SA firms boost efficiency with GenAI
A new study by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that surveyed CEOs are facing workforce, culture and regulation challenges as they act quickly to implement and scale generative AI (GenAI) across their organisations. The annual global study of 3 000 CEOs from...
Semiconductor industry sees major gains as memory demand skyrockets
The latest research from IDC - Worldwide Semiconductor Integrated Device Manufacturing Market: Top 10 Vendor Rankings and Insight 1Q24 - reveals significant trends in the semiconductor industry during the first quarter of 2024. The report highlights the normalisation...
Young scientists do SA proud
Two South African young scientists have captivated judges with their research at the 2022 Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl (GYSTB) Science Fair held in Hong Kong, each bagging awards in their respective categories. The GYSTB is an online international student...
Virtual health needs to be accessible and equal
Many unnecessary restrictions on virtual health and care were swept away by the pandemic, and most people have embraced this new world of virtual care, according to a new report from a Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development working group. "The Future of...
More than 1m on-road hydrogen vehicles by 2027
A new study from Juniper Research has found the number of hydrogen vehicles in service globally will exceed 1-million in 2027, from just over 60 000 in 2022 - a substantial growth of over 1 500%. Juniper Research defines hydrogen vehicles as vehicles that use hydrogen...
Scammers go after Sassa beneficiaries
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has been made aware that social grant beneficiaries are being deceived to change their Sassa cards to take a certain unknown bank card. The scammers claim to be working for Sassa and advise clients to open an account...
What you need to know for the 2022 income tax filing season
The tax season for the 2022 tax year is around the corner and it will be one of the shortest to date, writes Reinert van Rensburg, expatriate tax legal specialist; and Jonty Leon, managing partner, attorney and tax practitioner at Leap Group. The period to submit tax...
The impact of debt on father figures
In most families, the role of a father figure is to provide for, protect and to ensure that the family's financial wellbeing is managed. With the current financial pressures and increase in the cost of living, most families will find themselves under immense financial...
Covid online schooling left the poor behind
The mass shift to online schooling during the Covid-19 pandemic disproportionately disadvantaged poorer children, who had a much smaller chance of accessing online education compared to children from wealthier households. Two years of lost and disrupted schooling have...
Path to meaningful global connectivity forged
The World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) concluded with the adoption of a forward-looking agenda to address the global connectivity gap that has kept 2,9-billion people around the world from using the Internet. Organised by the International...
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Phishing, exploits, botnets affect business
More and more often companies are the targets of cybercriminals regardless of their size, says Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET Southern Africa. The attacks usually end with sensitive information being stolen, leaving the business in a very difficult situation. In...
Jovago celebrates first anniversary
Africa’s largest online hotel booking platform Jovago.com, celebrates first anniversary in Western Africa. With the backing of investors like MTN and Millicom, a great passion for Africa and its partnership with 20 000 hotels across the continent Jovago eases the...
Check Point introduces Threat Extraction
Check Point Software Technologies, the largest pure-play security vendor globally, has introduced Check Point Threat Extraction, a new security approach that proactively ensures documents are delivered to a network with zero malware in zero seconds. Attacks are...
SAICA launches new app
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA’s) social vision is to invest in South Africa’s economic success through education. In partnership with youth specialist agency, HDI Youth Marketeers, SAICA has developed a series of university activations specifically aimed at bridging the gap between Accounting Sciences students, and students studying to qualify as prospective CAs(SA).
Mining retrenchments affect artisan training
Mine operators worldwide - and in South Africa - are cutting costs and spending as a fall-out in commodity prices dampens profits. One of the negative spin-offs of this scenario is that mines in South Africa are also cutting back on artisan training, at a time when...
SA’s data centres are in development
Data centres have for years been known to be excessive consumers of power, consuming up to 3% of all global electricity production, and roughly ten times more per square metre than the average office. Previously, energy efficiency wouldn’t necessarily be at the top of...
Industry 4.0: IoT and industry
When we talk about the Internet of Things (IoT), we tend to think of connected homes and smart devices making our lives easier and more efficient through the use of technology, says Klaus Dieter Rennert, chief executive for Europe, Hitachi. However, when the same...
Schneider Electric, Autodesk collaborate
Schneider Electric and Autodesk have announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding. According to this agreement, Schneider Electric and Autodesk plan to collaborate to enhance current practices for building lifecycle management based on Building Information Modeling (BIM). As part of the collaboration, the two companies are exploring ways to complement each other’s strengths to make buildings more energy efficient from the design and construction through operation and end-of-life phases.
Acer wins at MWC 2015
Acer smartphones and wearable technology has won three “Top Pick” awards from two media outlets at Mobile World Congress (MWC)2015. The Liquid M220 and Liquid Leap+ were both awarded “2015 MWC Top Pick” from Windows Central, and the Liquid Jade Z was awarded “MWC Top...
A new approach for delivering mobile apps
The need to build compelling and highly usable customer, employee and partner facing mobile apps is driving a new breed of app platform - Rapid Application Delivery (RAD). Platforms specifically designed to meet the needs of multichannel apps that run perfectly on any...
Python Developer
Leading investment bank requires the skills of an experienced Python Data Solutions Developer6 month contract with the option to extend based on performance and client requirementsHybrid working with 1 day per week in the office in Claremont, Cape TownMust reside in...
Datacentre Engineer
REQUIREMENTS: Diploma/Degree in computer science, Information TechnologyRelevant certification such as VMware VCP, CompTIA Server+, Storage SkillsMinimum 4 - 5 years work experienceOwn reliable transport and be willing to work on a rational standby...
Business Analyst
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Application Senior Developer at Accenture
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Application Senior Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
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C# Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
STRICTLY REMOTECandidates can work from anywhere in South Africa Software Developer to join our 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...
Cyber Security Engineer – Mpumalanga Middelburg
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Intermediate Integration Engineer – Western Cape Somerset West
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NATURAL Application Senior Developer at Accenture
CAREER LEVEL: 9Location: Centurion, South AfricaPURPOSE OF JOB:To design and maintain simple to moderate to complex programs and to provide relevant support to operational support and support service teams as required.Main Responsibilities/Tasks:To efficiently code,...
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