Patience and persistence key to job search success

New analysis shows that, on average, it takes around 15 months from the start of an active job search to beginning a new job role. In 2023, the average reached 17 months, while in 2025 it shortened to 14 months, according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for...

AI is changing enterprises, and already driving value

By Kathy Gibson - Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to pay off for early enterprise adopters. More than half of companies that have implemented AI are now seeing a return on investment, with the most value reported by future-built organisations. This is the...

Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

AI makes critical thinking a workforce priority

A new global study from the IBM for Business Value points to a disconnect between the skills chief human resource officers (CHROs) say AI requires and those employees prioritise. While 71% of CHROs identify the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs as...

Survey shows Saffers are happy and flourishing

South Africans generally feel happy and are flourishing. That's according to the findings of the Happiness Survey, undertaken at the end of 2023 by Nedbank in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). Based on over 10 000 data points, the...

Charter to transform and secure messaging launched

The ITW Global Leaders' Forum (GLF) has unveiled an initiative to restore trust within the global messaging ecosystem. The newly launched "Messaging Charter" is set to enhance trust, security, and innovation within the industry, ensuring a sustainable and efficient...

The most talked-about technologies in 2021 were …

Technology is evolving at a rapid rate and a new group of technologies is set to revolutionise the way people live and work. Walkme.com utilised the latest data from analytics tool Buzzsumo to discover which game-changing technologies have been discussed the most...

Governments without a TX strategy will fail to transform

By 2023, at least 85% of governments without a total experience (TX) strategy will fail to successfully transform government services, according to Gartner. Governments that continue to focus on citizen and employee experience initiatives separately will miss out on...

Vehicle demand depressed on chip demand, supply chain challenges

IHS Markit forecasts new light vehicle sales of nearly 82,4-million globally in 2022, up 3,7%. IHS Markit projects the industry will finish out 2021 with nearly 79,4-million light vehicles sold, and industry demand levels will continue to be restrained next year as...

Attackers bypass critical Microsoft Office patch – updated

[Since it's initial publication, this article has been updated] Sophos has released details of a novel exploit that bypasses a patch for a critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) affecting the Microsoft Office file format. The findings are reported in a SophosLabs...

B2B sales leaders need to rethink go-to-market strategies

By 2026, B2B sales organisations that unify commercial strategies and leverage multithreaded commercial strategies will realise revenue growth that outperforms the competition by 50%, according to Gartner. This means sales leaders must rethink their go-to-market...

45,6m patients worldwide are remotely monitored

The number of remotely monitored patients reached 45,6-million in 2020 as the market acceptance continues to grow in several key verticals, according to new Berg Insight research on the m-health market. This number includes all patients enrolled in mHealth care...

Tips to help SMEs drive growth in 2022

Employing over half the workforce, driving significant growth in the private sector, and representing some 98% of all businesses, SMEs are the lifeblood of the South African economy. Experts speculate that Digital Transformation, Covid-19 awareness, shifting...

Travel tech trends to expect in 2022

It was Bill Gates who said that “the advance of technology is based on ‘making it fit in’ so that you don’t really even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life.” And if the latest travel tech is anything to go by, he’s 100% right. Bonnie Smith, GM of FCM, says that...

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Johnson Controls introduces mini chillers

Johnson Controls has introduced its line of modular mini chillers to provide easy installation, affordability and scalability for small and large facilities in South Africa. Each module is designed to integrate easily with each other, giving users the right amount of...

Draytek VDSL business router boosts networks

Network Platforms is pleased to release the DrayTek Vigor 2860 business router series. The Vigor 2860 Series is designed to boost developing corporate networks and includes single port modems and solutions to support VDSL and ADSL2 for backwards compatibility, as well...

Symantec: cybercrime growing in Middle East

Symantec has observed the growth of indigenous groups of attackers in the Middle East, centred on a simple piece of malware known as njRAT. While njRAT is similar in capability to many other remote access tools (RATs), what is interesting about this malware is that it...

SAP offers free online classes

Following the success of the openSAP platform and its massive online open courses (MOOCs), SAP AG has announced it will increase the diversity of its online courses to maximise their value and reach to learners worldwide. The current focus on developers using SAP...

PPO partners with NSI Technology Africa

Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, has signed a partnership agreement with NSI Technology Africa (NSI), an Africa-wide technology advisory, solutions and services provider with a primary focus on...

LAW Compliance launches ProSign

LAW Compliance, part of the LAW Holdings Group, is currently in pilot with the first ever electronic signature solution in the home loans market, with the ProSign solution for Absa and their attorney panel. The solution’s first signing session took place recently,...

Edutainment apps see growth in SA

The adoption of technology for entertainment, learning and developmental assessment amongst children is expected to increase in South Africa significantly as a result of the rise of smart device usage in the country. This is according to local artist and entrepreneur...

Miro named an official Sunell distributor

International security camera specialist Sunell recently formalised a partnership with Miro in distributing its IP and Analogue cameras within the Southern Africa region. Izelle Vermeulen, IP Video product manager at Miro says that Miro believes the Sunell range...

Ericsson announces EAA semi-finalists

Ericsson has announced the semi-finalists for the annual Ericsson Application Awards with Team SOP from Nigeria and Team WorkMode from South Africa named as semi-finalists in the company category and the student category respectively. Team SOP developed an application...

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7 released

Corel has introduced CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7, the latest version of its flagship graphics suite. With a redesigned and highly customisable user interface, the suite is tailored to each user’s workflow, offering new ways to increase productivity during every step...

Junior Tester

Job Title: Junior TesterHire Resolves client is looking for a Junior Tester to join their team and help ensure the quality and functionality of their software products. The ideal candidate will have a strong attention to detail, excellent problem-solving skills, and a...

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

If the daily grind makes you wonder if there's more to life than work, get ready to discover a professional journey that embraces excellence without compromise. We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team on a permanent contract. What you'll do: Your...

Aftersales & Continuous Support Engineer

Overall Purpose Of The Position Responsible for optimising all aspects of the aftersales experience (Spares & Site Services) for the client and maintaining client relationships to measure customer satisfaction and encourage future sales.Primary responsibility to...

Project Manager at Rand Mutual Assurance

THE JOB AT A GLANCEAs the Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the planning, implementation and tracking of specific medium to long term (6 to 24 months) RMA projects with specific deliverables as identified by Senior Management. WHAT WILL YOU DO?...

Technical Assistant – Western Cape Cape Town

Attention all tech troubleshooters! We're looking for a Technical Assistant superstar to join our team of problem-solving experts and help us keep our software running smoothly. What you'll do:Assisting the team in servicing and general maintenance of UPS units,...

Junior Tester – Gauteng Johannesburg

Job Title: Junior TesterHire Resolves client is looking for a Junior Tester to join their team and help ensure the quality and functionality of their software products. The ideal candidate will have a strong attention to detail, excellent problem-solving skills, and a...

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER – Gauteng Midrand

If the daily grind makes you wonder if there's more to life than work, get ready to discover a professional journey that embraces excellence without compromise. We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team on a permanent contract. What you'll do: Your...

Aftersales & Continuous Support Engineer – Gauteng Benoni

Overall Purpose Of The Position Responsible for optimising all aspects of the aftersales experience (Spares & Site Services) for the client and maintaining client relationships to measure customer satisfaction and encourage future sales.Primary responsibility to...

Project Manager at Rand Mutual Assurance – Gauteng Parktown

THE JOB AT A GLANCEAs the Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the planning, implementation and tracking of specific medium to long term (6 to 24 months) RMA projects with specific deliverables as identified by Senior Management. WHAT WILL YOU DO?...

IT Business Analyst

We are on the lookout for an experienced IT Business Analyst for our supply chain client, based in Durban. This role is for you if you have experience in implementing new IT initiatives and business processes, as well as enhancements to existing implementations. We...

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