Hole in the ozone layer continues to heal
Healing continues in the atmosphere over the Antarctic: a hole that opens annually in the ozone layer over Earth’s southern pole was relatively small in 2024 compared to other years. Scientists with NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
Enterprise risk management processes still undervalued by execs
Business risks are increasing globally in volume and complexity - regardless of geography - but business leaders are not sufficiently investing in their organisation’s risk oversight despite the hazards posed to business models by not doing so. This is according to...
Mobile phones start to dominate Web traffic
Mobile Internet traffic has almost doubled in the last eight years with close to two-thirds of Web traffic coming from mobile devices, according to data from CasinoEnLigne.com, which adds that mobile phones made up 59% of total Web traffic last year - nearly 10% more...
Strong Q4 growth fails to fuel overall peripherals market
The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market saw overall shipments grow 11,6% year-over-year (YoY) to nearly 25-million units in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. Shipment value during the quarter...
Most major firms fail to disclose operational emission targets
New research from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Microsoft indicates that a massive 84% of major global companies have yet to set public science-based targets to reduce direct operational emissions from their supply chains - and that only 11% have actually...
US race for digital dollar fuels case for Bitcoin
With the US government's work on a potential digital dollar accelerating - meaning a digital greenback could soon be a reality in the US - the case for Bitcoin becomes "significantly stronger", according to deVere Group CEO and founder, Nigel Green. Green says his...
Trends influencing FP&A and controller functions in finance
Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and controllership leaders need to have a plan to harness the ways digital acceleration is disrupting legacy processes in their functions, says Gartner. "We're seeing widespread acceptance among finance leaders that...
This is why SA companies would outsource security
Kaspersky's annual IT Security Economics report reveals that the complexity of cybersecurity solutions forced companies to outsource some functions to external infosec providers: they have more relevant expertise and can manage the technologies more efficiently than...
Instant payment transactions to exceed 235bn by 2027
A study from Juniper Research has found that the number of consumer instant payments will exceed 235-billion in 2027; up from 74-billion in 2023. This growth of 218% will be driven by lower merchant acceptance costs when compared to traditional card schemes. This is...
This is what an asteroid looks like when hit with a spacecraft
Like a sports photographer at an auto-racing event, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a series of photos of asteroid Dimorphos when it was deliberately hit by a 1 200-pound NASA spacecraft called DART on 26 September 2022. The primary objective of DART, which...
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Data-driven intelligence key for talent management
In today's data-rich business landscape, the old adage 'knowledge is power', has never rung truer. And this is especially the case when it comes to human capital management. This is according to Kay Vittee, CEO of Quest Staffing Solutions, who notes that while...
Standard Bank launches African data-science skills pipeline
Standard Bank has launched its Data-Science and Analytics (DSA) graduate programme, with an inaugural intake of 13 graduates from six African markets. The programme is the latest addition to Standard Bank's existing graduate programmes run across its Africa network,...
Strong online presence key to getting a job
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Dotmodus is Google Cloud Partner Specialist in data analytics
Dotmodus, a boutique data sciences company, has achieved the Google Cloud Partner Specialisation in Data Analytics. The accolade is a first for Dotmodus, which joins a selection of launch partners to be recognised by Google Cloud. Director Tim Andrews says the company...
Epson debuts A3 double-sided printing
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ContinuitySA adds to disaster recovery as a service
ContinuitySA is offering disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) for IBM Power systems. The offering complements the company's existing DRaaS offering. "Disaster recovery as a service is increasingly popular because it allows companies to access genuine disaster...
When do-it-yourself IT security no longer does
The complexities and continuous evolvement of IT security threats have made managing them a specialist field. With cloud services, third party applications and mobile devices proliferating the workplace, nobody without the necessary experience, technical skills or...
Digicape, Sensor Networks deliver IoT and Apple Watch app
The Internet of Things (IoT) is on track for high growth in South African as startup Sensor Networks and Digicape partner to launch a first-of-a-kind Apple Watch app for the Sensor Smart Tracker device and integrate the existing Sensor Tracker App directly into...
SWARM fast-tracks loyalty app creation with DTH
Cape Town-based SWARM Loyalty, a specialist developer of mobile loyalty and customer marketing applications, has launched a new version of its solution that makes it possible for new clients to create and deploy a smartphone-based loyalty app in as little as two...
Consider a managed service approach
With so much hype around its attractive benefits for business, organisations might be feeling the pressure to move to the cloud. Writes Iniel Dreyer, MD of Gabsten Technologies. While such a bold step might appear lucrative, it's important to consider timing. The...
Software Quality Assurance Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Quality from the start - get involved in the user story definition process and write test scenarios upfront.Bring a QA perspective to planning sessions and ensure test effort is taken into consideration.Work close with developers to ensure that quality is considered...
Intermediate SQL Developer / Data Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
SQL Developer / Data AnalystOur client in the online/distance learning industry is seeking a skilled SQL Developer and Data Analyst with extensive experience with Power BI. Candidate must hold the necessary tertiary qualification and have proven experience creating...
Junior Back-end Developer at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
12 Months Minimum requirements Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronic/computer engineering, information technology, or related fields with at least two years' experience in a professional software development/engineering, particularly on large, complex...
Senior Back-end Developer at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
12 months fixed-term contract Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronic/computer engineering, information technology or related fields with at least 5 years' experience in a professional software development/engineering, particularly on large, complex...
Intermediate Server Engineer
Role:Our client is searching for an experienced intermediate server engineer with a forever learning mindset. The ideal candidate will help build, maintain, and troubleshoot, the company's rapidly expanding co-lo and cloud infrastructure. They will work alongside...
Junior Front-end developer at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
Fixed-term contract for 12 months Minimum requirements Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronic/computer engineering, information technology or related fields with at least two years' experience in a professional software development/engineering, particularly...
Senior Back-end Developer at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
12 months fixed-term contract Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronic/computer engineering, information technology or related fields with at least 5 years' experience in a professional software development/engineering, particularly on large, complex...
Intermediate Server Engineer – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Role:Our client is searching for an experienced intermediate server engineer with a forever learning mindset. The ideal candidate will help build, maintain, and troubleshoot, the company's rapidly expanding co-lo and cloud infrastructure. They will work alongside...
Junior Front-end developer at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
Fixed-term contract for 12 months Minimum requirements Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronic/computer engineering, information technology or related fields with at least two years' experience in a professional software development/engineering, particularly...
Systems and Network Administrator – Remote
Our client is looking to recruit an intelligent Systems and Network Administrator who is capable of independent thought. The ideal candidate will be an excellent multi-tasker, responsible for research, design, development, testing, and documentation, while also...
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