The top priorities for HR leaders in 2025
Leader and manager development remains the number one priority in 2025 for HR leaders for the third consecutive year, according to a new survey by Gartner. The continued focus on manager development comes as managers report feeling overwhelmed by their...
Mining industry embraces sustainability strategies
Mining companies are increasingly adopting sustainable strategies such as low-carbon smelting and advanced recycling programmes to reduce their environmental impact and boost efficiency – and these innovations optimise resource use and lower operational costs by...
Volatile year ahead calls for resilience, insight, courage
Businesses will face a historically broad and deep set of risks in 2023, posing interconnected and existential threats across geographies and sectors. Launching its annual RiskMap forecast featuring the Top Risks for business, specialist risk consultancy Control Risks...
Four ways for CIOs to deliver digital dividends
CIOs and IT leaders must take action to accelerate time to value and drive top- and bottom-line financial impacts from digital investments, according to Gartner's annual global survey of CIOs and technology executives. "The pressure on CIOs to deliver digital...
Massive surge in attacks using Microsoft SQL Server
Attacks using Microsoft SQL Server increased by 56% in September 2022 compared to the same period last year, according to Kaspersky's latest Managed Detection and Response report. Microsoft SQL Server is used worldwide by corporations, medium and small businesses for...
Carsharing on the rise
The number of users of carsharing services worldwide is forecasted to grow from 86-million people in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21,1% to reach 224,3-million people in 2026, according to Berg Insight. The research group forecasts that the number of...
1 in 10 women choose crypto as their first investment
Women investors are still bullish on crypto, with 1 in 10 choosing it as their first investment, according to new research from BanklessTimes.com "Young women, especially Gen Z, opt for crypto as they begin their investment journey," says Jonathan Merry, CEO of...
CEOs are prepared to weather expected recession
Kathy Gibson reports - CEOs in South Africa and ready and prepared to weather geopolitical and economic challenges. This is one of the headline findings from, KPMG 2022 CEO Outlook Survey, presented in partnership with Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), which...
Africa still prefers cash when it comes to payments
Cash remains the most dominant payment type on the African continent with debit cards coming in as a close second, according to new data from PwC's Open Banking and Payments Survey. The survey is a biannual study of consumers' payment and open banking preferences, and...
Intel debuts realtime deepfake detector
Intel has developed FakeCatcher, a technology that can detect fake videos with a 96% accuracy rate, returning results in milliseconds. "Deepfake videos are everywhere now. You have probably already seen them; videos of celebrities doing or saying things they never...
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CallCabinet for Asterisk wins Best in Show
CallCabinet's compliant call recording solution for Digium's Asterisk was named "Best in Show" at the recent ITExpo East held in Fort Lauderdale, US. "The products and solutions nominated for the ITEXPO Best in Show Awards are a true reflection of the industry's most...
App puts power in the hands of fleet managers
Standard Bank Fleet Management's successful Transaction Authorisation system, which saved fleet managers more than R350-million in the last year, has spun off an iPhone IOS app called Fleet Authorisations. Fleet managers are now in control of the fleet-card...
New SA country head for Zazoo
Zazoo a business unit of Net 1 UEPS Technologies, has appointed Tamara d'Onofrio as its country head for South Africa. Zazoo is an aggregation of innovative technology companies and a provider of payment solutions and transaction processing services. Its patented...
Enjoy home cinema picture quality with Epson laser projector
A new 1080p Full HD laser projector is Epson's latest high-end offering launched for the home cinema market, providing the ultimate in picture quality thanks to its 3LCD Reflective technology. Aimed at aspirational home cinema enthusiasts, looking for the very best in...
MWeb, LG partner on Fibre House
MWeb has launched its Fibre House Campaign which will make use of LG Technology's Smart Technology products. The MWeb Fibre Home is a real home in Randburg, putting MWeb's FTTH (fibre to the home) on display as part of its current fibre awareness campaign. The power...
Eurotech, Red Hat simplify IoT
Red Hat and Eurotech have announced a collaboration to simplify IoT integration and accelerate implementations of IoT projects. The two companies have combined their complementary technologies with the intention of building an end-to-end architecture for IoT that will...
Integrated security key for sophisticated attacks
South African companies need to automate and integrate their IT security solutions to meet increasingly sophisticated threats, writes Intel Security's Trevor Coetzee. The trends and threats encountered by South African companies are largely those of our global...
Digital business needs software-defined data centres
Global big data revenues are expected to grow to just under $38-billion and cloud computing service revenues to more than $4-billion in 2016 resulting in local companies rethinking their data centre strategies. Matthew Lee, Regional Manager for Africa at SUSE, looks...
Western Digital expands hard drives and external storage
Western Digital has announced the expansion of its award-winning portfolio of performance storage solutions with 8TB capacity drives for NAS, video surveillance and desktop external applications. Increasingly centralised, rich-content, which continues to grow in...
HDS offers big data hyper-convergence
Hitachi Data Systems has unveiled its next generation Hitachi Hyper Scale-Out Platform (HSP), offering native integration with the Pentaho Enterprise Platform to deliver a sophisticated, software-defined, hyper-converged platform for big data deployments. Modern...
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (Fixed Term Contract Implementation Science Wits RHI) – Gauteng Johannesburg
Main purpose of the job:The M&E Technical Officer will be responsible for supporting the monitoring, evaluation, and reporting functions of the Wits RHI programme, with emphasis on ensuring data quality to improve data integrity.This role involves implementing...
C# Developer – Gauteng Centurion
Are you an experienced C# Developer with a passion for excellence? Our amazing client in Pretoria is seeking a talented individual with at least 4 years of solid experience to join their dynamic team on a permanent basis at their offices!...
Senior Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Job Title: Senior Business Analyst Location: Cape Town Industry: Financial Services Job Type: Full-time (12-month contract) Job Summary:We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our team in the financial services sector. The ideal candidate...
Senior Software Engineer (TypeScript/Node.js,/React, PostgreSQL/MySQL, AWS/Lambdas/Serverless) (CPT – Western Cape Woodstock
ENVIRONMENT:DESIGN elegant solutions for complex problems as the next Senior Software Engineer sought by a fast-growing FinTech company where your role will be to design, build, test and deploy scalable finance applications. This will include a combination of backend...
QA Tester and Support Technician Team Lead – Gauteng Centurion
6 Month Contract PositionOur client, a dynamic and growing software development company, is seeking a QA Tester and Support Technician Team Lead.This position is office based only.This dual-role position combines Quality Assurance testing and technical support...
Business Analyst
Stakeholder management for UMF customers, building business relationships. Determine and develop user requirements for systems in production, to ensure maximum usability. Conduct daily systems analytics to maximize effectiveness and troubleshoot problems. Author and...
Developer – Full Stack (Intermediate) at Parvana Recruitment
What you will be doing:Design and deliver functional code that aligns with the product backlog.Engage actively in Agile software development processes.Contribute to UX and UI design discussions to optimise development efforts.Provide architectural advice when...
Lead Software Developer
Title: Lead Software Engineer (Django & Python) Contract: 6 months (with renewal) Industry: Financial Services Environment: Hybrid (2 days on-site in Cape Town) Job OverviewWe are seeking a talented and experienced Lead Software Engineer to be the technical...
Java Developer
If you are a motivated Java Developer with a passion for backend engineering, and you meet the below requirements, we would love to hear from you. Join our client in enhancing the technology that supports thousands of hotels and facilitates seamless online bookings...
Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
Stakeholder management for UMF customers, building business relationships. Determine and develop user requirements for systems in production, to ensure maximum usability. Conduct daily systems analytics to maximize effectiveness and troubleshoot problems. Author and...
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