20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

Economic conditions weigh on new vehicle sales

New vehicle sales declined 14,2% year-on-year in May as consumers and business played their final waiting card in search of political stability. "While the politics will play out during June, the new vehicle market will hopefully be able to display more positivity...

Homeowners signal cautious optimism

Absa's Homeowners Sentiment Index for the first quarter of 2024 reveals an uplift in confidence in the property market, with overall sentiment among respondents surveyed climbing to 82% as optimism begins to remerge. In the survey of 1 149 respondents, the number of...

CMPs simplify logistics, localise connectivity

Recent developments in the domains of network virtualisation, SIM technology and LPWA networking are currently driving a shift in the market for IoT connectivity management platforms (CMPs) towards a greater diversity of IoT connectivity management services. This is...

Minister seeks engagement on Telkom’s ITA challenge

The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has noted the new court application by Telkom to set aside the Invitation To Apply (ITA) for IMT Spectrum issued by ICASA on 10 December 2021. She points out that this development happens...

IoDSA supports State Capture Report recommendations for directors

Conclusions and recommendations made in the first part of the state capture inquiry report align closely to a letter sent by the Institute of Directors South Africa (IoDSA) to the Zondo Commission in September 2021. The letter included recommendations on director...

Few would miss Internet trolls in 2022

Internet trolls are top of the list of things that people would like to see gone from the Internet in 2022. NordVPN asked people what they would like to delete from the internet forever and not bring into the new year. More than a third of them (32%) answered that...

New malicious files climb to 380k a day in 2021

In 2021, Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered 380 000 malicious files per day, indicating a 5,7% increase compared to 2020. This growth correlates with the continuous rise in the number of devices used worldwide, among other factors, and is one of the trends found...

Intel engineers fastest mobile processor

Intel has announced the 12th Gen Intel Core family of mobile processors led by the launch of new H-series mobile processors featuring the flagship Intel Core i9-12900HK – the fastest mobile processor ever and the world’s best mobile gaming platform – built on the...

Qualcomm expands portfolio to accelerate mobile computing

Qualcomm Technologies has expanded the portfolio of solutions for Always On, Always Connected PCs with the introduction of the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 compute platform, designed to deliver the performance and exceptional experiences users deserve in premium ultra-slim...

CES and the future of consumer technology

CES 2022 has returned “home” to Las Vegas, with more than 2 300 exhibiting companies, including 800 startups, featuring the technologies including vehicle technology, artificial intelligence, digital health and smart home tech, as well as new categories: NFTs, food...

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EMC unveils new partner programme

EMC Corporation has announced the new global Business Partner Programme (BPP) providing EMC partners with a common, unified framework. The new BPP brings together all previous EMC partner programs to create a simple, predictable and profitable experience for each...

Turning the innovation agenda inside out

In today’s digitally-driven economies, organisations’ entire operating models are popping up and disappearing, and being recreated again, almost overnight. The rise of mobility – weaved into almost every facet of the modern enterprises’ architecture – is emerging as a...

Virgin Mobile crowdsources music video

Virgin Mobile South Africa has released an alternative and fun local fan music video for John Newman’s hit Love Me Again. Created from footage shot in a Virgin Mobile video booth during the British artist’s recent tour to Cape Town and Johannesburg, it features local...

Huawei unveils Ascend P7

Huawei has unveiled the highly anticipated Huawei Ascend P7. Building on the success of Huawei Ascend P6, the new 4G LTE-enabled smartphone redefines smartphone excellence with top-notch features, ultra-fast connectivity, and easier navigation in a beautifully crafted...

Local telecoms space will see change in 2014

There has been much investment into the South African telecoms market over the past few years, particularly with regard to undersea and terrestrial fibre backbone networks as well as wireless mobile coverage, says Eckart Zollner, head of Business Development, Jasco...

Don’t let technology dictate training

Companies that want to drive the maximum return on investment out of their efforts to train users to use new business systems and processes should let their training needs dictate the technology they use rather than allowing technology to drive the training strategy....

Capital investment boosts networks

A new study commissioned by Ericsson shows that increased level of investments in network quality and performance create sustainable competitive advantages and improved financial returns for network operators. The study, carried out by Dr Raul Katz, president of...

Securing the enterprise is critical

In the past two years, cloud computing and mobility have emerged as mainstream technologies, transforming enterprise technology strategies. What was initially a phenomenon of consumer technology moving into the business world is now driving the enterprise-wide IT...

Innovation Group SA leverages iLearn

iLearn has played a pivotal role in assisting Innovation Group SA to acquire technical skills and leverage off the benefits and improve staff efficiency and productivity from an enhanced training model. Innovation Group SA is the local representative office of the...

Every school in SA could have computers

Application delivery company Cloudware says every school in South Africa could have 100 Internet-connected computers within four years - and it would cost no more than what the government is already planning to spend on a private cloud alone, says Jonathan Young, head...

Front End Developer – Gauteng Menlyn

Are you passionate about creating seamless user experiences and pushing the boundaries of web development? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where innovation meets precision? If so, our client is looking for talented Frontend Developers like you to join their...

Junior Software Engineer – Gauteng Petervale

Junior Software Developer - Use your brilliant talents to make magical software! The Company:Recruiting a dynamic Junior Software Developer responsible for Digital growth business solutions to join the team. Helping future-proof your business through automation and...

SAP PPM Consultant – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Elevate Business Performance as the Lead SAP PPM Consultant! Is this you?Are you a seasoned SAP Project Portfolio Management Consultant with a track record of successful implementations? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where your strategic planning and...

Senior Manager IT – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

As Programme Manager and coach for the Agile Release Train (AGT), the main purpose of this role is to ensure overall alignment and effective delivery of the Programme Increment Planning (PI) objectives to ensure the successful delivery of Epics/Features/MVP in line...

Senior SQL DBA (LW)

Support end user on SQL Database used in the company environment.Support data analysis and troubleshooting for issues raised from the applications.Operating SQL database platform and will actively troubleshoot any issues impacting the environments as well as analyze...

Lead Software Developer

Lead Software Developer - Use your brilliant talents to make magical software! The Company:Recruiting a dynamic Lead Software Developer responsible for Digital growth business solutions to join the team. Helping future-proof your business through automation and...

AWS Cloud Developer (Advanced) 1511 TT

Managing projects / processes as a DevOps EngineerManagement of Data driven application/s through IaaSAbility to develop within a specific sought-after programming language (Python as focus)Strong working knowledge with software development tools, techniques and...

Software Engineer – Conversational AI (LM)

If you are a passionate about architecture, enjoy development, willing to take a lead role, sharing knowledge and giving guidance, are thrilled about latest technology, full of energy and ambition, hands-on and not afraid of making your hands dirty, this is the right...

Senior SQL DBA (LW) – Gauteng Pretoria

Support end user on SQL Database used in the company environment.Support data analysis and troubleshooting for issues raised from the applications.Operating SQL database platform and will actively troubleshoot any issues impacting the environments as well as analyze...

Lead Software Developer – Gauteng Petervale

Lead Software Developer - Use your brilliant talents to make magical software! The Company:Recruiting a dynamic Lead Software Developer responsible for Digital growth business solutions to join the team. Helping future-proof your business through automation and...

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