SA lags on SDGs, but private sector makes progress
Kathy Gibson reports - The private sector is making progress on attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), but there are still some significant challenges to overcome. Overall, South Africa has achieved just 17% of its goals, so there is still a tremendously...
Digitalisation a double-edged sword
Kathy Gibson reports - South Africa needs to keep up with global digitalisation, but the increased use of technology brings some serious challenges that need to be addressed. This is one of the conclusions from the 2024 Voluntary National Review on the Sustainable...
Africa faces growing cyber threat
The volume of threats facing organisations in Africa has grown exponentially over the past few years and there is a clearly visible linear relationship between the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP) and cybercrime – as one increases, so does the other. Yet only...
Climate change, AI will influence work in 2050
Climate change and artificial intelligence-enabled technology development will be key drivers of how work is organised and valued in 2050, but whether it will be a dystopian or progressive future will depend on how far South Africa democratises technology and...
Inflation, currency volatility to impact global IT spending growth
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,5-trillion in 2022, an increase of 3% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. While IT spending is expected to grow in 2022, it will be at a much slower pace than 2021 due to spending cutbacks on PCs,...
European investments in public cloud services will hit $113bn this year
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC)’s Worldwide Public Cloud Services Spending Guide, Public Cloud Services (PCS) spending in Europe will reach $113 billion in 2022 and will double to $$239 billion by 2026, growing at a 22% 5-year 2021-2026 CAGR....
Most tech purchases end in regret
As technology continues to become more critical to the business, technology customers have access to more options and information than ever before leading to more instances of buyer remorse. A massive 56% of organisations said they had a high degree of purchase regret...
Virtual, augmented-mixed reality set for 11-fold growth
The virtual reality (VR) and augmented-mixed reality (AR-MR) market is at the heart of futuristic digital transformation, offering immersive and assisted experiences through a 3D virtual environment inlaid within or on top of observable reality. Frost & Sullivan’s...
SA was leading in online learning pre-Covid
Prior to Covid-19, South Africa had the highest percentage of learners receiving online or blended learning as their main mode of course delivery compared with the UK, Middle East and Europe. According to research covering higher education (HE) instructors’ priorities...
NFT marketplace to tokenise R18m ZAR coin collection
The South African Gold Coin Exchange & The Scoin Shop has partnered with Momint, a South African Web 3.0 tech firm, to tokenise an exclusive Complete Denomination Coin Proof set of the old Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) coinage for the digital era. Collectively...
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Microsoft introduces Lumia 540 Dual SIM
Microsoft has unveiled the Lumia 540 Dual SIM, designed for young, ambitious people looking for their first serious smartphone. The Lumia 540 Dual SIM features the latest Windows Phone 8.1 innovations and boasts a 5-inch HD display and crafted design details. It helps...
Trends shaping the future of music in Africa
Typewriters, rotary dial telephones, cassette tapes, video stores and spools of film- just some items of which next-generation children won’t experience or understand, says Hennie Theron, GM at Red Touch Media Africa. Technology is a major progress driver in every...
Schneider helps SAP France with data centre
Schneider Electric has worked alongside SAP France to design the new data centre hosting its information system and professional applications. Installed on the 14th floor of its new French headquarters in Levallois-Perret, its 80 square meters house an 18-rack...
Uniclox, Bodet in strategic partnership
Uniclox Technologies and global time and attendance leaders Bodet Software are pleased to announce the signing of a strategic partnership agreement for southern Africa at a customer event on 16 April. Bodet Software, with its head office in Cholet Cedex, France, is a...
Huawei helps to build a better Africa
Huawei, a global leading ICT solutions provider, attended the Innovation Africa Digital (IAD) Summit 2015 hosted in Vitoria Falls, Zimbabwe. As an official partner of the IAD Summit 2015, Huawei showcased its cutting-edge ICT solutions as well as its consumer devices....
Mushkin arrives in Africa
Mushkin is excited to announce a new partnership with Omega Africa to become the sole authorised distributor of Mushkin memory, flash drives, Micro SD and SSD products for sub-Saharan Africa countries. Omega Africa has become a great strategic partner in the region...
Integr8 wins Veeam project award
Integr8 has won Most Significant Project of the Year award from Veeam, a provider of solutions that deliver availability to data centres. Veeam leverages virtualisation, storage, and cloud technologies that enable the modern data centre to help organisations save...
New graduates from Ricoh SA learnership
Another 20 learners have graduated the Ricoh SA Learnership Programme run on behalf of Ricoh SA by CTU Training Solutions at its facilities in Boksburg, Gauteng. This learnership, which results in National Certificate: Information Technology: Systems Support (NQF...
Veeam Endpoint Backup Free now available
Endpoint backup has long been a tedious task that everyone knows they should be doing. Today, IT professionals now have a simple and free solution for backing up endpoints, which has long been a major data protection headache. Veeam has released a new free tool that...
Tools maximise marketing spend
Kathy Gibson reports from Reimagine 2015 – Dynamics Marketing is a massive solution that can help companies re-imagine their marketing operations. Chris Barry, CRM director at Mint Management Technologies, explains that marketing departments need to understand the...
Test Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
Requirements: The company requires the services of a Test Analyst in the Technology Department. We require a self-starter with an outgoing personality and the ability to communicate at all levels. The successful candidate will be required to facilitate Testing within...
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Our client is a forward-thinking leader in the Logistics Industry and needs to appoint an experienced Business Analyst Duties & Responsibilities Requirements Gathering and Analysis:? Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit and document business requirements.?...
Senior SAP ABAP Developer (hybrid) contract (2350) TB
Provide a code review quality assurance service to our customers. Reviewing proposed solutions and code changes, based on learned knowledge of existing system design and company global development guidelines. Carry out visual logic checks, code inspector and virtual...
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Senior SAP ABAP Developer (hybrid) contract (2350) TB – Gauteng Midrand
Provide a code review quality assurance service to our customers. Reviewing proposed solutions and code changes, based on learned knowledge of existing system design and company global development guidelines. Carry out visual logic checks, code inspector and virtual...
Test Analyst – Gauteng Centurion
REQUIREMENTS: IT DiplomaISTQB - Foundation testing certification is a must Agile, functional and non-functional Understands development practices and structures; SQL and database query tools RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for designing, developing, and executing...
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Our client is looking for a Software Engineer to join their dynamic team to assist with ongoing maintenance of existing products and to participate in the development of new, exciting and enhanced products and solutions for the HR industry. This is a great opportunity...
SAP ABAP Developer (hybrid) contract (2628) TB
Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for business blueprint document. ABAP debugging beneficial (Workbench related knowledge of new development/enhancements). Setting up the organization structure of...
Project Manager
Summary Johannesburg area - Contract - Hybrid opportunity Established client requires an experienced Project Manager to join their team on a contracting basis. Description Manage client engagementsEnsure the delivery of solutions for complex IT, business, and client...
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