SA farmers need a new approach for food security
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CMOs embrace GenAI despite knowledge gap
While 90% of organisations plan to invest in generative AI (GenAI) for marketing in 2025, 90% of CMOs admit that they do not fully understand GenAI or its potential impact on business processes, according to a new global study from SAS and Coleman Parkes Research. The...
SA scores well in student wellbeing
South Africa is one of just three countries (along with China and New Zealand) from the 20 studied that stand out in terms of the comprehensiveness of their policies to improve the delivery of education while enacting a range of policies to promote the overall...
Gartner expects 5,1% growth in global IT spending
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,6-trillion in 2023, an increase of 5,1% from 2022, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Demand for IT in 2023 is expected to be strong as enterprises push forward with digital business initiatives in response to...
Cape Town loadshedding mitigation will boil down to data
South Africa faces another 18 months of regular load shedding, with unreliable utility power becoming the new normal. But this won’t end until sufficient generating capacity is added to the electricity grid to meet demand. To protect locals from the ongoing impacts of...
Multiple clouds support bid to monetise data
By 2024, 95% of organisations across EMEA will be looking to their data as a revenue driver, with 46% recognising it as a significant source of revenue, up from 29% today. This is according to new research announced by VMware, entitled The Multi-Cloud Maturity Index....
ASSAf honours top academics
Twenty-nine of the country’s leading scholars and scientists were inaugurated as Members of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) at the annual Awards Ceremony last night (19 October 2022). As the official Academy of South Africa, ASSAf has as core function...
Global competitions push local students to achieve more
Top international organisations like PwC, Harvard, and Uber are set to kick off their annual worldwide competitions for high school students over the next few months. For ambitious South African teens, this presents an opportunity to compete at a global level, gain...
Hedge funds dabble in cryptocurrencies
According to TradingPlatforms.com, 7% of the world's hedge funds assets will be in cryptocurrencies by 2027. The data points to a growth in crypto investments in hedge funds. Edith Reads, an analyst at TradingPlatforms, spoke on the data. She says: "The increasing...
MTN pulls out of Telkom talks
MTN has withdrawn from takeover talks with Telkom. The companies started negotiations for MTN to buy all of Telkom’s issued share capital on 15 July 2022. “After extensive engagements and deliberations between the parties, shareholders are advised that the discussions...
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Samsung releases Gear G2 SDK
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced the public release of its Tizen Software Development Kit (SDK) for the recently unveiled Samsung Gear S2 wearable device. As smart technology becomes more commonplace, the uses for wearables in the workplace are...
HDS wins cloud storage kudos
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Don’t get caught in the BMS trap
There's no disputing the value that a Building Management System (BMS) can add. It can be a big ticket item, however. This can make the idea of purchasing a scaled-down, "modular" BMS that can be expanded on a pay-per-feature basis attractive. Let the buyer beware -...
Handy things to do with your old smartphone
With the HTC Desire 626 now available at MTN stores nationwide, the company has put forward a few ideas from HTC on non-wasteful ways to get rid of your old mobile device: * Sell it to a buyback service - If you want to get some cash for your old phone, but without...
Mark Harris will lead XON’s marketing team
Mark Harris has been promoted from national sales manager to marketing director of XON as the company bolsters its marketing strength following NEC Europe's investment in it. The two companies created an integrated market approach through the NEC Africa office in...
Pinnacle Africa is official distributor for Nutanix Solutions
Pinnacle Africa, one of Southern Africa's largest ICT distributors, is proud to announce its appointment as an official distribution partner of hyperconverged infrastructure provider, Nutanix. Under the agreement, Pinnacle Africa will distribute Nutanix's...
AWM360 rounds off service with Abiscan partnership
Workforce management, access and enterprise data collection solutions AWM360 Data Systems has partnered with Abiscan, a service provider within off balance sheet financing of technology, to offer clients an add-on service. Through the partnership, clients are able to...
UTi chooses Cquential for cloud-based warehouse management
UTi, a leading global supply chain management solutions company, has chosen to implement the Cquential Rapid Deployment warehouse management system at several of its own distribution centres, as well those of its customers, in South Africa, the Philippines, Thailand...
Keep staff motivated during December
As we approach the end of the year and head into the holiday season, it can become difficult for employees to remain motivated and productive at work, especially when working over the December period. Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD of Manpower South Africa looks at how...
Eutelsat extends connections in Africa
Eutelsat Communications and Camusat have entered into a partnership agreement that will enhance turnkey connectivity solutions for mobile operators in sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement will drive growth of mobile communications that have dramatically expanded in...
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SAP Human Capital Solutions Architect
Role:he role is located in the SAP Centre of Expertise (CoE) within the company, and you will report to the SAP Enterprise Architect. You will perform solution architecture function across different domains (Business, Information, Data, Application, Technology &...
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The Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing and maintaining Huawei, HPE Aruba SD-WAN networking, Huawei Wireless Controller, Huawei Wireless Indoor, Huawei Wireless Outdoor and Palo Alto Firewalls network infrastructure of our...
Lead Solution Analyst – Gauteng Houghton Estate
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Senior .NET Developer – Gauteng Kempton Park
Hire Resolve is excited to announce an opportunity for a Senior .NET Developer to join our client, a prominent international organization. As a key member of the Integration team, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, testing, implementing, and...
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