The Hyprop MTN Shift winners are
…The Hyprop MTN Shift Gaming Experience 2024 reached a climax at Canal Walk Shopping Centre, Cape Town, from Wednesday 11 September to Sunday 15 September, with the top players battling for supremacy. With eight qualifiers held across the country in the participating...
Home Affairs adds detail to digitisation plan
Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has outlined a five-year plan to digitise the department. Schrieber has previously announced his intention make Home Affairs digital-first, with the so-called Home Affairs @ home creating an environment where citizens will be able...
Digital remittances to pass 2bn by 2027
The total volume of international digital remittances will exceed 2-billion globally in 2027, from just over 1,1-billion in 2022. A new study from Juniper Research predicts this growth will be accelerated by the increasing speed and low cost of digital remittances...
Short-termism trap could derail our political future
Tensions remain high in the lead-up to the ANC's elective conference, set to take place in December. While it is no secret that confidence in the ANC has decreased dramatically in the wake of the ongoing energy crisis, economic pressures and social challenges, trust...
Finance leaders plan to achieve touchless close by 2025
A majority (55%) of finance executives polled by Gartner are aiming for a touchless financial close by 2025. "Most finance functions want to close faster, cheaper, and with fewer errors," says Pritika Bhattacharjee, vice-president: research in the Gartner Finance...
Sharks have been around for longer than we thought
The first appearance of shark-like "jawed fish" may have happened about 15-million years earlier than previously thought, according to new evidence. A handful of fossil teeth from a completely new species, uncovered from rock samples found in China, suggest jawed fish...
Employment numbers down from the previous quarter
Stats SA has reveals that total employment decreased by 119 000 jobs, or -1,2% quarter-on-quarter, from 10 067 000 in March 2022 to 9 948 000 in June 2022. This was largely due to decreases in the following industries: community services (-100 000 or -3,4%), business...
ICT infrastructure crucial for African economic growth
Investment in information, communication, and technology (ICT) infrastructure is key for sustained, inclusive economic growth and development in Africa. This is according to a study conducted by Dr Mamello Nchake from the Department of Economics at Stellenbosch...
Consumers plan to cut spending this holiday season
Inflation is a top concern for consumers this year, prompting almost half to do their holiday shopping early, and many shopping through the year. Twenty-eight percent of consumers are planning to spend less this holiday season and only 10% plan to spend more than...
Africa sees big drop in remote desktop protocols attacks
According to Kaspersky telemetry, the number of brute force attacks against remote desktop protocol (RDP) across Africa has significantly decreased in Q2 2022 by 53% compared to the previous quarter. This downward trajectory could be a result of several reasons. This...
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HP printers offer enhanced security
HP has announced three new enterprise class LaserJet printers that deliver increased protection against malicious attacks. The stronger security is part of a broader HP strategy to provide the deepest security across PCs and printers. “Protecting against security...
Infor debuts BI apps for Apple Watch
Infor has announced that Infor Ming.le and Infor Business Intelligence (BI) applications are now available for the Apple Watch. Infor’s next-generation social business platform is now available for Apple Watch users, providing users with wearable technology to help...
Virgin Mobile SA improves technical service
OSCOSM recently completed a service desk improvement project for Virgin Mobile SA. The project encompassed a new look at how the technical service desk received and processed tickets with an objective to enhance management control, efficiency and customer experience....
Reducing the cyber-attack surface
Most breaches and attacks do not happen quickly and violently. They happen stealthily over time, with threat actors lurking inside your network for months at a time, performing reconnaissance and looking for your most valuable and sensitive information. “In fact, the...
LiquidCapital harnesses virtualisation as key for innovation
In its charge to embrace tomorrow’s technology as a means to improve its customer’s experience, South African financial service provider to the motoring industry LiquidCapital, has made a significant investment in virtualizing its entire IT environment. The company’s...
Embedded intelligence means better decisions
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The role of analytics in retail banking
Consumers today expect financial institutions to provide the products and services they need, when and how they want them. The personal connection — or relationship — between consumers and their financial institution has been largely lost as a significant number of...
IoT roadshow to visit SA in February
International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced that its Internet of Things Roadshow will be visiting South African shores in February 2016, with the country's inaugural event set to take place at the Radission Blu hotel in Johannesburg. Providing a platform for...
IITPSA receives international accreditation
The Professional membership grade (PMIITPSA) of the Institute of IT Professionals (IITPSA) has been accredited by the International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3). IITPSA was visited by a team of international IP3 assessors in July. The team interrogated all...
Next-generation solutions from Stratus
With increased storage and processing power, these latest versions support a variety of application needs from the data centre core to the network edge – transaction-centric applications such as credit card payments requiring high human touch at the core, low touch...
TypeScript, JavaScript/Web Application Software Engineer (Senior) 2344 – Gauteng Pretoria
TypeScript, JavaScript / Web Application Software EngineerESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Understanding and experience in the IT SDLC process.Languages and related: Non-Negotiable TypeScript / JavaScriptGraphQLNodejs (expressjs, apollo)MV* experience (React, Vue,...
Data Management Specialist
My client a leader in the Investment Management & Fund Services sector is looking for a Corporate Actions Data Management Specialist to join their team.Must have completed Degree with Corporate actions experience gained within an asset management/fund operations...
Software Development Team Lead
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Data Management Specialist – Western Cape Cape Town
My client a leader in the Investment Management & Fund Services sector is looking for a Corporate Actions Data Management Specialist to join their team.Must have completed Degree with Corporate actions experience gained within an asset management/fund operations...
Software Development Team Lead – Remote Remote
An exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and motivated Software Development Team Lead to join a leading software consulting house. The ideal candidate must have expertise in translating Business Requirements Specifications (BRS) to user stories within Azure...
Business Analyst – Gauteng Pretoria
CONTRACT POSITION - GAUTENG - 12 MONTHS - SNR BUSINESS ANALYST. PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU QUALIFY IN FULL.Our client in the centre of Pretoria, a financial institute has a vacancy for a Senior Business Analyst on a 12 month contract basis.The main purpose of this...
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An exciting opportunity for those starting out their careers - to join a dynamic company offering investment fund platform/ fund services to global and local clients.Looking for a research driven analytical individual, passionate about systems & data .Must have...
Intermediate .NET Developer
Hire Resolve is looking for an Intermediate .Net Developer for a respected client in the software industry. As a software engineer specializing in .NET Full Stack Development, you will master .NET technologies and JavaScript frameworks like Angular or React, along...
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Apply a set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison amongst stakeholders in order to understand the problems; opportunities; needs; structure; policies and operations of the organization on medium to large projects / medium risk.Recommend solutions that...
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