January brings PMI decline
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) started the year on the back foot, declining by 0.9 points to 45.3 points in January 2025. This is the third consecutive contraction and the lowest level since August 2024. This suggests that the loss of...
Platformisation key to reducing security complexity
New global research from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) and Palo Alto Networks has found that surveyed organisations are facing security complexity challenges as they juggle an average of 83 different security solutions from 29 vendors. It also shows that...
Africa commits to Web 3.0, blockchain
The secure and transparent management enabled by Web 3.0 and blockchain is driving the adoption of these technologies in Africa. EMURGO Africa, in strategic partnership with PwC, has unveiled the "State of Web3.0 in Africa" report, a forward looking publication that...
Employees place increased importance on manager support
More than three-quarters of employees report that it has become more important for them to receive support from their manager, according to Gartner. Simultaneously, managers are also facing increasing expectations from the organization, including new responsibilities...
Every SA company should have whistleblowing management
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has published South African National Standard (SANS) 37002 Whistleblowing management systems - Guidelines. This document provides the framework and guidelines for any organisation to implement a whistleblowing management...
Confidence is low, but buying decisions are not made on price alone
The latest FNB/BER Business Confidence Index shows that South Africans have not been as uncertain about their economic wellbeing since the third quarter of 2020, which was at the peak of the pandemic. Given constant loadshedding, high inflation, a steep electricity...
Wearables market set for 2023 rebound
After declining for the first time ever in 2022, worldwide shipments of wearable devices are forecast to rebound in 2023, reaching a total of 504,1-million units, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device...
Online payment fraud losses set to surge
A new study from Juniper Research forecasts that merchant losses from online payment fraud will exceed $362-billion globally between 2023 to 2028, with losses of $91-billion alone in 2028. A rise in e-commerce transactions in emerging markets is driving this growth....
AI sensor market to reach $41,17bn by 2030
The global AI sensor market size is expected to reach 41,17-billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 43,6% from 2023 to 2030. The artificial intelligence (AI) sensor market has been...
Satacom delivers cryptocurrency-stealing browser extension
A malicious extension for the Chrome, Brave, and Opera browsers is used to steal cryptocurrency from victims as a part of a recent Satacom campaign discovered by Kaspersky. Nearly 30 000 users were at risk of being targeted during the last two months. The attackers...
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GIT debuts FLIR’s PTZ auto-tracking
Graphic Image Technologies (GIT) has announced the local availability of FLIR's PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) auto-tracking solution for Quasar CP-4221-301 PTZ cameras. This auto-tracking solution makes it possible to use a surveillance camera to automatically follow a moving...
Cloud grows, but reluctantly
If Gartner is to be believed and only a mere 38% of enterprise IT organisations are using cloud services, there is undoubtedly continued concern regarding cloud usage. Andrew Cruise, MD of vendor-neutral cloud hosting platform provider Routed, says that while there is...
Britehouse wins in Top Women Awards 2017
Britehouse Group, a Division of Dimension Data, has been announced the winner of the Top Gender Empowered: Skills Development Award at the prestigious Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2017. The Standard Bank Top Women Awards, hosted by Topco Media and Standard Bank,...
Technology will accelerate SDGs
Technology will drive inclusive, sustainable growth that is needed for countries to achieve the United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) are aimed at ending poverty and safeguarding the planet. Speaking at...
Embracing a mobile ERP world
Stuart Scanlon, MD of epic ERP, examines the role mobility plays in digital transformation. The popular IT vernacular of last year -- cloud computing, big data, and virtualisation -- has been replaced with the likes of mobility and digital transformation. And yet, the...
VMware unifies end user experience
VMware has unveiled innovations that make VMware Workspace ONE powered by AirWatch the industry's first unified end user experience, management and security solution for all endpoint platforms. Customers will now have the ability to use Workspace ONE as a single...
Econz Wireless signs partner agreement with NeTrec
Econz Wireless, a global leader in GPS mobile employee tracking and time and attendance solutions, has signed a partner agreement with NeTrec, a Vereeniging- and Pretoria-based company which specialises in human resource management. Ernie Loubser, support director for...
The rise of biometrics in business
Biometrics may at the outset seem like a space-age, technology driven discipline, but using unique physical characteristics as identifying features is nothing new, writes Davina Myburgh, director of core credit for TransUnion Africa. Artefacts discovered in ancient...
Digital transformation in the future of insurance
Darrel Orsmond, financial services industry head at SAP Africa, believes the insurance industry is facing its very own Kodak moment. Forty years after the once heart-warming 1970s ad slogan became part of popular culture, it now reminds one more of the company's...
Africa needs data centres fast
Sybrand Pretorius, sales director at Flexenclosure, says there is a solution at hand to fill Africa's need for data centres. Every day people around the world generate 500-million tweets, post 4,3-billion Facebook messages and make 6-billion Google searches. And these...
Developer – SQL at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client: Our client is a global leader in digital marketing and client reporting solutions, empowering financial professionals to enhance investor engagement and retention. With operations spanning four continents, they are rapidly expanding their team...
Information Security Specialist Jnr (Network, End Point, Security Operations)
Company: Kapsch SALocation: SANRAL Data Centre, MidrandPosition: Information Security Specialist Jnr (Network, End Point, Security Operations)Contract Period: 6 Months with possibility of extensionBudget: NegotiableAbout the Company:Kapsch TrafficCom South Africa...
Microsoft AD / Exchange Engineer (DC Platform Support)
Company: Kapsch SALocation: SANRAL Data Centre, MidrandPosition: Microsoft AD / Exchange Engineer (DC Platform Support)Contract Period: 6 Months with the possibility of extensionBudget: NegotiableAbout the Company:Kapsch TrafficCom South Africa (Kapsch SA) is a global...
Back End Java Developer (Senior) 1837 TT
Development and maintenance on platform/applicationReview and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader and User Management or System ownerDevelop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirementsPreparation of system/technical...
Solutions Architect (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Our client, headquartered in the USA, offers a great work opportunity. Embrace work-from-home flexibility and long-term prospects, including overseas opportunities. Benefit from learning from the best in the field at a company with amazing perks and...
System Controller (LM)
Provide analytical support for critical corporate initiatives including business function support for system migrations.Consolidations, significant business area process improvement projects and complex product installations.Planning, implementing, and reviewing minor...
Information Security Specialist Jnr (Network, End Point, Security Operations) – Gauteng Midrand
Company: Kapsch SALocation: SANRAL Data Centre, MidrandPosition: Information Security Specialist Jnr (Network, End Point, Security Operations)Contract Period: 6 Months with possibility of extensionBudget: NegotiableAbout the Company:Kapsch TrafficCom South Africa...
Microsoft AD / Exchange Engineer (DC Platform Support) – Gauteng Midrand
Company: Kapsch SALocation: SANRAL Data Centre, MidrandPosition: Microsoft AD / Exchange Engineer (DC Platform Support)Contract Period: 6 Months with the possibility of extensionBudget: NegotiableAbout the Company:Kapsch TrafficCom South Africa (Kapsch SA) is a global...
Back End Java Developer (Senior) 1837 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
Development and maintenance on platform/applicationReview and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader and User Management or System ownerDevelop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirementsPreparation of system/technical...
Solutions Architect (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
About our client:Our client, headquartered in the USA, offers a great work opportunity. Embrace work-from-home flexibility and long-term prospects, including overseas opportunities. Benefit from learning from the best in the field at a company with amazing perks and...
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