Schools urged to register for Computer Olympiad Talent Search
The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has urged more South African schools to register their learners to take part in the 2025 Computer Olympiad Talent Search - a free, fun challenge to help schools identify and nurture STEM...
Global air passenger demand hits record high
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released 2024 full-year and December 2024 passenger market performance showing record high demand. Total full-year traffic in 2024 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 10,4% compared to 2023. This...
Responsible regulation of generative AI needed
In a significant move towards shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI), the US legislature recently held a ground-breaking presentation on regulating responsible AI. By De Wet Bisschoff, director of operations and sales at Accenture in Africa The session...
ChatGPT risks legal and compliance leaders must evaluate
Legal and compliance leaders should address their organisation's exposure to six specific ChatGPT risks, and what guardrails to establish to ensure responsible enterprise use of generative AI tools, according to Gartner. "The output generated by ChatGPT and other...
Borderless work model challenges employers
National lockdowns forced employers to invest in technologies that would allow their house-bound staff to continue working during the pandemic. "Post Covid, these advances have seen the emergence of new concepts in workforce management, from work-from-home to hybrid...
Western Europe hardcopy shipments decrease
Western European shipments of hardcopy peripherals declined 4,3% year over year to 4,1-million units in 1Q23, according to research by International Data corporation (IDC). There was improvement in product availability, enabling back-order fulfilment, but in some...
False declines carry big risks
Friction at checkout remains a major challenge for businesses, many of which are doing everything they can to reduce cart abandonment and ensure a great customer experience. At the same time, banks face their own challenges as they are the last defence for both...
AI and the promise of accessible, affordable healthcare
Over the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated the global news cycle as experts across the world engaged in a spirited debate about its positive implications and potential drawbacks for our future. While uncertainties remain about how AI will impact...
A kilowatt saved is worth more than a kilowatt produced
This year's Enlit 2023 Africa event in Cape Town had a pertinent and recurring theme: how can the continent ramp up energy efficiency to mitigate the unstable energy provision faced by many countries including South Africa? Speaking on the panel Utilising advanced...
SAS seeks crowd-driven AI to protect sea turtles
SAS has joined forces with the UNC Centre for Galapagos Studies (CGS) to apply crowd-driven artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help protect endangered sea turtles - similar to a recent project it was involved in to help track deforestation in the...
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Med-e-Mass partners with Datos Health
Med-e-Mass, part of the Altron group of companies and a leading developer of management applications for the healthcare industry, has partnered with Datos Health, developer of a pioneering Patient-Generated Health Data (PGHD) management solution, to link care plan...
Why a multi-cloud strategy makes sense
Placing all your eggs in one cloud can be a problem, writes Brendan McAravey, country manager of Citrix South Africa. We can all agree that cloud has practically become a part of our everyday lives, whether you're streaming your favourite Netflix shows, or even...
The circle of engagement
In this Aptean white paper, James Wood, director of Factory & Activplant product lines at Aptean and Ian Huntly, CEO and MD of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings, whose organisation represents Aptean in South Africa, discuss the importance of achieving employee...
Time to review critical security controls
Recent incidents have highlighted the need for all companies and organisations to review the safety and security of their data and their IT systems, as standard approaches no longer protect against myriad vulnerabilities, an expert says. "Even the highest judicial...
Genetec announces Security Center 5.6
Genetec, a provider of open architecture security and public safety solutions, has announced general availability of its unified security platform Security Center 5.6. Key enhancements include additional cybersecurity measures, a new HTML5-based web client,...
Lifelong learning now the master of all skills
Many of the jobs that this year's first-year accounting and medical students will be doing by the time they finish their studies don't yet exist, while many conventional professional roles will have disappeared or changed beyond recognition. This means people and...
Digital video archiving for today’s broadcast demands
Broadcasters and video producers across the world are moving to computer-based platforms, ,writes Paul Divall, MD of Jasco Intelligent Technologies. As they do, access to any content, anytime, anywhere, is becoming a critical success factor. As growth of digital video...
Digital Connect in exclusive Swrve partnership
Digital Connect, specialists in cloud and innovation and a subsidiary of the Digital Solutions Group (DSG), has entered an exclusive partnership with Swrve, a leader in mobile marketing engagement, to deploy their platform across Southern Africa. Through this...
Kaspersky Lab debuts new partner programme
Kaspersky Lab has launched a new partner programme in Africa, aimed at managed service providers (MSPs) that already offer security services or would like to add them to their current portfolio. The program helps MSPs to address the growing demand for IT security...
The impact of AI on customer experience
At a time where technology is adopted to automate manually driven processes, companies need to avoid the temptation of replacing the human touch entirely. This is especially the case where artificial intelligence (AI) is used to refine the customer experience (CX)....
Junior Project Manager
Our client is seeking a Junior Project Manager to support the successful execution of battery energy storage projects. The role involves assisting with project setup, execution, and handover while ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards. This position...
System Integration Engineer (Stellenbosch Hybrid) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:CONTRIBUTE to the design, implementation and maintenance of integration environments, development of software frameworks, procedures and applications to integrate systems as your technical expertise as a System Integration Engineer is sought by a prominent...
SAP Systems Analyst (HCM/Payroll) (CH1061) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
Our client in the banking industry is looking for a SAP Systems Analyst with HCM Module and Payroll experience to join their team.The role will ensure stability and full functionality within area of responsibility, (Payroll and Time). SIT testing of tax updates,...
Junior Project Manager – Northern Cape Kimberley
Our client is seeking a Junior Project Manager to support the successful execution of battery energy storage projects. The role involves assisting with project setup, execution, and handover while ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards. This position...
Software Engineer (C/C++ or Golang) (Stellenbosch Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A leading provider of cutting-edge Telecommunications Solutions seeks the coding talents of a Software Engineer, who is keen to become part of its Fibre Front End (FFE) team and would like to grow, contribute and excel in all aspects of its Fibre Front End...
IT DevOps Engineer
Fully remote position or in office if preferred. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics,...
Senior System Engineer
Purpose To advance the maturity of the SKA Mid Dish through assembling, integrating and verifying the SKA Mid Dish systems and products while applying systems engineering leadership and recognised engineering competence and skills across multiple domains, teams and on...
Software Engineer (C/C++ or Golang) (Stellenbosch Hybrid) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:A leading provider of cutting-edge Telecommunications Solutions seeks the coding talents of a Software Engineer, who is keen to become part of its Fibre Front End (FFE) team and would like to grow, contribute and excel in all aspects of its Fibre Front End...
IT DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Fully remote position or in office if preferred. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics,...
Senior System Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Purpose To advance the maturity of the SKA Mid Dish through assembling, integrating and verifying the SKA Mid Dish systems and products while applying systems engineering leadership and recognised engineering competence and skills across multiple domains, teams and on...
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