SARS throws mandatory branch filing curveball
With the South African Revenue Service (SARS) now issuing auto-assessment notices to taxpayers, and filing season right around the corner, the tax world is a buzz with activity. All over, SARS and tax advisors are encouraging taxpayers to take proactive steps to...
Geo-distributed businesses using container development under attack
More than three quarters (85%) of geo-distributed companies in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region using container development methods experienced cybersecurity incidents in the last 12-months, according to the latest Kaspersky study. These...
Impact and attitudes to fraud across the world and generations
Geographies and generations differ greatly in the frequency and impact of financial fraud, as well as their attitudes toward fraud detection and the institutions responsible for protecting them from bad actors. This is according to the 2022 IBM Global Financial Fraud...
Flaws in proactive customer service cause more harm than good
Two-thirds of customers contact customer service after receiving proactive outreach from a brand, often using costly assisted channels because they needed additional information or confirmation, according to Gartner. This flawed approach to proactive customer service...
SA gets first Green Finance Taxonomy
South Africa has launched its first national Green Finance Taxonomy through which investors, issuers, lenders and other financial sector participants can track, monitor, and demonstrate the credentials of their green activities in a more confident and efficient way. A...
Strong growth for insurance telematics policies
According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the number of insurance telematics policies in force on the European market reached 16,1-million in Q4-2021. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21,5%, this number is expected to reach 35,1-million...
Technology helps African farmers weather climate change
Case studies across Africa demonstrate the positive impact that access to even the most basic mobile technology can offer smallholder farmers. This underscores the importance of driving inclusive access to digital technology, especially mobile-based, to help the...
Confidence in short-term insurers nosedives
The short-term insurance industry is facing an increasingly critical customer when it comes to service delivery, meeting expectations, quality, value, and price. Customer loyalty is on the decline and short-term insurers are struggling to articulate their customer...
Uber looks to iron out safety concerns
Looking to address issues around the safety of users of e-hailing applications, Uber has held a safety roundtable discussion with Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and safety experts. According to Kagiso Khaole, head of mobility operations for Sub-Saharan Africa at Uber and...
Lazarus rises again … in cryptocurrencies
The advanced and persistent actor, Lazarus - infamous for its growing financial motivations - has hit cryptocurrency businesses with new, Trojanised decentralised finance (DeFi) apps in order to increase profit. Lazarus abuses legitimate applications used to manage...
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The Inspiration Project appoints Avanade
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Cashbuild rolls out Accsys solution
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Gift ideas from DCC
The festive season is fast approaching and we all need to start thinking about gift ideas. However, instead of the norm, why not accessorise your tablet with the latest Dell Tablet accessories from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC)? Choose from the Dell...
OutSystems launches Platform 9
Raising the bar for mobile application development, OutSystems has launched its latest version - OutSystems Platform 9. The solution enables any developer to easily and rapidly create and deploy apps across iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Web, from a single...
Can your technology cope with a disaster?
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Aspect Software wins award
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Security company uses GIT solution
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LG launches G3 Beat smartphone
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Managed services sees African rebirth
The notion of managed IT services is not new, but thanks to the ever-evolving nature of technology and the rapid growth of cloud services in Africa, managed services has in effect been born again. “This time, we see a very real merger of software and infrastructure as...
Avoiding data theft in the cloud
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Developer – Back-End (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Our client is dedicated to transforming the payment landscape with a vision of providing a risk-free and empowering payment solution. Unlike other options, they prioritise responsible alternatives to credit, offering a clear and compelling value...
User Experience Designer at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
User Experience DesignerLocation: Cape Town & JohannesburgAbout Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their...
Senior Software Applications Support Developer – Remote Remote
Our client in Sandton, is looking for an office based Senior Software Support Developer to join their team. You need at least 6 years experience as a Software / Application Support Developer. You need experience with Oracle, UNIX Shell Scrips, PL/SQL, OLAP, ETL and BI...
Full Stack Developer (Python Analytics Engineer)(Django Banking) (Contract) – Gauteng Johannesburg
We have build a program that brings together several data sources to generate costsavingsand optimisation models for human capital related [URL Removed] would like to take this program, currently written in Python,to a Django backend with a Angular frontend. The...
Infrastructure Architect – Gauteng Braamfontein
Details of Role: Participate in the global process to manage new technology ideas and demands, providing research, analysis, design review and recommendations to leadership. Provide design support to projects and business groups in order to ensure efficient and safe...
QA Test Analyst – Western Cape Woodstock
My client based in Cape Town (Woodstock) is currently looking for a QA Test Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities To prevent defects by evaluate work products such as requirements, design, and codeTo verify whether all...
Solutions Analyst – Gauteng Irene
Hire Resolve's client is looking for a Solutions Analyst to join their team. The main tasks will include performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes and performing some user acceptance testing. The incumbent should have a natural analytical way of...
Developer – Back-End (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:Our client is dedicated to transforming the payment landscape with a vision of providing a risk-free and empowering payment solution. Unlike other options, they prioritise responsible alternatives to credit, offering a clear and compelling value...
Junior Business Analyst (Collections Department)
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Data Engineer (JHB)
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