20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

Olympics will drive increased spend on cybersecurity in Europe

While previous Olympic games have faced cybersecurity threats, the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024 - will see the largest number of threats, the most complex threat landscape, the largest ecosystem of threat actors, and the highest degree of ease for threat...

Gartner says PC shipments were up 1,9%

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 60,6-million units in the second quarter of 2024, a 1,9% increase from the second quarter of 2023, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This marks three consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth for the PC market. "The low...

Digital processes the new normal for procurement

Investment in digitalisation of procurement functions has brought mixed levels of success for organisations. This is one of the findings from PwC Global's fourth edition of its global study of the digitalisation of procurement functions, which polled more than 800...

Seacom to acquire EOH businesses

Seacom has announced its intention to acquire EOH Network Solutions (EOH-NS) and Hymax, divisions of iOCO and part of EOH. To date, an "Intention to purchase" agreement between Seacom and EOH has been signed and submitted to the Competition Commission for approval....

Hawks move against Sassa fraud suspects

The Hawks are prosecuting 74 people for the illegal diversion of South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) grants. The suspects are mostly Sassa employees, with some from the South African Post Office (SAPO). According to a statement from the Directorate for...

ADP buys Sage SA’s outsourcing business

ADP, a global technology company providing human capital management (HCM) solutions, has acquired Sage's South Africa payroll outsourcing business. "The acquisition of Sage South Africa's payroll outsourcing business services into ADP further strengthens our global...

AMD expands data centre capabilities with Pensando acquisition

AMD has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Pensando for approximately $1,9-billion. Pensando's distributed services platform includes a high-performance, fully programmable packet processor and comprehensive software stack that accelerate networking,...

Strong investment support for edge solutions

The edge journey is well underway for many organisations as they seek to connect with customers in new ways, improve operational efficiency, and adopt digital technologies to support innovation. The EdgeView 2022 survey from International Data Corporation (IDC) found...

Hubble spots the furthest star ever seen

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has established a new benchmark: detecting the light of a star that existed within the first billion years after the universe's birth in the big bang - the farthest individual star ever seen to date. The find is a huge leap further back...

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Palladium integrated with CaseWare 2014

Financial software solutions provider CQS Technology Holdings has successfully developed a direct import from Palladium Accounting Software. CaseWare Working Papers 2014 allows Palladium clients to import their financial information directly into CaseWare’s reporting...

Asus sets its sights on local growth

Asus has earmarked South Africa and the SADC region for growth, building on the foundations it has laid in the 10 years it has been in the country. With recently-appointed country manager Jeff Kuo supported by Bennie Budler, with his extensive experience of the local...

SA prepares for the next evolution in telecoms

South Africa’s telecoms landscape has traditionally lagged behind that of the Western world for a number of reasons, not least of which has been a lack of infrastructure, writes Eckart Zollner, head of business development at Jasco. However, in the past few years...

DCC launches Verbatim 2Tb portable hard drive

The new Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go 2.5-inch 2Tb portable hard drive from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, a compact, lightweight body and enough capacity to store thousands of movies, songs, photographs, documents and...

MTN launches Night Express Internet bundles

For a monthly subscription from as low as R10, MTN prepaid subscribers will receive 100MB borth of data bundles to use to surf the Internet and connect to social media platforms. This data is valid for a period of 30 days and can be used between midnight (00:00:01)...

Airtel debuts East African cross border money service

Bharti Airtel plans to launch a cross border money transfer product in East Africa. This is a first in market initiative across Africa and will enable Airtel Money customers to send, receive and withdraw money from their Airtel Money wallets. The pilot phase will kick...

Samsung Note 4 lands in Telkom stores

The new Samsung Note 4 smartphone is now available at Telkom stores countrywide on the SmartPlan 50, SmartPlan 100 and Completely Unlimited deals. The entry-level SmartPlan 50, priced at R449 a month, gives users 50 voice minutes per month; 500Mb of data, in addition...

Huawei in exclusive Ajax Cape Town sponsorship

Huawei has announced its partnership with local soccer team Ajax Cape Town as the team’s official shirt sponsor for the current Premier Soccer League season. This is the first sport sponsorship deal by the technology company in South Africa and marks the beginning of...

Redefining the way South African companies operate

As faster, cheaper and more pervasive broadband networks start becoming a reality in South Africa, the stage is set for a complete reinvention of the workplace, writes Shailendra Singh, business director: Africa Region at Wipro. With a comprehensive desktop...

Printing is more than just product

In the evolving world of print, an impressive new digital press is just one part of the equation, writes Charl Vogel, national sales manager: Xerox production systems group direct at Bytes Document Solutions. That’s the “what”. Equally important today is the “how”:...

Carpentry – Design and Project Manager at Square 1 Recruitment

Our client, a growing carpentry and cabinetry business is expanding due to high demand of their products! They are looking for a design and project manager who has at least 2 years' experience in technical designing of carpentry and cabinetry products. The role will...

Fullstack Developer (Expert) 1380

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Senior Business Analyst

My client based in Cape Town (Woodstock) is currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Requirement Elicitation and AnalysisWork closely with business stakeholders to understand their...

Solutions Architect Data Centre Infrastructure

Our client, a prominent IT and data center infrastructure provider headquartered in Bryanston, Johannesburg, is seeking a skilled and visionary Data Center Solutions Architect to join their dynamic team. Renowned for their commitment to delivering cutting-edge...

Developer – Back-End (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details:Our client is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company, catering to vendors of asset management solutions with their hosted software. They have carved a niche for themselves by offering affordable premium software across various industries. The...

Senior Front-End Developer – Western Cape Somerset West

Senior Front-End DeveloperResponsibilities/Tasks:·Implement new Front-End requirements using Angular/Typescript and Bootstrap with JavaScript, HTML5, CSS.·Maintain existing Front-End applications written in Angular/Typescript.·Implement the SARS ‘look and feel' and...

Fullstack Developer (Expert) 1380 – Gauteng Pretoria

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Senior Business Analyst – Western Cape Woodstock

My client based in Cape Town (Woodstock) is currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Requirement Elicitation and AnalysisWork closely with business stakeholders to understand their...

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