SMBs confidently chart growth amid economic uncertainties
In an ever-changing economic landscape, South African small and medium businesses (SMBs) are proving their resilience and adaptability. Sage’s annual survey of 12 000 small and medium sized business leaders globally – “Small Business, Big Opportunity” - reveals that...
Avoid pressure purchases to guard against cyber attacks
This year marks a decade since Black Friday was first introduced to consumers across South Africa. With each year, the shopping event has gained popularity - and in many ways mirrors the shopping frenzy experienced across the US, where it originated. With Black Friday...
Load-shedding in the crosshairs of Budget 2023
Budget 2023 announced incentives worth R9-billion for businesses and households to invest in renewable energy, including solar power generation. South Africa has one of the best solar generation profiles in the world and solar power can go a long way to help reduce...
What the solar incentive means for SA
During the delivery of the 2023 Budget Speech yesterday (22 February), Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana announced a series of tax incentives to promote self-generation and renewable energy. As the country's energy crisis unfolds, South Africa experienced over 200...
Start of 2023 sees PC sales plummet
Notebook and desktop unit sales plunged in the first four weeks of 2023 - falling by −44% and −23% year-on-year respectively - on the back of low consumer confidence and muted business investment, according to global research organisation Context. "Revenues also fell...
In SA, cybercriminals prey on human error
Trellix's Threat Report: February 2023, scrutinising cybersecurity trends from the final quarter of 2022, says that cybercriminals are pushing the envelope when it comes to cyberattacks and that in South Africa they are targeting human error more than system flaws....
Cybercriminals get smart in dealing with evolving defences
The cyberthreat landscape and organisations' attack surface are constantly transforming - and cybercriminals' ability to design and adapt their techniques to suit this evolving environment continues to pose significant risk to businesses of all sizes, regardless of...
Americans uncomfortable with AI in healthcare
There is significant discomfort among Americans with the idea of artificial intelligence (AI) being used in their own healthcare for issues such as screening for skin cancer and monitoring a patient's vital signs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey...
Sarcoe, NPA partner to fight corruption
The South Africa Regional Centre of Excellence in Integrity (Sarcoe) and South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding for Sarcoe to design and deliver a pilot training course for up to 15 of the NPA's investigators and...
Businesses must adapt go-to-market strategies for younger generations
Generational shifts are disrupting traditional business buying behaviours and necessitate re-evaluating go-to-market strategies, according to Forrester's latest "Younger buyers have changed the business buying landscape" report, which adds that Millennials and Gen Z...
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Digitisation, custom SaaS prove their worth in Africa
According to Gartner, SaaS shows no signs of decline, with even the smallest SaaS segment seeing a compound annual growth rate of 19,7% through 2019. Angus Herringer, joint Head of financial services at e4, says the trend is definitely growing in Africa. "We developed...
Go paperless safely and legally
The average office worker uses close to 10,000 sheets of copy paper per year, according to the Go Green initiative, Paperless Project. This is why an increasing number of South African businesses have started converting physical documents into electronic records....
Integr8’s Sussman backs fintech startups
Co-founder of national ICT managed services provider and member of the Business Connexion (BCX) Group Integr8 Robert Sussman has added his support to the Barclays Accelerator Programme. Sussman heads up Integr8, a market leader and South African technology success...
Network operators: where are your MANRS?
The Internet Society has announced the number of participants in the organization's Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) initiative has more than quadrupled in its first two years, growing from nine to 42 network operators. Launched in November 2014 with...
What’s holding you back from the C-suite?
Despite the fact that there is a huge demand for top leaders in South Africa who boast the 'full package', the pool of suitably qualified and experienced executives is relatively small, not least because the leadership skills-set of the future is more expansive than...
VMware, AWS announce new hybrid cloud service
VMware and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced a strategic alliance to build and deliver a seamlessly integrated hybrid cloud offering. Through the partnership customers will be able to leverage a full software-defined data centre (SDDC) with VMware all of which...
How cloud technology can transform IT in Africa
In March 2016, IBM opened its first Cloud Data Centre in South Africa, providing cloud services to enterprise clients, writes Brett Parker, MD of SAP Africa. Just a month later, SAP announced that it was partnering with South Africa's Dimension Data to launch SAP HANA...
Protect yourself from phishing attacks
There has been a notable rise of phishing attacks - a widespread problem, posing a huge risk to individuals and organisations. It is something we all need to be aware of, as these types of attacks are not going to go away anytime soon, says Steve Flynn, director of...
SpeedCast expands pan-African coverage
SpeedCast International, a global satellite communications and network service provider, has finalised a joint venture in Ghana, strengthening the company's commitment to provide high quality Pan-African coverage. Under the strategic alliance, SpeedCast, which has a...
Red Hat launches Open Source release of Ansible Galaxy
Red Hat has launched the Ansible Galaxy project with the full availability of Ansible Galaxy's open-sourced code repository. Ansible Galaxy is Ansible's official community hub for sharing Ansible Roles. The upstream Ansible project is one of the most popular open...
Lead Data Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Data Engineer to join our dynamic team in Cape Town. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in designing, developing, and optimizing our data infrastructure, ensuring it meets the needs of our growing...
Data Analyst – KwaZulu-Natal Umhlanga
Our client is looking for a Data Analyst to form part of their forward-thinking and visionary Analytics department. You will form part of a successful team and be situated in a bright, comfortable and busy environment.Role Overview:Collaborate & Translate: Work...
Business Analyst (SNR) at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Johannesburg North
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Technical Head (Health Systems Strengthening and Sustainability – Wits RHI – Bloemfontein)
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Specialist Developer at Multilead Consulting
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Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment
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Project Manager – 3 Years Contract at Warrior Talent
The Purpose of the Job: Reporting to the Senior Manager: Programme Delivery Management: The Manager: Project Delivery Management is responsible for preparing governance documents in line with the prescribed methodology of the Project Management Office. Plan, execute,...
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Implementing and operating Security DevOps Platforms Engaging with technology partners to deliver an integrated solution across platforms Collaborate with stakeholdersImplementing and maturing Agile and DevOps toolingCoach team member in adopting DevOps practices and...
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