SME confidence on the rise
As the nation approached the polls, iKhokha conducted a survey across its national base to learn more about SME confidence in our government. The survey revealed that 76% of SMEs felt government support to be ineffective in promoting small business growth and...
Netflix subscribers swell by 500% in 10 years
Despite the steady rise in its prices, the number of people subscribing to Netflix services has snowballed over the years - helping the streaming giant to build an impressive user base, according to Stocklytics.com. New research from the research group says that...
CPI close to 6% for third month
The annual change in the consumer price index (CPI) was 5,9% in April, unchanged from 5,9% in March. The monthly rate decreased to 0,6% from 1,0%. This is the third time in five months that the annual rate was 5,9%, testing the 6% upper limit of the South African...
Financial stress for workers impacts business profitability
Financial stress is a key detractor from employee wellness and research suggests it's an impairment to cognitive functioning, which can lead to a reduction in productivity. A recent study which measured and analysed the experiences of a sample of South Africa's...
Financial services slowest in multicloud adoption
Fewer financial services organisations have adopted multicloud than any other industry, trailing the global average by 10%. However, adoption is expected to nearly double from 26% to 56% in the next three years, in line with the global trend of evolving to a...
CEOs are looking at sustainability, workforce issues and inflation very differently
A recent survey of CEOs and senior executives by Gartner has revealed significant shifts in their thinking regarding people, purpose, prices and productivity in 2022, specifically on matters of sustainability, workforce issues and inflation. "2022 is the year that CEO...
As power declines, InSight is still hunting marsquakes
NASA’s InSight Mars lander is gradually losing power and is anticipated to end science operations later this year. By December, InSight’s team expects the lander to have become inoperative, concluding a mission that has thus far detected more than 1 300 marsquakes –...
How scammers leverage crypto hype in liquidity mining
Sophos has released threat research about nascent cybercrime, lifting the lid off scammers who are taking advantage of the hype about cryptocurrency trading and the vast sums of digital wealth users have made (and lost) in crypto markets to lure in and swindle...
$100m facility aims to unlock African supply chain finance
British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, has signed a $100-million risk-sharing facility for supply chain finance with Citi, a global leader in trade and supply chain finance solutions. The new...
Insurance ombuds give almost R400m back to consumers
The insurance ombuds put almost R400-milion back in the hands of consumers who complained in the past financial year. In a joint 2021 annual report, the ombudsman for long-term insurance (OLTI) noted that R200-million was recovered for complainants while the ombudsman...
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HP enables printing without borders
Businesses of all sizes can now broaden their printing horizons and create eye-catching, borderless prints with the new HP OfficeJet 7612 Wide Format e-All-in-One from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). This innovative all-in-one printer enables...
The path to true mobility
As mobile data costs continue to decline, the much-vaunted concepts of enterprise mobility and remote workforce are now very much top of mind for most organisations. Technological advances in mobile services and products have changed the way customers and the...
CDO key to leveraging company info
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3M leverages Orange Business Services
In Europe, 3M now relies on Orange Business Services' secure cloud platform – Flexible Computing Healthcare – to host both its medical applications and patient information. Orange Business Services support will be implemented with the launch of the 3M True Definition...
Ekurhuleni improves service with technology
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) covers 15,6% of Gauteng’s land mass and accounts for 26% of the population of Gauteng, making it sub-Saharan Africa’s most economically powerful region. Considering the scope of the Ekurhuleni municipality, the processes...
Continuity and disaster recovery
Companies still using tape back-ups should prepare themselves for possible data loss. With a failure rate of up to 65% and the fact that these back-ups are generally archived off site in a warehouse requiring manual processes to search for data, tape back-ups are a...
Taneja report lauds Tintri solution
Tintri has announced the findings of a Taneja Group Field Report. The report, Massively Scalable, Intrinsically Simple: Tintri’s Low TCO for the Virtualised Data Centre, is based on in-depth interviews with Tintri customers across a broad range of industries. Customer...
Datacentrix honoured by VMware
Virtualisation and cloud infrastructure solutions company, VMware has honoured Datacentrix, a provider of high performing and secure ICT solutions, at its recent annual partner awards event for South Africa and West East Central Africa (WECA), held in Johannesburg....
DiData scoops Cisco awards
Dimension Data, the $6-billion ICT solutions and services provider, has announced that it has been awarded four prestigious awards at the Cisco Collaboration Summit in Los Angeles. These include Global Collaboration Partner of the Year; EMEAR Theatre Collaboration...
Betting World rolls out Microsoft solution
Founded in 2000, Betting World is one of South Africa’s most exciting operators in the fixed odds horseracing and sports betting market. Wholly-owned by JSE-listed Phumelela Gaming and Leisure, Africa’s largest horse racing and tote betting company, Betting World’s...
Intermediate /Senior Software Developer/ Team Lead (Office Based) – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Our client in the IT industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ a Senior Software Developer/ Team Leader. Main purpose of the position:The purpose of this position is to develop solutions by guiding development of program specifications,...
Senior Full Stack Developer (PHP Javascript) – Gauteng Pretoria
An established telecommunications company in Pretoria East is looking for a quintessential full stack developer who has experience in designing databases, writing coherent and systematic backend systems, and implementing intricate frontend code in a large enterprise...
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Backend Developer
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Business/Data Analyst
We are currently seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Business/Data Analyst with a strong foundation in statistical analysis, data modeling, and business intelligence. Adept at transforming data into actionable insights to drive business decisions and...
Intermediate SQL Database Administrator
Our client is seeking a skilled intermediate SQL Database Administrator to join their team. You will be responsible for the performance, integrity and security of databases. The ideal candidate must be willing to travel to the office...
Cloud Database Engineer – 2509
A Large company in Pretoria looking for fill this urgent role.ContractHybrid (2/3 days at the office)ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:· We are looking for a highly skilled, analytical Cloud Database Engineer to join our team at BMW Hub South Africa. You will play a...
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