How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

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...

‘Costly confidence’ costing consumers

Over-confidence is leaving consumers in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) at risk of becoming victims of fraud, according to Visa's latest Stay Secure study. Research across 17 countries reveals a disconnect between consumers' confidence...

IBM algorithms are first post-quantum cryptography standards

Two IBM-developed algorithms have been officially formalised within the world's first three post-quantum cryptography standards, which were published yesterday by the US Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The standards...

Data, analytics, digital leaders look to CxO as a new operating model

The Gartner Research Board has identified a new model for digital leadership that binds together data, analytics, digital technology and transformation capabilities onto business. The Gartner Research Board said that data and analytics (D&A) leaders are uniquely...

Despite ongoing challenges, small business confidence is up

There has been a significant uplift in business confidence among South African small business owners, returning levels to those pre-Covid, despite a number of ongoing market challenges. According to the Q4 2021 SME Index conducted by Business Partners Limited, the...

Quantum secured communications trial gets underway

BT and Toshiba, together with EY, have launched the trial of what they believe to be a world-first commercial quantum secured metro network. The infrastructure will be able to connect numerous customers across London, helping them to secure the transmission of...

ISPA seeks commitment to open access

As Vodacom and Community Investment Holdings (CIVH) approach the regulatory and competition authorities to approve a transaction pooling their fibre network assets, South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) is seeking reassurance that the mobile...

More countries in Africa, Latin America could adopt cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin could be adopted as legal tender in at least one more African and one Central or Latin American country in 2022. The prediction from Nigel Green of deVere Group comes as the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday adopted Bitcoin as an official currency,...

Ukraine-Russia war drives greater food insecurity

Given that food insecurity was already rising before the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russian conflict in February this year, the problem is likely to be further exacerbated in the coming months - both locally and globally. This is likely to push millions more around the...

Become an Eskom Expo judge or mentor a young scientist

Eskom Expo for Young Scientists, which operates in 35 regions across South Africa, is inviting professionals and students to apply their academic and professional skills by becoming a judge at an Eskom Expo District and Regional Expo, along with the International...

Clusters of weather extremes will increase risks to corn crops

Troubles never come singly, the proverb says. A new NASA study shows that the old saying will become increasingly true of climate troubles in a warmer world. The study shows that extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves will increasingly cluster closer in...

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Why PMOs fail

The outlook for the project management office (PMO) may be considered, by some, to be bleak. According to the Association for Project Management, 50% of PMOs close within three years, with Gartner quoting just over the same percentage for the correlated PMO...

Cloud growth fuels storage need

Massive data growth and an increasing trend toward virtualisation technology are having a profound impact on the modern organisation. The data centre, as well as cloud services and solutions both public and private, are becoming increasingly important to the survival...

DCC offers Huawei smartphones

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Porsche Design and BlackBerry have announced the new Porsche Design P’9983 smartphone from BlackBerry. The luxury P’9983 smartphone combines the unique stylish design of the iconic and timeless Porsche Design brand with the fluid and effortless productivity experience...

Orange offers M2M geolocation

The new machine to machine (M2M) worldwide geolocation offering from Orange Business Services provides realtime location tracking of corporate assets and equipment anywhere in the world via cellular networks, regardless of the operator. Enterprises can choose either...

10 factors driving mobile payment adoption

South African consumers have been caught up in a whirl of excitement around mobile payment solutions with the launch of no fewer than three major players: FlickPay, Snapscan and Zapper. While each of the services offers something slightly different to consumers and...

Absa launches Features Store

Existing and future Absa customers now have the opportunity to fully customise and build their own transactional banking accounts according to their needs and budgets, while enjoying a wealth of lifestyle features. The Absa Features Store intends to make the lives of...

Research Unit wins Cape Talk award

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WAPA announces new leadership

The Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) held its AGM on Thursday, 18 September 2014, at the iWeek Conference in Johannesburg. WAPA’s primary objective is to promote the growth of the wireless industry by facilitating self-regulation, promoting best...

Access to services drives mobile uptake

While much has been said about the mobile opportunity on the African continent, there are still a number of issues inhibiting progress. These include the cost of bandwidth, the availability of WiFi and of course the availability of affordable smartphones. This is the...

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Infrastructure Architect – Gauteng Braamfontein

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My client based in Cape Town (Woodstock) is currently looking for a QA Test Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities To prevent defects by evaluate work products such as requirements, design, and codeTo verify whether all...

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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...

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