Financial industry still plagued by ransomware attacks
Although the global number of ransomware attacks dropped by 36% to 317,6-million in 2023, the financial industry is still plagued by malicious software which can significantly disrupt business operations and cause reputational and financial damage. And, according to...
Global migration drives remittances to record highs
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched the World Migration Report 2024, revealing significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people and a major increase in international remittances. IOM...
Logistics partnerships could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Logistics leaders must pursue three strategic external partnerships to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to contribute to their organisation's sustainability goals, according to Gartner. "Organisations on an emissions reduction journey initially leverage...
This is why people quit their jobs
A staggering 4,3-million around the world quit their jobs in August this year, according to new reports. Using in-house research, Gregory P Smith, an expert at business formation provider ZenBusiness, has revealed the top 10 reasons why people quit their job, and...
SA’s transport sector must dive into digital to deliver value
Rapid population growth and increased urbanisation will have a significant impact on South Africa's transport infrastructure as freight and passenger transport demand rises. The transport sector's only option to keep up is through digitalisation. This is the word from...
Companies fall down of measuring greenhouse gas emissions
/A massive eighty-five percent of organisations are concerned about reducing their greenhouse gas emissions - but measurement is still a significant roadblock, with only 9% of companies able to quantify their total emissions comprehensively. These are among the...
SAP’s Cathy Smith makes top female leaders list
Cathy Smith, MD of SAP Sub-Saharan Africa, has been named as one of the top 50 women CEOs leading corporate Africa. Big business, for purposes of the Africa.com survey, is defined as being listed on one of Africa's stock exchanges and having a market capitalisation of...
Digital Faku’gesi returns to Braamfontein and online
South Africa's digital arts festival Faku'gesi kicked off this Thursday, 14 October. The festival, which is a hybrid event, is taking place via a virtual platform and in the Tshimologong PrecinctinBraamfontein. Now in its eighth year, the festival features an array of...
South Africans rush to book UK flights
South Africa's removal from the UK's travel red list on 7 October has resulted in a flood of enquiries and bookings for The Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG). On 8 October, the group saw its revenue for October shoot up by 89% across its leisure brands. In the hours...
Corporate lawyers are exhausted from the pandemic
The pandemic has taken a toll on many lawyers, as a survey of 202 corporate lawyers in July 2021 showed that 54% are exhausted to some degree, with 20% scoring as highly exhausted, according to Gartner. "The fact that many corporate lawyers are exhausted is probably...
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FID issues call for board members
The Foundation for Internet Development (FID) is inviting applications from suitably qualified potential non-executive board members who can help take its entrepreneur development mandate to the next level. FID is looking to eventually recruit five non-executive board...
Technology investment key to e-tail success
The constant evolution of online retail – from multi-channel to omni-channel and beyond – means retailers have business-critical decisions to make on a day-to-day basis. Certainly, the opportunity for success and growth can’t be denied, says Christo Briedenhann,...
Kathea brings Zoom to local market
Kathea, a local distributor of visual communications and unified communication (UC) solutions, has partnered with London-based Disruptive Vision to bring the innovative Zoom video streaming solution to the local market. Zoom is a standards-based, software only,...
BICS boosts big data power with QlikView
QlikView has announced that BICS (Belgacom International Carrier Services) is using QlikView with Teradata to analyse more than a terabyte of data each day providing customers with full visibility into their user roaming traffic across 2G/3G/4G networks. As a...
Infor unveils new Rhythm platform
Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70 000 customers, has announced Infor Rhythm, a cloud-based e-commerce platform. Infor Rhythm is built on a complete and proven e-commerce platform and now complemented with beautiful designs...
The cloud is here to stay
Today’s extremely competitive business landscape sees enterprises, both big and small, desperately seeking opportunities to cut costs, improve productivities and gain competitive advantage. Many are looking to IT as a way to realise these goals, and in particular,...
DVT, FICO bring Blaze Advisor to SA
Specialist software and services company DVT and leading analytics software company FICO have announced a strategic partnership that will see DVT market, implement and support FICO’s business rules management system Blaze Advisor in South Africa. The partnership comes...
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?
A client recently complained that he was struggling with a reporting requirement because his technology platform could not cope with big data. Upon investigation it was found that he was dealing with approximately 20 million rows from a relatively small table, says...
Smart collaboration could help government
Private-public sector collaboration, underpinned by smart technologies, stand to significantly reduce South Africa’s crime levels, says IBM South Africa. Speaking from GovTech 2013, IBM South Africa sales lead Hamilton Ratshefola noted that the most recent crime...
Lead Automation Tester
We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Automation Tester to join our team in Sandton, Johannesburg. This is a hybrid role, offering a mix of remote and onsite work. The successful candidate will take a leadership role in shaping the automation testing landscape,...
Proposals/Application Engineer
A dynamic organization based in the East Rand is looking to employ a Proposals / Application Engineer with 1 – 5 years' experience in a similar role.Minimum RequirementsMatricDegree or Diploma in Chemical / Process Engineering (Essential)Successfully candidates must...
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A well-known software development house is seeking a talented Senior Developer (hybrid) to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with the latest technology.Responsibilities:Analysing, designing, and developing web, desktop, and mobile...
Lead Automation Tester – Gauteng Sandton
We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Automation Tester to join our team in Sandton, Johannesburg. This is a hybrid role, offering a mix of remote and onsite work. The successful candidate will take a leadership role in shaping the automation testing landscape,...
Proposals/Application Engineer – Gauteng
A dynamic organization based in the East Rand is looking to employ a Proposals / Application Engineer with 1 – 5 years' experience in a similar role.Minimum RequirementsMatricDegree or Diploma in Chemical / Process Engineering (Essential)Successfully candidates must...
Production Systems Engineer – Eastern Cape Kenton-on-Sea
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A well-known software development house is seeking a talented Senior Developer (hybrid) to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with the latest technology.Responsibilities:Analysing, designing, and developing web, desktop, and mobile...
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