Absa PMI inches up as challenges linger
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased by 1.9 points to reach 45.7 points in June 2024, compared to 43.8 in May 2024. While there is some improvement, it was the second consecutive month that the PMI remained below the 50-point mark....
Governance key to health sector success
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) has released a consensus study report titled "Achieving Good Governance and Management in the South African Health System”. Conducted by a seven-member expert panel, explores the critical governance issues impacting the...
New AMD Ryzen processors double workstation performance
AMD has announced the new AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series workstation processors, led by the 64-core, 128-thread AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX. The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series processors bring full-spectrum performance leadership across...
HR leaders unprepared to deal with critical talent shortages
Over half of chief human resources officers (CHROs) report the shortage of critical talent as the number one trend impacting organisations - yet only 19% says their organisation is prepared to bridge the gap, according to Gartner. A July 2021 Gartner survey of 572...
Russian invasion of Ukraine will impact the channel
After Russia’s invasion of its near neighbour, Western countries acted swiftly and decisively to levy severe economic sanctions against the Putin regime. These will have a significant impact on the IT channel. By Adam Simon, global MD of Context But there are other...
Underspending exposes SA companies to cyberattacks
Underfunding of critical cyber defences is leaving South African organisations exposed to increasingly damaging cyberattacks. In fact, new research has found that 97% of South African organisations say they have been negatively impacted by a lack of budget for their...
Multi-cloud complexity, skills shortages add to security concerns
As organisations continue to adopt the cloud, with 35% running more than 50% of their workloads on the likes of Azure, AWS and GCP, they struggle to manage the complexity of securing their cloud infrastructures across multiple cloud platforms, while also suffering a...
SA workers score well for security habits
More than half (53%) of global workers would be very comfortable reporting a violation or security issue - rising to 80% in South Africa but dropping to 35% in Germany and 39% in the Netherlands. This is among the findings from a KnowBe4 survey of security habits...
Rival gangs hit victim with dual ransomware attack
Sophos has released findings of a dual ransomware attack where extortion notes left by Karma ransomware operators were encrypted 24 hours later by Conti, another ransomware gang that was in the target’s network at the same time. Sophos details the dual attacks in the...
Consumer rights and the financial services market
South African consumers are offered a wide range of protection in the form of legislated consumer rights, developed and applied over the years into the framework that we know today. “Over the years, this has been vital; particularly in the financial services sector,”...
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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. /...
The challenges of doing business in Africa
“Recently released facts and figures regarding industrial, business and economic growth in Africa paint an optimistic and encouraging outlook. However, to see only a buoyant picture would be exceedingly one-sided. Reality and challenges need to be faced and a balanced...
Android app SandroRAT targets Polish banking
Europe is currently under attack by spammers trying to get control of Android devices. In Germany the distribution method is via SMS (text) messages, as you can read in this recent McAfee Labs post, while in Poland there is an on-going e-mail spam campaign...
Solutions Architect at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client: This award winning software company has offices in the US, UK and South Africa. You will join a talented team of curious, creative and driven individuals who are dedicated to empowering organisations to overcome various business challenges using...
System Application Engineer at Moore Process Controls
The role of a System Application Engineer is to support the execution of projects. Depending on the specific circumstance, this support could entail procurement of goods, engineering of solutions, and commissioning of systems. A System Application Engineer is a key...
Senior Developer C# at Construct Executive Search
Applicants must have the following requirements: Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Computer or Engineering Sciences.Must have 5-10 years of experience as a Senior Developer in software development environment.Must have integration experience...
Support Engineer (ISP – 1st Line)
Role: Support Engineer (ISP - 1st Line)Location: Illovo, JohannesburgA well know, leading ISP is looking for a dynamic Support Engineer- L1 to join their team. It is an exciting working environment and there is a lot of opportunity for growth and development:...
Senior .Net Developer
Are you an exceptionally technically talented individual? Looking for a permanent position with great benefits and the opportunity to work from home majority of the time? With their offices based in Gauteng and the Western Cape our clients in the consulting space are...
Embedded Developer
Excellent opportunity for an Embedded Guru to flex that C and Java muscle with the national leader in their respective field. APPLY NOW!Your expertise in the Embedded space should include : Solid experience in embedded devices Coding in C , C++ and Java* Strong LinuxI...
System Application Engineer at Moore Process Controls
The role of a System Application Engineer is to support the execution of projects. Depending on the specific circumstance, this support could entail procurement of goods, engineering of solutions, and commissioning of systems. A System Application Engineer is a key...
Senior Developer C# at Construct Executive Search
Applicants must have the following requirements: Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Computer or Engineering Sciences.Must have 5-10 years of experience as a Senior Developer in software development environment.Must have integration experience...
Support Engineer (ISP – 1st Line)
Role: Support Engineer (ISP - 1st Line)Location: Illovo, JohannesburgA well know, leading ISP is looking for a dynamic Support Engineer- L1 to join their team. It is an exciting working environment and there is a lot of opportunity for growth and development:...
Senior .Net Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Are you an exceptionally technically talented individual? Looking for a permanent position with great benefits and the opportunity to work from home majority of the time? With their offices based in Gauteng and the Western Cape our clients in the consulting space are...
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