Africa adopts global norms for executive pay
The latest trends in executive pay in Africa show a growing alignment with practices in developed markets - although there are still gaps to fill, especially in remuneration disclosure and reporting. This is according to new research from law firm Bowmans, which...
African farmers get a digital boost
Looking to provide digital access to critical services for 100-million people and businesses in Africa over the next 10 years, the African Development Bank Group and Mastercard are co-chairing a new initiative called Mobilising Access to the Digital Economy (MADE)...
More global attacks, regulations, and consolidation lie ahead for cybersecurity
Cybersecurity expert Check Point Software has detailed the key security challenges that organisations will face in the coming year in its cybersecurity predictions for 2023. Globally, cyberattacks across all industry sectors increased by 28% in the third quarter of...
Lion’s share of storage spend is on structured data management
The workload driving the largest share of enterprise IT infrastructure spending in the first half of 2022 (1H22) was Structured Databases/Data Management, according to the International Data Corporation Worldwide Semiannual Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker:...
SA not immune to global cyberattacks
Cybersecurity trends in South Africa are in line with what is happening globally, according to Trellix Advanced Research Centre's latest Threat Report: November 2022, which analyses data from the third quarter of the year. "In the last 12 months, we have seen an...
Customers drive organisations’ investment in sustainability
A new Gartner survey has revealed that 87% of business leaders expect to increase their organisation's investment in sustainability over the next two years. Customers are the primary stakeholder group creating pressure for organisations to invest or act on...
Beware the hidden price-tag of Black Friday
This year, many South Africans will swop busy shopping centre queues for the checkout button on their favourite e-commerce sites as Black Friday goes more online than ever. That's why staying vigilant, and knowing how to spot dodgy deals and scams, has never been more...
Fraud Awareness Week highlights social media scams
Over the years, social media has become such a significant part of our lives that 56% of the world's population now has a social media presence of some description. With more than 2,8-billion active users, Facebook is the largest social media platform in the world....
NFT marketplaces still buoyant despite crypto crash
The recent crypto price crash has wiped off billions of dollars in value of all digital assets, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are no exception. Over the past six months, the price of both NFT collections and NFT coins plunged, causing many NFT buyers to vanish from...
Retail trends to watch out for in 2023
Online product research and discovery influences R293,8-billion in physical sales, accounting for 25% of South Africa's retail trade, according to the newly-released 2022 South African Digital Customer Experience Report. The report also reveals that the South African...
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Riverbed extends its reach through Azure
Riverbed Technology has announced that Riverbed SteelFusion, the industry-leading hyper-converged edge solution is extending its reach to cloud environments with support for Azure through Microsoft StorSimple and Amazon Web Services through AWS Storage Gateway....
Benefits of being a contingent worker
Employment opportunities in South Africa are hard to come by and with an unemployment rate of around 25%, many people are exploring alternatives to traditional permanent positions. "The hiring of contingent workers is one of the biggest growing trends in the...
Telkom Digital Gaming League set for rAge
The new Telkom Digital Gaming League (DGL) travels to Cape Town this month for the rAge Expo 18-20 March 2016, where the first event in the Telkom DGL Masters series will be taking place. This tournament is a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament and will...
Kaspersky Lab protection goes wearable
Kaspersky Lab unveils a new version of Kaspersky Internet Security for Android that, in addition to offering improved performance speed and protection quality, includes an option for managing protection via Android Wear devices. In 2015 alone, Kaspersky Lab registered...
Absa pilots data analytics platform
Absa Bank has launched an internal pilot of its social media and wider unstructured data analytics platform, Barclays Pronto, to select colleagues. Built in-house and entirely on open source technology, Barclays Pronto brings the voice of customers and other users...
New players drive UK broadband boom
IHS has announced new findings from its report on the outlook for the UK telecommunications sector. New players in the high-speed broadband market will boost connections in the UK by 70 percent over the next five years, from almost nine million at the end of 2015 to...
Entrepreneurs use innovation to create jobs
Following a record number of applications for the FNB Business Innovation Awards 2016, supported by Endeavor, a positive response has been received from entrepreneurs eager to tap into innovation to scale and grow their businesses to the next level, while creating...
Comstor debuts Cisco’s HyperFlex
Comstor will be offering the HyperFlex hyper-converged solution built on Cisco UCS technology. Comstor is a global Cisco distributor, leading the way in hyper-converged distribution. The company will bring HyperFlex to market through its LEAP Data Centre Partner...
FBN Insurance Nigeria deploys Premia suite
3i Infotech has announced the successful implementation of its Premia Insurance Suite at FBN Insurance, Nigeria, one of the leading life and general insurers in the West African country. 3i Infotech and FBN Insurance successfully deployed Premia Life solutions in...
Smile adds services in Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda
Smile Telecoms, which owns and operates 4G LTE mobile broadband networks in the 800MHz band in Nigeria, and in the 800MHz and 2,6GHz bands in Tanzania and Uganda, has announced that all its operating markets customers would receive two first-to-market services -...
Mainframe Network Engineer – Gauteng Sandown
12 Month Contract Fully Remote 10+ years of relevant experience Work experience in: IBM z/OS TCP/IP configuration and customization Experience with OSA technology and virtualization IBM z/OS VTAM configuration and customization Knowledgeable in Session Managers, like...
Junior Java Developer
Our renowned client based in Cape Town is looking to employ a talented individual to join their team as a Junior Java Developer on a 6-month contractual basis. Description Implementing design that is in the form of UMLResponsible for coding fixes for any report bugs,...
Junior Java Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Our renowned client based in Cape Town is looking to employ a talented individual to join their team as a Junior Java Developer on a 6-month contractual basis. Description Implementing design that is in the form of UMLResponsible for coding fixes for any report bugs,...
Software Developer Internship
Web development:Code in asp.net or MVCBasic understanding of Java ScriptUnderstand and work with SQL queriesUnderstand and work with GitStimulsoft reports is advantageous IT Support:Software installations such as Office, Windows, etc.Replace and upgrade hardware in...
Intermediate .Net Developer
Are you passionate about coding and ready to take your career to the next level? We are looking for a talented and driven C#. Net developer to join our dynamic team! Your technical abilities should include: Must-Have Skills: Mastery of C# .Net framework Expertise in...
Manual Test Analyst (Advanced) – LM
Understanding of systems engineering concepts. The ability to analyse a process from start to finish. Modelling techniques and method. Communication. Reporting. Defining and implementing test plan on projects. Preparation and communication of Test reports during test...
IT Administrator
Responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the organisation's IT infrastructure. Responsible for end user/server support: Install, configure, and maintain personal computers, file servers, internet and intranet networks, network cabling, and other...
Software Developer Internship – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Web development:Code in asp.net or MVCBasic understanding of Java ScriptUnderstand and work with SQL queriesUnderstand and work with GitStimulsoft reports is advantageous IT Support:Software installations such as Office, Windows, etc.Replace and upgrade hardware in...
Intermediate .Net Developer – Gauteng Sandown
Are you passionate about coding and ready to take your career to the next level? We are looking for a talented and driven C#. Net developer to join our dynamic team! Your technical abilities should include: Must-Have Skills: Mastery of C# .Net framework Expertise in...
Manual Test Analyst (Advanced) – LM – Gauteng Johannesburg
Understanding of systems engineering concepts. The ability to analyse a process from start to finish. Modelling techniques and method. Communication. Reporting. Defining and implementing test plan on projects. Preparation and communication of Test reports during test...
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