‘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...
Balance risk management and productivity when using RPA
As robotic process automation (RPA) moves from the testing phase to full adoption in most finance departments, controllers must optimise their governance processes to balance risk management processes without stifling the productivity that the technology provides,...
Firms should shelve NPS as customer service measure
By 2025, more than 75% of organisations will have abandoned Net Promoter Score (NPS) as a measure of success for customer service and support, according to Gartner. Customer service and support leaders should move now to build the case to remove NPS from...
Africa urgently needs 20m vaccine doses
Africa needs at least 20-million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to get second doses to all who received a first dose within the eight to 12-week interval between doses recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). A single dose of...
Discovering Africa’s top technology innovators
For the first time, future-shapers from all 55 African Union member states now have the chance to participate in the largest independent startup ecosystem-driven competition in the world with the opening of nominations for the Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa. The...
Companies must reinvent their employee value proposition
To attract and retain talent, HR leaders must evolve their employee value proposition (EVP) to provide a more human deal that centres on the whole person, according to Gartner. Employers must redesign their EVP to deliver employees a life experience - not just an...
Resellers challenge SITA client devices tender
By Kathy Gibson - Disgruntled ICT resellers excluded from the latest transversal contract won a qualified victory during an informal protest at the State IT Agency (SITA) this morning. A group of resellers converged on the agency's Erasmuskloof offices to ask...
Covid and the long-term impacts on Africa
Kathy Gibson reports - Businesses in Africa face an unprecedented crisis as a result of Covid - as well as social and economic impacts that will be felt long after the world returns to some form of normal. Isaah Mhlanga, chief economist at Alexander Forbes, points out...
2021 smartphone growth to hit highest level since 2015
Following back-to-back quarters of growth, International Data Corporation (IDC) has raised its near-term outlook for the global smartphone market. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones are forecast to reach...
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Samsung introduces Galaxy S4 Zoom
Samsung South Africa has announced the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, a powerful new device which combines the design language of the Galaxy S4 smartphone with advanced photographic capabilities, not to mention the only smartphone with a 10x Optical Zoom in the...
4G LTE-enabled Optimus G Pro available soon
The LG Electronics (LG) flagship smartphone, the Optimus G Pro, will be available in South Africa from 1 September 2013. Compatible with most of 4G LTE networks around the world, the Optimus G Pro is set to impress with its smart and sleek performance. In response to...
Green construction critical to environment
The South African built industry is increasingly recognising that green construction is imperative if users are to reduce carbon emissions and leave a world that will be habitable for future generations. The move to green is therefore rapidly gaining momentum here, in...
Network Platforms adds Vigor to portfolio
Leading national IT solutions provider Network Platforms has confirmed the arrival of three models of the acclaimed Draytek Vigor 2860 Series, the company’s latest premium firewall, VPN and router device. This is a new flagship product range developed and introduced...
DiData enhances MSVC offering
Dimension Data, the $5,8-billion ICT solutions and services provider, today announced an enhanced version of its Managed Services for Visual Communications (MSVC) offering. MSVC, the world’s first truly global service of its kind, takes the headache out of video...
Can’t hire skills? Grow them instead
For as long as there has been an IT industry, there has been a shortage of skills. Business has always seemed to require more skilled staff than have ever been available in the market. But there's a recent trend that is becoming more and more common: tech companies...
Touch technology: a new paradigm
Touch based solutions are an elegant answer to the question many markets and salespeople continue to raise – how do we meaningfully connect with consumers? The pervasiveness of touch based technology is hard to deny. One need only spend a few moments with a young...
McAfee Mobile Security offers safe zones
McAfee has announced an updated version of McAfee Mobile Security offering new, cutting-edge privacy features including the Multi-user App Profile function which allows consumers to create multiple user profiles or “safe zones” on one device with customised or...
Gartner names Software AG market leader
Software AG has announced it was positioned by Gartner, a leading industry analyst firm, in the Leaders Quadrant of the newly created Magic Quadrant for Application Services Governance. Vendors were evaluated based on both their completeness of vision and ability to...
Voice: it’s starting to look different
Voice calls will remain a critical part of contact centre interactions for years to come, but the nature and handling of these calls is changing, says Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer at Elingo. While voice calls were the foundation of the contact...
IT Support Technician
On-Site IT Support Engineer - Taking the cloud phenomenon to another level! We are looking for a confident go getter individual who has an urgent sense of delivery and customer service! Most of the work will be Windows based desktop and notebook, Windows server and...
SharePoint Designer/Administrator
Our client is seeking a talented SharePoint Designer/Administrator (Hybrid) with a strong focus on UI/UX design to join their team. The ideal candidate must be creative and have a strong passion for user interface design and user experience optimization. The candidate...
Senior Technical Engineer
This position is based in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, it is a 12-month contract position. RESPONSIBILITIES Diagnosing and troubleshooting software and Senior Technical Support Engineer hardware problems and assisting end users to install applications and...
IT Support Technician – Gauteng Wynberg
On-Site IT Support Engineer - Taking the cloud phenomenon to another level! We are looking for a confident go getter individual who has an urgent sense of delivery and customer service! Most of the work will be Windows based desktop and notebook, Windows server and...
SharePoint Designer/Administrator – Western Cape Cape Town
Our client is seeking a talented SharePoint Designer/Administrator (Hybrid) with a strong focus on UI/UX design to join their team. The ideal candidate must be creative and have a strong passion for user interface design and user experience optimization. The candidate...
Senior Technical Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
This position is based in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, it is a 12-month contract position. RESPONSIBILITIES Diagnosing and troubleshooting software and Senior Technical Support Engineer hardware problems and assisting end users to install applications and...
Data Centre Manager
Data Centre Support Engineer - Taking the cloud phenomenon to another level! We are looking for a confident go getter individual who has an urgent sense of delivery looking for exposure to a variety of VMWare hosts with Windows servers! The Company: one of a few...
SharePoint Designer/Administrator
Our client is seeking a talented SharePoint Designer/Administrator (Hybrid) with a strong focus on UI/UX design to join their team. The ideal candidate must be creative and have a strong passion for user interface design and user experience optimization. The candidate...
Data Scientist (1 Year Contract – Renewable) Wits AGINCOURT
Additional information:The MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) is an exceptional health and population research center in the Wits School of Public HealthThe Unit supports a major research infrastructure underpinned by a...
Data Centre Manager – Gauteng Centurion
Data Centre Support Engineer - Taking the cloud phenomenon to another level! We are looking for a confident go getter individual who has an urgent sense of delivery looking for exposure to a variety of VMWare hosts with Windows servers! The Company: one of a few...
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