Index for several years. Getting your financial house...
Shiba Inu sheds value, active users
While most of the world's largest cryptocurrencies made a comeback in 2023, with their prices more than doubling in the first six months, other digital coins continued underperforming the market and bringing losses to their holders. Shiba Inu is one of these: besides...
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The science of securing cyber skills
Urgent measures need to be taken to bridge the rapidly increasing cybersecurity skills gap, says Martin Walshaw, senior systems engineer at F5 Networks. A recent scientific report found that our memories simultaneously generate two forms of personal experience. The...
Productivity hacks for small business owners
Africa's start-up ecosystem is booming, and start-ups and small businesses continue to contribute to the continents economic development. Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD of ManpowerGroup South Africa notes that small business owners need to ensure they have the right...
Better compliance management skills needed
In an increasingly regulated and complicated business environment, all companies and corporations need some level of compliance management to help them manage risk, operate within the law, and maintain a positive reputation. "Consequently, there is an increasing...
Dating goes back to basics
A South African-developed mobile dating app is proving a hit with thousands of installs monthly and growing. "South Africans excel at using existing technologies in new ways. Voicy takes the voice notes we've got used to on chat platforms and turns them into a quick...
Equal educational opportunities for all
Digital transformation is transforming every industry and sector including education enabling educational institutions to use modern tools for a more collaborative and engaging classroom experience. This transformation is also helping schools employ technology to...
European MFP sales down
Unit sales of inkjet multifunction printers (MFPs) across Western Europe declined -9% year-on-year in Q3 2017, leading to distributors seeing a similar fall in overall sales of printer hardware, according to data published by Context. "Sales fell in all categories...
Liability insurance important for social media
In South Africa alone, 16-million people use Facebook, 7,7-million are on Twitter and LinkedIn has 6,1-million users, according to the Ornico SA Social Media Landscape report for 2018. Simply by using these platforms, all these millions of users unknowingly expose...
Huawei launches cloudified video platform
Huawei has released its Envision Video Platform in Africa, aimed at assisting carriers develop and optimise video as a fundamental service with the best user experience. The cloudification architecture platform will support the latest 4K/Ultra High Definition, Virtual...
SAP Leonardo Centres support digital innovation
To help its customers step up their digital innovation journey, SAP will add eight new locations to its global network of SAP Leonardo Centres. The new slate of SAP Leonardo Centres are set to open next year in Berlin, China, Johannesburg, Moscow, Seoul, Singapore,...
Africa’s changing digital insurance market
Even though digital is still to reach widespread adoption in Africa, it presents insurers with exciting new opportunities for business growth. Annalie Terblanche, client solutions manager at SilverBridge, takes a closer look. While there is the temptation to believe...
Senior Business Analyst (IT Solutions) – Western Cape Constantia
Senior Business Analyst with minimum 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in the Financial Services Industry (Asset Management) with a strong skills set in systems and data, required to provide technology solutions, for this Asset Management Company...
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Individuals with post graduate experience, experience in housing developments and project management especially in the civil and building environment will qualify for the role.Responsibilities Include the following: Candidates will need good knowledge of and...
Full-Stack Developer (C#) – Gauteng Rosebank
6 month contract that will be renewed. Responsible for the complete and effective architecting, designing, building, and maintaining both the front-end (client-side) and back-end (server-side) components of the software application to support the business in the micro...
Desktop Support (Temp) – Gauteng Ruimsig
Provide technical support, troubleshoot, and resolve desktop system and hardware issues to ensure smooth operations in a managed services environment. ** Please note this is an office-based (not hybrid) position for an international company with set working hours...
Project Manager (Qualified) – Gauteng Pretoria
Individuals with post graduate experience, experience in housing developments and project management especially in the civil and building environment will qualify for the role.Responsibilities Include the following: Candidates will need good knowledge of and...
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SNR Software DeveloperOur client is hiring!Location: George, Garden Route5 plus years' experience needed. Why consider this opportunity? Beautiful Location: Live and work in the heart of the Garden Route, surrounded by stunning landscapes.Purpose-Driven: Join a...
Senior .NET Developer (LM)
Responsible for managing the entire software development life-cycle from concept design through to implementation and application maintenance. You would oversee the design and implementation of websites, programs, and applications that execute within Microsoft's . NET...
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