SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide

As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...

In Scotland, NASA scientists search for clues about Mars’ past

This summer, NASA scientists headed to the Scottish Highlands to follow up on last year’s announcement of potential biosignatures on Mars and prepare for future research. The rocks and cliffs of Scotland’s Stoer formation offer a combination difficult to find on...

How countries stack up on GenAI implementation and usage

Generative AI (GenAI) is here to stay. Organisations around the world are enthusiastically using and investing in the technology. But what regions and countries are leading in the use of GenAI? China is in the lead according to a recent global study SAS commissioned...

GenAI improves project management

A new report from Project Management Institute (PMI) explores how high adopters of GenAI (or "trailblazers") are leading the charge in embracing GenAI, unlocking performance enhancements, advancing GenAI adoption, and sharing their learnings to propel business...

Datatec expects higher earnings

Datatec has issued a trading update for the year ended 28 February 2022. According to the update, the group achieved a very strong operational performance during FY22 as it continued to benefit from technology demand for networking, security and cloud infrastructure...

Banks deliver strong financial performance

As the books closed for 2021, the operating environment that contextualised the period for South Africa's major banks was in some ways more familiar. While 2020 began with a brief period of normality, the Covid-19 pandemic dominated the entirety of 2021, according to...

Russia-Ukraine war changes organisational risk profile

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has altered the emerging risk landscape, and it requires enterprise risk management (ERM) leaders to reassess previously established organisational risk profiles in at least four key areas, according to Gartner. "Russia's invasion of...

Huawei settles labour dispute with employment equity plan

The Department of Employment and Labour and Huawei Technologies South Africa, have reached an out of court settlement, following the department's application to the Labour Court on 11 February 2022. The Department has accepted Huawei South Africa's employment equity...

Healthcare industry slowly switching on to multicloud

Healthcare organisations appear to be in the early phases of cloud adoption and behind the cross-industry global respondent average. However, adoption is expected to jump from 27% to 51% in the next three years, in line with the global trend of evolving to a...

15 startups chosen for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

Google has announced the participants in Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7. The selected startups are developing solutions in areas such as healthcare, education, fleet management, logistics automation and recruiting. The seventh class includes 15 tech...

Dormant IPv4 addresses could help mitigate expected network outages

Global internet outages have been increasing since the beginning of the pandemic. And the world's reliance on a stable internet connection will only continue to grow, which has led to gloomy predictions regarding its resiliency due to immense user traffic. However,...

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Ukuvuma rolls out Cadac solution at KNS

Ukuvuma Solutions has successfully implemented the Cadac Organice Document Management and Control solution at the Koniambo Nickel SAS (KNS) in New Caledonia, located in the South Pacific, east of Australia. KNS is operating a mine, a metallurgical nickel smelter, a...

Immigration laws hinder offshore investment

In order for the South African economy to grow and provide sustainable employment, there has to be an increase in offshore investment into the country. This, however, is dependent on a review of the new immigration laws as they are effectively hindering the process of...

MPS is evolving to unlock business value

Managed print services (MPS) continues to evolve as companies strive to unlock hidden savings in the business. Over time, this has evolved from output consolidation to automated fleet management and on to workflow enhancements. According to Mark Kelly, sales director...

The blueprint for BYOD success

Just like mobile analytics, big data, the Internet and social networks changed the way companies do business, so the adoption of mobile devices has become a catalyst for change in corporations and small- to medium-enterprises (SMEs), says Manoj Bhoola, director:...

kalahari.com appoints market research firm

kalahari.com has appointed full service market research and strategy business, Dashboard Marketing Intelligence, to measure the perceptions of the brand in the minds of the country’s shoppers. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Dashboard’s range of marketing...

Insight for the insurance industry

A tidal wave of data is drowning the enterprise. A terabyte, maybe two a few years ago, has grown to several petabytes for the larger entities, and most cannot cope with the speed and velocity at which this data is coming at them. Moreover, the vast majority of the...

Choosing the right Microsoft Office product

Microsoft Office is the most widely used productivity software packages in the world, and is available in several different versions for different users, says Ruben Naicker, Microsoft product specialist at Drive Control Corporation. For consumers, however, these...

Dac, Compute Corporate partner for education

Education institutions in South Africa are in a position to advance their curricula and offer added value as a result of Microsoft Office365 and the relationship between Dac Systems and Channel Partner Compute Corporate. Leading local provider of turnkey solutions Dac...

Big data as an information management issue

Right now, big data is one of the most heard buzz words in IT, next to cloud, analytics and mobile. So far, most of the discussions on big data focus on storage. In the past, a lot of people thought big data was only a storage problem. Organisations were wondering if...

The end of the road for traditional media

Traditional media and entertainment players may be entering crisis mode as digital channels erode their advertising revenue, bloggers and social media divert their audiences and the rising cost of content generation puts them at a disadvantage in an age of citizen...

WEB EAM Consultant

Are you a passionate Full Stack Developer with a drive for innovation and a love for cutting-edge technology? Our client is seeking talented individuals like you to join their dynamic team! ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: Expert JAVA EE development knowledgeKnowledge...

Software Support Technician

ENVIRONMENT:A customer-centric & solutions-driven Software Support Technician is sought by an innovative Software Specialist catering a suite of products to the Courier sector. You will be expected to support the customer base with any application based technical...

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

JOB TITLE:SOFTWARE ENGINEER (FIXED-TERM CONTRACT)ICT APPLICATIONS AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENTPurpose of the Job:To design, develop, test, and deploy software applications that meet the needs of the business. To work with other developers and business stakeholders to...

C# Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Requirements for skilled back end C# developers as well as full stack C# Angular developers.Contracts run from 6 to 12 months and for clients in the medical technology and banking spacesFull specs can be shared on request Desired Skills: C# angular PostgreSQL Learn...

Systems Engineer (Security) – Gauteng Braamfontein

THIS IS A 6-MONTH CONTRACT Our client, a leader in the education sector, is currently looking for two Systems Engineers specialising in Security. You will be responsible to assist the Senior System Engineer and Information Security in developing and managing...

WEB EAM Consultant – Gauteng Midrand

Are you a passionate Full Stack Developer with a drive for innovation and a love for cutting-edge technology? Our client is seeking talented individuals like you to join their dynamic team! ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: Expert JAVA EE development knowledgeKnowledge...

Software Support Technician – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A customer-centric & solutions-driven Software Support Technician is sought by an innovative Software Specialist catering a suite of products to the Courier sector. You will be expected to support the customer base with any application based technical...

SOFTWARE ENGINEER – Gauteng Pretoria

JOB TITLE:SOFTWARE ENGINEER (FIXED-TERM CONTRACT)ICT APPLICATIONS AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENTPurpose of the Job:To design, develop, test, and deploy software applications that meet the needs of the business. To work with other developers and business stakeholders to...

Intermediate .Net Developer

Our clients, who are one of the largest Software Consulting houses in South Africa, require a .Net Developer to join their team. With their offices based in Gauteng and the Western Cape they have a fantastic permanent, hybrid role that comes with great benefits! On...

Solutions Architect at Parvana Recruitment

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...

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