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...

MTN, WWF, Nedbank launch PachiPanda Challenge

MTN South Africa, in partnership with the WWF South Africa, is calling on young innovators to tackle South Africa’s environmental challenges through the PachiPanda Challenge. The initiative, set to run from 26 August until 21 October 2024, seeks to mobilise and...

2024 Higher Education Women Leaders (HEWL) Awards nominees announced

The Higher Education Resources Services South Africa (HERS-SA) will host the second Higher Education Women Leaders (HEWL) Awards on 29 August 2024 at the Two Oceans Aquarium at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. As the country celebrates Women’s Month, this...

Role of basic sciences in sustainable development highlighted

Today (Friday 8 July 2022) marks the launch of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is co-ordinating South African participation on behalf of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)...

Intel and Google Cloud optimise HPC workload performance

Intel and Google are working together to drive high performance computing (HPC) forward on Google Cloud with the release of the Cloud HPC Toolkit. This new resource provides access to tools from the Intel oneAPI Base and  HPC Toolkits to optimise performance through...

All the winners of the 2022 Applications Olympiad

The national winners of the 2022 South African Applications Olympiad were announced at a ceremony at Hoërskool Waterkloof in Pretoria last week. The Applications Olympiad is part of the South African Computer Olympiad, an initiative of the Institute of Information...

Digital resources the route to upskilling

“Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is Mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.” These are the words from Shakuntala Devi, an Indian mental calculator and writer, popularly known as the "Human Computer". According to Devi,...

Southern Africa could be a major hydrogen green exporter

In March this year, the South African Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) published a Hydrogen Society Roadmap for South Africa (HSRM) outlining a national hydrogen strategy to realise domestic energy security needs, while also positioning the country to export...

GDPR fines hit nearly €100m in H1 2022

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in the EU that controls how all personal data on EU citizens is collected and processed. The legislation covers various privacy aspects, from cookies to monitoring employees in the workplace. Worth noting...

New visa system means a turbulent period for foreign employees

South Africa's immigration system sees a complete overhaul on the horizon starting with long term visa applications for foreign nationals wishing to stay for over three months in South Africa. By Nivaani Moodley, partner; Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones, immigration...

Should we cancel savings month this year?

Given the dismal economic quagmire we currently find ourselves in, should National Savings Month be cancelled this year? Not necessarily, says Simon Ward, founder and CEO of Floatpays, who points out that South Africans were already in an extremely tight financial...

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New switch from Alcatel-Lucent

The new Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6900-Q32 platform brings higher performance and scalability to the Enterprise network with innovative Intelligent Fabric technology. As part of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprises out-of-the-box solution, Intelligent Fabric technology brings...

Océ improves productivity with Radiant Fusing

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WestconGroup named Citrix SP distributor

Further driving home that the company is serious about doing business in and being a meaningful distributor of cloud technologies, WestconGroup Southern Africa is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as an official Citrix Service Provider (CSP) distributor....

SOA key for business agility, transformation

The term service oriented architecture (SOA) has fallen out of the everyday IT lexicon in recent years and replaced by the more on-trend buzzwords of cloud computing, big data, mobile-first and the social enterprise, says Saurabh Kumar, MD of In2IT Technologies South...

Overberg Agri rolls out Sage ERP X3

Diversified agriculture group, Overberg Agri, is implementing the Sage ERP X3 enterprise application suite to standardise its business processes group-wide and consolidate its various operations and subsidiaries onto a unified platform. Datacentrix has been appointed to oversee the implementation of the new business solution. Overberg Agri will be rolling out the Sage ERP X3, Sage CRM, Sage Retail Management Solution, Sage Enterprise Intelligence, and Sage Inventory Advisor software.

Balance is a sought-after commodity

Despite access to realtime communication technology resources and mobile devices, employees today struggle to balance their work and personal lives. Some experts in human capital management (HCM) and human resource development believe that while many people strive for...

KLAS positions Qlik as leader in healthcare analytics

Qlik has announced that it is the top “cross-industry” vendor in the KLAS Report, Healthcare Analytics: Moving Toward the Continuum of Care, for having the best understanding of healthcare analytics and for being considered one of the most important vendors to a...

Keeping the connected generation safe online

Always-on connectivity has become part and parcel of today’s society, with more and more people relying heavily on email, social media and Web browsing, says Simeon Tassev, director and QSA at Galix. Children growing up in this era have unprecedented access to...

Dell enhances networking portfolio

Dell has announced an enhanced networking portfolio designed specifically to meet the needs of small to medium-sized businesses, including the new X-series family of smart managed switches and an expanded N-series family with the addition of the Dell N1500 for smaller...

DCC offers Canon i-SENSYS printers

Improve productivity with the powerful and compact Canon i-SENSYS printer range from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The fast and efficient range of printers is ideal for any small office or home office, and features quick prints, fast Pages Per Minute...

Java Developer (Fully Remote)

Fully Remote! Candidates can work from anywhere in South Africa Seeking an experienced full stack java developer to join our growing team servicing local and offshore clients in the financial services space. You must have strong communication skills and the ability to...

Senior Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Title: Senior Project Manager - D365/MS Dynamics Specialist Location: Cape Town, South Africa (Hybrid Working Arrangement) Contract Duration: 12 monthsOverview:We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with a strong background in managing medium to high...

Agile Project Manager – Remote Remote

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Agile Project Manager to join our financial services client based in Sandton.What you will be doing: Ensure successful...

Enterprise Architect – Gauteng Centurion

Our client based in Centurion seeks an Enterprise Architect responsible for setting the overall standards and direction of architecture within the IT organization's applications domain, as well as contributing to Enterprise Architecture Development. Permanent on-site...

Java Developer (Fully Remote) – Gauteng Sandown

Fully Remote! Candidates can work from anywhere in South Africa Seeking an experienced full stack java developer to join our growing team servicing local and offshore clients in the financial services space. You must have strong communication skills and the ability to...

Software Developer – Mobile (Junior)

Software Developer – Mobile (Junior)Elevate your career by joining a Software company that creates niche products!If you are looking to grow your career and are in it for the long-run then this is the company for you. My client has been in business for 20 years and...

Automation Test Analyst (SAP)

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Automation Test Analyst to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will be...

Business Analyst [Legal Sector]

We are seeking a detail-oriented Business Analyst to join our esteemed legal institution in Pretoria to join our newly established department. The ideal candidate will excel in analyzing business processes and translating them into actionable technical and functional...

Full Stack Developer

Our client in the Wholesale and Distribution industry, based in Port Elizabeth, is seeking to employ an experienced Full Stack Developer.To secure; proficiency in C#, SQL, and optionally PHP, with experience in Flutter considered a plus.An exciting career opportunity...

Software Developer – Mobile (Junior) – Gauteng Primrose

Software Developer – Mobile (Junior)Elevate your career by joining a Software company that creates niche products!If you are looking to grow your career and are in it for the long-run then this is the company for you. My client has been in business for 20 years and...

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