Holiday shoppers spend a record $1.2trn online
Holiday retail sales surged to a record $1,2-trillion globally, and $282-billion in the US, according to new data from Salesforce. However, high returns could dampen overall profit margins. The report indicates that the better-than-expected holiday shopping season was...
Mobile gaming leads with $92,6bn sales
The gaming landscape has changed drastically ever since the smartphones have arrived in the market. So much so that in under two decades, mobile gaming has become the biggest source of revenue in the industry. According to the numbers presented by NoKyc.com, mobile...
Robotic system a first for SA private healthcare
Robotic assisted surgery using the da Vinci Xi surgical system has recently been established at Netcare Pretoria East Hospital. This robotic system is the first of its kind to be installed in the private sector in the country. The hospital is the fourth in the Netcare...
SAP to embed IBM Watson AI
SAP and IBM have announced that IBM Watson technology will be embedded into SAP solutions to provide new AI-driven insights and automation. SAP will use IBM Watson capabilities to power its digital assistant in SAP Start , which provides a unified entry point for...
Look beyond passwords to protect data
Tomorrow (Thursday 4 May) is World Password Day, an annual initiative that promotes better password habits. Duane Nicol, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast, says passwords are often a weak link in security. An increase in regular security awareness training has made...
AMD debuts Ryzen Z1 Series for handheld game consoles
AMD has introduced the new Ryzen Z1 Series processors for handheld PC gaming consoles1. The Ryzen Z1 Series features two high performance processors, the Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme, featuring AMD RDNA 3 architecture-based graphics. AMD is partnering with Asus to...
Key Africa appointments at Microsoft
Microsoft has made two key leadership appointments to its African operations. Lillian Barnard has been named President for Microsoft Africa, while Kalane Rampai will succeed her as MD of South Africa. The new appointments are an important milestone in Microsoft’s...
Get ready for massive shifts as jobs change
Almost a quarter (23%) of jobs are expected to change by 2027, with 69-million (10,2%) new jobs created and 83-million (12,3%) eliminated. The Future of Jobs Report 2023 suggests that the jobs market will see a net decrease of 14-million jobs, or 2% of current...
Economists divided on recovery
The continuing uncertainty of the global economic outlook is reflected in the striking spread of responses to the latest Chief Economists Outlook, released this week. In a survey featured in the report, experts are evenly divided on the prospects for the global...
Absa PMI increases to 49.8 in April
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 49.8 index points in April 2023 from 48.1 in March. Despite the improvement, the index failed to edge back above the neutral 50-point mark as business activity and new sales orders worsened relative...
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Lombard Insurance implements Adaptive Insights
Decision Inc, a management and technology consulting organisation, became the preferred partner for Lombard Insurance for the integration and development of its Adaptive Insights platform. The Decision Inc team provided the Lombard Insurance Finance department with...
RS Components grows embedded solutions
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents, has signed a global distribution agreement with Digilent, a leader in academic and research technology solutions. The agreement further augments the extensive portfolio of semiconductors and tools stocked by...
Data quality, governance assist with counterparty exposure
Financial institutions have become so complex and the products they sell have developed at such an accelerated pace that their internal risk infrastructure has been unable to keep up. In such tumultuous economic conditions, counter party risk management (where the...
The importance of embracing digital change
Digital has moved beyond the buzzword stage and has transformed into being the vocal point of the organisation, writes Chris Daffy, chief commercial officer of MobileData. The [digital] evolution is now a practical reality and organisations need to embrace the...
AR turns the world into an interactive billboard
Johan Walters, head of C2C Labs, talks about the marketing opportunities for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Augmented reality campaigns are taking off internationally with progressive brands using the technology to turn every available surface into a...
Infographics boost AI user adoption
They used to say a picture paints a thousand words, writes Gustav Piater, sales and marketing director of AIGS. Now they just hand you a picture. Infographics have all but taken over the Internet, social media and marketing. After starting out as strange bedfellows,...
African growth slow but steady
East Africa's economy has continued to grow despite the adverse effects of drought being felt across the region. The latest report from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Economic Insight: Africa Q1 2017, points out that authorities...
FNB offers life cover on digital platforms
FNB Life has taken the next step in its digital evolution by giving customers the option to take up and manage life insurance through the FNB banking app and online banking. By logging into their profiles, choosing the insurance option, answering medical questions and...
Experience management from Ruckus Wireless
Ruckus Wireless, a part of Brocade, have has the availability of version 3.5 of its SmartZone operating system (OS). The new release powers the company's controller portfolio, including the SmartZone 300 (SZ300) high-scale control and management appliance, which was...
Network, smartphone sales dive ZTE revenue
ZTE has posted a 27,8% rise in first-quarter profit as the company increased sales of carrier network solutions and smartphones. Net profit attributable to holders of ordinary shares of the listed company jumped to RMB 1,21-billion in the first three months, according...
Business Analyst (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...
Network Engineer
Play a key role in providing second line support and configuration to various customer services and projects.Configure Cisco, Aruba and Meraki devices, troubleshoot problems, and provide remote or onsite support for our high-profile customer base.Configure and prep...
Front-End Developer
Our client creates unbelievable digital experiences in physical spaces, focussing on retail, brand experience and attractions. Combining an in-house technology platform with a huge range of hardware to help brands communicate best to their customers, visitors, fans -...
IT Engineer – Northern Cape Noupoort
IT Engineer - Kathu Minimum Requirements:Higher Certificate in IT / Higher Certificate in Information SystemsHigher National Diploma in TechnologyBachelor's Degree in IT (advantageous)A+ and N+ Certification2-3 years experience in related fieldSpeak English...
Business Analyst (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...
Network Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Play a key role in providing second line support and configuration to various customer services and projects.Configure Cisco, Aruba and Meraki devices, troubleshoot problems, and provide remote or onsite support for our high-profile customer base.Configure and prep...
Front-End Developer – Western Cape Century City
Our client creates unbelievable digital experiences in physical spaces, focussing on retail, brand experience and attractions. Combining an in-house technology platform with a huge range of hardware to help brands communicate best to their customers, visitors, fans -...
UI/UX Designer
Collaborate with Business Analysts and Business Owners to gather and assess user requirements.Illustrate design concepts through storyboards, process flows, and sitemaps.Create UI mock-ups and prototypes to demonstrate how applications will function and appear.Produce...
Business Analyst (Intermediate) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...
Project Manager (12 Months Contract – Wits AGINCOURT)
Additional Information:The South African Medical Research Council/Wits University Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) is an exceptional health and population research centre based in the Wits School of Public Health, Faculty of Health...
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