Scammers prey on business travellers
As a business traveller, you carry more than just your laptop: between your tech, your corporate credit cards, and your watch, you could be toting around R50 000 to R200 000 in value. That's quite the tempting target for those with less-than-honest intentions....
GenAI can boost productivity for legal leaders
Large language model (LLM) generative AI (GenAI) tools are designed to work with large amounts of text, and Gartner experts expect them to have a significant impact on the legal industry because legal work is so centered on words. Ron Friedmann, senior director...
Project management skills need goes critical
Around the world, a widening gap exists between the need for project management professionals and the available workforce to fill these roles. According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), the global economy needs 25-million new project professionals by 2030,...
SMEs battered by Q3 disruptions
The third quarter of 2022 was characterised by record-level load shedding, conflict-induced supply chain disruptions, mounting global inflation and a weakening rand. More recently, wage strikes crippled South Africa’s imports and exports. Whether these headwinds will...
SABS adds capacity for issuing of EMC CoCs
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has announced that, from 1 November 2022, manufacturers of non-telecommunication electronic and electrical equipment can now apply for a SABS electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) certificate of compliance (CoC) by using any...
Medium companies see pirated software as a way to cut costs
A new Kaspersky report reveals that 24% of companies globally with 50 to 999 employees are ready to use pirated alternatives of business software to decrease IT spending. Among small businesses (less than 50 employees), only 8% are ready to take this step. This...
Pick n Pay extends cryptocurrency pilot
Pick n Pay has completed the first phase of a new pilot that allows customers to pay using cryptocurrency on their smartphones, and it now testing in more stores. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority’s (FSCA) recent announcement paves the way for cryptocurrency as a...
HR leaders play key role in corporate connectedness
HR leaders must equip managers to drive culture connectedness among employees as 60% of hybrid knowledge workers report their direct manager is one of the top two influences on their connection to organisational culture, according to Gartner. A December 2021 Gartner...
US parents call for crypto education in schools
According to an analysis by BanklessTimes.com, 64% of US parents would like to see crypto education established in schools. BanklessTimes CEO, Jonathan Merry, comments: "It is encouraging to see that parents are starting to realize the importance of crypto education....
Cellular IoT gateway market reached $1,15bn in 2021
Berg Insight has found that than 4,5-million cellular IoT gateways were shipped globally during 2021, at a total market value of approximately $1,15-billion. Annual sales grew at a rate of 14% as demand recovered following the Covid-19 pandemic. The industry...
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How public sector benefit from big data
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Designing African digital banking experiences
As mobile internet connectivity grows, African youth are fast embracing the opportunity to connect, converse and transact on the web, writes Dewald Nolte, vice-president: business at Entersekt. According to the GSMA (Mobile Economy Report 2015), mobile internet...
Veeam unveils Availability Platform for hybrid cloud
Veeam Software has announced the next generation of Availability: Veeam Availability Platform for the Hybrid Cloud. According to IDC, enterprises are engaged in a continuous digital transformation process as they adapt to or drive disruption by leveraging digital...
Skills focus needed in SA payroll industry
The growing complexity of the payroll function is creating pressure on those managing and working in payroll departments to improve their skills and adhere to common standards. "Globally, payroll is increasingly becoming a professional discipline," says Lavine...
Business benefits of an efficient CRM system
CRM is a great deal more than a marketing tool. In fact, an efficient CRM system can deliver enterprise-wide business benefits. Viesturs Zalaiskalns, channel manager at HansaWorld South Africa, explains how advanced CRM benefits the whole organization. CRM has evolved...
How outsourcing payroll can benefit the business
Marina Nolte, head of outsourcing at Sage HR & Payroll, points out that the 'do-it-yourself' instinct that inspires you as an entrepreneur to start a business can also prevent you from recognising when it's time to stop trying to do everything yourself. One aspect...
Building the foundations of an Industry 4.0 network
The first industrial revolution was based on the use of steam to power machines. The second centred on the use of electricity to supply energy to assembly lines. The third came about with the use of electronics and IT to further automate production. But all of that is...
DVT to double software test centre capacity
Software and solutions specialist company DVT is looking to double the capacity of its Global Test Centre (GTC) in Cape Town with a significant increase in the intake of trainee testers and developers over the next 18 months to two years. The DVT GTC is the largest...
Make employee time management pain-free
Companies employ costly knowledge workers and subject experts to trade their expertise for an hourly consulting fee and collect a tidy return on their payroll investment. But financial managers often find themselves burdened with time-consuming investigations to...
Making sense of the cloud
Cloud technology is firmly established in South Africa with many companies already on board, leveraging the many benefits, writes Sadiq Munshi, head of product development at Jasco Enterprise. However, in a marketing laden world where the word 'cloud' has been bandied...
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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...
Senior Python Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:JOIN the remote team of a fast-growing FinTech company seeking your coding expertise as a Senior Python Developer and help enhance its Checkout product and related Commerce services. This role will involve designing, building, and maintaining critical...
ICT NETWORK AND SECURITY SPECIALIST – Gauteng Pretoria Gardens
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Java Developer at CEIPAL – STG – Remote Remote
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Java Developer at CEIPAL – STG
JobTitle: Java DeveloperPlace of Work (City/State): Hyderabad, 500089Start Date: July/2024Duration: 6 Months to 1 yearShift Schedule: (8 Hour) / 40 Hour GuaranteeResponsibilities: A Java Developer is responsible for the design, development, and management of...
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