The world’s favourite social media
A new survey has crowned Instagram as the world's favourite social media platform - garnering twice as many votes as TikTok with 16,5% of the vote, according to Stocklytics.com. "Meta's dedicated investment in enhancing its social media platforms appears to be...
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...
Business key to economic recovery
Government has recognised the vital role that business plays in creating employment, and committed to putting in place an enabling environment. “We all know that government does not create jobs. Business creates jobs,” says President Cyril Ramaphosa, presenting the...
Easing the way for skilled workers
South Africa is open for foreigners who want to visit the country for tourism, business and work. This is one of the promises made by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address (SONA). “The world over, the ability to attract skilled immigrants is the...
Modern enterprises need purpose-built AI
While AI/ML initiatives are steadily gaining traction - with 31% of respondents to a new study from International Data Corporation (IDC) saying they now have AI in production - most enterprises are still in an experimentation, evaluation/test, or prototyping phase. Of...
Will you be my romance scam?
Love is one of the great human emotions: it inspires stories, changes lives and shines bright on the silver screen. Which is why it is also one of the sweetest traps used by cybercriminals to steal money, identities and information. From the dodgy date on an app to...
Great results from high-growth entrepreneur programme
The Local Scale Up (LSU) was launched by Endeavor and the SA SME Fund early in 2021, with a focus on helping to scale a cohort of 18 tech-enabled businesses both locally and internationally. In the past year, the collective revenue of these businesses grew by...
Online retail set to continue growth trajectory
South African online retailers have learned to meet the demands of Black Friday and the Christmas season, with nine out of 10 saying they coped with extra staffing demands and more than two-thirds saying their technology could handle the increased traffic at the end...
Cloud spend predicted to overtake traditional IT in 2025
Enterprise IT spending on public cloud computing, within addressable market segments, will overtake spending on traditional IT in 2025, according to Gartner. Gartner’s ‘cloud shift’ research includes only those enterprise IT categories that can transition to cloud,...
DSA advances affordable connectivity in underserved countries
A partnership between the UK Government’s Digital Access Programme (DAP) and the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) is contributing towards digital inclusion in Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. By encouraging “a new spectrum mindset”, the DSA and DAP...
More News Today
Cloud ERP should not be new to vendors
For many enterprise resource planning companies, cloud computing is a big deal. That’s predominantly because, for most of them, cloud computing is something new – it just wasn’t the way they have done things until market forces have compelled them to make the shift....
BT simplifies threat monitoring
BT has announced a major upgrade to its BT Assure Threat Monitoring service, making it simpler for organisations and security analysts to identify and protect against security threats. BT Assure Threat Monitoring collects and analyses huge amounts of data and its...
Contact centres pay for illusion of control
Contact centres that opted for hosted technology solutions five years ago have saved 35% compared to those who keep everything in-house, says Jed Hewson of 1Stream. “The most successful contact centres keep their focus on people, not technology,” says Hewson. “The...
Bytes solution to looming FATCA deadline
Bytes offers a solution to the looming FATCA compliance deadline.
DCC wins Symantec award
Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has been awarded the South African Distributor of the Year award at Symantec’s Vision Symposium 2014, held in Dubai recently. “The Distributor of the Year award is based not just on volume of sales, but the entire Symantec...
Microsoft adds Nokia X2 to portfolio
Microsoft Devices Group has unveiled the Nokia X2, the newest addition to the expanding Nokia X family of affordable smartphones designed to introduce the "next billion" people to the mobile Internet and cloud services. The Nokia X2 represents the rapid evolution of...
Social business software grows collaboration
In today’s operating environment the ability to bring dispersed teams together is becoming a critical business advantage says Wyzetalk. “Teams (focused on, for example, software development or support) often operate from scattered locations, their collaboration...
2014 Rolex award winners announced
Five young visionaries from Africa, India, Europe and the Middle East were announced at London’s leading scientific institution, the Royal Society, as winners of the 2014 Rolex Awards for Enterprise. This year’s Young Laureates – aged 30 and under – impress by both...
Inoxico acquires Robertsons Reports
Risk solutions provider Inoxico announced its acquisition of credit research bureau Robertsons Reports. The announcement formalises an extremely successful collaboration and raises the bar for the provision of credit information in South Africa and the continent....
Power innovation a necessity for SA business
Eskom recently announced that it might reintroduce load shedding as South Africa is experiencing winter. Apart from the inconvenience factor of having no electricity, businesses may have to face the fact that for a few hours each day their staff will be sitting idle...
Intermediate Software Developer
Our client in the IT industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ an Intermediate Developer. The purpose of the position:The purpose of this position is to develop solutions through the involvement in various aspects of the software development...
Senior Software Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
Senior Developer Are you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? A leading Pan-African telecommunications company is launching a groundbreaking Software Engineering Centre of Excellence (COE); dedicated to...
Desktop Developer – Remote Remote
Windows Desktop DeveloperRemote position - Work from homeR50 000 - R80 000Develop and maintain Windows desktop applications.C#Utilize relational databases (Sqlite and SQL Server) for data management.Implement unit testing for ensuring code quality and...
Senior Business Analyst – Integration – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
About the Role:The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for delivering enterprise integration solutions. This is a dynamic role that will support project teams in requirements gathering, data mapping, testing, training and post-deployment support as well as working...
Intermediate Software Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Our client in the IT industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ an Intermediate Developer. The purpose of the position:The purpose of this position is to develop solutions through the involvement in various aspects of the software development...
Field Support Engineer
Yearning for More in Your Career? iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities.We are seeking a Field Support Engineer to join our team and provide on-site technical support and assistance to clients or customers. As a Field Support Engineer,...
Cloud Engineer (AWS /Azure / Terraform)
Embrace a New Chapter Explore Possibilities.We are seeking a well-versedCloud Engineer (AWS / Azure / Terraform) to join our team. Must be proficient in AWS and Terraform and possess expertise in designing, implementing, managing, troubleshooting, and deploying...
Intermediate support engineer at Adapt IT
Introduction The right candidate will form part of the NG-VAS Domain Team and will be responsible for ongoing 2nd/3rd level Customer support for multiple local/foreign-based clients and any other solution streams that may fall within the space over time. They will be...
Senior Software Developer/ Team Lead (Office Based)
Our client in the IT industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ a Senior Software Developer/ Team Leader. Main purpose of the position:The purpose of this position is to develop solutions by guiding development of program specifications,...
Field Support Engineer – Gauteng Sandton
Yearning for More in Your Career? iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities.We are seeking a Field Support Engineer to join our team and provide on-site technical support and assistance to clients or customers. As a Field Support Engineer,...
View more career listings on our Careers Section