Vodacom, Maziv respond to Competition Tribunal ruling
The Competition Tribunal yesterday (29 October 2024) prohibited Vodacom’s proposed R14-billion investment into Maziv, the fibre holding company of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa (DFA). Maziv has responded that it is disappointed by the outcome but respects the...
Euro spending on AI to hit $133bn
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Eradicating hunger in Africa is within reach
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Gamma-ray burst could be key to finding neutron star collisions
A highly unusual blast of high-energy light from a nearby galaxy has been linked by scientists to a neutron star merger. The event, detected in December 2021 by NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, was a gamma-ray burst - an...
This is what the future holds for intelligence
International Data Corporation (IDC) Future of Intelligence predictions for 2023 and beyond show that maturity in enterprise intelligence makes a material difference to business outcomes. Top-quartile enterprise intelligence performers are 2,7-times more likely to...
Consumers must develop positive financial habits in challenging times
South African consumers remain under financial pressure. This is according to the Experian Consumer Default Index (CDI), produced on a quarterly basis, which shows a deteriorating trend when compared to the prior year. The CDI deteriorated at both a Composite level as...
MEA PC demand drops as market normalises
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, posted a year-on-year decline of 12,8% during the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest industry analysis conducted...
Covid burden lessens in Africa, but numbers are creeping up
While Africa is witnessing its lowest level of new Covid-19 cases since the onset of the pandemic, a recent four-week rise - the first such sustained increase in four months - underscores the criticality of maintaining vigilance as the end-year holiday seasons sets...
Network security maintains strong revenue growth
The worldwide Network Security market maintained its ongoing rebound from the 2020 pandemic-induced recession with the eighth consecutive quarter of stronger revenue growth, and the sixth quarter of double-digit revenue growth. According to a recently published report...
Arriving at the airport ready to fly is close to reality
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has developed industry standards which will bring the aim of having travellers arrive at airports ready-to-fly one step closer to reality. The newly released Recommended Practice on Digitalization of Admissibility...
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Israel to share water management in SA
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SAP aims to train 150k youngsters
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T-Systems sponsors Wayde van Niekerk
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BlackBerry strengthens enterprise partner programme
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Enermatics powers up commercial energy supply
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Systems Administrator – Gauteng Germiston
Responsible for supporting all assigned employees/the company in providing hardware and software support. Ensures that technological projects are successfully developed and deployed.Systems AdministratorMinimum Requirements:Matric (Grade 12)Bachelors degree in...
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Deliver on BI platform initiatives. Assemble delivery scrum teams as required to deliver on the portfolio of initiatives from the BI platform and company resource pools. Establish and manage team cadence throughout the delivery lifecycle, facilitating all scrum...
SAP FICO Consultant 1519 (KG)
WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?Fair knowledge across all SAP modules Initial focus on master data. Ability to assist with problem identification and possible solution by means of skills such as code debugging. The following functional skills are...
IT Technician
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Senior Software Developer (Java)
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Scrum Master – Western Cape Cape Town
Deliver on BI platform initiatives. Assemble delivery scrum teams as required to deliver on the portfolio of initiatives from the BI platform and company resource pools. Establish and manage team cadence throughout the delivery lifecycle, facilitating all scrum...
SAP FICO Consultant 1519 (KG) – Gauteng Midrand
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IT Technician – Eastern Cape Kariega
IT Technician Duties include:Support , Maintain IT function in production across shiftsAttend to Hardware, operating systems , software and network repairs relating to production IT pointsAssisting in all critical IT production pointsMaintain necessary levels of spare...
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