Marginal salary recovery in May
In May 2024, the average nominal salary, as measured by the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), showed a partial recovery to once again beat levels from a year ago. "The nominal take-home pay reached R15 888 in May, showing a 10% improvement on year-ago...
Confidence in AI rises with use, but so does anxiety
Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) are constantly evolving, and starting to have real impact in the workplace. But employees are not yet sure how they feel about AI, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group...
Companies will let customers go if they are not a good fit
By 2025, 75% of companies will "break up" with poor-fit customers as the cost of retaining them eclipses good-fit customer acquisition costs, according to Gartner. When "breaking up" with a poor-fit customer, organizations proactively end the relationship on their own...
Improved business confidence could be shaken by geopolitics
After remaining unchanged at 43 points in the fourth quarter of 2021, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) increased to 46 in the first quarter of 2022. Although this is just below the neutral-50 mark reached in the second half of last year, the latest reading...
Despite challenges, SA grows women business owners
Despite the gender gap and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, women in South Africa are making progress as entrepreneurs, indicating a strong will and determination to survive. This is according to the latest Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs Index (MIWE),...
Inappropriate remuneration is the coalface of corruption
The litany of serious governance failures laid bare in the published elements of the Zondo Report is a wake-up for South Africa, and remuneration issues are at the heart of the problem - and it's solution. This is according to Dr Mark Bussin, executive committee...
First-time consumer credit defaults improve as economy re-opens
The rate people defaulted on their loans for the first time improved in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to Experian South Africa's Consumer Default Index (CDI). People defaulted on their loans at a lower rate than the fourth quarter of the previous year,...
Cybercrime set to spike in the wake of Ukrainian conflict
The financial pressure on Russia, as a result of global sanctions following the military conflict in Ukraine, is increasing to the point where cybercrime is now seen as a viable alternative to conventional revenue sources. This is according to Deon Smal, CEO of Cyber...
Industry leaders foster open ecosystem for chiplet design
Intel, along with Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), AMD, Arm, Google Cloud, Meta, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, have established an industry consortium to promote an open die-to-die interconnect standard called Universal...
IT security leaders lean on external support for threat intelligence
IT security leaders seeking to boost internal threat intelligence (TI) programs would prefer to delegate five out of eight major TI aspects to external vendors rather than develop them in-house, according to a commissioned survey conducted by Forrester Consulting on...
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Schneider’s StruxureWare boosts BMS space
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Aspect launches Unified IP 7.3
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LG on display at OR Tambo
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Jasco, Cell C expand CommProve solution
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Swiss Post rolls out Zetes solution
After undertaking a competitive tender process, Swiss Post has entrusted Zetes with a project to renew the company’s mobile infrastructure. Zetes will be providing all mobile devices and associated ZetesTotalCare maintenance services to the national postal and courier...
An holistic approach to data protection
Complexity around data protection in the enterprise is increasing, especially with hybrid cloud implementation patterns. Kelly Brown, senior director: Regional and Channel Marketing for EMC Corporation’s Data Protection and Availability Division, says: “Successfully...
Riverbed updates network planning portfolio
Riverbed Technology is updating its network planning portfolio and the SteelCentral NPCM product family, give users three new capabilities, new tools to configure and monitor their network data, and provide real-time updates for IT administrators, faster...
Sophos named a leader in UTM
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Samsung announces Galaxy S5 Mini
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced the local availability of the Galaxy S5 Mini, a compact and powerful device supported by the dedicated fitness tools and enhanced device protection features found in the stylish Galaxy S5 smartphone. “The Galaxy S5 Mini...
Snr Network Support Engineer (Level 3) – Gauteng Johannesburg
Role: Snr Network Support Engineer (Level 3)Location: Illovo, Johannesburg A leading ISP is looking for an experienced Snr Network Support Engineer to join their dynamic team. It is a busy and exciting working environment and they offer lots of growth and development....
Software Developer – Gauteng Melrose
A Permanent opportunity exists for a Software Developer who will be able to hit the ground running. You will be eresponsible for technical design, development and implementation of end to end applications for the Division. The successful candidate will be working...
Software Application Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
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End User Support Technician – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
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SAP FICO Consultant (hybrid contract) 0040 (TB)
Initial focus on master data. Ability to assist with problem identification and possible solution by means of skills such as code debugging. Documentation of as-is and to-be business processes. Coordinate with other module SAP consultants for integration requirements....
Cybersecurity Engineer
Cybersecurity EngineerSecure your future with this giant in the aerospace and defense industry!R75 000 to R80 000A proudly South African company that is a leader in the aviation and defense industry.An innovative and dynamic work environment.Working with cutting edge...
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WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?Design and implement a robust test automation framework utilising diverse architectural approaches including Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD), Page Object Model (POM), Test-Driven Development (TDD), as well as modular and...
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