Global recruiters set their sights on SA skills

International companies are increasingly looking to South Africa for new skilled employees. Pnet, South Africa’s leading online recruitment platform, has released its Pnet Job Market Trends Report for February, including an analysis of trends in international...

Cyber risks increase as Middle East war escalates

The Sophos X-Ops Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has issued a cyber advisory warning of increased cybersecurity risks as the US-Israel-Iran conflict continues and escalates. Historically, periods of direct military escalation in the Middle East have correlated with...

Lost in translation: What the AI code debate keeps getting wrong

AI has sparked a new round of conversation about Cobol, with tools emerging that claim to translate legacy code and, with it, solve the modernisation challenge. It is worth being precise about what that means and what it does not, writes Rob Thomas, senior...

Digital, AI, crypto-led payments set to transform SA shopping

South African consumers are increasingly embracing innovative payment technologies such as digital wallets, artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency, according to new survey data from Visa. “While traditional payment methods continue to play an important role –...

SA stands out as a global air pollution hotspot

Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as Africa's most polluted countries in terms of air pollution disease burden, with profound health consequences for Africa's people and exacerbated impacts on climate change, a report prepared by Greenpeace Africa and...

SIU concludes Treasury’s Oracle contract was irregular

Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has given National Treasury three weeks to come up with a way forward after the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) concluded that an almost R1-billion contract with Oracle was irregular. The integrated financial...

Manufacturers show increasing positive sentiment

Confidence levels among South African manufacturers improved on the back of better business conditions, the Q1 Absa Manufacturing Survey shows. According to the survey, overall business confidence increased by five points to 43 during the quarter, a reversal after two...

Does kindness make us happy?

On International Happiness Day, Synthesis Software Technologies launched an app powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to test if kindness makes us happy. The Happiness App asks users to perform an act of kindness and then smile. The AI then reads the person's face...

Oracle debuts Java 18

Oracle has announced the availability of Java 18, the latest version of the programming language and development platform. Java 18 (Oracle JDK 18) delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security improvements, including nine enhancements to the platform that...

Directors are key decision-makers for emerging technology investments

A significant 53% percent of organisations report their board of directors are among the main decision makers for emerging technology (ET) investments, just behind CIOs and chief technology officers (CTOs), according to a recent Gartner survey. Gartner surveyed 500...

Fuel costs leave SA’s workers on the brink

The price of petrol in South Africa is expected to approach R24 per litre in April, as global petroleum supply is affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The average price of petrol around the world over the last year was R26.15 per litre, but this is no consolation...

How to ensure that hybrid work really works

As organisations around the world make the definitive shift from remote to hybrid work, one thing is clear: the people who went home to work in 2020 are not the same people returning to the office in 2022. There's no erasing the experience of the last two years and...

Sabric engages TransUnion to help secure customer details

TransUnion South Africa has confirmed that hacking group N4aughtysecTU obtained data belonging to the bureau through the misuse of an authorised client's credentials. The personal information obtained could include names and ID numbers. Nischal Mewalall, chief...

Massive growth for AR/VR headset shipments

The worldwide market for augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets grew 92,1% year over year in 2021 with shipments reaching 11,2-million units, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly AR/VR Headset Tracker....

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Copy data virtualisation for manufacturing

The ongoing digitisation of industrial production - industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) - ensures that more and more machines are networked. In the manufacturing industry production and storage systems are increasingly able to: exchange information...

Analytics without borders

Analytics (or rather deriving insights from data) is an emerging field in South Africa. Due to differing strategic views, lack of infrastructure, or lack of skilled resources, few companies have fully capitalised on the information available in their local markets,...

Ricoh SA sponsors wheelchair basketball

Ricoh SA is again sponsoring the Pumas Wheelchair Basketball team to compete in the SuperSport Wheelchair Basketball Series, 2015.  Ricoh SA has sponsored the Pumas Wheelchair Basketball team since May 2008 when it signed an agreement to provide kit, branding,...

Realtime results in a connected world

The Internet of Things or IoT is a reality that cannot be ignored. Gartner forecasts that by this year, there will be 4,9-billion connected things in use and this will reach 25-billion by 2020. This is changing the way companies operate, forcing them to redefine their...

Riverbed offers SteelCentral AppInternals 10

Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, has announced the launch of Riverbed SteelCentral AppInternals 10, a breakthrough application performance management (APM) solution that helps IT teams take control of application performance...

Commvault a preferred Cisco partner

Commvault, a leader in data protection and information management, announced it is now a Preferred Solution Partner within the Cisco Solution Partner Program. The Internet of Everything (IoE) continues to bring together people, processes, data and things to enhance...

Achievement employment gap hampers IT skills

Lorraine Steyn, simplifier-in-chief of Khanyisa Real Systems challenges corporate South Africa and Industry to create internship programmes and spread their net wider when looking to hire graduates. The current frenzy to take top students is not doing the IT industry...

BlackBerry launches BlackBerry Leap in SA

BlackBerry has announced the availability of BlackBerry Leap in South Africa. Beginning today, consumers who want to get things done and companies looking for enterprise fleet renewals can now purchase the modern and powerful BlackBerry Leap. BlackBerry Leap features...

Interactive Intelligence a Gartner leader

Interactive Intelligence Group has been positioned as a Leader in the Gartner 2015 Magic Quadrant for Contact Centre Infrastructure, Worldwide report. According to Gartner, Leaders in this report are “high-viability vendors with broad portfolios, significant market...

Online stores need flexible IT architecture

In the retail market, competitiveness has always revolved around differentiation, be this of product, price or service. However, as the world has become more digital and traditional retailers have joined the online retail market in the ecommerce space, differentiation...

Business Analyst (SNR) at Datonomy Solutions

This position requires an experienced person who has a solid understanding of Business Analysis and Enterprise Business Processes.Responsibilities include:Assessing, analysing, optimising, documenting, implementing, and testing end-to-end enterprise business processes...

Business Analyst at Freshstop Regional Office

This position will be based in our Freshstop Offices and will report directly to the Regional Operations Manager. SUMMARY JOB Business analysts are the drivers of our continued growth and success. With their commitment to innovation, these analysts seek, develop, and...

UX/UI Designer – Gauteng Johannesburg

GoldenRule is currently recruiting for a UXUI Designer for a leader in the HR solutions field. You'll partner with analysts, software developers and business stakeholders to define and deliver new features, bring to life real prototypes based on concepts, iterate on...

IT Support Administrator (2nd Line) – Western Cape Oakdale

Role:The IT Support Administrator will be responsible for providing comprehensive 1st and 2nd line technical support to our clients staff in our clients Cape Town office. This role involves both face-to-face and remote support across a Windows environment, handling a...

Business Analyst at Freshstop Regional Office – Gauteng Centurion

This position will be based in our Freshstop Offices and will report directly to the Regional Operations Manager. SUMMARY JOB Business analysts are the drivers of our continued growth and success. With their commitment to innovation, these analysts seek, develop, and...

PHP Developer (CH1007)

Our client, an established B2B travel company, who has been in business for over 15 years, has recently developed a top online product to meet the demand of their clients who consist mostly of travel agents and corporate travel companies. This project continues to...

SAP Developer

To manage and oversee the Bank's SAP operational and tactical development initiatives which include the execution and, implementation of application delivery programmes and projects against the Bank's standards, policies and procedures and governance guidelines and...

Database Administrator (DB2 LUW)

Our clients in the financial industry are on the hunt for a Database Administrator (DB2 LUW) based in Cape Town for a fantastic permanent position. Enjoy great benefits and get to work in a dynamic team while gaining excellent exposure within the field. Requirements:...

Senior Data Analyst at Datonomy Solutions

We are looking for a Senior Data Analyst to join our team in Cape Town.3 days (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) onsite in Southern Suburbs.Retail experienceAnalytical degree (maths, stats, engineering)Advanced SQLPower BiStrong interpersonal skills, as you will be...

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