Potential effects of Trump’s on-off tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s aggressive use of tariff threats is rattling markets. George Brown, senior US economist, and David Rees, head of global economics at Schroders consider the possible impact. Global shares fell on Monday 3 February and the dollar rose...
SASE market to almost double by 2029
According to a recently published forecast report from Dell’Oro Group the global Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market is forecast to $17-billion by 2029, representing a 12% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). The increasing presence of vendors offering SD-WAN and...
Financial, digital skills hold small tourism businesses back
A tourism sector report by Xero has revealed that South African small business owners desperately need to invest in digital skills to unlock business success, as more than a third (34%) are still managing finances on spreadsheets and 32% are struggling with tax...
Apple Vision Pro headset sparks mixed reactions
Apple's Vision Pro, the mixed-reality headset unveiled at the June 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference, has created a substantial buzz in the tech industry, translating into a notable increase in Reddit discussions during the second week of June. Among Redditors,...
Africa must tackle cybersecurity or suffer dire consequences
Kathy Gibson reports - Africa needs a comprehensive agenda to deal with its critically low level of cyber resilience and secure its leap into the digital economy. This is the main message from a Kearney white paper, "Cybersecurity in Africa: A Call to Action", which...
IoT spending to surpass $1trn by 2026
Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to be $805,7-billion in 2023, an increase of 10,6% over 2022, according to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Internet of Things Spending Guide. Investments in the IoT ecosystem are...
IT spend on global banking, investment to hit $652bn
Worldwide banking and investment services IT spending is forecast to total $652,1-billion in 2023, an increase of 8,1% from 2022, according to Gartner. Spending on software will see the largest growth with an increase of 13,5% this year. "Current economic headwinds...
131 years needed to close the gender equality gap
Gender parity globally has recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels, but the pace of change has stagnated as converging crises slow progress, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2023. The report finds that the overall gender gap has closed by 0,3...
Digitalisation key for increased manufacturing output
Local manufacturing output has increased by 3,4% year on year, according to the Manufacturing: Production and Sales report recently released by Statistics South Africa. While this is a step in the right direction following a protracted spell of subdued activity, it is...
Climate crisis changes parental decisions on purchasing, careers, family size
Parents are taking serious action due to climate change, from everyday decisions to long-term family planning. A study from HP conducted by Morning Consult among parents in India, Mexico, Singapore, the UK and US found that 91% of parents are concerned about the...
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Goldsmiths at the heart of data-driven business
Niral Patel, MD of Oracle South Africa, discusses the role people, data and machines must play in forming the data-driven businesses of tomorrow. Data, as a raw material with a recognised value, is often likened to gold. Just as prospectors once crossed continents in...
Strong digital leadership drives Africa’s transformation
Digital isn't just about technologies, it's about changing mindsets, writes Richard van Wageningen, vice-president: IMEAR region at Orange Business Services. The most well thought out digital transformation strategy will fail if employees are ill-prepared. Strong...
Helping to build Soweto’s tech skills
Silence reigns as the school's students concentrate on the screens of the brand new computers in front of them. The silence is only broken by the click-clacking of keys as they type. This is Sebetsa-O-Tholemoputso Secondary School, a school in Soweto that - until...
Can we narrow the digital divide?
According to the Ovum Africa Market Outlook 2017 report, the Africa region ranks second lowest in the world in terms of its overall (combined fixed and mobile) broadband development.This is according to Ovum's Broadband Development Index (BDI) which measures how...
Building options, integrated VR with planning app
Interior design can be all fun and games, according to interior design app Planner 5D. Planner 5D, which has already helped more than 18-million homeowners, architects and renovators to design their new home, office, or restaurant, is now attracting also those who...
Digitisation changes the game for manufacturers
Digital transformation, as we've come to realise, means something different in every industry, writes Dereshin (Dees) Pillay, head of manufacturing and automotive at T-Systems South Africa. In Manufacturing, the term can be broad-reaching, encompassing everything from...
Powerful forces shaping the world of work
Valter Adão, chief digital and innovation officer at Deloitte Africa, imagines the future of work. The future of work holds myriad possibilities for change that business needs to adapt to. In order to do so, we need to understand the interconnections between evolving...
Security is everything in IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) is counted among emerging technologies that promise to transform the South African market. While the opportunity for IoT is young in South Africa, its potential influence is far-reaching, writes Reshaad Sha, CEO of SqwidNet. For example,...
Can industrial security drive ops, productivity and profitability?
With so many moving parts, industrial and manufacturing concerns have a broader risk profile, writes Neil Cameron, Johnson Controls area GM: building efficiency - Africa. This means their security solutions need to work harder--the safety of people and assets is at...
Cybersecurity in an the era of interconnectivity
Within the modern business environment, employees can communicate and collaborate with customers and colleagues from anywhere and anytime, using virtually any device or platform because of technology trends such as mobility and cloud computing. In this era of...
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Review program specifications to understand performance expectations and coding requirements. Collaborate with senior programmers in the planning and development phases. Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code using languages like R, Python, Java, C++....
Mid Level Developer – Western Cape Stellenbosch
Purpose of the role:Help develop, improve and maintain firmware for their SoC (Raspberry Pi) and microprocessor-based products. Scope includes communication, control and Doppler radar tracking logic. Office based work with rare exceptions. Duties: Well maintained...
Technical Scum Master – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Intermediate – Senior .Net Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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As a Full Stack software developer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring seamless data flow within the business. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and maintain robust data pipelines. As a Data Engineer you will be involved in...
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Full Stack Software Developer – Western Cape Stellenbosch
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