Nomad visas set to benefit SA tech industry
The new South African remote work, or digital nomad visa, could be a gamechanger for the local tech industry and entrepreneurs, providing a positive step towards positioning the country as a global hub for remote work, innovation and skills transfer. The visa, which...
OpenAI messaging systems breached in hack
A hacker gained access to details of OpenAI technologies in a cybersecurity breach earlier this year. However, it's believed that the systems used to house and build the company's artificial intelligence (AI) systems wasn't breached. The hack of the company's internal...
More global attacks, regulations, and consolidation lie ahead for cybersecurity
Cybersecurity expert Check Point Software has detailed the key security challenges that organisations will face in the coming year in its cybersecurity predictions for 2023. Globally, cyberattacks across all industry sectors increased by 28% in the third quarter of...
Lion’s share of storage spend is on structured data management
The workload driving the largest share of enterprise IT infrastructure spending in the first half of 2022 (1H22) was Structured Databases/Data Management, according to the International Data Corporation Worldwide Semiannual Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker:...
SA not immune to global cyberattacks
Cybersecurity trends in South Africa are in line with what is happening globally, according to Trellix Advanced Research Centre's latest Threat Report: November 2022, which analyses data from the third quarter of the year. "In the last 12 months, we have seen an...
Customers drive organisations’ investment in sustainability
A new Gartner survey has revealed that 87% of business leaders expect to increase their organisation's investment in sustainability over the next two years. Customers are the primary stakeholder group creating pressure for organisations to invest or act on...
Beware the hidden price-tag of Black Friday
This year, many South Africans will swop busy shopping centre queues for the checkout button on their favourite e-commerce sites as Black Friday goes more online than ever. That's why staying vigilant, and knowing how to spot dodgy deals and scams, has never been more...
Fraud Awareness Week highlights social media scams
Over the years, social media has become such a significant part of our lives that 56% of the world's population now has a social media presence of some description. With more than 2,8-billion active users, Facebook is the largest social media platform in the world....
NFT marketplaces still buoyant despite crypto crash
The recent crypto price crash has wiped off billions of dollars in value of all digital assets, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are no exception. Over the past six months, the price of both NFT collections and NFT coins plunged, causing many NFT buyers to vanish from...
Retail trends to watch out for in 2023
Online product research and discovery influences R293,8-billion in physical sales, accounting for 25% of South Africa's retail trade, according to the newly-released 2022 South African Digital Customer Experience Report. The report also reveals that the South African...
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Collaboration and the changing face of communications
"Collaboration" and "communication", as business terms, have been around for a long time but, as technology evolves, so have the ways in which we communicate and collaborate within and between businesses, writes Andre Deetlefs, executive: lines of business at the...
Microsoft Teams rolls out to Office 365 users
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Microsoft Teams, the company's new chat-based workspace in Office 365. The new tool for team collaboration is now available to Office 365 business customers in 181 markets, including South Africa, and services 19...
The unspoken social media commandments
Social media is fair game, right? Wrong. Over-use and abuse it and you'll end up unliked, unfollowed and maybe blocked. Teens and young adults from HDI Youth Marketeers' Junior Board of Directors offer their top 10 rules when it comes to social media. #1 - Thou shalt...
Syntech moves to new Joburg premises
IT distributor Syntech, which celebrates its 15th year in business, has signed a deal for new offices in Johannesburg as part of its expansion programme which was outlined in 2011. Established in 2002, Syntech places particular focus on providing value-added service...
Joosubs supports growth with Argility innovation
Joosubs, the family-owned furniture retailer, has decided to implement Argility's Ceres retail software suite across its existing network of stores. Ceres provides a tried-and-trusted solution that has been relied upon by retailers for the past 20 years. In terms of...
Dynamic digital consumer voice gets louder
The collective voice of today's dynamic digital consumers is growing louder, compelling goods and services providers to respond with enhanced organisational agility across their entire businesses, writes Wayne Hull, MD and head of Accenture Digital for South and...
Businesses use trade credit to secure debtors
With South Africa's current economic and trade environment remaining constrained and unpredictable, businesses are increasingly recognising the benefits of trade credit insurance to protect their bottom line. Trade credit insurance protects a business against the risk...
Operational intelligence optimises supply chain
Every company in the supply chain is continually being challenged to deliver operations in the most effective and cost-efficient manner. The prospect of cuts to budgets puts greater emphasis on using the supply chain to reduce costs and enhance value, writes Thabo...
App digitises, optimises humanitarian aid
The Red Cross Society of Côte d'Ivoire (RCSCI), whose mission is to improve the living conditions of vulnerable people across the country, improve health through programs such as first aid administration and aid authorities in the promotion of compliance with...
Peat power project for Rwanda
A $350-million deal to finance an 80 megawatt (MW) peat to power project in Rwanda, which will improve access to electricity for the three quarters of the country's population that is currently off the grid, has reached financial close. The power plant, which is...
Senior Web Developer
Research and develop new technologies.Provide second and third-line support for software deployed within the company ecosystem.Analyze and resolve complex, high-impact production issues.Monitor system performance to ensure all SLAs are met.Design, maintain, and...
Programmer Analyst at Amar AI Ranking
Programmer analysts typically have solid coding skills and the ability to test and troubleshoot applications and software programs. You'll likely work for a corporation or a business to develop company-specific programs and systems. You'll probably also be repairing...
Senior .Net Developer (Optimizely/Episerver or Sitecore/Contentful) (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:YOUR passion for delivering challenging, cutting-edge web & mobile solutions as a Senior .Net Developer with Optimizely/Episerver or Sitecore/Contentful is sought by a dynamic provider of Tailored Digital Solutions. The ideal candidate will have worked...
Senior Web Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Research and develop new technologies.Provide second and third-line support for software deployed within the company ecosystem.Analyze and resolve complex, high-impact production issues.Monitor system performance to ensure all SLAs are met.Design, maintain, and...
Programmer Analyst at Amar AI Ranking – Remote Remote
Programmer analysts typically have solid coding skills and the ability to test and troubleshoot applications and software programs. You'll likely work for a corporation or a business to develop company-specific programs and systems. You'll probably also be repairing...
Agile Project Manager (Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:JOIN the growing team of a dynamic provider of Tailored Digital Solutions seeking your expertise as an Agile Project Manager. Working closely with a small team of Devs and the client's Project Managers, you will run various ceremonies including sprint...
Analyst Programmer (EE)
ENVIRONMENT:BE responsible for the analysis of user requirements, technical design, development, maintenance and support of systems/ applications as the next Analyst Programmer sought by a reputable Retail Group. You will interpret complex user requirements and...
Programmer Analyst test at Amar AI Ranking
Programmer analysts typically have solid coding skills and the ability to test and troubleshoot applications and software programs. You'll likely work for a corporation or a business to develop company-specific programs and systems. You'll probably also be repairing...
Agile Project Manager (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:JOIN the growing team of a dynamic provider of Tailored Digital Solutions seeking your expertise as an Agile Project Manager. Working closely with a small team of Devs and the client's Project Managers, you will run various ceremonies including sprint...
Analyst Programmer (EE) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:BE responsible for the analysis of user requirements, technical design, development, maintenance and support of systems/ applications as the next Analyst Programmer sought by a reputable Retail Group. You will interpret complex user requirements and...
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