Black Friday grew conversational customer comms
New data from global communications platform Infobip shows customers prefer conversational experiences on the day of Black Friday, driven by rich channels such as RCS. Infobip recorded new levels of total customer communications interactions on its platform this year,...
Lock down the mobile Web this summer
South Africans familiar with securing mobile devices should also secure their mobile Internet access these holidays. That’s the word from ISPA, SA’s official internet Industry Representative Body (IRB), which says the ability of mobile devices to connect to the...
Execs battle to discuss new solution adoption with IT
A Kaspersky study has revealed that every third C-level executive globally (34%) struggles to speak about adopting new security solutions with their IT or IT security colleagues. For those surveyed in South Africa, this figure is 39%. Globally, however, many feel that...
MTN, Huawei sign MoU on digital inclusion, sustainable development
MTN Group and Huawei have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 27 February at MWC Barcelona 2023 to strengthen strategic cooperation in the field of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). MTN Group chief operating officer Jens Schulte-Bockum comments:...
Games could be critical in the fight to protect our oceans
South Africa’s oceans, like others around the world, are under grave threat from overfishing, poaching, and other illicit marine activities. By Glenn Gillis, CEO of Sea Monster That threat isn’t just to the fish caught up on lines and trawler nets either. Rather, it...
No wealth tax, but trustees beware …
Despite speculations that Government has revived plans to introduce a wealth tax, SARS’ focus has instead shifted to compliance of wealthy taxpayers with complex financial structures as well as trusts. By Elzahne Henn, director and head of private clients at Mazars in...
The rising cost of education …
Back to school in 2023 dealt many parents a hard financial blow as governing bodies at South African schools estimated fee hikes between 4% and 6% for 2023. With the current state of the economy, many parents were faced with the conundrum of whether or not they will...
Women in leadership pipeline has hollowed out in the middle
The leadership pipeline for women has hollowed out in the middle, according to a new global study "Women in leadership: Why perception outpaces the pipeline - and what to do about it" from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) and Chief. The study of 2 500...
SA among world leaders … in money lost to data breaches
South Africa features in the top 10 countries when it comes to money lost in data breaches, coming in at ninth place with an average data breach cost of $3 210 000. Experts at Proxyrack have looked into the countries and industries losing the most money to data...
Top data breaches, privacy abuses exposed 1bn records
Last year 1,2-billion customer or citizen records were exposed in just the top 35 global breaches. According to Forrester's new research, "Lessons Learned From The World's Biggest Data Breaches And Privacy Abuses, 2022", more than $2,7-billion in fines were levied by...
More News Today
Best of Black Friday on PriceCheck
Black Friday, the annual retail-shopping bonanza, falls on Friday, 25 November this year, and South Africa's online retailers are looking to harness the growing local interest in what has become global retail's biggest day out. According to Kevin Tucker, founder of...
Are you ready for a cybersecurity single market?
The digital world is the new economy, writes Lizzie Cohen-Laloum, senior vice-president: EMEA sales at F5 Networks. It powers our industries and drives consumerism. Personal and corporate data lies at the heart of this rapidly growing phenomenon. Cloud computing,...
SA retailers must look to renewable energy
In order to fully benefit from the potential of abundant renewable energy in South Africa, companies need to step out of their comfort zones and send clear signals to the markets by committing to an ambitious 100% renewable energy future. This is the resounding...
How to attract and retain Java software developers
When it comes to enterprise applications, Java is consistently a top choice, writes Paul Gray, practice head: delivery management: Java at DVT. Yet finding Java developers can be a massive headache for CIOs as it is one of the most difficult jobs to fill. So the...
Unpacking globalisation myths: are we in a ‘borderless world’?
Professor Bart Smit, associate professor at Unisa's Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL), questions whether markets and production are really as global as we like to think. The widely accepted definition of globalisation has to do with the process of becoming...
ALE Enterprise Cloud boosts adoption
ALE, operating under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand, is making it easier for its business partners to help customers adopt enterprise communications services in the cloud. The latest release of its Alcatel-Lucent OpenTouch Enterprise Cloud (OTEC) 2.2 solution...
Digital transformation – keeping pace with progress
A technological revolution of unsurpassed dimensions, digital transformation is taking place at breakneck speed and is radically changing the face of client interactions. Client expectations are escalating rapidly and moving in new and different directions. This is...
How to solve your storage nightmare
As organisations start to virtualise more of their data centre, they are faced with increasing complexity and latency issues, writes Mark Young, director of systems engineering: EMEA at Tintri. Virtualisation offers huge benefits, with promises of greater IOPS and...
Smart locker could boost chronic healthcare
A South African entrepreneur is preparing to launch an innovative new automated chronic medicine dispensing system in a pilot project for the national Department of Health. "The Technovera Locker system, is a most deserving winner in the Samsung South Africa Launching...
HP’s Spectre 13 debuts in SA
HP Inc has announced the local availability of the new HP Spectre 13. "The HP Spectre 13 will be available in South Africa just in time for the holiday season, retailing from a starting price of R29 999,00 and available mid-November from the HP Store in Sandton, HP...
Junior Front-end Developer at csir – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
12 MONTHS Minimum requirements A Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronic/computer engineering, information technology or related field.A minimum of 2 years practical experience in professional software development and engineering, particularly on large,...
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
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
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)
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...
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...
View more career listings on our Careers Section