SweepSouth spotlights woes of domestic workers
Inflation and the broader cost-of-living crisis are taking an immense financial and mental toll on South Africa's domestic workers - that's one of the standout findings from the seventh annual SweepSouth Report on Pay and Working Conditions for Domestic Workers. The...
NYDA, ALX look to combat youth unemployment
In response to South Africa's escalating youth unemployment crisis, ALX and the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) have announced a transformative partnership ahead of World Entrepreneurship Day today (21 August). The collaboration is set to equip South Africa's...
Mobile banking comes under attack
In its latest Global Threat Index for June 2022, Check Point Research (CPR) reports that a new Android banking malware has emerged, named MaliBot, following the takedown of FluBot at the end of May. Although only just discovered, MaliBot, a banking, has already...
SA consumers ramp up spend on streaming services
FNB has revealed that consumer spend on audio and video streaming services such as Apple iTunes, Spotify, Google Music, Deezer, Amazon Prime, ShowMax, Netflix and YouTube has increased by roughly 70% from the period before Covid-19 up to end of June 2022. Raj...
Zondo Report underscores need to enforce director accountability more rapidly
In its final report, the Zondo Commission repeatedly comments that directors of the various captured state entities have not been properly held accountable for the massive damage they have caused to the organisations they were supposed to serve, and thus indirectly to...
Webb images open up new understanding of the Universe
NASA, in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), has released the first full-colour images and spectroscopic data from the James Webb Telescope. The first images from the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope will...
R100m cloud SME investment as Huawei accelerates cloud plans
Huawei has announced that its third data centre availability zone is set to go live three years ahead of schedule, as well as its R100-million Cloud Spark programme, which is set to provide support to more than 1 000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) over the...
Better security helps employees to innovate
Kathy Gibson reports – A massive 91% of IT leaders say that security is important to their business, a pointer to how vulnerabilities can cripple innovation. This is among the findings of the State of Cybersecurity in South Africa study conducted for Dell and Intel by...
Worldwide PC shipments dive
Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs declined 15,3% year over year to 71,3-million units in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22), according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. This...
Standard Bank Group reviews Covid-19 vaccination policy
With 95% of its employees vaccinated, Standard Bank South Africa has withdrawn its Covid-19 vaccination policy with immediate effect. On 23 June 2022, Standard Bank South Africa chief executive Lungisa Fuzile informed employees that the country had reached a...
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Sage ERP Africa partners with Datalinx
Sage ERP Africa has signed a distribution agreement with Datalinx, offering customers in Africa and the Middle East access to a range of integrated warehousing solutions that enable significant cost savings and operational benefits in key areas such as warehouse,...
The Internet of Everything is coming
The scope of the Internet of Things (IoT) is huge. Internet-connected devices are growing exponentially. The number of devices that the typical enterprise worker uses sometimes outnumbers the user 8:1, with the average non-enterprise consumer not far behind. Because...
DCC offers the HP EliteBook Folio 1020
Mobility is the ultimate competitive edge in today’s fast-paced business world, and the ability to work whenever you want from any location has become essential. With this in mind, the new HP EliteBook Folio 1020 from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) is the...
Make security part of your company’s DNA
The world is a new place – social networks are no longer fads for youngsters but have evolved into valuable business tools for the modern business. They include rich applications, real time interactions and all the user generated content you can consume. Local IT...
MasterCard launches SME discount portal
South African MasterCard business cardholders now have access to an array of exclusive offers with the launch of MasterCard Business Perks, an online portal of discounted products and services designed to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs).The National...
Motivate employees by investing in wellbeing
Whilst the growth of the South African economy is already hindered by a high unemployment rate at 24,3% as per Statistics SA’s latest results, there are additional factors to consider within the workforce that have an influence in this regard. Some of the most...
The vulnerability of things
There is a disconnect between business and the IT department, as most executives on the ‘business’ side don’t fully grasp the very real risks posed by today’s advanced cyber threats. Coupled with this, the technical department too often doesn’t have the influence...
New SonicWALL TZ Series firewalls released
Dell has announced the release of the new SonicWALL TZ Series firewalls. Featuring a dramatic increase in network performance to support faster Internet speeds, the ability to analyse encrypted SSL traffic, and an integrated wireless controller, the new solutions deliver enterprise-class security at a price point that is attractive for small businesses and large, multi-site distributed organisations.
Tunleys buys Xerox Impika press
Tunleys Mail and Print, a mail processing company with branches in Johannesburg and Cape Town, has bought a Xerox Impika continuous feed inkjet production system from Bytes Document Solutions, total value R30-million. This is the first Impika installation in the...
Qlik introduces Qlik Sense Enterprise 2.0
Qlik has previewed Qlik Sense Enterprise 2.0, the newest release of its modern, platform-based approach to business intelligence (BI) available in June 2015. Qlik Sense Enterprise spans use cases across the organisation ranging from self-service data visualisation, to...
Senior Functional Tester (CH1021)
Our client, a company that provide various HR Solutions is looking for a Senior Fuctional Tester.The Senior Functional Tester is primarily responsible for assessing and maintaining, with little supervision, a level of quality for the systems and products offered to...
SAP ABAP Developer
SAP ABAP Developer opportunity on a fixed term contract. This role will include understanding business requirements, preparing AS-IS, documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design documents. Requirements: Diploma or Degree in Information...
Developer / Consultant (JHB) (1002127) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Parvana Role: Our client is looking to add a highly qualified graduate, with at least a Masters Degree, however our client will prefer a PhD degree. Due to on-going company growth our client is now looking to recruit additional. Consultants to assist customers with...
Item Coding Analyst at Circana – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Working as part of the item coding team you will be responsible for analysing data from different sources, performing gap analyses and coding missing product attributes (e.g. the weight of the product, the name of the manufacturer, etc.). These need to be recorded...
Senior Functional Tester (CH1021) – Gauteng Johannesburg
Our client, a company that provide various HR Solutions is looking for a Senior Fuctional Tester.The Senior Functional Tester is primarily responsible for assessing and maintaining, with little supervision, a level of quality for the systems and products offered to...
SAP ABAP Developer – Gauteng Midrand
SAP ABAP Developer opportunity on a fixed term contract. This role will include understanding business requirements, preparing AS-IS, documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design documents. Requirements: Diploma or Degree in Information...
DBA Specialist (Linux) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client: Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a...
C# Developer
Hire Resolve is currently seeking a skilled C# Developer to work remotely for an Information Technology company. As a C# Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software applications using C# and other related technologies. With a...
CRM System Specialist
Our client in the Legal industry is seeking a CRM System Specialist to join the Marketing and Business Development Department, reporting to the Head of Business and Practice Development.The CRM System Specialist will provide overall project management for the firm's...
Item Coding Analyst at Circana
Working as part of the item coding team you will be responsible for analysing data from different sources, performing gap analyses and coding missing product attributes (e.g. the weight of the product, the name of the manufacturer, etc.). These need to be recorded...
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