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...

Cisco debuts AI-powered investments

Cisco has kicked off its Cisco LIVE 2024 event with new AI-powered innovations and investments that deliver a clear message: AI isn't just the latest turning point in technology. It's an efficient, intelligent source of digital resilience that can connect and protect...

SAP embeds AI in enterprise cloud portfolio

At its annual SAP Sapphire conference, SAP unveiled generative AI innovations and partnerships that showcase how the company is infusing Business AI across its enterprise cloud portfolio. "The Business AI innovations we're announcing at SAP Sapphire in 2024 will...

Google invests in African innovator

Google has announced its first investment from the Africa Investment Fund which was launched by Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, at Google for Africa in October. The first investment is in SafeBoda, a venture-backed company with investors that include...

Applications open for youth leadership award

Global Citizen, with global technology partner Cisco, has announced that applications are open for the fourth annual Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award. Established in 2018, the Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award is an annual award that...

Sage to acquire Brightpearl

The Sage Group has agreed to acquire Brightpearl, a cloud native multichannel retail management system for retailers and wholesalers. Sage already has a 17% minority stake in Brightpearl. The acquisition will broaden its value proposition for mid-sized businesses and...

Research funding falls well short of what’s needed to end TB

A new report finds that global funding for tuberculosis (TB) research totaled $915-million in 2020 - less than half the goal of $2-billion set forth by participating country governments at the 2018 United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB. The findings by Treatment...

Apple shipments spur META wearables market

According to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC), the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) wearable devices market includes posted a year-on-year growth rate of 2% in units and 25,4% in value in Q3 2021. The latest edition of the firm's...

African digital workers will do more to gain opportunities

Digital talent in Africa leads the pack in looking to change jobs in the near future for better career opportunities: 73% will switch roles to advance their careers, compared to 63% globally. Career advancement is the main driver for technology employees to move jobs,...

New risks for managers in 2022

Board members and company executives can be held liable for an increasing range of scenarios. Today's market volatility, with the increased threat of asset bubbles and inflation, the prospect of a growing number of insolvencies due to the pandemic environment,...

Cybercrime peaks over popular shopping seasons

A massive 66% of South African organisations have experienced technology downtime after a cyber security incident, with 85% of those confirming that these incidents happened during their busiest operational periods. This is against the backdrop of nearly half of South...

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Manufacturers move to the cloud

Manufacturers have one thing in common – they need to make themselves hassle free from a supply chain, distribution and services point of view. Many manufacturers are looking to cloud computing to improve their process, supply chain management, R&D as well as...

Networked economy trends transform Africa

We live in a networked world in which, like it or not, we are all connected to communities that keep us informed and can help us learn, share and consume more efficiently. Organisations are now inextricably tied into a networked economy, as they are connected more...

Q-KON, Ruckus grow wireless in Africa

Q-KON has joined the Ruckus Wireless Big Dog Partner Program. As a Big Dog Partner, Q-KON has committed to represent the Ruckus brand in Africa and add value to projects by helping companies to monetise WiFi. Ruckus Wireless is a global supplier of advanced wireless...

NSBC boosts productivity with Microsoft

The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) has reduced operational risk and improved productivity with Microsoft’s cloud based Office 365 Enterprise E3 solution. Few structures appreciate the importance of entrepreneurship more keenly than the National Small Business...

Ricoh programme has 20 new graduates

Ricoh has successfully coached another 20 learners through its Ricoh Learnership Programme and they are recognised under the Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education Training Authority (MICT Seta) guidelines. Graduates are National...

Cloud adoption remains slow despite benefits

While the use of cloud is increasing among South African businesses, it seems that adoption remains relatively slow. According to the Cloud in Africa: Reality Check 2013 research study released by World Wide Worx and Cisco late last year, 50% of South African medium...

Enterprise architecture key in IT governance

The importance of enterprise architecture as a strategic business capability, and even as a source of competitive advantage, is becoming increasingly well understood. It’s also been fuelled by King III and COBIT 5 making the CEO accountable for enterprise...

Use enterprise HDDs to optimise data centres

Data is a critical component of doing business and as such, data centres are at the heart of today’s organisation. Ensuring you have enough capacity to store volumes of information as well as efficiently run the applications that enable business is key to success....

Jasco helps motor dealership migrate to VoIP

Jasco has transformed the communications capability of a major Eastern Cape motor dealer, introducing voice over IP (VoIP) and free inter-branch communication, a move that has cut the organisation’s telecommunications costs by more than 40%. Three years into the...

Pitney Bowes, ARX boost digital signatures

Pitney Bowes SA, a business solution specialist, and ARX, the market leader in digital signature solutions, are pleased to announce a new partnership. Together, the two will deliver powerful, integrated solutions to assist South African organisations in improving...

Controls Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

PURPOSE: The Controls Software Engineer plans, implements, modifies, administers, and evaluates Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for the organisation's telescope. While being part of the organisation's Computing and Software team, they work...

Desktop Support Technician – Gauteng Johannesburg

Are you passionate about providing technical support and ensuring end-user satisfaction? We're looking for a dedicated Desktop Support Technician to join our team. In this role, you'll be responsible for providing desk-side or remote support to end-users, resolving...

Business Analyst at Mintek – Gauteng Randburg

Introduction Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for a Business Analyst. The incumbent will be responsible to create detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities, and solutions for the business. This role includes processes of improving services...

Data Engineer (JHB)

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg seeks a highly technical Data Engineer whose core role will be to drive, design & build scalable ETL systems for a Big Data warehouse to implement robust & trustworthy data to support high...

Senior Full Stack Developer

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is revolutionizing digital identity solutions with their advanced cloud-based biometric platform, streamlining customer onboarding and authentication with real-time biometrics, KYC, and AML checks. They prioritize excellence in technical...

Php Developer

Role:PHP Developer will write and deploy beautiful, fast PHP to a high standard, in a timely and scalable way that improves the codebase for customer designed, in-house PHP based Systems.Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:Write “clean”, well-designed...

Data Engineer (JHB) – Gauteng Sandton

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg seeks a highly technical Data Engineer whose core role will be to drive, design & build scalable ETL systems for a Big Data warehouse to implement robust & trustworthy data to support high...

Senior Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is revolutionizing digital identity solutions with their advanced cloud-based biometric platform, streamlining customer onboarding and authentication with real-time biometrics, KYC, and AML checks. They prioritize excellence in technical...

Php Developer – Remote Remote

Role:PHP Developer will write and deploy beautiful, fast PHP to a high standard, in a timely and scalable way that improves the codebase for customer designed, in-house PHP based Systems.Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:Write “clean”, well-designed...

Developer/IT Solutions Architect

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 do research and help with the...

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