Durable, engineered CO2 removals will reach 630 megatonnes by 2044
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) will be needed to reach any international net zero emission targets and avoid global warming beyond 1,5°C to 2°C. Negative emissions technologies (NETs), especially those that go beyond nature-based approaches to provide long-lasting...
Melinda Gates resigns from Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation
Melinda French Gates has resigned from her role as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with her last day being 7 June 2024. Mark Suzman, CEO of the foundation, shares that Melinda Gates plans to play a role in improving the lives of women and families....
Squid Game an attractive lure for spreading cyberthreats
During the month following its release, Squid Game, a South Korean survival drama TV-series, became Netflix's biggest series, with more than 111-million viewers. Following demand from viewers, cybercriminals are not shy in taking advantage of fans' eagerness to watch...
Sign up for virtual Red Hat Summit
The free-to-attend Red Hat Sub Saharan Africa Summit 2021 will take place online from 3 November 2021. The new format, featuring keynotes from industry thought leaders and subject matter experts, is designed to offer delegates a mix of innovation, collaboration, and...
Unified data management enables next-generation analytics
Kathy Gibson reports from InterSystems Virtual Summit 2021 – As analytics becomes increasingly more important, a unified data platform is not only becoming more critical but users are demanding more functionality from it. Jeff Fried, data platforms product director at...
Innovation critical to keep healthcare systems relevant
Kathy Gibson reports from InterSystems Virtual Summit 2021 – The global healthcare world is in a period of rapid evolution, and systems are under pressure to stay current. “Covid-19 has forced systems to change at a pace unknown until now,” says Dimitri Fane, product...
Parents more worried about child consent than Covid-19 vaccine
The announcement by the South African government that children aged 12-18 are now eligible for Covid-19 vaccination has brought with it intense discussion around consent and the rights of minors. While this is so far a theoretical concern, given that most children in...
Public cloud sets the scene for SA’s business growth
The IDC South African Public Cloud Market study 2021-2025 found that one word defines the future - momentum. Cloud deployments underwent rapid growth in 2020 as enterprises raced to connect geographically dispersed workforces and build digitally robust business...
Digital government programs fail to scale
Despite increased focus and investment, 55% of digital government programs are failing to scale, according to a survey from Gartner. Government CIOs can adopt practices from digitally advanced governments to successfully scale their own programs. "Citizens expect...
Malware stalks SA mobile users
Kaspersky researchers have disclosed the results of the global analysis of stalkerware programs - commercially available spyware often used for domestic abuse. According to their calculations, 318 users in South Africa have found out they have stalkerware programs on...
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Contact centres need innovation boost
With some local contact centres still resting on technology nearly a decade old, it’s time for contact centres to embrace innovation or face being left behind, says Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer at Elingo. Across the world, the fastest-growing...
Leading the business by going digital
The mission of most IT organisations is to serve the business by focusing on ways to cut costs, enhance productivity and streamline processes, says Lee Naik, MD: IT Strategy and Transformation at Accenture SA. There are good reasons for this, as more efficient...
Sage releases Business Index 2013
The 2013 Sage Business Index (SBI) survey globally interviewed more than 11 000 SME business decision-makers, revealing that SMEs generally agree that excessive Government bureaucracy and legislation top the list of the least favourable aspects of doing business....
Comment on the draft IP policy
We have discussed the recent Draft National Policy on Intellectual Property, 2013 (“the Policy”) in a separate article. Shortly after its release, one of South Africa’s foremost IP experts, Louis Harms, produced a written comment on the Policy, writes Chris Bull:...
Don’t part on bad terms, warns Accsys
Given South Africa’s level of unemployment, the competition that has escalated in most industries and the need to comply with legislation that now defines modern HR management, the relationship between employees and employers is very much under the spotlight. Experts...
Junk Mail offers SMBs a virtual shop front
JunkMail.co.za has recently launched a trader platform that allows small business to create and run a virtual shop front using the classifieds site. “Our trader platform on Junk Mail allows small business owners – whether they are selling cakes out of their home...
Addressing end-to-end security
To address the rapidly changing nature of threats, organisations need to think about security differently. Traditional security is no longer doing the job – businesses need a solid framework and layered system of defence to address today’s challenges. In order to...
BlackBerry Z30 available in SA
The new BlackBerry Z30 smartphone is now available in South Africa from Vodacom. Featuring BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2, the new all-touch BlackBerry comes with a 5-inch display and the largest battery on a BlackBerry smartphone. The new BlackBerry Z30 smartphone is...
Interconnect offers compliance services
With companies becoming increasingly reliant on the successful integration of converged information and communications technology systems, the design, installation and maintenance of networking and other basic infrastructure is rapidly becoming a critical issue for...
Keep PINs safe this holiday season
As the holiday season creeps closer, FNB is urging customers to take extra care with protecting their personal banking information, handbags and wallets so as to avoid falling victim to fraud. Whilst many South Africans are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to relax...
Senior IT Project Manager – Gauteng Johannesburg
Our client in the Industrial Processing, Distribution, and Services Industry with two primary areas of focus: Industrial Equipment Services and Consumer Industries (food and ingredient solutions) is looking to recruit a Project Manager on a fixed-term contract. What...
Junior Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
A recognized qualification at NQF Level 6 or equivalent qualification in the field of Project Management.A minimum of 5 years working experience in the field of Project Management.Membership in good standing with a professional body in the field of project management...
Business Intelligence Analyst/Developer at Reverside – Gauteng
Reverside is an IT services provider; we are always looking for professional candidates to join our team in Software Development, providing opportunities to work on exciting projects within our well-established client base. We are looking for a Business Intelligence...
Mechanical Laboratory Technical Specialist – Mining Industry – Mpumalanga Middelburg
Job Title: Mechanical Laboratory Technical Specialist - Mining IndustryLocation: Mpumalanga, South AfricaJob Summary:Hire Resolve's client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Mechanical Laboratory Technical Specialist to join their team in Mpumalanga. The...
IT Technical Support
The main purpose of this role is to provide client support by resolving requests and incidents to ensure optimal infrastructure functionality. This is a 1st line support role. Key ResponsibilitiesProcess client requests and resolve incidents swiftlyEnsure hardware,...
Developer – Junior at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Over the past 20 years, our client has built a stellar reputation in the development and system integration space. Through their extremely ethical values, they have earned the trust and respect of their clients. They prioritise finding effective...
SAP EWM Consultant (Advanced) 2626 TT
Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for Business Blueprint documentABAP debugging beneficial (Workbench related knowledge of new development/enhancements)Setting up the organization structure of...
IT Project Manager
Part time position (15 to 20 hours per week)Requiring an Afrikaans speaking person REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 5 years exp in the Learning and Development fieldMinimum 5 years project Management exp on a corporate levelProven exp in stakeholder communication and management...
Senior Erlang Developer
We are looking for experienced developers with knowledge of functional programming languages such as Erlang, Clojure, Haskell, Scala and the imperative languages like C, Java and Objective-C. The right candidates will join small teams of highly skilled systems...
IT Technical Support – Western Cape Cape Town
The main purpose of this role is to provide client support by resolving requests and incidents to ensure optimal infrastructure functionality. This is a 1st line support role. Key ResponsibilitiesProcess client requests and resolve incidents swiftlyEnsure hardware,...
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