Supply chain planning threatened by AI hype and ‘agent washing’

Agentic AI is reshaping the supply chain planning landscape, but hype and “agent washing” are creating real risks for organisations under pressure to deliver results, according to Gartner. Supply chain planning (SCP) leaders who focus on proven use cases, strengthen...

AI spend grows 47% – and more is expected

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,59-trillion in 2026 - a 47% increase year-over-year - according to Gartner. “Through the next several years, the need for capacity will make AI infrastructure - including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI...

How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Robust performance for ACSA as domestic travel recovers

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) says it is well on its way to a full recovery - with some of its airports even exceeding projections - following a bustling and active peak and festive season that saw passenger volumes climbing strongly towards the end of last...

Over £1m invested in African innovators

The Royal Academy of Engineering is investing over £1-million this year in alumni of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation programme through grants, prizes and accelerator programme awards, to facilitate long-term success of innovations addressing local...

ICT sector urged to drive ethical, equitable policies

The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has urged ICT practitioners to become "activists" for ethical, equitable ICT policy development and access as the country moves into a post-Covid era. Speaking at the national IITPSA AGM,...

Cardano cryptocurrency tipped to hit all-time high

The price of little-known cryptocurrency Cardano will jump to more than $3 in the next month, predicts Nigel Green, chief executive of deVere Group. Cardano's Its price has gone up by more than 36% in the last week and its market capitalisation currently stands at...

Basic Education launches ECD census

The Department of Basic Education is today launching the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Census 2021, which aims to collect data on all ECD programmes in the country to better understand and plan for the ECD landscape in South Africa. The Census 2021 will count all...

Mobile wallet payments surge, set for more growth

The mobile wallets industry continues booming, with more people than ever choosing mobile payment services as a safer and more convenient way of managing money. According to data presented by BlockArabia.com, the transaction value in the mobile POS payments segment is...

For Africa, economic growth depends on protecting nature

Africa's prosperity depends on preserving its vast natural wealth, yet the continent's natural capital stocks are dwindling rapidly. This is one of the conclusions in a new report by the German government, offering a comprehensive assessments of the strong links...

Huge opportunity for digital health in Africa

Across Africa, there has been an exponential rise in the number of people engaging with digital health services through their smartphones, creating vast potential for countries to deliver access to healthcare digitally. This is a key finding of Vodacom's e-health...

Notebooks set to dominate PC market growth

Worldwide shipments of PCs are expected to grow 14,2% to 347-million units in 2021, according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. This is down from IDC's May forecast of 18% growth with...

Pandemic drives adoption of collaboration tools

Nearly 80% of workers are using collaboration tools for work in 2021, up from just over half of workers in 2019, according to the Gartner Digital Worker Experience Survey. This is an increase of 44% since the pandemic began. "Collaboration tools found renewed...

More News Today

Esquire signs with Thrustmaster, Hercules

Esquire Technologies, one of the largest digital lifestyle distributors in South Africa, has announced it has landed the Southern African distribution rights for Thrustmaster and Hercules products. Guillemot Corporation, the French-based company designs and...

A common sense approach to security

The last couple of years have seen a slew of successful attacks against high-profile organisations. RSA, Google, Verizon – companies that have top security measures in place are being breached, and many of these breaches could have been easily avoided. John Mc...

Promethium Carbon wins excellence award

Promethium Carbon has received an award in recognition of its outstanding contribution to Africa’s economic growth and development evidenced by the number of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) methodologies and projects in South Africa, Namibia and Kenya it has...

Jasco Enterprise wins Avaya awards

Jasco Enterprise, an Avaya Platinum Partner, was awarded the Contact Centre Partner of the Year Award at the Avaya PartnerConnect 2014 conference, held at the Sandton Convention Centre on 23 January 2014. At the conference, Jasco Enterprise also received the...

Achieving returns on redundant IT equipment

In today’s fast paced business environment and with limited budgets, organisations need to get the most out of their investments and be poised to seize new opportunities. PartServe has introduced a comprehensive asset recovery service where all product, including old...

Outsourced optimised payroll from CRS

Reliable, focused and organised payroll administration can now be guaranteed thanks to the National Outsourcing Service Centre established by CRS Technologies South Africa. The company is a leading local provider of HR & payroll services and solutions. The centre...

Facilities management trends in 2014

As we move into 2014, the workplace and industry in general is bombarded by new buzzwords and trends that can sometimes be over-used yet not fully understood, says Phil Gregory, senior regional executive: Johnson Controls Global WorkPlace Solutions, Middle East &...

Cloud service just theory without satellite

Without satellite, cloud service is just a theory. That is the view of Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO of Q-KON, who says that cloud services are entirely dependent on reliable networks and none of the current available options - including ADSL, 3G or satellite on its own -...

Making WiFi work for business

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may have raised some eyebrows when he said that connectivity should be a human right, but many smart device users would agree. Research has shown that as many as 32% globally rely on more than one device during the average working day...

Citrix releases XenApp update

Citrix has announced the next generation of the Citrix XenApp product, the market-leading app virtualisation solution. As the workforce becomes increasingly mobile, businesses are struggling with how to deliver core Windows apps to an ever wider variety of devices....

iOS Developer (Senior) 2102 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

You will work in a self-organised and agile DevOps development team.The feature team is responsible for the new and further development of applications for the Workspace domain.Together with the DevOps team you are responsible for the specification, development,...

AWS Data Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg North

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced AWS Data Engineer to join our Global Markets division on a (3-month contract with potential to renew). In this role, you will work closely with our traders, quantitative analysts, and data scientists to design,...

Intermediate Java Developer (Spring) – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

One of our clients is seeking a Java Spring Developer to join their dynamic development team. As an essential member of their technology department, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining Java Spring applications. Your expertise will...

Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business AnalystDescription of Role:To apply a set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison amongst stakeholders in order to understand the problems, opportunities, needs, structure; policies and operations of the organisation on large; high risk and...

Data Scientist

Our client is looking for a Data Scientist to be based in Pretoria. You will need to have 5 years experience as a MS SQL query writing and optimising. Send your CV now!Requirements:Matric (essential)At least 5 years' relevant working experienceStrong MS SQL query...

Information Technology Production Systems (JIS/JIT/MES)

Job Description:Education and Experience:IT Technical qualification2 to 3 years in similar IT/Shop-floor function1 to 3 years Automotive experienceJIT and MES System experienceSQL experienceAbility to work shifts Responsibilities:Supervision, management, and...

Project manager

Are you an Intermediate Project Manager that can drive business change that delivers value through the structured implementation and delivery of projects against time, resource, money and scope constraints?Contract role available at one of our Financial...

IT Service Desk Administrator

Coactivate is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who has a professional manner and a passion for information technology. The successful candidate must have a sound knowledge of all IT communications terminology and technology and possess strong...

Senior Business Analyst – Remote Remote

Senior Business AnalystDescription of Role:To apply a set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison amongst stakeholders in order to understand the problems, opportunities, needs, structure; policies and operations of the organisation on large; high risk and...

View more career listings on our Careers Section