Young professionals take to farming
Despite not traditionally being considered a "cool" profession, an increasing number of South Africa's youth are becoming farmers, and many are not only surviving but thriving in this crucial economic sector. Statistics South Africa recently revealed that youth...
Better air routes could boost African economies
Several key unserved African routes could provide greater connectivity for travellers, drive economic growth in local economies, and provide a significant boost in revenue for airlines, according to analysis by Airbus. Several of the top unserved routes identified in...
With digitalisation, traditional companies take the fight to digital natives
A new cadre of companies - traditional businesses that are successfully executing digital transformations - are outperforming their peers and shaping up to compete with digital natives. These digital incumbents make up about 30% of the S&P Global 1200 Index and...
In 2021, scamsters got attention with investments, streaming and the pandemic
During 2021, cyber-fraudsters involved in the creation and distribution of spam and phishing tried to lure users using topics focused on lucrative investments, online streaming of global movie or TV premieres and themes related to restrictions, requirements and...
Legal automation will include humans in the loop
By 2025, 30% of new legal technology automation solutions will combine software with staffing for a "human-in-the-loop" offering, according to Gartner. Despite growing demand for greater automation and increasing sophistication of tech innovations, machine learning...
Absa joins Hyperledger Foundation
Absa Bank is one of the newest members to join the Hyperledger Foundation, the open, global ecosystem for enterprise blockchain technologies. The bank joins eight other new members from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas adding to the global footprint of...
Active insurance telematics policies on the rise
Berg Insight, the world's leading M2M/IoT market research provider, today released new findings about the connected wearables market. Shipments of connected wearables reached 96,5-million in 2016, up from 75,1-million devices in the previous year, according to Berg...
Video game developers not keen on NFTs
NFT gaming has attracted a lot of interest in recent months - but video game developers do not share the same interest. According to figures presented by SafeBettingSites.com, 70% of video game developers have no interest in implementing NFT mechanics in their games....
Innovation Hub names 2021 GAP Innovation Competition finalists
From a smart electricity system that could help to avoid load shedding to a hygienic toilet lid that can prevent sanitary infections, the 2021 finalists of the Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) Innovation Competition have developed a diverse range of novel ideas and...
Organisations set to increase their AI spending in 2022
Worldwide revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services, is forecast to grow 19,6% year over year in 2022 to $432,8-billion. This is according to the latest release of the International Data Corporation...
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Pinnacle Africa launches high tech hub
Pinnacle Africa is proud to announce the launch of The Division – its new high-tech hub focussed on extremely high performance computing and electronics. The Division is made up of a team of technology experts and exists with the sole purpose of cherry-picking the...
Qualities of a modern accounting system
Today’s small and medium business needs an accounting package based on the latest technology, one that allows it to be more productive, efficient and integrated in the way it does business, says Steven Cohen, MD of Sage Pastel. SME owners today are busy, tech-savvy...
Zetes goes green, wins ISO certification
Zetes has been awarded ISO 14001 certification for its travel and identity document and card production site. Zetes has already received recognition for its quality standards and holds accreditation under ISO 27001 for its secure document production site and under ISO...
A checklist for cloud readiness
South African companies are continuing a steady migration to cloud services in the wake of more reliable bandwidth, a maturing market driven by large multinational cloud services providers and a better understanding of the value proposition of cloud services. But,...
The fiduciary duties of employees
For employees who think a fiduciary duty - a legal duty to act solely in another party’s interests - exists only between company directors and the company, this is not so, writes Gareth Cremen, partner at Ramsay Webber Attorneys. A fiduciary duty can exist between a...
Moving past the hype of SDN
Software-defined networking (SDN) is already one of the most hyped concepts in IT. Brent Lees, senior product marketing manager for EMEA of Riverbed Technology, looks at ways to start realising the promised benefits. With agility increasingly seen as a key to business...
Adobe unveils suite of mobile apps for iPad
Adobe has unveiled a new suite of mobile apps and complementary hardware that connect Adobe Creative Cloud, the company's flagship offering for creatives worldwide, to iPad. A digital pen, Adobe Ink, and a digital ruler, Adobe Slide, bring true creative freedom and...
Kyocera awards service professionals
Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa recently awarded their top service professionals at their annual Service Awards ceremony.Once a year, Kyocera hosts a competition for engineers that service their products on site. This event is an opportunity for Kyocera to...
Vivotek offers around-the-clock surveillance
When darkness descends it is worrying to think about the criminals that may be trying to sneak onto your business’s property. Night-time surveillance can be a challenge, unless you are willing to seat a guard at every corner.Vivotek, locally distributed through...
WiFi paves the way for e-learning
According to research South Africa is the most dynamic e-learning market in Africa, where over the last two years, many countries across Africa have embarked on new initiatives to integrate learning technology into education and training. However, as the growth...
IT Auditor
Assist in attending to management queries.Build / maintain relationships with the clients companiesFacilitate the maintenance of risk profiles (inherent & residual view of IT risks).Challenge risk management information received from the business and provide...
Business Systems Analyst
Job Title: Business Systems AnalystHire Resolves client is seeking a knowledgeable and detail-oriented Business Systems Analyst to join their team in Cape Town, Western Cape. The ideal candidate will be responsible for analysing business processes, systems, and...
Senior Data Developer (Azure)
iOCO is seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Developer to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will have 5 years of experience in developing and maintaining software and applications, with expertise in utilizing Azure Stack technologies. This individual will...
DevOps Lead at Parvana Recruitment
Client Details:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....
Developer – C# (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment
Parvana Responsibilities: Deliver code that is functional, understandable, maintainable and testable. Work closely with analysts, documenters and testers. Automated testing of features developed. Deliver technical documentation as and when required. Act as a mentor to...
Business Analyst (CPT)
The role of the Business Analyst is to ensure the smooth and effective running the Intermediary Support and Compliance business systems and applications, related processes, and integration points with other systems and applications. The role is also responsible to...
Data Analyst
This is a Head Office role working with the Finance Manager, Data team and IT. Key Responsibilities:Building of Data modelsAutomating Data modelsUpdating DashboardsCreate Financial models The purpose of the role is to create models to ensure proactive Management...
IT Auditor
Assist in attending to management queries.Build / maintain relationships with the clients companiesFacilitate the maintenance of risk profiles (inherent & residual view of IT risks).Challenge risk management information received from the business and provide...
Business Systems Analyst
Job Title: Business Systems AnalystHire Resolves client is seeking a knowledgeable and detail-oriented Business Systems Analyst to join their team in Cape Town, Western Cape. The ideal candidate will be responsible for analysing business processes, systems, and...
Senior Data Developer (Azure)
iOCO is seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Developer to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will have 5 years of experience in developing and maintaining software and applications, with expertise in utilizing Azure Stack technologies. This individual will...
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