AI, geopolitics reshaping the future of global energy markets

S&P Global Energy has released its Top Trends report identifying the pivotal developments shaping clean energy technology, sustainability, and growth in global energy markets in 2026. "In 2026, AI's surging power demand growth will be testing grid limits, revenue...

Global IT market on course for its best year since 1996

Worldwide spending on IT – including hardware, software and IT services - is on course to post an increase of 14% in 2025, representing the fastest year of growth since 1996 when the launch of Windows 95, expanding PC usage and Internet adoption were the primary...

Despite slowing momentum, global trade to hit record $35trn

Global trade is on course to exceed $35-trillion in 2025 for the first time, according to UNCTAD’s final Global Trade Update of the year. The new data confirm that trade continued expanding through the second half of 2025, even as geopolitical tensions, higher costs...

Top performers turn AI into revenue, profit growth

Companies that are able to strategically use artificial intelligence (AI) are far more likely to post more than 10% revenue growth, with more than 15% profit margins from their AI deployments. This is among the findings from NTT Data’s newly-released 2026 Global AI...

Older websites exploited for phishing scams

Scammers are now targeting various older websites that are without reliable protection as they seek an easier and more effective way to distribute phishing pages. Due to the lack of support and maintenance on these sites, they have become vulnerable to hacking through...

AI is changing work – and HR leaders should change too

The rise of generative AI has surfaced many new questions about how the technology will impact the workforce. Even as AI becomes more pervasive in business, people are still a core competitive advantage. By Jill Goldstein, managing partner: talent transformation...

Covid vaccines surface on the darknet

The world is undertaking one of the largest and most complex vaccination campaigns in history and, not surprisingly, scammers and sellers on the dark market are eager to profit off the process. Kaspersky researchers examined 15 different marketplaces on the Darknet...

Despite vaccine willingness, marketers should be cautious

Most consumers (71%) report they are either willing to receive the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as they're able (52%) or a few months after it becomes available (19%), according to Gartner. However, the Gartner Consumer Community Survey, which gathered findings from...

Jasco issues six-month trading statement

Jasco Electronics has issued a trading statement concerning the six months to 31 December 2020. Although the group's revenue has improved, it is still lower than the comparative six-month period the previous year. However, cost-cutting and efficiencies have helped the...

EMEA smartphone market at weakest in six years

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) smartphone market recorded its weakest performance in six years in 2020 due to the Covid-19 crisis, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker reports the EMEA market...

Moderna and IBM to make Covid-19 vaccine supply chain smarter

Moderna and IBM has announced their intentions to explore technologies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain and hybrid cloud, that could help support smarter Covid-19 vaccine management. Central to the effort will be a pilot of open, standardized,...

People feel strongly about employers’ societal, cultural stances

A massive 68% of employees would consider quitting their current job and working with an organisation with a stronger viewpoint on the social issues that matter most to them. This is one of the findings from Gartner's February 2021 Post-Election Survey of 3 000...

Huawei rolls out AI strategy for SA consumers

Huawei has launched its Seamless AI Life strategy, promising to deliver an intelligent experience. Smart devices have become important portals that provide users with intelligent experiences, according to Huawei Consumer Business Group GM Jun Sun. With the advent of...

EMEA PC market set for strong growth

According to research by IDC, shipments of traditional PCs (a combination of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) in EMEA will total 96,4-million in 2021, a 16% YoY growth. Once again, continuing lockdowns across the region will result in maintained demand for...

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Nashua scoops awards at Africa Print

Nashua Limited has once again underpinned its position as a leader in the production printing market by partaking in this year’s Africa Print Expo in Johannesburg. The company is celebrating winning Best Large Stand at the show, adding to their Best Exhibition Stand...

New business: getting it right

SA IT consultancy Cybervine is making significant inroads into the local market on the back of serial start-up experience and a whole new approach to doing IT business – turning it down occasionally. Starting a business in South Africa is fraught with challenges and...

African name-matching solution from Bytes

Bytes Universal Systems, a Bytes Technology Group company, has launched |Guiro, its patented software solution that enables intelligent name-matching for African names. |Guiro aims to help companies manage their customer data more effectively. “One of the great...

The benefits of analytics in healthcare

In any industry, the organisations that can adapt quickly and intelligently to changing market forces will succeed in the long term. In the health industry in particular, organisations need to contain costs and respond quickly to changes globally and locally. There...

NetApp enhances partner programme

Changing market dynamics, growing demand for new technologies such as cloud or flash, and new buying patterns require a flexible approach to selling IT solutions. More than ever partners are forced to adapt their business models and diversify their capabilities to...

EnviroServ implements PPO

EnviroServ’s Mineral Beneficiation (EMB) department has implemented Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, in a bid to control project budgets and scheduling. EnviroServ has been providing...

Pillars of PCI compliance

The Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) has mandated that merchants of all sizes that process, store or transmit credit card information must comply with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) security compliance by the end of 2013. Consequently, retailers have to...

CRS iSight keeps HR standards in focus

In light of the introduction of the first-of-its-kind formal HR standards in South Africa, devised by industry and the SA Board for People Practices (SABPP), CRS Technologies, a leading local provider of HR & payroll services and solutions, has launched its iSight...

PV systems need lightning, surge protection

In recent years, photovoltaic (PV) systems have become a significant sector within the energy market, with the International Energy Agency in 2011 saying that "the development of affordable, inexhaustible and clean solar energy technologies will have huge longer-term...

EMC, Bidvest and DiData form partnership

Bidvest Magnum, Dimension Data and EMC Southern Africa have formed an alliance to provide South African organisations with solutions that enable them to streamline management of their physical security environments and to better leverage data for their physical...

Senior Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

Main Purpose of Role To enable the business growth strategy by ensuring that the PeopleWare/ Payroll, Time & Attendance, and related products remains relevant, competitive and of high quality. This role requires a deep understanding of payroll processes, tax...

Datawarehouse Developer – Remote Remote

Datawarehouse DeveloperJoin an employer of choice offering great perksR900 000 - R1 100 000Top National Data Consultancy is looking for a Datawarehouse Developer to join their growing team. A remote opportunity with great perks and bonuses.Main Purpose of the job:To...

Data Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Are you tired of being invisible to the rest of your team? Do you want to work in a company that appreciates your work and gives you feedback on it ?! We are looking forward to seeing your application for this Data Analyst role. Requirements: Data collection, data...

Senior SAP PPDS Technical Consultant – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

We are looking for candidates who bring in-depth market experience, who see technology as a way to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society. If you are looking for a career where...

Senior Data Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our Client is looking for a Financial Data Analyst to join their team at one South Africa`s biggest and most well-known banks. As the Financial Data Analyst, you'll be responsible for analysing data and developing analytical models to provide financial reporting,...

Application Developer at Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, song, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all...

IP Network Engineer

Understanding of IT background in Telco/ISP environment.Understanding in depth of Network, Network infrastructure, IP flow and Protocols.Obtain and clarify requirements from internal and external customers.Effectively Handling of queries and escalations from...

ICT Senior Support Systems Developer (C#)

ICT Senior Support Systems Developer (C#)R 45 000 - R 55 000A prestigious consumer finance business is looking for an individual To enable and add value to the business by recommending appropriate technical solutions to business problems, through analysis, design...

Senior Network Engineer at Alviva Holdings

We are looking for a Senior IT Network Engineer who is resilient, productive, and has a good outlook. In order to provide services and/or execute projects, the function entails performing a variety of intricate and sophisticated professional technical implementation...

iOS (Swift) Developer

Are you sick of the long hours, low pay and micro management? Are you looking for a new job where you can work at your own pace with a great team in an environment that values quality above all else? My client is looking to add an iOS (Swift) Developer to their team!...

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