This is what SA consumers spent on Mother’s and Father’s Day
Fine dining, crockery and pots, flowers and jewellery continue to enjoy the lion's share of consumer spend leading up and during Mother's Day, while biltong and winery dominate spend in the same period for Father's Day. According to FNB data, on Mother's Day in 2024,...
Bloemfontein High School wins JSE Investment Challenge in May
Set clear goals, understand the rules, and diversify your portfolio. That is the sage advice from a group of four Headstart High School learners from Bloemfontein who emerged victorious, taking top spot in the JSE Investment Challenge's Spectacular Portfolio category...
Global public cloud end user spend to hit $500bn this year
Worldwide end user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 20,4% in 2022 to total $494,7-billion, up from $410,9-billion in 2021, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. In 2023, end-user spending is expected to reach nearly $600-billion. "Cloud...
Study shows geoengineeering could increase infectious disease burden in the Global South
Geoengineering the climate could have massive repercussions for the health of billions of people living in tropical countries with malaria. Solar geoengineering (emergency proposals to inject aerosols into the stratosphere to increase the reflection of sunlight back...
Education notebooks see strong decline in Q1 22 against high 2021 figures
The volume of notebook sales in the education sector across Europe has declined sharply in the first 11 weeks of the year, although it remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to Context. The latest four-week rolling average figures for unit sales versus a...
New UN targets chart path to universal meaningful connectivity
The Office of the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have announced a new set of UN targets for universal and meaningful digital connectivity to be achieved by 2030. The 15 aspirational targets,...
LinkedIn the brand most imitated for phishing
Social media network LinkedIn was the brand most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to steal individuals' personal information or payment credentials during January, February and March. This is according to the Brand Phishing Report for Q1 2022 by...
1m apps purged from Google Play Store
A tradingplatforms.com analysis shows there are fewer applications in Google's Play Store today than four years ago. The site presented data showing that the store's app numbers had fallen by a million. Google Play Store hosted 2 591 578 applications by March this...
Young African leaders join WEF forum
The world's most driven researchers, innovative entrepreneurs, activists and promising political leaders between the ages of 30 and 40 are joining the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders Class of 2022. The Forum of Young Global Leaders was founded in 2005 by...
Stewart van Graan to act as Altron chief executive
Stewart van Graan has been appointed as the executive chairman and acting chief executive of Altron effective from 1 July 2022 until 30 September 2022. Mteto Nyati has stepped down from the position of chief executive effective 30 June 2022, having completed his...
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Canon wins five BLI awards
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Lead generating e-mail campaigns
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Intervate, TFG win award for Intranet design
TFG's (The Foschini Group's) recently-developed Intranet solution has been confirmed as one of the world’s top 10 Intranets in the prestigious 2015 Nielsen Norman Intranet Design Annual.Developed in partnership with Intervate – an enterprise information management...
Trends in people development in 2015
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Does work/life balance still exist?
Much has been written about how to maintain an effective balance between work and personal life. But if one looks back at the past decade, the integration of technology in our lives has already resulted in a more balanced lifestyle. After all, one can hardly compare...
Business continuity questions CEOs must ask
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Stratus partners with Omlis
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Dell unveils Precision M3800 workstation
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Dell updates KACE K1000 appliance
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Take a hands-on approach to 2015
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Graduate: Investment Data Analyst
Job Title: Graduate: Investment Data AnalystArea: Northern Suburbs, Cape TownSalary: Market-related Headline:Kickstart your career in Investments by combing your IT skills with your investments passion and get involved in Operations by providing technical support...
Senior Systems Engineer (Work From Home in US hours)
Senior Systems Engineer (Remote/WFH/US Hours) One of our clients is a leading technology consulting and services firm providing the business community with managed infrastructure, cloud services, 24x7 helpdesk, custom application development, social media and software...
Junior support engineer at Adapt IT
Introduction The candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day 3rd level support and since this is a 24x7x365 environment, he/she will also be expected to do standby duty. As this is a very busy environment and continuous delivery is expected. The ability to work...
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Quality from the start - get involved in the user story definition process and write test scenarios upfront.Bring a QA perspective to planning sessions and ensure test effort is taken into consideration.Work close with developers to ensure that quality is considered...
Front-end Developer
We're looking for a Front-End Developer to join our team! As part of our dynamic and growing organization, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate with a talented team of developers.The ideal candidate would need to be able to...
Data Analyst
Position: Data AnalystHire Resolves client is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Data Analyst to join their team in Pretoria, Gauteng. The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing data, generating insights, and developing data-driven strategies...
Graduate: Investment Data Analyst
Job Title: Graduate: Investment Data AnalystArea: Northern Suburbs, Cape TownSalary: Market-related Headline:Kickstart your career in Investments by combing your IT skills with your investments passion and get involved in Operations by providing technical support...
Senior Systems Engineer (Work From Home in US hours) – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Senior Systems Engineer (Remote/WFH/US Hours) One of our clients is a leading technology consulting and services firm providing the business community with managed infrastructure, cloud services, 24x7 helpdesk, custom application development, social media and software...
Junior support engineer at Adapt IT – Gauteng Midrand
Introduction The candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day 3rd level support and since this is a 24x7x365 environment, he/she will also be expected to do standby duty. As this is a very busy environment and continuous delivery is expected. The ability to work...
Software Quality Assurance Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Quality from the start - get involved in the user story definition process and write test scenarios upfront.Bring a QA perspective to planning sessions and ensure test effort is taken into consideration.Work close with developers to ensure that quality is considered...
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