SA consumers more discerning in seeking ‘bang for their buck’
South African consumers spent R112-billion in the first quarter of 2024 - a YoY increase of R7,7-billion (7,3%) - with ambient foods (including rice, sugar, and UHT milk), soft drinks, beer and frozen meat among the most significant contributors to this growth. This...
CFOs must treat cybersecurity as a business decision
With more executives identifying security as critical for enterprise revenue growth, the CFO needs to be comfortable handling cybersecurity investments that provide defensible performance and outcomes to business stakeholders, says Gartner. Paul Proctor, distinguished...
Black Friday saw record online sales
Payment gateway Peach Payments saw an increase of more that 103% in online shopping payment volume on Black Friday, compared to last year. Over the Black Friday to Cyber Monday period, Peach Payments processed over R250-million. Rahul Jain, co-founder and CEO of Peach...
Black Friday 2021: contactless payments doubled
According to data released by Standard Bank, utilisation of contactless card payments increased by more than 100% compared to 2020. "It's great to see that our customers have embraced innovation and have adopted contactless payments to transact seamlessly. This...
Risk management institute backs vaccine task team
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) says a renewed call by President Ramaphosa to accelerate the administration of coronavirus vaccines and the establishment of a task team to look at mandatory vaccinations is to be welcomed and should be supported...
A push for NLP for Africa
The Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology that makes engagement across digital channels simple and intuitive for English language speakers is still not serving millions of people who speak African indigenous languages. This is according to NLP researchers who...
Investment in lettuce shows positive returns
Fedgroup has released an opportunity for investors on its Impact Farming platform to invest in the first tranche of over 500 lettuce stacks in a sustainable facility in Pretoria. This is hot on the heels of moringa, and macadamia nut trees being made available on its...
New board for women’s empowerment NPO
Women for Afrika, (WFA) a nonprofit organisation formed in 2004 as an outreach programme of Woman Within International (WWIL) in South Africa, has announced the new board members. The team of seven women will help WFA grow, nurture, support and maintain a community of...
Astronomers see what could be a black hole collision light show
In a first, astronomers may have seen light from the merger of two black holes, providing opportunities to learn about these mysterious dark objects. When two black holes spiral around each other and ultimately collide, they send out gravitational waves - ripples in...
Remote working drove higher productivity
A significant two-thirds of business executives believe that remote work will continue in some form beyond the pandemic, despite a clear divergence in views over employee productivity when working from home. This is according to a new report, Reshaping Productivity,...
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Infor, CAT collaborate on equipment solution
Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70 000 customers, has announced the availability of Infor M3 Equipment for CAT dealers. This enhanced version of Infor M3 for Equipment delivers new functionality specifically for CAT Dealers...
Mobile payments will grow in 2014
Plastic card payments will go toe-toe with new-wave wearable technology and smartphones during 2014, said Derick Roberts, CEO of mobile communications specialist, TruTeq Devices, a company boasting clients such as Telkom and Eskom. “This means credit card companies...
Social media and recruitment
The tendency to recruit via social media is perhaps not as prevalent in South Africa as in other countries. However, according to MCI Consultants, one of the largest distributors of staffing software in southern Africa, 58% of organisations use social media to recruit...
The blurred lines of copyright
"As far as I know, publishing someone’s content as your own is plagiarism. Or does the Twittersphere have a different set of rules?" So asked a frustrated Business Day TV executive. This was, of course, in the context of the “stolen Tweets” story, one of several...
Overcoming the challenges of mobility
Developing and implementing secure and reliable networks is a key priority for IT executives, especially for small to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) wanting to implement new mobile strategies that will drive value for the entire business in future. SMEs are fast...
Socialytics enhances social media job role
With companies embracing digital to improve and differentiate their business, the power of social media in brand building and reputation management is increasingly being accepted, giving credence to emergence of a new job role: the social media managers. And now,...
AMD announces new AM1 platform
AMD has announced the introduction of its AM1 platform featuring the AMD quad-core and dual-core “Kabini” APU into the component channel for system builders. Combined with motherboards from leading manufacturers, the new AM1 platform will deliver award-winning...
Big data, big benefits
Most companies have heard about big data, and are vaguely aware of the benefits. Unfortunately, it remains a "nice idea" but one whose benefits are not well understood. Gerald Naidoo, CEO of Logikal Consulting, takes a look at some of the very real benefits big data...
Integrity key when selecting employees
The public broadcaster has become an open joke. Earlier this month, SABC employees were again found to have fraudulent matric documents, with more than 2 200 staffers without a shred of proof that they had passed high school. In fact, a senior finance administrator...
Farmers use TruTeq for wireless security
TruTeq Devices, which provides wireless connectivity solutions to all market sectors – including the likes of Eskom and Sasol – is to increase its focus on the farming sector in South Africa after providing various wireless solutions to “thousands of farmers” over the...
SAP Hybris Consultant – Gauteng Pretoria Region
Cruze Control Technologies is looking for SAP Hybris Consultants Desired Skills: SAP hybris Desired Work Experience: 5 to 10 years Desired Qualification Level: Degree Learn more/Apply for this position
Agile Master (Advanced) 1437 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
Tracking and communicating commitments, dependencies, and risks.Track metrics to measure team performance and ensure that continuous improvement is enabled.Champion delivery success throughout the team and champion the early delivery of incremental benefits.Active...
Backend Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
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Project Manager (Wits Ezintsha)
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Fixed Income Analyst
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