Top government technology trends for 2024
Gartner has identified the top five government technology trends for 2024 that can guide public sector leaders to deliver better, faster, and increasengly more cost-effective citizen services. "Escalating global turmoil, continual cyberthreats and the adoption of AI...
SA young scientists showcase pioneering research
Research projects by South African young scientists that aim to address the country's energy crisis, and determine the extent to which artificial intelligence (AI) can be ethically monitored, amongst others, will be showcased at this year's International Science...
Habit-forming an undervalued workplace skill
Habit-forming is vital to succeeding in our personal and professional lives and a recent poll conducted by The Human Edge revealed that 87% of respondents (90% of line managers and 84% of employees) believe that effective habit-forming is an undervalued skill within...
Customer service myths that undermine digital investments
Despite heavy investments in digital channels and capabilities, customer service and support leaders are still clinging to five main myths about what customers want and how they behave today, according to Gartner. To make better investments for a digitally dominant...
Bitcoin transaction fees spiked by 750% in Q2
Due to increasing adoption worldwide, cryptocurrencies are generating higher income from transaction fees than major mainstream companies. According to the research data analyzed and published by Wette.de, the total transaction fees on the bitcoin network in Q2 2021...
Windows 11 rolls out today
Covid-19 is just one of the factors that has helped to increase the importance of the PC. Fatih Bor, Windows consumer category manager at Microsoft, points out that there has been a 16% increase in PC sales since the beginning of the pandemic. There has simultaneously...
CEO business confidence in SA back to pre-Covid levels
CEOs of the world's largest businesses are increasingly optimistic about the outlook for their own business and, despite the Delta variant slowing down the 'return to normal', their confidence in both the global and local economy has returned to levels not seen since...
Global energy storage industry primed to treble annual installations
The global energy storage market continues to prove resilient to the impacts of Covid-19 and supply constraints for Li-ion batteries and will enter a prolonged period of growth this year, with annual installations reaching more than 30 GW by 2030 - up 250% from 2021...
Massive growth for mobile contactless payments
A new report from Juniper Research has found that transaction volumes for mobile payments will grow from 26-billion in 2021 to 49-billion in 2023; representing a growth of 92%. Growth in mobile contactless transaction volumes will significantly exceed contactless card...
TymeBank in strategic partnership with TFG
TymeBank has entered into a strategic partnership with retail giant TFG (The Foschini Group) that will see the introduction of TymeBank financial products and services both instore and on digital platforms for the benefit of TFG's more than 26-million customers in...
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globetom named a Red Hat Premier partner
South African ICT provider globetom has been appointed as a Red Hat Premier Business Partner; a status held by only a handful of local companies. As a premier partner which specialises in Red Hat Infrastructure, globetom is regarded as an expert business partner...
How big is big data?
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Smart collaboration could help government
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Intervate, AvePoint introduce SharePoint kit
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IS Mozambique supports prepaid roll-out
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Dell delivers new slim workstation
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Avaya offers business collaboration solution
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eScan awarded AV-Test certification
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Moving to enterprise data quality
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Mobility beyond the device
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Senior Project Manager – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Experience 8-10 years' experience working in a project environment of which 2-3 years working with medium to...
C#. Net Developer
Our client in the Engineering Industry, based in the Western Cape, has commissioned Headhunters to assit them in recruiting an experinced C# .Net Developer to their team based in their Paarl offices.An exciting career opportunity awaits you!Requirements:Must have 4 +...
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IT Risk Officer at Old Mutual Finance
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Test Automation Engineer
Global concern is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to take ownership of test automation on a range of exciting products currently being developed in the physical access control space. You would get to work closely with highly skilled engineers in a very...
C#. Net Developer – Western Cape Paarl
Our client in the Engineering Industry, based in the Western Cape, has commissioned Headhunters to assit them in recruiting an experinced C# .Net Developer to their team based in their Paarl offices.An exciting career opportunity awaits you!Requirements:Must have 4 +...
Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
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IT Risk Officer at Old Mutual Finance – Western Cape Pinelands
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Test Automation Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Global concern is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to take ownership of test automation on a range of exciting products currently being developed in the physical access control space. You would get to work closely with highly skilled engineers in a very...
IT Systems Administrator
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