Weather-related natural disasters on the rise
Over the last decade, the frequency of natural disasters in Africa has steadily increased, rising from 32 incidents in 2014 to 56 occurrences in 2023, mainly due to floods, in 29 countries where data is available. It is estimated that African governments spent...
Opportunity as tech, AI stocks tumble
The market turbulence, which saw major US stock indices experience their worst day in over 18 months last Wednesday (24 July 2024), created a buying opportunity for savvy investors, particularly in the technology and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors. Nigel Green,...
More CFOs plan cost cuts as inflation bites
Chief financial officers (CFOs) have relied on raising prices as their primary strategy for combating high levels of inflation, but they recognise that this strategy is unsustainable if inflation persists long-term, according to a survey by Gartner. A May survey of...
10 African cities sign C40 clean air declaration
Ahead of COP27 being held in Africa later this year, the mayors and governors of 10 major African cities have announced an ambitious commitment to improve air quality with the signing of the C40 Clean Air Cities Declaration. Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Dakar,...
Intel invests in data centre sustainability
Intel has announced two new investments to create more sustainable data centre technology solutions. First, Intel unveiled plans to invest more than $700-million for a 200 000-square-foot research and development mega lab focused on data centre technology innovation...
Ukraine war tests global food supply
An estimated 1,7-billion people - most of them in developing economies - could suffer severely increased food insecurity, higher energy prices, or greater debt burdens, according to the UN Task Team for the Global Crisis Response Group. Each of these individual...
How to retain female talent in the supply chain
In 2022, women account for 19% of C-level positions in the average supply chain organisation, up from 15% in 2021, according to a survey by Gartner and Awesom. However, women comprise 21% of VP-level roles, a decrease from 23% last year, and 39% of the total supply...
Local IT icon David Kan has died
By Mark Davison – One of the original founders of the South African IT channel and one of its most respected and revered executives, David Kan, CEO of JSE-listed Mustek, has died. Kan founded Mustek in 1987, a company that has grown to a listed entity comprising...
Companies need to rethink sales strategies
Sales leaders looking to cultivate an adaptable sales organisation should rethink their current sales efforts across three dimensions, according to Gartner, Inc. Those dimensions include: customer understanding, customer engagement and operating models. During the...
Modest spike in Q1 app downloads
According to data from StockApps.com, the combined Apple App Store and Google Play downloads amounted to roughly 36,9-billion in Q1 2022 - growth of 11% in year-over-year download totals. StockApps.com's Edith Reads says that the results were due to demand in a number...
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Deploying networks in municipalities
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Huawei Culture Club sponsors Ultra SA 2015
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Schneider launches Smart Panel system
Schneider Electric has announced the local availability of a Smart Panel system that will assist in fostering sustainable energy savings in small to mid-size buildings, such as public and commercial offices, retail premises and hotels. The Smart Panel is an easy-to-deploy solution that addresses the urgent need to cut energy costs and meet regulations for green buildings.
Unleash your company’s human potential
As 2015 kicks off, executives and HR practitioners are planning how to achieve this year’s revenue growth. While many are putting sales and marketing initiatives in place, fewer are focusing on leadership development and training. “The start of every year sees...
Forrester names OutSystems as leader
OutSystems, the enterprise Rapid Application Delivery (RAD) platform provider, has been positioned as a leader in The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Public Cloud Platforms. OutSystems received maximum scores in seven of the categories for rapid developers, which evaluated...
IT security ‘fire drills’ key
IT security "fire drills", supported by executive management and the risk committee should be conducted regularly in organisations, in order to understand the appropriate course of action in advance of a security breach. So says Neil Campbell, group GM for Dimension...
CommVault launches new endpoint protection
CommVault has announced the launch of Simpana for Endpoint Data Protection, a new solution set designed to help protect and enable the mobile workforce by efficiently backing-up laptops, desktops and mobile devices and providing secure access and self-service...
Gartner names NTT a challengers
Dimension Data, the $6,7-billion global ICT solutions and services provider and NTT Group subsidiary, has announced that Gartner, a leading IT research and advisory firm, has positioned NTT in the “Challengers” Quadrant of the 2014 Magic Quadrant for Managed Security...
Strategic imperatives for HR in 2015
The HR and payroll sector is moving at such a fast speed that it can be hard for the casual observer to keep up. As we begin a new year full of challenges and opportunities, let’s review some of the major trends unfolding in this space, says Anton van Heerden, MD for...
SMEs run e-commerce sites easily with Sage
Sage Pastel Accounting is offering small businesses a quick and easy way to get up-and-running with a Web site of their own with Sage Online Tools. This powerful solution makes it simple for SMEs to create and maintain their own Web sites with a no-fuss site-builder...
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An industry leading Bank has an exciting opportunity available for a Software Engineer to join their team.Software Engineer: Back-End II Purpose StatementThe level II Software Engineer plays an integral part in a cross-functional team dedicated to the full software...
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (Wits RHI)
Main purpose of the job:To support the development and implementation of procedures, to enhance the accuracy and integrity of Ward21 CRS's dataPerforming data cleaning, collaborating with the data manager to enhance data collection and storage procedures, and...
Senior Scrum Master / Project Manager
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Technical Support Manager
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Junior Network Specialist (CPT)
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Software Developer
Software Developer - Use your brilliant talents to work in a one of a kind insurance tech company! ?? Hybrid working model opportunity where coding meets excellence ?? ?? 1-2 years Software Development Experience required! ?? We are looking for an enthusiastic...
Software Engineer: Full Stack
An industry leading Bank has an exciting opportunity available for a Software Engineer in the payment space to join their team.Purpose StatementThe development role resides within an electronic payments team. Payments experience would be advantageous e.g. ISO20022,...
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