Fossil fuels to power 60% of Africa’s energy by 2040
By 2040, up to 60% of the African energy matrix will be fossil fuel driven. This is the word from Anibor Kragha, executive secretary of the African Refiners and Distributors Association, addressing a FAMAR-sponsored panel discussion during the Angola Oil & Gas...
Impact of Red Sea cable cuts severely underestimated
The impact of the February 2024 cable cuts in the Red Sea, which were reported to have affected 25% of Europe-Asia data traffic flow, was severely underestimated, according to network services provider RETN. Through its own network diagnostics and feedback from major...
Bitcoin investors have no plans to sell despite ‘crypto winter’
More than two thirds of Bitcoin investors have no plans to sell their holdings in the next five years, reveals a new global poll. A survey of cryptocurrency clients of deVere Group, finds that 68% of those questioned said they would “hodl” for at least five years....
1,3m lone workers now using connected safety solutions
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the market value for lone worker protection solutions and services in Europe and North America reached an estimated €100-million and €65-million respectively in 2021. In Europe and North America,...
Cargo tracking installed base on upward trajectory
The number of active tracking devices deployed for cargo loading units including trailers, intermodal containers, rail freight wagons, air cargo containers, cargo boxes and pallets reached 11,1-million worldwide in 2021. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)...
These are the top crypto price losers this year
Cryptocurrencies have suffered a massive hit in 2022, losing more than $1,9-trillion in value since the height of last year's rally. Although Bitcoin was at the center of the crypto price crash, many other coins have suffered more severe price drops than the world's...
Global PC sales down in 2022, decline expected to continue
A perfect storm of supply chain issues, the China lockdown, the Russian-Ukrainian war, and global inflation have slashed global demand for PCs this year, facing the entire market with the steepest drop since the 1990s. According to data presented by...
How supply chain leaders can build a proactive digital commerce strategy
Chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) tasked to grow direct-to-consumer (D2C) selling and other forms of digital commerce, must implement four actions to navigate ongoing supply chain disruptions, according to Gartner. These disruptions have resulted in out-of-stocks,...
Huge leap for Reddit avatar sales
In just three months, Reddit's collectible Avatars blew up the NFT space having more users than OpenSean and other major platforms. Nearly 3-million Redditors have created Reddit Vaults, the company's name for a blockchain wallet to buy Avatars, ranking them as one of...
How HR leaders can help companies succeed
To achieve better talent and business outcomes, organisations must adopt a new framework that centres around proactive rest, intentional interactions and patient growth, according to Gartner. Gartner analysis reveals that several trends are causing workplaces – and...
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Gemalto streamlines Gabon’s border security
Gemalto has been selected as end-to-end solution provider by Gabon's Department of Homeland Security DGDI to supply and implement a fully integrated border and visa management system. The new scheme will strengthen national security, improve operational efficiency and...
Teleforge bucks the trend despite weak rand
Specialised call centre solutions provider Teleforge Communications has grown its revenue 90% during the last three months, due to the weakening of the rand - which has been flirting with an exchange rate of R18 to the dollar. According to Andrew van Niekerk, MD of...
Big data for smart businesses
It has been a couple of years now that big data has been part of every single conversation of business leaders, IT decision makers and public stakeholders, writes Gary de Menezes, country manager southern Africa at NetApp. But big data is much more than a buzzword or...
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As IT technologies continue to evolve to support the inevitable Digital Transformation, 2015 has been a year of significant change in the market, driven mainly by customers, writes Frank Basinski, director: partner programs & enablement at Red Hat EMEA. Over the...
DDoS protection needs a multi-faceted approach
With distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks becoming more complex and sophisticated, so must any defensive strategy that attempts to fully protect a financial institution. This is according to Arbor Networks, the security division of Netscout. While traditional...
Decision Inc. adds planning solution for manufacturing
Decision Inc. has crafted a preconfigured business planning and consolidation (BPC) software and service package designed to meet the unique requirements of the manufacturing sector. The SAP Certified BPC Manufacturing Accelerator simplifies approaches that are often...
Flexenclosure has a new focus on Nigeria
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Lorge wins Sage Awards for 21st consecutive year
Lorge, a supplier and implementer of Sage Business Management Solutions, Sage 300, Sage X3 and Sage Customer Relationship Management (CRM), is celebrating its 30th year in business by being awarded with the Sage Best Performance Gauteng Award and once again with the...
Network Engineer (Hirschmann) – Limpopo Lephalale
The Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing and maintaining Hirschmann (MACH4002, MACH100, MS4128-5, MACH104, MS30-2402, MAR1040, MSP40-00200, RS40, RS20, RS30) and related network infrastructure of our clients. The Network Engineer...
Informix DBA – Gauteng Johannesburg
Minimum DBA skills and experience: System Analysis & Design skills - The Oracle and Informix DBA must take an active role in the analysis and design of new database systems.Knowledge of data flow diagrams, data dictionary techniques, CASE tools,Entity-relation...
Agile Master (Senior) – Gauteng Pretoria
Guiding your team(s) and the organisation in its Scrum adoption. Guiding your team(s) and the organisation on Agile/Scrum best practices. Implementing Scrum according to the Scrum Guide. Collaborating with Product Owners and colleagues across multiple sites/locations....
PHP Developer – Gauteng Woodmead
The successful candidate will join an existing team of developers and will focus on the design, development and maintenance of several systems which primarily use PHP and MySQL. Projects currently include the development of a network security monitoring and reporting...
Intermediate Quality Automation Engineer (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:SUPPORT product development and quality software delivery by implementing and maintaining automation using modern continuous integration and automated testing approaches as the next Intermediate Quality Automation Engineer sought by a global provider of...
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My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Technical Tester (Test Automation) to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Develop, execute, and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scriptsPerform functional,...
SAP Human Capital Solutions Architect
Our client who is based in Cape Town is looking for a SAP Human Capital Solutions Architect to join their team. Job RoleReporting to the SAP Enterprise Architect, perform Solution architecture functions across different domains (Business, Information, Data,...
SAP Systems Specialist (Material Management)
SAP Systems Specialist (Material Management) My client, an automotive manufacturer is seeking a SAP Consultant to join their team in Port Elizabeth/ Gqeberha. The successful incumbent will be responsible for the management, maintenance and optimization of the ERP...
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My client in Pretoria offers a fantastic work culture and opportunities to learn.They are currently looking for a BI Developer in the Microsoft stack.You will get exposure to ETL, BI as well as building dashboards. You will need to have excellent SQL and Power BI...
Intermediate Quality Automation Engineer (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Century City
ENVIRONMENT:SUPPORT product development and quality software delivery by implementing and maintaining automation using modern continuous integration and automated testing approaches as the next Intermediate Quality Automation Engineer sought by a global provider of...
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