SA needs to address toxic masculinity
The Men’s Foundation of South Africa has issued an urgent call to action on addressing the toxic masculinity that continues to fuel stigma around men's health issues in the country - including mental health and prostate cancer. “Toxic masculinity is one of the most...
Nvidia CEO says India should manufacture its own AI
Artificial intelligence will be the driving force behind India’s digital transformation, fueling innovation, economic growth, and global leadership, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at this week’s Nvidia AI Summit in Mumbai. Addressing a crowd of entrepreneurs,...
Black Friday sales growth tipped to be less buoyant
As retailers ramp up their November shopping deals and discounts, this year's Black Friday sales is expected to show some growth particularly among consumers seeking a bang for their buck under the mounting economic pressures. "Last year's Black Friday point-of-sale...
Partnering key to connecting 2,7bn unconnected people
Kathy Gibson reports - There are still 2,7-billion people that remain unconnected across the globe. An ecosystem of role-players will have to partner to bring reliable, stable connectivity to these underserved populations. Dr Liang Hua, chairman of board at Huawei...
Are you making some of these common cloud strategy mistakes?
A cloud strategy is a concise viewpoint on the role of cloud computing in the organisation. However, business and IT leaders continue to make 10 common mistakes when crafting their cloud strategy, according to Gartner. "A good cloud strategy should be a short and...
Ransomware accounts for 40% of total cyberattacks in Q3
One of the world's top private threat intelligence teams, Cisco Talos, has released its latest quarterly report examining incident response trends and global cyberthreats. "Today, more than ever - in an increasingly connected and digital age - cybersecurity is of the...
Geopolitical shocks to drive more political, economic relationships in 2023
The Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war profoundly reorganized global structures and relationships in 2022, and will continue to drive additional uncertainty in the year ahead, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report, A World Rebalancing....
Improved decision-making could support sustainable lending
Almost two-thirds (62%) of businesses believe that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are radically transforming the way they do business. This is according to the 2022 Business and Consumer Insight Report conducted by Forrester Consulting on...
Power-efficient supercomputer adds muscle to scientific problems
A new supercomputer operated by the Flatiron Institute in New York City tops the latest Green500 List of the most power-efficient supercomputers in the world. The revised list, which ranks supercomputers based on the number of floating-point operations per second...
Innovators shortlisted for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
A shortlist of 15 African entrepreneurs and their pioneering technologies aimed at environmental rehabilitation, education, and human health and safety have been selected for the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, founded by the Royal Academy of...
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Skype Translator now speaks Arabic
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LexisNexis online store goes live
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Calling students, cyber security gurus for HackFu Challeng
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Ricoh named most ethical company
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Multichoice embraces future with SAP Hana
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‘Creativity’ a must for developers
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Front End Developer (JS Angular) – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Our client is a dynamic and ambitious family owned and run export trading business based in Durban that has been in existence for the last 52 years. They specialize in the export of FMCG's, fruit and vegetables, meat, wines and building materials to over 55 countries...
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My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Senior Business Systems Analysts to join them on an independent contract basis The candidate can be either CPT or JHB (Sandton) basedHybrid model 3 days in office IT / Finance Experience 5 years' experience as a...
Python & AWS Software Engineer (2488) LM – Gauteng Pretoria
Develop & Innovate: Create and maintain APIs, ETL processes, and big data pipelines. Collaborate & Coordinate: Work closely with our partners in Munich on development and operations. Test & Implement: Lead system testing, implementation, and audits to...
Azure/AWS Infrastructure and Application Developer (LM) 2731
Development of AWS & Azure Networking and Monitoring user stories. Take actively part in all regular Scrum ceremonies. Contribute to refinement of user stories (user stories at the beginning of a development sprint might not be fully specified). Liaise with...
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ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE virtualisation infrastructure support as your technical expertise as a Senior Support Engineer is sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist. You will serve as the VMware Support Specialist while providing proactive analysis of...
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My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Senior Business Systems Analysts to join them on an independent contract basis The candidate can be either CPT or JHB (Sandton) basedHybrid model 3 days in office IT / Finance Experience 5 years' experience as a...
Azure/AWS Infrastructure and Application Developer (LM) 2731 – Gauteng Pretoria
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Senior Support Engineer (VMware) (CPT) – Western Cape Century City
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