Government promises investments in infrastructure, digital skills
President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed the Seventh Administration to pursuing massive infrastructure investments, and furthering the country's digital skills. Speaking last night at the Opening of Parliament, the president said significant infrastructure projects are...
NASA cancels Viper project
Following a comprehensive internal review, NASA has announced its intention to discontinue development of its Viper (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) project. The agency cites stated cost increases, delays to the launch date, and the risks of future...
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...
What APT actors have been getting up to
According to Kaspersky's latest APT trends report for Q1 2022, advanced persistent threat (APT) actors had a busy quarter. Both recently uncovered and ongoing campaigns conducted by new and well-known operators made significant changes to the APT threat landscape....
Only one in 10 workers have automated office tools
New research suggests employers are missing the opportunity to automate workflows and upgrade office spaces as part of their hybrid work strategies - despite employee calls to digitalise manual processes. Employers aren't taking the opportunity to automate workflows...
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Xerox announces Impika eVolution
Xerox, represented locally by Bytes Document Solutions, has announced the arrival of the Xerox Impika eVolution. Flexible enough to handle both plain papers and high-quality, inkjet-treated stocks, the drop-on-demand piezoelectric production inkjet device runs at...
Mobile: a device or a channel?
Three years ago, Forrester started addressing the question of whether “mobile” is a channel or a device. Today, having gone through rapid mobile innovation, this question remains pertinent, especially in the contact centre industry. In an article by Tobias Goebel,...
BCX releases annual results
Business Connexion, Africa’s largest black-owned ICT services provider, today released its annual results for the year ended 31 August 2014. The highly disruptive labour environment which prevailed in the past year in South Africa impacted a number of key sectors...
Keeping up with connected customers
At this late stage in our technological evolution we are facing yet another digital divide - this time between consumers and the companies that supposedly serve their interests. And it’s time the latter caught up, says Suren Govender, MD: Analytics at Accenture South...
Riverbed delivers Azure-certified solution
Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, has announced another product from the Riverbed Application Performance Platform is now Microsoft Azure Certified. Now, customers can deploy Microsoft Azure Certified Riverbed SteelApp Traffic...
Dell improves security portfolio
Dell recently announced product integrations and innovations within its security portfolio that provide organisations with a high level of protection, and turn security into a business enabler.
Oxford releases thesaurus app
Paragon Software Group, a leading multi-platform dictionary applications developer for mobiles, tablets and PCs, announces the release of the new Oxford Learner's Thesaurus app for iPhone and iPad users. The app helps with understanding the differences between similar...
Get your payroll ready for the year-end
As we hurtle headlong in the festive season, payroll managers need to start preparing for their companies to scale down operations or shut down completely over the December holidays, says Anton van Heerden, MD of Sage HR & Payroll. Usually, they need to be ready...
CA introduces the Management Cloud
CA Southern Africa has revealed that at the recently held WORLD ’14 — CA Technologies introduced the Management Cloud – a broad portfolio of easy-to-use CA applications, delivered from the cloud, that enable customers to make the right portfolio decisions, deliver...
JDA, IBM deliver omni-channel fulfilment
JDA Software Group and IBM have partnered to provide joint solutions that help organisations deliver engaging customer experiences by intelligently processing and fulfilling product orders in the most efficient and cost effective manner possible. IBM and JDA will...
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Join our client's team as an Application Developer (intermediate to Senior), where innovation meets impact! They are seeking talented Applications Developers to elevate their team and drive cutting-edge projects!Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain...
Finance Functional Analyst at Datonomy Solutions
We are looking for a Finance Functional Analyst to join our team in Cape Town- hybrid.The Finance Functional Analyst role will be required to translate Finance business requirements into OneStream technical specifications and solutions, and build required workflows,...
M&A Analyst
Job Description: This role involves detailed financial analysis, asset appraisal, financial modelling, and providing expert advisory services during mergers and acquisitions. Experience in mergers and acquisitions and financial analysis. Multi-sector environment is...
IT Performance Project Manager – Gauteng Braamfontein
Key ResponsibilitiesPrepares the IT strategy/MBS and plans and the IT Organisation transformation.Responsible for IT Capability Building and Workforce Planning, Vendor delivery management.Establish planning and governance principles and processes including the market...
Senior React Developer (PTA Hybrid after 6 months probation) – Gauteng Ashlea Gardens
ENVIRONMENT:A Health Tech Solution Company based in Pretoria is currently looking for a Senior React Developer. As part of their dynamic web development team, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of various e-commerce platforms, including their flagship...
APPLICATION DEVELOPER: Intermediate to Senior – Gauteng Centurion
Join our client's team as an Application Developer (intermediate to Senior), where innovation meets impact! They are seeking talented Applications Developers to elevate their team and drive cutting-edge projects!Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain...
Finance Functional Analyst at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Cape Town
We are looking for a Finance Functional Analyst to join our team in Cape Town- hybrid.The Finance Functional Analyst role will be required to translate Finance business requirements into OneStream technical specifications and solutions, and build required workflows,...
M&A Analyst – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Job Description: This role involves detailed financial analysis, asset appraisal, financial modelling, and providing expert advisory services during mergers and acquisitions. Experience in mergers and acquisitions and financial analysis. Multi-sector environment is...
Senior Data Engineer (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A fast-growing FinTech company with a footprint on the African continent seeks the strong leadership of a highly technical Senior Data Engineer to join its team. You will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure and...
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