Sextortion epidemic demands urgent action
Just hours before his untimely death, the life of 16-year-old Murray Dowey from Scotland seemed ordinary--a night of family bonding over television and plans for an upcoming holiday with friends. Little did his parents know that the following morning would shatter...
AI gears up to address mental health
The global AI in mental health market size is expected to reach $5,08-billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 24,1% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Mental health has become a major concern nowadays; increasing prevalence of mental...
More countries in Africa, Latin America could adopt cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin could be adopted as legal tender in at least one more African and one Central or Latin American country in 2022. The prediction from Nigel Green of deVere Group comes as the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday adopted Bitcoin as an official currency,...
Ukraine-Russia war drives greater food insecurity
Given that food insecurity was already rising before the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russian conflict in February this year, the problem is likely to be further exacerbated in the coming months - both locally and globally. This is likely to push millions more around the...
Become an Eskom Expo judge or mentor a young scientist
Eskom Expo for Young Scientists, which operates in 35 regions across South Africa, is inviting professionals and students to apply their academic and professional skills by becoming a judge at an Eskom Expo District and Regional Expo, along with the International...
Clusters of weather extremes will increase risks to corn crops
Troubles never come singly, the proverb says. A new NASA study shows that the old saying will become increasingly true of climate troubles in a warmer world. The study shows that extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves will increasingly cluster closer in...
Cybersecurity skills gap contributed to majority of breaches
The cybersecurity skills shortage continues to have multiple challenges and repercussions for organisations, including the occurrence of security breaches and subsequently loss of money. As a result, the skills gap remains a top concern for C-level executives and is...
Semiconductor revenue set for 13,6% growth
Global semiconductor revenue is projected to total $676-billion in 2022, an increase of 13,6% from 2021, according to Gartner. "The semiconductor average selling price (ASP) hike from the chip shortage continues to be a key driver for growth in the global...
Double-digital growth to continue for global smart home devices market
The worldwide market for smart home devices grew 11,7% in 2021 compared to 2020 with more than 895-million devices shipped, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. Notwithstanding the market volatility due...
Women have a significant role to play in citizen development, corporate prosperity
The embracing of citizen developers by the IT industry could herald significant changes to the development of South Africa's digital future. However, the question is whether this future will involve more women. Ideally, says Joanna Baidu, sub-Saharan Africa youth lead...
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Acer wins two 2014 Awards of Excellence
Acer has won two 2014 Awards of Excellence from leading education technology outlet, Tech & Learning for its Acer C720 Chromebook and Acer TravelMate B113 commercial notebook. Acer was the only PC maker to earn this award in the New Products category this year....
ACM Gold partners with Tradable
ACM Gold, Africa’s biggest broker, is exclusively partnering with Tradable to become the first African broker to roll out the innovative trading platform that allows traders to create a completely customised online trading platform using third party apps. ACM Gold,...
IOT problems hide in a billion places
The promise of the Internet of Things era is that all things can be connected and so all things can be efficiently tracked and controlled. But when billions of things are connected, there are also billions of points of contact to sift through to identify faults, says...
Advanced electronic signatures
Advanced electronic signatures (AdvESs) were provided for in the ECT Act (2002), which defines two types of signatures – electronic, and advanced electronic, says Maeson Maherry, LAWtrust. An electronic signature (ES) enables you to link an act of acceptance (signing)...
Luxottica rolls out JDA solution
The Luxottica Group has gone live with its implementation of JDA Supply Chain Planner, from the JDA Manufacturing Planning suite, as the company looks to improve its master and capacity management globally.
Five tips for successful ERP projects
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects are notoriously complex to implement successfully. Companies that start out with realistic expectations based on a sound business case, scoping, planning and execution can accelerate their return on investment (ROI) from ERP.
Gartner places Ricoh in Magic Quadrant
Ricoh has been placed in Gartner’s managed print and content services leader 2014 Magic Quadrant for the fifth consecutive year. This year's Magic Quadrant goes beyond Managed Print Services (MPS) to include Managed Content Services (MCS), which Gartner defines as a...
Integration should underpin organisations
With the explosion and exponential growth of marketing technology, businesses are spending billions to acquire the tools and capabilities to better connect with and service their customers, says Scott Cundill, founder of Majestic3.com. This has been confirmed by...
Surveillance solutions for the silly season
As the year comes to a close and South Africans slowly start to unwind, it is an unfortunate reality that criminal activity rises. Companies close and offices are deserted leaving a mecca of valuable assets up for grabs. With the three recently launched 3-megapixel...
IntegriSure releases insurance app
Just when you thought the South African financial and insurance markets had reached a plateau in terms of software development and application offerings, IntegriSure has released a brand new app that surpasses expectations within the insurance field. The company has...
Finance and Data Analyst – Gauteng Sandhurst
Purpose of role:Create financial data modelsBuild Business Information, data modelsAnalyze finance and data business trendsInterpret and visualize dataFinancial data management & Data processingBuild automation data models for finance and operations teams...
Intermediate Test Analyst – Western Cape Somerset West
Responsibilities/Tasks:Analyse/ assimilate project documentation to build a thorough understanding of the business and technical requirements of systems to be tested. These typically include business requirements, functional specifications, process/data flow diagrams...
Solutions Analysts (Business / Systems Analyst) – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client is looking for a Solutions analyst who will work alongside their other analysts. The main tasks will include performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes and performing some user acceptance testing. The incumbent should have a natural...
Integration Developer at Financial Intelligence Centre
JOB PURPOSE: Design, build, and implement integration solutions that connect various software applications, systems, and databases within an organisation and ensure seamless data exchange and communication between different IT systems meeting the business requirements...
Senior Full Stack Software Developer
An exciting opportunity to join a software consulting company in Durban. The ideal candidate should be able to design, develop and test the products required for the company's needs. This position is office based.Responsibilities:Develop and designing relevant code on...
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Our client, Financial Services Company based In Newlands, Cape Town, is looking for an experienced Full Stack / Web Developer join their team. Preferred tech stack includes Go for the backend, React for the frontend, Google Cloud for infrastructure, and GitHub for...
Senior Software Engineer
My client is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement new systems and features, as well as modify and maintain existing systems to adapt to business and technology changes. This role involves direct engagement with management, development teams,...
Integration Developer at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
JOB PURPOSE: Design, build, and implement integration solutions that connect various software applications, systems, and databases within an organisation and ensure seamless data exchange and communication between different IT systems meeting the business requirements...
Senior Full Stack Software Developer – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal
An exciting opportunity to join a software consulting company in Durban. The ideal candidate should be able to design, develop and test the products required for the company's needs. This position is office based.Responsibilities:Develop and designing relevant code on...
Full Stack Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
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