20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

ACSA terminates biometric ID contract with French firm

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has terminated the contract for an Automated Border Control (ABC), e-Gates and single token project awarded to French technology company, IDEMIA. In a statement, ACSA says the contract termination is in line with the conditions of...

Global ICT leaders launch AI consortium

An AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium - led by Cisco and including Accenture, Eightfold, Google, IBM, Indeed, Intel, Microsoft and SAP, along with key advisors - has released its inaugural report, The Transformational Opportunity of AI on ICT Jobs. The initiative,...

Amazon-related phishing sites approach 900 on Amazon Prime Day

Amazon’s annual Prime Day event is one of the most profitable days for Amazon, together with Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the holiday season. At the same time, it’s one of the most opportune moments for criminals to dupe consumers into visiting fake sites, which...

Intel edges closer to global net positive water goal

Intel’s operations in the US, Costa Rica and India are officially net positive on water use. In those countries, Intel restores and returns more freshwater than it takes in. Todd Brady, Intel chief sustainability officer and vice president of global public affairs,...

Pinnacle Cloud is open for business

Kathy Gibson reports – Pinnacle has launched its Pinnacle Cloud, offering a range of services that partners can offer their end user customers. Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, explains that the distributor may appear to be late to market with a cloud offering,...

SARB aims to regulate cryptocurrencies

In just a few years, the adoption of cryptocurrencies as well as the entry of new players into the market has skyrocketed. However, in evaluating cryptocurrencies, it is important to distinguish between technological advances and potential improvements to the payments...

Sharp decline for global PC shipments

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 72-million units in the second quarter of 2022, a 12,6% decline from the second quarter of 2021, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This is the sharpest decline in nine years for the global PC market, brought on by...

Global companies come to SA for its people

Cape Town is one of the world’s fastest-growing regions in terms of foreign investment. In particular, the city has been established as a top destination for international tech companies, with over 40 000 people employed in the sector. This is according to a report...

Youth urged to take charge of their own skills development

Global megatrends such as digital disruption, demographic and economic shifts, climate crisis and labour shortages are likely to influence skills required to manage or leverage future risk and opportunity landscapes in ways that we can’t yet predict. As such, the...

Putting the local into IoT

There have been several obstacles impacting the growth of South Africa’s burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) landscape, but in 2022 it is now reaching a tipping point as more projects shift from pilot phases to full-scale deployments. It has been said so often that...

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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...

Microsoft eases app integration

Kathy Gibson reports from Reimagine 2015 – Microsoft is determined to re-invent productivity to empower people and companies to do more. Jesper Lachance Reabild, who works at the Microsoft development centre in Copenhagen, points out that the company has made a major...

CRM set to become pervasive

Kathy Gibson reports from Reimagine 2015 in Johannesburg – The Internet of Things can mean different things to different people, but the definition that Tertius Zitzke, CEO of AccTech Systems, uses is “building systems of intelligence that help enable intelligent...

BT announces new cloud services

BT has announced a new generation of cloud services that allow large organisations around the world to connect easily and securely to the applications and the data they need, independently of where they are hosted. They will empower customers to integrate and...

Altron marks 50 years in business

Craig Venter, group executive: Altron TMT /CEO of Altech, has congratulated Altron on the milestone of achieving 50 years in business having first opened its doors in April 1965. “Successfully staying in business for more than a few years is an achievement in any...

The dynamics of CRM in the digital era

Within the mobile-first, cloud-first era, the business environment is being reshaped by technological trends that are altering consumer behaviour and is challenging conventional service models. Businesses have to adapt if they are to convert threats and challenges...

Vox Telecom promotes CRM, ERP

As one of the largest GP partners in South Africa, Vox Telecom, through its specialist Microsoft Consulting and Software Integration Division, is looking to engage with and educate mid-market business decision makers about CRM and ERP, especially as businesses in this...

CCTV with remote monitoring is key

Video surveillance and CCTV solutions have become essential components of business security, providing visual evidence of misdeeds and their perpetrators, which acts as an effective deterrent for most petty crimes, says Laurence Smith, executive at Graphic Image...

Data Analyst

Our client is seeking a Data driven individual to join their growing team as a Data Analyst. As a Data Analyst you will be responsible for managing the entire deliverable: from spec gathering, data collection, data cleaning and manipulation, analysis, and presentation...

Junior-Mid C#.Net Developer (JHB Hybrid) – Gauteng Randburg

ENVIRONMENT:A Boutique Software company seeks the coding talents of a highly ambitious Junior-Mid C#.Net Developer to join its Joburg team who will help design, develop and deliver cutting-edge high quality & reliable products and systems. Your role will require...

Senior Backend Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Approximately 10 years of hands-on development experience. Strong Integration Experience with multiple integration project completed. Minimum Requirements:Technical Experience• Extensive experience in the following is required; C#, ASP.Net, XML, XSLT, Web Services...

Data Analyst – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal

Our client is seeking a Data driven individual to join their growing team as a Data Analyst. As a Data Analyst you will be responsible for managing the entire deliverable: from spec gathering, data collection, data cleaning and manipulation, analysis, and presentation...

Senior Java Developer

This position will challenge software engineering as well as people skills. From a software engineering perspective, you will have the opportunity to solve and design complex integration patterns. Development challenges will include new software development as well as...

IT Engineer

Hire Resolve is currently seeking an experienced IT Engineer to join our client's growing team. As an IT Engineer, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining the company's IT systems, infrastructure, and networks.RequirementsBachelor's degree in Computer...

CI/CD D365 F&O Developer (Perm/Contract) (Remote)

ENVIRONMENT:A global provider of cutting-edge Data-centric Solutions seeks the coding talents of a CI/CD (F&O) Developer to join its remote team. Your core role will be to design, develop, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines for D365 FO projects, ensuring...

Junior IT Technician

Responsibilities:Customer call outs.Installations.Network cabling.Technical Troubleshooting and user support.Remote administrative support.Assisting in all IT critical points.Qualifications and Requirements:NDip Information Technology / BSc Computer Science.Willing to...

Feature Analyst

Our client in the Fintech Industry based in Cape town is looking for a Feature Analyst with product experience. This amazing team player will be responsible for sourcing and communicating detailed feature requirements to various stakeholders and will collaborate with...

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