JSE kicks off Investment Challenge registrations
Registrations for the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) flagship financial literacy programme, the JSE Investment Challenge, have officially opened. The competition, which has been running successfully for over 50 years, is set to commence on 17 March 2025 and...
Employee productivity, happiness take centre stage
2025 will be transformative for the world of work as technological advancements continue to shape how businesses of all sizes operate and evolve. While the latter stage of 2024 saw some media commentators increasingly talk about the so-called ‘Return to Office’ or...
How can CIOs drive the future digital business?
Kathy Gibson reports - This year, spending on digital technology will grow eight-times faster than economic growth. This means CIOs, in their leadership roles, have a massive task ahead to drive their organisations forward. Jyoti Lalchandani, group vice-president and...
SA needs to get proactive on fraud prevention
South Africans are facing an increasingly risk-based landscape when it comes to fraud with huge surges in incidents such as identity theft, money muling, and a multitude of both physical and digital scams. "Our research shows that identity theft has grown by more than...
Fraud still a big problem for banking customers
Although banks appear to be making greater efforts to resolve some types of consumer disputes internally, banking fraud related to current accounts and Internet banking remains high on the list of complaints to the Ombud for Banking Services South Africa (OBS). Two...
The challenges facing generative AI
Implementing generative AI comes with a multitude of challenges for enterprises including identifying suitable use cases, vendor selection, and addressing ethical considerations. Concerns regarding privacy, content generation, copyright infringement, and data leakage...
IaaS revenue tumbles but outlook is positive
Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) revenue growth dropped 9% between Q4 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, but is likely to bounce back later this year as cyclical trends return and organisations work through their cloud challenges. This is the view of market...
AppSec teams struggling to keep up with vulnerabilities
Application security (AppSec) teams are stuck in a catch-up cycle, unable to keep up with the increasingly rapid, agile development pace - and playing security defence via an endless and unproductive vulnerability chase. This is one of the key findings from a new...
Air transport industry looks to digitalise as baggage mishandling nearly doubles
Airlines and airports are facing a surge in baggage mishandling rates amidst the growing number of passengers, with the number of mishandled bags almost doubling from 2021 to 2022 to 7,6 bags per thousand passengers. This is according to SITA's 2023 Baggage IT...
IT industry wakes up to ESG
Kathy Gibson reports - What is your carbon footprint? In a world where climate change and decarbonisation is a big issue, this is an important question for everyone to ask themselves, says Adam Simon, global MD and chief financial officer of Context. "Most people...
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Endpoint lifecycle management from DiData
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UCT Properties & Services improves project management
Founded in 1829, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has a proud tradition of academic excellence and effecting social change and development. The university employs more than 5,000 staff members across six faculties, including Engineering and the Built Environment,...
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Time for CIOs to be more pioneering
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Tindall is chief operating officer at Rain
Gareth Tindall has been appointed as chief operating officer of newly-launched Rain, effective 1 June 2017. "Rain is a collaboration of the smartest minds who have been working tirelessly over the past few years to make an LTE-A network a reality, and I look forward...
NetApp aims to lead in hybrid cloud data services
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Real-world training from Dynamic Technologies
Dynamic Technologies has established Dynamic DNA as part of its BEE Enterprise Development programme. Dynamic DNA is a 51% black female owned ICT learnership academy, which provides learners with a combination of the theoretical skills and hands-on work experience...
Elingo completes Ivanhoe Mines’ ShoreTel migration in record time
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Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security closes gaps
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The Fireball makes you WannaCry
J2 Software cautions that the recent cyber-attacks serve to emphasise one brutal fact: every organisation is vulnerable to cybercrime. John Mc Loughlin, J2 Software MD, notes that recognising this threat and planning to prevent it is the key to mounting a successful...
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Dot Net Core developers
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Technology Architect
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Dot Net Core developers – Gauteng Bedfordview
Senior Backend Developers ( 5 years min exp) and Intermediate Backend developers ( 3 years min exp) This position focuses on scaling large systems using a microservice approach. Experience with Linux is advantageous and will complement your expertise in building and...
Technology Architect – Gauteng Pretoria
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Digital Account Manager/Web Strategist (CPT Hybrid)
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