Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

Nuclear fusion startups usher in next era of sustainable energy

Nuclear fusion technology is rapidly advancing, bringing us closer to a sustainable, limitless energy source. Startups are pioneering innovations like cold fusion, superconducting magnets, laser-ignited capsules, and projectile fusion - addressing the critical...

MTN, WWF, Nedbank launch PachiPanda Challenge

MTN South Africa, in partnership with the WWF South Africa, is calling on young innovators to tackle South Africa’s environmental challenges through the PachiPanda Challenge. The initiative, set to run from 26 August until 21 October 2024, seeks to mobilise and...

Chief economists issue dire warning

The World Economic Forum's Community of Chief Economists expects lower economic activity, higher inflation, lower real wages and greater food insecurity globally in 2022, pointing to the devastating human consequences of the fragmentation of the global economy....

Tech trends to watch in banking

Generative artificial intelligence (AI), autonomic systems and privacy-enhancing computation are three technology trends gaining traction in banking and investment services in 2022, according to Gartner. These trends will continue to grow over the next two to three...

Battery industry to exceed $168bn by 2030

The battery industry is set to be one of the most significant over the next 10 years, according to GlobalData, which predicts that revenues will exceed $168-billion by 2030. However, the data and analytics company notes that extraction of raw materials will not meet...

People-first approach needed in AI era

Automation, robotics and artificial intelligence can be a force for exceptional business progress, but could also cut jobs, impacting a multitude of workers and their families. Instead of cutting heads, organisations should be empowering employees with technology to...

Chinese cyber espionage campaign targeting defence research institutes

Check Point Research (CPR) has detected an ongoing, cyber espionage operation targeting Russian defence research institutes. Attributed to Chinese nation-state actors, the operation uses spear-phishing emails sent under the guise of the Russian Ministry of Health to...

SA among biggest blockchain markets in Africa

The inaugural African Blockchain Report, published by CV VC in collaboration with Standard Bank, has revealed that South Africa is among the top fundraisers for new blockchain ventures in Africa in 2021, with $18,89-million raised to fund five blockchain and...

Intel open-sources SYCLomatic migration tool

Intel has released an open source tool to migrate code to SYCL through a project called SYCLomatic, which helps developers more easily port CUDA code to SYCL and C++ to accelerate cross-architecture programming for heterogeneous architectures. This open source project...

Ukranian president addresses World Economic Fourm

In a live video address to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, told participants how he wakes up every day to read the numbers of his people killed in the war in the last 24 hours. "Today," he says, "we...

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Ricoh SA sponsors Nedbank Golf Challenge

Ricoh SA is an official brand sponsor and office automation equipment supplier for the Nedbank Golf Challenge 2014 that takes place at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City from 4 to 7 December. Ricoh SA’s entrance into golf sponsorship at this level demonstrates...

Schneider Electric updates Ampla

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has announced that a new version of Ampla, its innovative software that delivers a dynamic view of process performance, has been made available for the southern African market. This latest issue of the...

Tigo, Facebook offer free Internet access

Tigo has announced that it is teaming up with Facebook to provide millions of Tanzanians with affordable Internet and free access to some basic online services through the Internet.org app. Tigo is also offering customers the opportunity to purchase affordable...

Key factors to consider when buying an LFP

Wide format printing workflow is more than just printing. While technology advances have delivered hardware that's faster, cheaper and better, in order to achieve optimum productivity, it is important to broaden the purchase consideration analysis to look at pre- and...

Seagate expands NAS portfolio

Seagate Technology recently announced a new portfolio of networked attached storage (NAS) solutions specifically designed for today’s small businesses. The new portfolio includes five NAS products in a range of capacities from 2Tb to 30Tb and performance perfectly...

Jumia, Ivory Coast in partnership

In order to inaugurate their partnership, Jumia and theChamber of Commerce & Industry of Côte d’Ivoire organised a symbolic ceremony at the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday 30 October. Amongst the guest speakers are Fatoumata Ba,...

Truecaller launches Truedialer app

Truecaller, an app that helps people take the right call, has announced the global launch of Truedialer on Google Play. Truecaller’s 85-million users trust the app’s service to provide them with the contact information they need and protect them from unwanted calls....

Trender photo app for party-goers

Partygoers can now download Trender, a free location-based photo app that gives a realtime indication of where friends are gathering and venues that are popular. The app is now available on Android and will be available on iOS within a few days. With the summer...

Learning culture key in call centres

There are few workplaces that are as stressful as a telecoms operator’s call centre. When a telecoms subscriber phones in, they're often already disgruntled because there’s a problem with his or her service or bill. That means the agents in a telecoms call centre need...

Razer introduces new gaming mouse

Razer, a world leader in connected devices and software for gamers, today announced the launch of the Razer Naga Epic Chroma gaming mouse. The Razer Naga Epic Chroma showcases the new Chroma lighting on its tilt-click scroll wheel and mechanical thumb grid, a feature...

SAP EWM Consultant – Gauteng Braamfontein

Create floor layouts with specific measurements for new sitesLiaise with label contractors and Argon on specific label requirements and actionPre EWM inspection - inspect Power points/Network points/ Printers currently at site are functional and in good orderGather...

Cloud Engineer: Database Services (Hybrid) – Remote Remote

To implement and maintain the private and hybrid cloud environments in line with client's Cloud Strategy in order to optimise IT expenditure and deliver efficiencies through automation.Job ResponsibilitiesEngage and collaborate with Infrastructure Designers and...

Java Full Stack Developer (Advanced) 2429

Java Full Stack Developer ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Back End: Java EE/Jakarta EE, PL/SQL, Payara. Optional Quarkus, MicroprofileFront End: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax. Angular Optional JSF/JSP, StrutsCI/CD: Version Control, Build and Deployment Pipelines (Maven,...

DevOps Engineer (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client: Our client, established in the 90's and headquartered in Cape Town, has a global presence with 500+ employees. They are a diverse team of engineers, developers and specialists in finance, HR, digital infrastructure and marketing who love utilising...

Data Warehouse Business Analyst/Business Intelligence Analyst

Our client in the finance/investment space is urgently looking to employ an experienced Data Warehouse Business Analyst/ BI Analyst at their organization.Our client in the finance/investment space is urgently looking to employ an experienced Data Warehouse Business...

Cloud Engineer: Database Services (Hybrid) – Remote Remote

To implement and maintain the private and hybrid cloud environments in line with client's Cloud Strategy in order to optimise IT expenditure and deliver efficiencies through automation.Job ResponsibilitiesEngage and collaborate with Infrastructure Designers and...

Java Full Stack Developer (Advanced) 2429 – Gauteng Pretoria

Java Full Stack Developer ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Back End: Java EE/Jakarta EE, PL/SQL, Payara. Optional Quarkus, MicroprofileFront End: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax. Angular Optional JSF/JSP, StrutsCI/CD: Version Control, Build and Deployment Pipelines (Maven,...

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