‘Future leaders’ call for stronger voice in net zero transition
A global survey of young business professionals has revealed a growing appetite among the next generation of leaders to take a more active involvement in the journey to net zero. With COP28 just one week away, KPMG's "Leaders 2050" team interviewed 363 young people...
The scams to look out for this Black Friday
Despite continued reports about the tough economic environment facing South African consumers and the fact that disposable income is steadily decreasing, South Africans are still enjoying Black Friday sales. Statistics released by First National Bank show that over...
Uber Eats reveals SA’s favourite burgers
When it comes to takeaways, burgers continue to be a firm favourite for South Africans. Uber Eats has compiled the list of the nation's favourite flavour combinations, additions, subtractions and down-right quirky requests when it comes to the world-famous sandwich...
Earth’s water cycle is ramping up as climate warms
The rate at which plants and the land surface release moisture into the air has increased on a global scale between 2003 and 2019. These processes are collectively known as evapotranspiration, and a new NASA study has calculated its increase by using observations from...
Gartner predicts most finance, accounting outsourcing contracts won’t be renewed
Finance and accounting (F&A) organisations will not renew 60% of their existing business process outsourcing (BPO) contracts by 2025 because of outdated pricing models that do not drive digitization and process improvement, according to Gartner. "The era of...
Global M&A activity increased by 48% in Q1
A total 8,823 merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in Q1 2021, with a combined transaction value of $878-billion, according to GlobalData. This is a jump of 48% in deal value compared to Q1 2020. M&A activity recovered in the second half of 2020...
Young entrepreneurs take up the challenge
The Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge has come to an end after five weeks of gameplay which saw 7 535 Grade 8 - 12 learners across all nine provinces challenging their entrepreneurial skills. To set the scene, players were given a choice to pick an industry by...
Smaller companies fuel growth in wearables
The appetite for wearable devices remained strong in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21) even as volumes retreated from record fourth quarter levels. According to new data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, companies shipped a total of 104,6-million...
Orchid sexually exploits male beetles – a world first from Africa
Dr Callan Cohen, a research associate of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, has discovered a world pollination first: an orchid that sexually exploits longhorn beetles. The near-extinct Disa forficaria, known from a...
Resellers cry foul as SITA confirms tender exclusions
By Kathy Gibson – A group of resellers is crying foul over the State IT Agency (SITA)’s handling of the ongoing RFB0740 tender controversy. Having won what appeared to be a commitment to address their grievances yesterday morning, events in the afternoon seem to have...
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Aptronics turns 20
South Africa’s foremost black empowered IT solutions provider, Aptronics, has formally celebrated its 20th anniversary milestone – marking two decades since the company first began operating from the garage of founder and CEO, Anil Appie Pema in 1993. Aptronics is one...
Oracle announces BI Mobile App Designer
Oracle has announced Oracle BI Mobile App Designer, a new design tool with which business users can easily create stunning and interactive analytical applications for use on any major mobile device. With this release, Oracle adds major innovations to Oracle business...
Intuate Group named ShoreTel reseller
South African owned integrated solutions specialist, Intuate Group, has announced that it has signed an agreement to become a value-added solution provider selling ShoreTel’s on-premise unified communications (UC) solution. ShoreTel, the leading provider of...
Konica Minolta helps UL manage print
Konica Minolta South Africa, a Bidvest company, has successfully installed a sophisticated print management and cost recovery platform, to manage print environments and reduce costs, as well as increase document security, workflow and mobility at the University of...
FETs’ answer to crowded classrooms
ICHAF’s Training and Development director, Devan Moonsamy, says that large classroom numbers, too few teachers and a lack of resources are some of the challenges that most rural and government schools in South Africa face today. “More and more students are struggling...
Veeam releases Backup & Replication v7
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The Acer Promise for SMBs
Acer has announced the "Acer Promise", a new programme targeted especially at Small/Medium Businesses/SOHO covering its TravelMate commercial notebook range. Customers purchasing a qualifying Acer TravelMate commercial notebook between August 15, 2013 and October 31,...
DVT promotes disciplined approach to agile
The many benefits of the disciplined agile delivery (DAD) approach were outlined at the recent Agile Africa 2013 Conference by software development company DVT’s newly appointed principal agile consultant and coach, Riaan du Toit, whose talk was entitled Enterprise...
Demystifying small cell backhaul
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Huawei helps Poland build eLTE network
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, recently deployed the world's first 3.6GHz~3.8GHz eLTE wireless broadband data access network in Ozaworice, Poland. Covering vast rural areas across the region, the new...
Network Support Engineer (Tier 2) – Gauteng Johannesburg North
Role: Network Support Engineer - Tier 2 Location: Johannesburg North - HybridAre you ready to take your career to the next level in a dynamic and service-driven environment? We are looking for a talented and experienced Tier 2 Network Support Engineer to join our...
Software Developer C#.NET
Senior Full Stack Developer Required skills: C#. Net development MVC MS SQL Server Advantageous skills: Azure (Cloud development) jQuery, HTML5, CSS UML Agile and scrum Should be a team player, have attention to detail and is passionate about development. We only have...
Application I Platform Support Engineer
This position is based in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, it is a 12-month contract position. RESPONSIBILITIES Providing 1s1 and 2nd Line Open Text support to [non-key role] users.Providing Open Text Application and Platform support to end usersQUALIFICATIONS AND...
Junior IT Technician
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Application I Platform Support Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
This position is based in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, it is a 12-month contract position. RESPONSIBILITIES Providing 1s1 and 2nd Line Open Text support to [non-key role] users.Providing Open Text Application and Platform support to end usersQUALIFICATIONS AND...
Junior IT Technician – Eastern Cape Gqebera
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