These are the roles that top the pay rankings in SA

If you wanted to know which jobs offer the best pay in South Africa, wonder no longer. Pnet’s 2026 Salary Guide reveals that the three roles that attract the highest compensation are, in order: chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO) and executive...

SA urged to act quickly as geopolitical pressures mount

Kathy Gibson reports – Big changes to the world order are driving global uncertainty – and South Africa must decide now how to position itself in this changing environment. This is the stark advice from Lullu Krugel, chief economist and sustainability leader at PwC,...

These are the networks that will keep Artemis II connected

NASA’s Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the Moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the first astronauts to Mars. Throughout Artemis II, astronaut voice, images, video, and vital mission data must traverse thousands of miles,...

Saffers are generally happy in love, but Gen Z is left out

As Valentine's Day approaches, a new Ipsos Love Life Satisfaction study reveals that South Africans continue to thrive in matters of the heart, with feeling loved and appreciated ranking as the nation's number one source of happiness – even as financial stress weighs...

Employees believe Metaverse will revolutionise industries

According to Kaspersky research, the majority (61,3%) of employees surveyed in South Africa believe that the Metaverse is the future of the Internet and will revolutionise entire industries, with only a few sceptical of it and labelling it a passing trend (21,5%)....

Digital media revenue to hit $800bn by 2027

Over the past five years, nearly 1-billion people have joined the digital media space in search of entertainment and knowledge, helping the entire market practically double its revenues. In 2023, the digital media industry is expected to gross more than $576-billion,...

UCaaS drives scale, improves communication

Businesses are increasingly looking to unified communications as a service (UCaaS) as a cost-effective means of providing communications solutions that support enhanced productivity and collaboration. While the early part of the Covid-19 pandemic constrained the...

Mustek posts higher revenue, earnings

Mustek has posted revenue of R3,72-billion for the six months ended 31 December 2020, up 23,7% for the same period last year. It has also reported an operating profit of R214,96-million, up 84,6%. Headline earnings per share are 202.11 cents, up 166,7%, and basic...

Poor countries at risk with poor access to Covid vaccines

Poorer countries will most likely "bear the brunt of hundreds of thousands of needless deaths" from inequalities in access to Covid-19 vaccines. This dire warning was given by the Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland in a video address to the High-Level...

Massive increase in TikTok user spending

Despite having a bleak outlook in 2020, TikTok ended the year on a high note and has embarked on an upward trajectory in 2021. According to the research data analysed and published by Comprar Acciones, TikTok was the top-grossing non-game mobile app globally in...

Acronis and BT collaborate on cyber protection

Cyber protection company Acronis will add its cyber protection solution for small businesses and small offices/home offices (SOHO) to BT’s portfolio of security services. The agreement comes after the busiest year of cyberattacks in the United Kingdom, as experts saw...

MEA shows strong growth for home, commercial PCs

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, recorded strong growth in the final quarter of 2020. The newly updated Worldwide Quarterly PCD Tracker from International Data...

What are the top emerging technologies for finance companies?

There's a widespread intent from financial organisations to invest in emerging technologies in the next three years, with cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) being the most favored choice, according to Gartner. "Many finance organisations are trying to figure out...

IT security staff spend the most working time on hobbies

The vast majority (90%) of IT security staff in the META (Middle East, Turkey, Africa) region engage in leisure activities during working hours. Typically, these hobbies account for six hours a week, which is an hour more than staff across the company overall,...

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BYOD is not BAD

Given the speed at which the connected lifestyle has been adopted in the consumer market, the concept of bring your own devices (BYOD) has become more liberally accepted in the workplace. Yet, this should not be viewed as bringing any device (BAD) into the corporate...

Avaya launches video collaboration solution

Avaya has announced the Avaya Video Collaboration Solution for IP Office, an all new video collaboration solution designed specifically for the small and midsize enterprise segment (SME). The Avaya Video Collaboration Solution for IP Office provides simple, affordable...

Ruckus provides WiFi at Top Gear Festival

Ruckus Wireless and local channel partner UC-Wireless have announced that they were selected to deploy a RuckusZoneFlex Smart WiFi wireless LAN (WLAN) system at iTickets SA to support all ticket entrance validation points via WiFi for those attending the Top Gear...

Optimus G available in LG’s store

LG Electronics (LG) announced that the Optimus G smartphone will be available for sale exclusively through their brand store at the LG Lifestyle Centre, Willowbridge Shopping Centre, Cape Town.  The Optimus G is available currently in Cape Town and retails at R 6...

Sportingbet launches charity campaign

Sportingbet South Africa is running an inspired campaign mimicking the stages of the Durban July with #BeTheStud for Charity. “We have signed up ten top sporting and media personalities to ‘Be the Stud’ for their selected charity in the Sportingbet Unofficial Durban...

New app payment options for Nokia Lumias

Nokia and Vodacom have announced that, through their ongoing collaboration, consumers across South Africa are now able to purchase content from Windows Store with billing directly to their mobile phone account. Essentially, Vodacom subscribers using Nokia Lumia and...

HP expands big data portfolio

According to research commissioned on behalf of HP, nearly 60% of companies surveyed will spend at least 10% of their innovation budget on big data this year. The study also found, however, that more than one in three organisations have failed with a big data...

HP expands Converged Storage portfolio

HP has expanded the company’s Converged Storage portfolio with a solid-state optimised all-flash HP 3PAR StoreServ system that delivers performance and low latency without compromising enterprise resiliency or adding data centre complexity. HP also has extended its...

Riding the mobile payment wave

mPowa, the innovative mobile payment company, is positioned to benefit from unprecedented industry growth following a programme of international expansion. According to industry analysts Gartner, mobile payments are poised to become a half-trillion-dollar market...

Integr8 advocates linking up to UC

The relevance of social networking to unified communications (UC) and the impact these resources have on business today cannot be over-estimated. Robert Sussman, joint CEO of South African managed ICT services provider Integr8 believes that Microsoft’s offerings in...

Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg

Client Details:Having been operating successfully since 2004, our client is a reputable, international specialist in ICT services. They create tailored solutions for a number of blue-chip clients across industries such as telecommunication, retail and financial...

C# Developer Azure Cloud LW0192 – Gauteng Pretoria

Development of backend and frontend user stories. Take an active part in all regular Scrum ceremonies. Contribute to the refinement of user stories (user stories at the beginning of a development sprint might not be fully specified). Liaise with stakeholders and team...

Front-End Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A Company who uses the latest technologies to build state of the art services that are highly optimized for performance at massive levels, is looking for a top-class Front-End software engineer to join a great team, as we continue to build and enhance our...

Senior OutSystems Developer (C#, MVC, SQL) (CPT/JHB/DBN)

ENVIRONMENT:TAKE charge of the development and design of automation projects using OutSystems Multi-Experience Development Platform as your technical expertise as a Senior OutSystems Developer is sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist. Joining...

Scrum Master at Accenture

As a Scrum Master, you will help teams from our clients with their Agile way of working, more specifically help Scrum teams to thrive. This key position will put you in a central and challenging position, which offers a great opportunity to be highly visible within...

Scrum Master at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

As a Scrum Master, you will help teams from our clients with their Agile way of working, more specifically help Scrum teams to thrive. This key position will put you in a central and challenging position, which offers a great opportunity to be highly visible within...

Magento2 Full Stack Developer – Johanesburg at Accenture

Accenture SONG is one of the most innovative and fastest growing [Email Address Removed]ining the feel of a start-up and the advantages of being a global player, Accenture SONG truly has a diverse and multi-talented team. We are now strengthening our highly skilled...

Magento2 Full Stack Developer – Cape Town at Accenture

Accenture SONG is one of the most innovative and fastest growing [Email Address Removed]ining the feel of a start-up and the advantages of being a global player, Accenture SONG truly has a diverse and multi-talented team. We are now strengthening our highly skilled...

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