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...

Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...

Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

Startups challenge incumbents like Nvidia in AI accelerator chips

Among the several innovations announced at Google I/O 2024, a key highlight was the release of the sixth-generation tensor processing unit (TPU) named Trillium. With its high energy efficiency and significantly higher peak compute performance, the new chip heightens...

What South Africans searched for in 2021

As the pandemic entered the second year, “Sassa status check” emerged as the top trending search in 2021, demonstrating the impact Covid-19 has had on the livelihoods of South Africans. Google’s 2021 Year in Seach also reveals the country's uncompromising love of...

5G live stream showcases endangered penguins

Huawei and Telkom have supported a 5G live stream of Africa's endangered penguins to highlight role of 5G and supporting technology for conservation and environmental protection as well as other 5G use case. The live stream from Boulders Beach in Cape Town, home to...

Most workers support mask, vaccine mandates

There is widespread support among workers across the world for workplace Covid-control mandates. On average, about three in four employed adults agree that everyone in their workplace should be fully vaccinated (78%), undergo frequent testing if unvaccinated (74%),...

Covid-19 drives dramatic workplace shifts

While workplaces have seen major economic, social, environmental, and technological changes recently, the pandemic accelerated trends including remote working, shifting employees' expectations, learning and development, purpose and belonging at work, and employee...

Economic outlook defined by digital resilience

Ahead of the pandemic's second year milestone, the Mastercard Economics Institute has released Economy 2022, a global outlook for the coming year based on critical trends as seen through the lens of the consumer. The report reveals how five fundamental factors --...

Mobile threats on the rise

There has been a 13% increase in cyberattacks on enterprises over the past 12 months, with a rise in ransomware incidents and, for the first time, a noticeable wave of attacks against mobile devices. The Security Navigator 2022 from Orange Cyberdefense provides a...

Pressure on consumer credit mounts

With unemployment still at record levels, and consumer price inflation above average household income growth, the pressure on South African finances remains and is clear to see in the latest consumer credit data. TransUnion's Q3 2021 South Africa Industry Insights...

Hearables lead wearables growth

Global shipments for wearables grew 9,9% during the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) reaching 138,4-million units, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Hearables led the growth as the category...

More News Today

Protecting against CryptoLocker

Today, most businesses are run on computers. Owning a computer, accessing e-mails, surfing the Internet, interacting on social media sites and being connected to a network all carry the threat of attacks from malicious programmes and viruses, says Roberto Caprio, MD,...

Big data analytics boosts security

Fraud costs organisations is costing organisations across all industries millions of rands. As the amount and sophistication of schemes to defraud businesses increases, many companies are turning to big data analytics to comb through vast volumes of data to reveal...

Always-on SSL ensures Web site security

Web sites have been using SSL technology for years to ensure their security, and the certificates and their uses are well understood. SSL that only protects users at login, however, leaves them vulnerable when they’re spending time on your Web site. Says LAWtrust...

Industry experts comment on Budget Speech

The 2014 National Budget Address echoed a resounding endorsement of the National Development Plan (NDP), viewed by business as a blueprint for faster growth, job creation and poverty alleviation. What’s more, Minister Pravin Gordhan highlighted the private sector as a...

How to better manage contract management

Contracts are an important instrument of business, yet they remain one of the worst managed components within an organisation, often leading to the mismanagement of operational processes that in turn impact efficiencies and put a company at risk.  The bottom line is...

Ghana granted Rockefeller Foundation loan

The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a $3,8-million grant to the Ghanaian government in partnership with the World Bank to support the establishment of world class facilities that will attract IT and IT enabled firms, including Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)...

Samsung achieves security certification

Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced that it has reached a new milestone for its enterprise customers by becoming the first in the mobile industry to achieve a Common Criteria Certification on its Galaxy devices embedded with security platform Knox. Common...

Global demand for Linux skills grows

Professionals with experience in open source operating systems are in high demand, according to the annual Jobs Report by the Linux Foundation. The report shows that enterprises around the world are increasingly dependent on Linux in all corners of their business and...

Symantec opens Customer Management Centre

Symantec has established and opened a new Customer Management Centre (CMC) to provide a world-class experience for its customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Symantec will make it easier for customers and partners to interact with the company by bringing...

Big data is pointless without analytics

Talk of “big data” challenges is making a lot of noise. Data is growing at an almost unmanageable pace. In fact, data types and sources of all kinds – from enterprise resource planning or software, server logs and social media, and even unstructured data from voice...

IT Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

Responsible for 1st line hardware and software Helpdesk support as well as provide user support in accordance with company policies and procedures.REQUIREMENTS:A+/N+, MCSE or equivalent certification will be an advantage.Minimum of 2 year's appropriate...

Technical Business Analyst (Advanced) 2578 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

Engagement with stakeholders to understand business problems and needs and translate those into detailed technical and/or functional requirements that include process, data, people, and technical workflow specifications.Analyse and understand the end-to-end flow of...

Application Developer – Remote Remote

African Black Candidates OnlyJob purpose:A developer is required to develop, test, document and implement application/systems using the latest version of dot net. The type of projects include Web API, Blazor, SQL and Azure development. He/she will also be required to...

Data Manager (Wits ILTBRU)

Main purpose of the job:Coordinate the data processing and management activities of research projects such as developing standard operating procedures, overseeing data capturing, and providing analysis output and data quality controlLocation:Jose Pearson TB Hospital,...

Senior Control Software Engineer

The Senior Control Software Engineer plans, implements, modifies, administers and evaluates Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for the company-Mid telescope. As a senior member of the team, they work with the company Observation Monitoring and...

Application Analyst at Electrolux

Reports To - IT ManagerFunctional Area- ITDivision-Sales Area Southern Africa YourRole Understand Sage X3 processes in Sales, Purchasing and Distribution (Manufacturing Advantageous) Fundamental accounting knowledge. Understand Business processes used in South Africa....

Tax Technical Consultant

Duties & Responsibilities Manage Client Queries: Efficiently handle queries from clients, providing timely and accurate responses.SARS Liaison: Facilitate the escalation and finalisation of client queries with SARS. Act as the primary point of contact for...

Data Manager (Wits ILTBRU) – Eastern Cape Gqebera

Main purpose of the job:Coordinate the data processing and management activities of research projects such as developing standard operating procedures, overseeing data capturing, and providing analysis output and data quality controlLocation:Jose Pearson TB Hospital,...

Senior Control Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

The Senior Control Software Engineer plans, implements, modifies, administers and evaluates Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for the company-Mid telescope. As a senior member of the team, they work with the company Observation Monitoring and...

Application Analyst at Electrolux – Gauteng Benoni

Reports To - IT ManagerFunctional Area- ITDivision-Sales Area Southern Africa YourRole Understand Sage X3 processes in Sales, Purchasing and Distribution (Manufacturing Advantageous) Fundamental accounting knowledge. Understand Business processes used in South Africa....

View more career listings on our Careers Section