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...
Eskom Expo to host research and innovation camps
The Eskom Expo for Young Scientists is hosting a number of Research and Innovation Camps around South Africa in a bid to equip budding researchers at schools with the tools to produce award-winning projects. A number of camps have already been held in the Free State,...
Proudly South African calls for localisation
A lack of local demand remains one of the most significant obstacles limiting South Africa's economic growth potential. This is the work from Eustace Mashimbye, CEO of Proudly South African, who adds: "The success of government's economic reconstruction and recovery...
Chatbot messaging app accesses to reach 9,5bn by 2026
A new Juniper Research study has found that the total number of chatbot messaging apps accessed globally will increase from 3,5-billion in 2022 to 9,5-billion by 2026. This growth of 169% will be driven by the increasing adoption of omnichannel retail strategies by...
Initial impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on ICT markets
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting diplomatic and economic response have led to a critical turning point for Europe and the world. The information and communications technology (ICT) market has also been affected by the conflict as well as the economic...
African debt points to possible economic turnaround
Despite the ongoing health and economic impact of Covid-19 worldwide, PwC's annual Africa Capital Markets Watch report shows that African markets have continued with a modest recovery through 2021, reflected in higher values of non-local corporate, sovereign and...
Top security and risk management trends for 2022
Security and risk management leaders must address seven top trends to protect the ever-expanding digital footprint of modern organizations against new and emerging threats in 2022 and beyond, according to Gartner. "Organisations worldwide are facing sophisticated...
Increasing risks for industrial control systems
During the second half of 2021, almost 40% of all industrial control systems' (ICS) computers globally were attacked by malicious software at least once. Even though the overall number of attacks has seen a slight decrease when compared to H1 2021, the ICS threat...
Google.org puts $1m grant funding behind women
Google's philanthropic arm, Google.org, is committing R15,3-million in charitable funding to support programs helping women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, as part of a series of new initiatives aimed at supporting women-owned businesses. "Research shows that...
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Enhancing digital content security
There is a regular parade of stories in the media about companies accidentally losing data, either as a printout or in digital form. Traditionally the focus for security is on preventing external threats such as viruses and hackers. However, internal threats like...
SMEs the focus at world export forum
Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, will take centre-stage of the trade and development world on 15 to 17 September as global thinkers, business leaders and practitioners arrive for the 14th World Export Development Forum (WEDF). This is the first time that the International...
Decision Inc. to showcase latest innovation
At the eighth annual Smart Procurement World conference and exhibition at Gallagher Estate from 9 to 11 September, Decision Inc. will be demonstrating how its solution development experience in procurement, combined with analytics software can provide clients with a...
African contact centres move to cloud
Contact centre specialists Interactive Intelligence are set to help Africa’s contact centres leapfrog the on-premise era and move directly to the cloud. Addressing a recent Contact Centre in the cloud executive forum in Sandton, South Africa, Interactive...
Beware of the man in the middle
The motive for the vast majority of cybercrime is either to steal money or data. These attacks are sometimes small, targeting individuals, or sometimes massive, targeting large enterprises and stealing thousands of users’ details. In the majority of cases, attacks try...
Jasco opens dedicated Coastal division
As part of its on-going commitment to enhancing customer service while ensuring business sustainability and critical mass, Jasco Enterprise has announced the consolidation of its various coastal offices into a single Coastal division which will span the Western and...
Prepare now for retirement
One of the more pertinent topics to emerge during the recent National Payroll Week was Retirement Reform and the fact that changes impacting retirement fund management were announced in 2013 and come into effect on 01 March 2015. Despite this forewarning, there are...
PlantStruxure PES to optimise production
Amid another high-energy day of dialogue and revelations at South Africa’s inaugural Schneider Electric Xperience Efficiency event in Johannesburg, the energy management company launched its PlantStruxure Process Expert System (PES).This integrates the functionalities...
Fujitsu introduces VMware EVO: RAIL solution
At VMworld in San Francisco, Fujitsu announced its first hyper-converged infrastructure optimised for VMware EVO: RAIL. As a scale-out system designed to address the issues of ICT system bottlenecks, the new Fujitsu Integrated System Appliance for VMware EVO: RAIL...
Gaming focus at A MAZE. / Johannesburg
A MAZE. / Johannesburg 2014 will open its doors in less than 20 days. This is the third International Games/Playful Media Festival in Africa, and forms part of Wits University’s inaugural Fak’ugesi Digital Africa Festival. Taking place in Braamfontein, A MAZE. /...
React Native Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
We're looking for a React Native 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...
Software Developer (PHP)
ENVIRONMENT:Our client, facilitating investor access to Southern Africa's top functional and convenience food producers, seeks an E-Commerce Specialist to join their Cape Town based team. This role involves creating and maintaining e-commerce platforms for the company...
Software Developer (PHP) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:Our client, facilitating investor access to Southern Africa's top functional and convenience food producers, seeks an E-Commerce Specialist to join their Cape Town based team. This role involves creating and maintaining e-commerce platforms for the company...
XR Gamer Developer at Accenture
About AccentureAccenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments, and other organisations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance public...
XR Gamer Developer at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
About AccentureAccenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments, and other organisations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance public...
Data Analyst
Our client in the security industry is looking for a professional data analyst that can collect and analysis data for various aspects of the company's operational and sales area's. Key performance Collect, Interprete data, analyzing results using statistical...
Data Analyst – Gauteng Fairland
Our client in the security industry is looking for a professional data analyst that can collect and analysis data for various aspects of the company's operational and sales area's. Key performance Collect, Interprete data, analyzing results using statistical...
.NET Developer
Location : Johannesburg/ Cape Town [open for both locations]Duration : 6 Months renewal [ Negotiable]No of Roles [5] : 1 Senior / Lead Role [7 to 10 + Years] & 4 mid level [ 5 to 6 + Years] Technical Competencies Experience in developing mobile apps using .NET...
.NET Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Location : Johannesburg/ Cape Town [open for both locations]Duration : 6 Months renewal [ Negotiable]No of Roles [5] : 1 Senior / Lead Role [7 to 10 + Years] & 4 mid level [ 5 to 6 + Years] Technical Competencies Experience in developing mobile apps using .NET...
Data Architect: Wastewater Surveillance (Contract)
ENVIRONMENT:THE technical expertise of talented Data Architect with a passion for advancing Public Health through genomic epidemiology is sought by leading Public Health Consortium. You will work on a variety of projects in the area of Wastewater Surveillance. The...
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