Global wealth plummeted over the last decade
Global economic uncertainty, inflation, rising interest rates, trade issues, stock market fluctuation, demographic shifts, and technological changes have all had a major impact on global wealth growth, significantly slowing it down in the past decade compared to the...
SMEs urged to cultivate a culture of saving
South Africa is a land teeming with hustling entrepreneurs, and SMEs effectively do the heavy lifting in the economy. Many have bootstrapped their businesses by hand, learning the ins and outs of business through practical experience. Most local entrepreneurs don't...
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...
Intel partners to produce qubits at scale
Researchers at Intel and QuTech, an advanced quantum computing research centre consisting of the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), have successfully created the first silicon qubits at...
IDC forecasts steady growth in IT and business services markets
Worldwide IT and business services revenue is expected to grow by 5,6% (in constant currency) in 2022, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Services Tracker. In nominal dollar denominated revenue based on today's exchange rate,...
Researchers use deep learning to bring colour to night vision
A team of scientists has used GPU-accelerated deep learning to show how colour can be brought to night-vision systems. In a paper published in the journal PLOS One, a team of researchers at the University of California, Irvine led by Professor Pierre Baldi and Dr...
Business technologists drive funding for tech purchases outside of IT
Seventy-four percent of technology purchases are funded, at least partially, by business units (BUs) outside of IT, according to a recent Gartner survey. Only 26% of technology investments are funded entirely by the IT organisation. In November and December 2021,...
2Africa cable deployment gets underway
The 2Africa cable has achieved its first landing, in Genoa, Italy. It will extend to 46 locations by the time the project is completed in 2024. The 2Africa consortium comprises China Mobile International, Meta, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone...
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Econz, Red Ticket Technologies partner
Econz Wireless is pleased to announce a partnership with Red Ticket Technologies that will bring a one-stop solution to customers requiring both fixed and mobile time and attendance and employee tracking services. “Red Ticket provides a fully rounded suite of...
Trends affecting payroll and HR in 2015
South African companies face a number of human resources (HR) and payroll related challenges today, and there is no sign that the pressure will be let up in 2015.
Incredible Connection offers new Kindle
Amazon has introduced the all-new Kindle at incredible connections stores at a suggested retail price of R1 999. The device has a 20% faster processor, twice the storage and a touchscreen interface. “Our new Kindle is small and light, with weeks of battery life, a...
Is your cloud provider compliant?
Before investing in any new technology, an organisation must first establish whether that technology will meet the businesses’ needs. Similarly, the organisation must scrutinise the technology and its provider, to make sure it is up to standard with the company’s...
Bsavi announces new application
Bsavi, a new personal finance start-up, announced that it’s launching its invite-only private BETA mobile application, a money management tool that helps people save money as they plan to spend on a daily basis. Unlike conventional budgeting apps, Bsavi is a spend...
Bentley offers new MineCycle applications
Bentley Systems has announced the launch of Bentley’s new MineCycle software applications. These innovative offerings facilitate Optioneering to help mining industry participants address some of their most pressing challenges, including the need for a continuous...
Creative Cloud Market arrives in SSA
Dax Data recently launched Adobe’s Creative Cloud Market, a significant new feature of the Creative Cloud 2014 release. Presented at events in Johannesburg and Cape Town the release includes Creative Cloud Libraries, numerous updates to 13 CC desktop tools, 9 new...
New human-centric displays from Fujitsu
Fujitsu has announced the Fujitsu Display P24T-7 LED, its new flagship display that features a patent-applied presence sensor and an integrated call and status indicator which is ideal for use in open plan office environments, providing a gateway to native integration...
POPI and the issue of privacy
The recently enacted Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act, which sets conditions for how organisations can process information, has caused significant upheaval in the South African business environment, says Professor David Taylor, data privacy officer at...
Trudon rolls out Wyzetalk solution
Trudon, a South African search and marketing company and the publisher of the Yellow Pages, is a staunch advocate of social media, but had never considered social business software (SBS) until it came face-to-face with Wyzetalk. MD Thabo Seopa says the company...
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
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Software Quality Assurance Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
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