Uber clarifies vehicle age policy
Uber has issued a statement to clarify recent reports on the three-year vehicle age policy for South African Uber drivers. The reports have been understood by some to mean that all drivers on the platform must drive cars younger than three years old, but that only...
GenAI for procurement hits the Peak of Inflated Expectations
Generative AI (GenAI) for procurement is at the Peak of Inflated Expectations, according to Gartner’s 2024 Hype Cycle for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions. Rapid adoption and a multitude of credible use cases will quickly move GenAI to the Plateau of Productivity...
Neil Rex to sell Drive Control
Thirty-four years after he founded the most successful independent distributor in South Africa, the doyen of local distribution - Neil Rex, MD of Drive Control - is in the final stages of selling his company to a consortium of private equity investors for an...
Better Internet access, digital inclusion boost CEO confidence
Businesses will benefit from expanded Internet access that promotes digital inclusion. This is one of the key findings from the quarterly Merchantec CEO Confidence Index, which maps a correlation between CEO's confidence and access to the Internet. Google's Equiano...
Skills development key to economic recovery
It is vital to build the skills of South Africa's labour force to increase employability. This is the message from PwC South Africa, which yesterday (28 September) released its South Africa Economic Outlook report for 2022. There are currently 833 000 fewer unskilled...
Geopolitical uncertainty, high inflation weigh down global economy
Growing geopolitical uncertainty and inflationary pressures are set to take their toll on global economic growth projections, according to the latest KPMG Global Economic Outlook. KPMG is forecasting GDP growth of 1,9% in 2023, down from 2,7% in 2022, as the world...
Salaries see slight recovery August
Despite a tough month of lingering power supply issues, higher inflation and rising interest rates, salaries in August improved marginally, according to the latest data in the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI). This is as the average nominal private pension...
How supply chain leaders can navigate disruption
As the frequency and magnitude of supply chain disruptions increase, chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) can take three actions to navigate ongoing disruption on both the macro and micro level, according to Gartner. "There are many types of macro supply chain...
Drones and robots could help increase food security
Outside, drones fly overhead, keeping an unflinching eye on crops and cattle, while driverless tractors plough the fields precisely and robots methodically gather the harvest. Meanwhile, miles away from traditional farmland, machine-controlled vertical farms grow food...
Businesses demand more embedded finance
Most US B2B businesses are not only familiar with embedded finance, but they are already offering an embedded finance solution. This is one of the findings from new research conducted by Juniper Research in collaboration with Galileo Financial Technologies. The top...
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Vodacom Business helps companies ride the digital wave
South African businesses can adopt a fully digital mind-set to their enterprise mobility with Vodacom Business’s inclusive ICT offering for managed enterprise digital transformation. Growing competitiveness for the customer and pressure on businesses’ running costs...
Aspect adds workforce chatbot
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Avaya, Reflex bring hybrid cloud to SMBs
Avaya has announced a strategic alliance with Reflex Solutions, one of three certified Avaya Experts in South Africa, to deliver the advanced capabilities needed for digital business to midmarket companies in South Africa. The agreement will see Reflex provide unified...
Stakeholder risk must become a board issue
Corporate South Africa has gradually been coming to terms with the concept of stakeholder-inclusive governance, as introduced by King III. King IV (now in draft form) looks set to continue this model. Stakeholder inclusivity offers a good model for ensuring corporate...
Ericsson joins SMART Africa Alliance
The SMART Africa Secretariat and Ericsson have entered an ICT partnership to meet the goal of developing a more connected and fully functioning knowledge-based society in Africa. As a result of the partnership, Ericsson joins the Smart Africa Alliance as technical...
DRaaS to revolutionise governance landscape
ContinuitySA has introduced disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS). Sasha Malic, head of hosting and availability services at ContinuitySA, says the service revolutionises ContinuitySA's existing availability services, taking advantage of the latest technologies to...
Seacom climbs the IPv4 Internet ranks
Seacom is showing strong growth in the global and African wholesale and retail telecom markets, this according to independent statistics from the Internet performance management company, Dyn. Dyn's data shows that Seacom is rapidly climbing the IPv4 Internet rankings...
Win a share of R4m with MTN
Forty MTN subscribers stand a chance to walk away with R100 000 over a period of 13 weeks with MTN's Wish It! Love It! Win It! competition. Through this campaign, MTN will select three lucky subscribers a week who will each pocket a R100 000 cash prize. The...
A security fabric to solve CISOs’ worries
Michael Xie, founder, president and chief technology officer of Fortinet, outlines some solutions to the most common problems facing chief information security officers (CISOs). In my role, I meet many CISOs from around the world. You would think that hailing from...
T-Systems debuts ‘un-outsourcer solutions’ offering
Traditional ICT outsourcing is losing relevance in the digital era. Characterised by inflexible structures, high risk to clients and low cost transparency, the current structure of ICT contracting is stifling clients' ability to digitally transform. In response to...
Junior IT Technician
Our Client is looking for a Junior IT Technician to Join their teamArea/Location: Franschhoek, Cape Town Summery:The ideal candidate will be a professional person, capable of working in a 5-star hospitality environment as part of a small team, interacting with staff,...
Backend Developer (NodeJS, TypeScript, SQL) (PTA Hybrid OR CPT/DBN Remote) – Gauteng Pretoria
ENVIRONMENT:A provider of cutting-edge Software Solutions seeks the coding talents of a Backend Developer to join its team and develop and maintain high-quality APIs for web & mobile applications. In collaboration with internal teams, you will help to develop...
Intermediate Software Developer at Batho Pele Top Services – Gauteng Centurion
My client in a dynamic software design and development consultancy is looking for a talented Intermediate Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our team. This is a full-time position with a hybrid work policy. RESPONSIBILITIES: Participate in the full software...
Intermediate – Senior BI Developer (JHB Hybrid) – Gauteng Sandton
ENVIRONMENT:PLAY a pivotal role in driving data-driven decision-making within the organisation of a dynamic Tech Company in Joburg seeking your analytical expertise to be its next Intermediate - Senior BI Developer. You will be responsible for gathering, analysing,...
Junior IT Technician – Western Cape Franschhoek
Our Client is looking for a Junior IT Technician to Join their teamArea/Location: Franschhoek, Cape Town Summery:The ideal candidate will be a professional person, capable of working in a 5-star hospitality environment as part of a small team, interacting with staff,...
Senior Business Analyst
Required Qualifications and Experience Be in possession of a BSc Information Systems/ National Diploma Information Technology or Equivalent Qualification.Have 5 - 7 years of strong generic business processes modelling experience in next-generation modelling tools and...
Junior Systems Engineer at Sodexo
We looking for a Junior Systems The successful candidate will be required to offer IT Support services to internal users across the board. Support will be conducted either telephonically, via TeamViewer Remote Support, or in person, around various parts of South...
Financial Analyst Developer (SQL)
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Software Solutions Provider specializing in Financial Risk systems seeks the expertise of a Financial Analyst Developer (SQL) to join its Fund Data Services Team where you will conduct new feature analysis and drive development on the platform...
Python Developer
We are seeking a Python Developer to join our team. The successful person will be responsible for developing, deploying, and maintaining Python-based applications under the guidance of an Architect and Business Analyst/ Product Owner. These applications may be on...
Senior Business Analyst – Gauteng Groenkloof
Required Qualifications and Experience Be in possession of a BSc Information Systems/ National Diploma Information Technology or Equivalent Qualification.Have 5 - 7 years of strong generic business processes modelling experience in next-generation modelling tools and...
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