Professional development more vital than ever in age of AI
This year’s International Day of Education (Friday 24 January) spotlights the theme “AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation”. The day emphasises the transformative power of education in fostering social impact through personalised digital...
SARS embraces AI to boost efficiency
Kathy Gibson reports from the Microsoft AI Tour – Paying tax and submitting returns has become a relatively easy process for most South Africans. This is due largely to the fact that the South African Revenue Services (SARS) is embracing artificial intelligence (AI)...
Telkom results a mixed bag
Loadshedding, constrained consumer spending and dynamic competition, against the backdrop of a sluggish economy with persistent inflationary pressures, have weighed on Telkom's annual results for the year ended 31 March 2023. As it transitions to next-generation...
ESG an emerging focus for human resources
The latest report from the International Bar Association Global Employment Institute (IBA GEI) states that employers and governments across the world are paying greater attention to sustainability and the promotion of ethical business. Based on data from lawyers in 55...
Malware takes innovation to the cloud
Check Point Software Technologies researchers have reported on a new version of shellcode-based downloader GuLoader, which was the fourth most prevalent malware last month, according to the company's Global Threat Index for May 2023. With fully encrypted payloads and...
IBM cements machine learning dominance
IBM has created more than 6 000 machine learning (ML) patent applications in the last five years, propelling it to the forefront of this transformative technology. According to a BanklessTimes.com report, Microsoft has had around 2 500 patent applications, while...
Convergence Partners Investments rebrands, appoints new CEO
Convergence Partners Investments, the deep tech investor started by Andile Ngcaba in 2003, has rebranded to Solcon Capital. Under the new brand, Solcon will focus on international deep tech investments in generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language...
Generative AI could expand by 10-times by 2028
The popularity of ChatGPT has spawned an array of startups and kicked off a race by major technology providers to compete for mindshare. Revenues of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology offerings are forecast to reach $3,7-billion in 2023 and expand to...
Enterprise, industrial metaverses exceed expectation
Companies that have already deployed industrial metaverse use cases are seeing more reported benefits than those still in the planning phase expect, most notably in capital expenditure reduction (15%), sustainability (10%) and safety improvement (9%). This is...
IT leads prepare for possibility of grid failure
CIOs and IT leaders are under pressure to prepare their organisations for the possibility of extended load shedding or a complete grid failure, however few would be able to sustain business as usual through extended power outages. This emerged during a high-level...
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PoPI will enable better information management
Mike Rees, territory account manager for South Africa at Commvault, talks about the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act, how it is a fast-encroaching reality and how organisations are now facing the mammoth task of ensuring they comply with it. PoPI...
Kaspersky is a trail blazer in APT defence
A competitive analysis of the market for advanced persistent threats (APT) by the Radicati Group has awarded Kaspersky Lab's Anti Targeted Attack platform "Trail Blazer" quadrant status, one of its top market leadership positions. The result means that the product has...
Citrix and the future of SD-WAN
Brendan McAravey, country manager at Citrix South Africa, examines what the Cisco acquisition of Viptela means for the direction of SD-WAN. For those that haven't been following the rapidly growing SD-WAN market, Cisco's acquisition of Viptela may seem to have come...
Preparing for Jobs that don’t exist yet
With the development of IT technologies, the job market is being transformed, across all industry sectors. Automation of manual tasks is the most obvious change, but big data, blockchains and crowd funding may be the real game changers, enabling established and new...
Steady focus needed for turbulent times
Last month, Trading Economics reported that South African manufacturing production had declined 0.8 percent year-on-year, following an upwardly revised 4,2% drop in April, which was the highest since July of 2014. According to the report, "production of petroleum,...
SA’s unemployment an opportunity for stability
The quarterly employment survey recently released by Statistics South Africa announced a net quarterly decrease of 48 000 (-0,5%) jobs between December 2016 and March 2017 - this while South Africa's unemployment rate already sits at an all-time high of 26,5%. For...
Nology introduces Yealink’s CP960 IP conference phone
The local availability of Yealink's CP960 IP conference phone for medium to large meeting rooms promises to enhance business audio conference call experiences and allow call participants to concentrate on the business at hand, rather than fretting about audio quality...
F5 is Web Application Firewall magic quadrant
F5 Networks has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders quadrant of its Magic Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). "Application Security Manager--our WAF--has always been one of F5's most popular products. Scores of customers have relied on it to protect...
Aurecon opens Tshwane recycling facility
Aurecon has partnered with the City of Tshwane in support of its road to sustainability initiative which strives for a clean and green City and also aligned to the objectives of the National Development Plan 2030. This initiative involves minimising the amount of...
POPI adds a dimension to data protection
Whether one has totally embraced South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act or not – or truly understands the legal responsibilities it enforces upon businesses and organisations, there is no denying it has altered the scope of data protection,...
PHP Developer
The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in PHP, along with front-end development skills in HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, and JavaScript. Proficiency in charting frameworks such as [URL Removed] and backend technologies like MySQL is essential. The role requires working...
BI Consultant at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Over the past 20 years, our client has built a stellar reputation in the development and system integration space. Through their extremely ethical values, they have earned the trust and respect of their clients. They prioritise finding effective...
iOS Developer
Join a Tech Savvy team in Pretoria as an iOS Developer, where you'll be key in maintaining and enhancing cutting-edge platforms. You'll ensure clean, scalable, and accurate code, while providing iOS best practice guidance across the company. This role also offers the...
PHP Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in PHP, along with front-end development skills in HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, and JavaScript. Proficiency in charting frameworks such as [URL Removed] and backend technologies like MySQL is essential. The role requires working...
BI Consultant at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:Over the past 20 years, our client has built a stellar reputation in the development and system integration space. Through their extremely ethical values, they have earned the trust and respect of their clients. They prioritise finding effective...
iOS Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
Join a Tech Savvy team in Pretoria as an iOS Developer, where you'll be key in maintaining and enhancing cutting-edge platforms. You'll ensure clean, scalable, and accurate code, while providing iOS best practice guidance across the company. This role also offers the...
Senior Java Backend Developer (Stellenbosch Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:BUILD state-of-the-art, performant, scalable & maintainable Backend Services and APIs as the next Senior Java Backend Developer sought by a rapidly growing FinTech company. You will join a highly driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative team where you...
IT Officer
Job Title: IT Officer The company is seeking an IT Officer who will be responsible for the support of IT services to company staff Science Operations Centre (SOC) South Africa and beyond. To manage technical assistance and support on the company desktop computing...
Data Visualisation analyst
Discover data by applying data discovery mechanisms to establish the data sets within the organisation Desired Skills: Analysis and problem solving Effective Communication Planning And Organising Service and stakeholder focus Conceptual thinking Desired Work...
Senior Java Backend Developer (Stellenbosch Hybrid) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:BUILD state-of-the-art, performant, scalable & maintainable Backend Services and APIs as the next Senior Java Backend Developer sought by a rapidly growing FinTech company. You will join a highly driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative team where you...
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