Roman telescope aims to travel 1m miles into space

This month could see the launch a new space telescope that aims to travel 1-million miles and record billions of galaxies. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could launch from the Kennedy Space Station as early as 30 August aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The Roman...

Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

AI automation is having an impact on entry-level hiring

Nearly a quarter (22%) of CHROs report that at least one business leader in their organisation has stopped hiring for entry-level roles due to AI automation, according to Gartner. The 4Q25 Gartner survey of 110 heads of HR also found that 95% of organisations have...

Heightened geopolitical tensions increase security risk ratings

While South Africa has a low rating for medical-related risk, mental health, climate change and security risks continue to rise. This is among the trends shown in the annual interactive Risk Map 2025 launched by Internation SOS. As global security and health risks...

Finance app usage, revenue on the rise

There is a growing trend in finance app installs in sub-Saharan Africa, reflecting the region’s strides toward economic recovery following a general rise in inflation and macroeconomic instability. This is among the findings a new report from AppsFlyer and Google....

Global shocks have impacted energy transition

After a decade of progress, the global energy transition has plateaued amid the global energy crisis and geopolitical volatilities. This is according to a new World Economic Forum report, Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2023, which report suggests that while...

Intel processors score high in MLCommons benchmark

MLCommons has published results of its industry AI performance benchmark, MLPerf Training 3.0, in which both the Habana Gaudi2 deep learning accelerator and the 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor delivered impressive training results. “The latest MLPerf results...

Formal employment drops in Q1

According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES, Q1:2023) survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), total employment in the formal non-agricultural sector decreased by 21 000 in the first quarter of 2023, bringing the level of employment to almost...

Cyberthreats continue to build

Globally, the financial, telecom and energy sectors are coming under increasing cyberattack, according to the June 2023 edition of The CyberThreat Report from the Trellix Advanced Research Centre. The report analyses cybersecurity trends from the last quarter, with...

Challenging economy hits richest and poorest the hardest

The latest Experian Consumer Default Index (CDI), showed a return to the former trend of long-term deterioration, expedited by the rapid increase in living expenses experienced by South African consumers and exacerbated by the significantly intensified load shedding...

CIOs plan to grow their IT teams in 2023

A massive 81% of large enterprise (LE) CIOs plan to increase their IT headcount in 2023, according to a recent survey by Gartner. Only 14% expect their IT staff to decrease, and 5% expect their headcount to remain the same. "Attracting and retaining technology talent...

Generative AI, ESG to reshape big data and analytics

Emerging agendas that revolve around generative AI and environmental social and corporate governance (ESG) is expected to transform data utilisation approaches in the coming years. This is among the findings from the semiannual Big Data and Analytics Software Tracker...

WEF believes AI could revolutionise global healthcare

A new World Economic Forum report highlights the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and the importance of public-private collaboration in driving its global adoption. Scaling Smart Solutions with AI in Health: Unlocking Impact on...

More News Today

How to accommodate people with albinism

September is national Albinism Awareness month and disability equity solutions company Progression calls on South Africa's private and public sectors to embrace people with albinism and find ways to accommodate them in the workplace. Disability expert at Progression,...

How fast is your career evolving?

GetSmarter's chief marketing officer Ryan O'Mahoney examines the workplace opportunities that digital disruption offers. Robotic automation could result in the net loss of more than 5-million jobs across 15 developed nations by 2020. That's the prediction in a recent...

Analytics unlocks IoT value

With analysts estimating that up to 80-billion devices and sensors will be in the market by 2020, the need for real-time processing and analytics has escalated as companies work to realise the up to $8,9-trillion in additional revenue predicted to be unlocked by IoT....

Corporate responsibility needed for digital pioneers

As pioneering companies pursue boundary-breaking opportunities, they must assume a new corporate responsibility. The concept of trust and good corporate citizenship will increasingly come to the fore as those who willingly compete in these new and exciting areas...

Simply Financial Services adds a chatbot

Recent entrant, selling into SA's life insurance market, Simply Financial Services is a new entrant to the South African life insurance market. Part of the company's aim to shake up the market is its chatbot, Sam, developed from its quoting engine and allowing...

Lightning Printers speeds up digital production with Xerox

Port Shepstone-based printing and signage company Lightning Printers, has advanced its digital printing capabilities with a new Xerox Versant 80 (V80) Press from Bytes Document Solutions' (BDS) business partner Capital Office Automation. BDS is the largest Xerox...

A fintech entrepreneur’s guide to regulation

Fintech is one of the fastest growing industries in the world with global investment in the sector tripling from $928-million in 2008 to $2,97-billion today. Experts forecast further growth of up to $8-billion by 2018. Local White Label Crowdfunding (WLCF) believes...

Data governance an opportunity for SA firms

When Tim Berners-Lee declared data to be the "new raw material of the 21st century" back in 2011, he was perfectly describing the direction many economies were heading in - from industry to insights and intelligence. But in the six years since, data has defied the...

Dawn of the bionic contact centre agent

Karin Kruger, operations director at Innovation Group South Africa, discusses why the evolving contact centre agent role will be vital in reshaping the industry, along with customer perception of businesses and brands, and millennial career options. "Good day and...

Digital personas integral to teaching — WASPA

South Africa's Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) recently helped equip a group of local teachers with the skills they need to create, safeguard and develop their digital personas. A digital persona is the personality one projects across...

Network Engineer (Rajant)

The Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing and maintaining Rajant (JR2, ME4, LX5, Peregrine, Hawks) and Infinet Wireless Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint Radio's (Quanta 6, etc) network infrastructure of our clients. The...

SAP FICO Consultant 1519

Our client in the automobile industry is looking for a SAP FICO Consultant ( Senior)Product / Feature Team Information (if applicable)Cosmic_ Int (Vehicle Invoicing)ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:· SAP FICO (SAP S/4 HANA advantageous)· SAP SD (Advantageous)· SAP FIORI...

Full Stack Mobile Developer (React Native & C#)

ENVIRONMENT:A leading Rental Service Provider in Johannesburg is looking for an experienced Mobile App Developer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mobile app development, with expertise in React Native, TypeScript, and a solid...

Data Scientist at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....

Network Engineer (Rajant) – Limpopo Lephalale

The Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing and maintaining Rajant (JR2, ME4, LX5, Peregrine, Hawks) and Infinet Wireless Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint Radio's (Quanta 6, etc) network infrastructure of our clients. The...

SAP FICO Consultant 1519 – Gauteng Centurion

Our client in the automobile industry is looking for a SAP FICO Consultant ( Senior)Product / Feature Team Information (if applicable)Cosmic_ Int (Vehicle Invoicing)ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:· SAP FICO (SAP S/4 HANA advantageous)· SAP SD (Advantageous)· SAP FIORI...

View more career listings on our Careers Section