Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

WEF wraps up with message of collaboration

At a time when the world is being shaped by geopolitical tensions, economic shifts and technological advancement, close to 3 000 policy-makers, business executives, international organization and civil society leaders, academics and innovators from around the world...

HR lags in GenAI adoption

A Gartner survey of 105 HR leaders on June 21 revealed that just 5% of HR leaders report their function has already implemented generative AI (GenAI), while another 9% reported they are currently conducting generative AI pilots. “More than half of HR leaders surveyed...

Structured data management still driving enterprise storage market

Structured databases/data management continued driving the largest share of enterprise IT infrastructure spending in the second half of 2022 (2H22), says International Data Corporation (IDC), which adds that organisations spent $7,6-billion on compute and storage...

Government agencies come under attack

The first quarter of 2023 has already seen 32 significant cyberattacks on government agencies, according to data from Surfshark. A significant nine of these were reported to be cyber espionage - nearly as many as during the whole of 2022. Yearly tendencies show that...

Caught in the act: astronomers spot a star devouring a planet

A new study published online Wednesday, May 3, in the journal Nature documents the first observation of an aging star swallowing a planet. After running out of fuel in its core, the star began to grow in size, shrinking the gap with its neighboring planet, eventually...

Renewable energy market set to boom

The global renewable energy market size is expected to reach $3,60-trillion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 16,9% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Numerous governments across the world have framed various regulations to reduce...

Tablet shipments return to pre-pandemic levels

Worldwide tablet shipments posted a decline of 19,1% YoY in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q23), totaling 30,7-million units - comparable to pre-pandemic levels - according to International Data Corporation's latest Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker....

Spending on telecoms, pay TV services speeding up

Worldwide spending on telecom services and pay TV services reached $1,478-billion in 2022, increasing by 2,2% YoY, according to the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker, which expects global spending on these services will increase by 2% next year and...

Kaspersky warns of increased IT supply chain attacks

Kaspersky has announced the discovery of a series of attacks by a new malware supposedly developed by the infamous OilRig Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group that has been active in the Middle East and Turkiye for over a decade. The group is known for targeting...

Megatrends changing the future of travel

The future of travel is set to be transformed by a range of powerful megatrends from emerging technologies to societal and economic trends, writes Gustavo Pina, director of SITA Lab - and to adapt to this rapidly changing landscape, airports and airlines must act now...

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Cloud migration helps to attract the right talent

Today's talent requires the tools to achieve digital excellence and fulfil their ambitions, writes Andre Muzerie, Oracle business practice head at Wipro Africa. LinkedIn's Global Recruiting Trends 2016 report showed that 59% of organisations are investing more in...

Securing your growing home network

The number of connected devices in South African homes are expected to increase exponentially. Smart TVs, connected appliances, online fitness devices, entertainment and gaming systems, smart cars, connected water and power meters, climate control systems and online...

Konica Minolta SA moves into label and packaging market

Konica Minolta South Africa, a division of Bidvest Office, has announced that it is breakig into the local label and packaging industry. "The world of labels is one of the most rapidly growing and fastest changing sectors in the entire printing industry, returning...

Xerox named as one of world’s most ethical companies

Xerox has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2017 World's Most Ethical Company. Xerox is one of only 13 honourees that have been named to the list for all 11 years,...

Collaboration and the changing face of communications

"Collaboration" and "communication", as business terms, have been around for a long time but, as technology evolves, so have the ways in which we communicate and collaborate within and between businesses, writes Andre Deetlefs, executive: lines of business at the...

Microsoft Teams rolls out to Office 365 users

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Microsoft Teams, the company's new chat-based workspace in Office 365. The new tool for team collaboration is now available to Office 365 business customers in 181 markets, including South Africa, and services 19...

The unspoken social media commandments

Social media is fair game, right? Wrong. Over-use and abuse it and you'll end up unliked, unfollowed and maybe blocked. Teens and young adults from HDI Youth Marketeers' Junior Board of Directors offer their top 10 rules when it comes to social media. #1 - Thou shalt...

Syntech moves to new Joburg premises

IT distributor Syntech, which celebrates its 15th year in business, has signed a deal for new offices in Johannesburg as part of its expansion programme which was outlined in 2011. Established in 2002, Syntech places particular focus on providing value-added service...

Joosubs supports growth with Argility innovation

Joosubs, the family-owned furniture retailer, has decided to implement Argility's Ceres retail software suite across its existing network of stores. Ceres provides a tried-and-trusted solution that has been relied upon by retailers for the past 20 years. In terms of...

Dynamic digital consumer voice gets louder

The collective voice of today's dynamic digital consumers is growing louder, compelling goods and services providers to respond with enhanced organisational agility across their entire businesses, writes Wayne Hull, MD and head of Accenture Digital for South and...

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Our client is seeking a talented and experienced Software Engineer to join their team and contribute to the development and maintenance of their omni-channel communication systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in software development, with a focus...

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