Government urged to extend Social Relief of Distress Grant
To mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on people living in poverty, government introduced the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant in 2020 - at the onset of the global health emergency - in an effort to support those in need. However, many eligible South...
Huawei, DCDT partner to drive broadband, SMME skills
Huawei South Africa and the Department of Communication and Digital Technologies (DCDT) have launched partnership programmes aimed at enhancing broadband deployment as a foundation for a digital economy and providing digital skills training for SMMEs. They...
SA car market faces challenging 2021
The South African automotive industry faces a challenging 2021, with new vehicle prices continuing to climb well above the inflation rate in a market already severely constrained by the financial effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to the latest...
Artificial relationships a real possibility this Valentine’s
As we approach Valentine's Day, and, for many, almost the year anniversary of lockdown, simultaneously, it is fair to suggest that the art of dating and formulating new relationships has undergone a paradigm shift over the past year. By Lehan van den Heever,...
Project Khoka to explore blockchain in financial markets
The Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) Innovation Hub has announced the launch of Project Khokha 2 to explore the policy and regulatory implications of innovation in financial markets driven by distributed ledger technology (DLT). Project Khokha 2 will...
Digital channels top priority for customer service and support
Seventy percent of customer service and support leaders plan to dedicate the largest budget allocation to digital channels and capabilities in 2021, according to a recent survey by Gartner. In fact, transitioning to self-service channels and bolstering digital...
Africa domain celebrates fourth birthday
Four years ago, the ZA Central Registry NPC (ZACR), trading as Registry Africa, won the right to administer the .africa geographic Top Level Domain Name (gTLD). The launch of the .africa domain name space remains one of the most important African ICT initiatives since...
Commerce customer experience is improved with chat
Companies that deploy chat in commerce see higher revenue growth, stronger customer retention, reduced service costs, and increased marketing effectiveness than companies that don't. This is one of the findings of a study by Aberdeen Research in partnership with...
IDs stolen from one-tenth of gamers
Over one-tenth of gamers globally - 12%, or 179-million globally - have had their identities stolen, which could be worth as much as $347-billion globally. In South Africa, 9,6% of gamers have had their ID stolen, according to new research commissioned by Kaspersky...
Resilience tops supply chain agenda
A global Gartner survey of more than 1 300 supply chain professionals found that 87% of respondents plan investments in supply chain resiliency within the next two years. The survey, conducted from September 2020 through November 2020, showed that even more supply...
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Etisalat, GSMA battle against diabetes
The Etisalat Group is throwing its full support behind a GSMA initiative to find effective technological solutions for the epidemic of diabetes. In September, a team of the company’s most determined employees from the Middle East, Africa and Asia will participate in a...
Keep up with traffic updates via Twitter
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JDA announces Cloud Optimise services
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Flurry Analytics for BlackBerry 10 released
BlackBerry and Flurry have announced that Flurry Analytics for BlackBerry 10 is expected to become available by the end of Q2. Flurry Analytics is a tool developers can easily integrate with their apps to enable access to user data. It provides developers a...
NetApp launches Connect solution
The rapid influx of mobile devices into the workplace offers individual employees convenience and productivity, but it presents significant challenges for IT organisations that are attempting to curtail data leakage and prevent increased operational costs associated...
Can mobile enterprise apps keep up?
The unprecedented adoption of tablet PCs means the fully mobile enterprise is now possible. But true enterprise mobility also requires access to full ERP functionality on the road, says HansaWorld. With tablets, smartphones and phablets moving to surpass PC...
Why the cloud requires agentless security
Virtualised desktops, servers, data centres and cloud computing solutions should be afforded the same level of security as physical machines, is the word from global security specialists Trend Micro. According to Trend Micro country manager, Gregory Anderson, there...
Nedbank’s Approve-it reduces phishing
It is a year since the launch of its enhanced Internet banking security feature Approve-it, and Nedbank reported a reduction of 99% in phishing losses when compared to the same period in 2011. The bank also confirmed that over 16-million secure online transactions...
The necessary art of data exploration
A critical first step frequently overlooked by project managers is understanding the data that sits in their hands. Companies today are investing heavily in tools and people in order to improve the quality of their reporting and to deliver more actionable intelligence...
BDS launches Xerox WorkCentre 5800 MFP
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), Africa’s leading document management technology and services company and the largest Xerox distributor in the world, has launched the new series of Xerox WorkCentre 5800 black-and-white multifunction printers (MFPs), which are enabled...
Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Don't wait for an opportunity, Create IT! Keep up to date with the market trends and your golden opportunity for your next Big Career Move. New positions for Java Developers will be surfacing this New Year. If you are ready to embark on a role that will put your...
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The job purpose is to manage Azure Cloud, Microsoft on-premises and VMWare Server infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have the capability and understanding of applications such as VMWare 7, Microsoft Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 and Azure cloud environments to...
IT Server Administrator – Gauteng Menlyn
The job purpose is to manage Azure Cloud, Microsoft on-premises and VMWare Server infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have the capability and understanding of applications such as VMWare 7, Microsoft Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 and Azure cloud environments to...
Application Support Analyst (Internal Candidates Only) at Mintek
Introduction Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for an Application Support Specialist. The candidate will be responsible for Application support response to technical problems and application improvements. Description Possesses specialist knowledge of operating...
Application Support Analyst (Internal Candidates Only) at Mintek – Gauteng Randburg
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Solution Architect at Accenture
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Solution Architect at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
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AWS Specialist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Adobe Experience Developer at Accenture
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