Weak passwords still doing the rounds
In 2023, "admin" was the most common password among South Africans. This is according to the fifth annual NordPass study, which uncovered the 200 most common passwords worldwide and compared among 35 countries. It also explored what passwords people use for different...
Global energy transition under pressure
Near-term headwinds will hinder the energy and metals sectors' energy transition efforts in 2024, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report. The newly published 2024 Commodities outlook: Near-term risks abound for energy transition, critical...
Young scientist revolutionises blood glucose test
A young scientist who developed a way to test blood glucose levels without using the traditional way of pricking the finger, will compete against more than a thousand scientists in the world's largest science fair, the 2021 Virtual Regeneron International Science and...
Global offshore wind goals stymied by poor infrastructure
Rapid advances in offshore wind technology, making turbines bigger and more powerful, are currently outpacing the infrastructure capacity needed to install them. This is one of the findings in a new report from the Clean Energy Technology service at IHS Markit....
Covid-19 vaccine scams intensify
Scammers are constantly searching for new ways to steal users' data. Last year, a completely new category of opportunity became one of the most profitable scams for fraudsters - they extensively used Covid-19 related spam letters and phishing pages to benefit from the...
Things to consider in finance transformation
Gartner has identified four transformation initiatives chief financial officers (CFOs) should implement or risk failing to meet their objectives. These plans will fail if CFOs do not fully account for the comparative advantages of their function. "Many business...
Fossil fuels still dominate world’s electricity
An analysis of global electricity reveals that wind and solar showed resilient growth in 2020 despite the pandemic, forcing a record fall in global coal power. The Global Electricity Review, published by energy think-tank Ember, analysed electricity data from every...
Work design hampers employee performance
Current virtualised work design models are damaging employees' well-being and productivity, according to Gartner. To succeed in a hybrid future, organisations must stop duplicating office-centric practices and shift to a human-centric model. Organisations largely...
MTN reports increased quarterly revenues
MTN Group has reported that group service revenue has increased 17,8% in the quarter ended 31 March 2021. Group earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) is up by 21,3%, with EBITDA margin improving to 44,2% (from 42,7%) MTN South Africa's...
QR code payments to hit $2,7trn by 2025
Global QR code payments are expected to reach $2,21-trillion in value this year and then continue rising to $2,71-trillion by 2025. This is according to data presented by AksjeBloggen.com, which also forecasts that, as the world's largest QR code payments market,...
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E-mail security, compliance for SMBs
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the cornerstone of economic growth. According to a 2010 research report, 91% of formal business entities in South Africa are SMEs contributing between 52% and 57% to the country’s GDP, and about 61% to employment. They...
Cloudy with a strong chance of windfalls
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Big data comes to BI: can it cope?
Because of the way they are deployed, less than 10% of employees regularly use business intelligence (BI) tools. Forrester Research puts the fraction at between 5% and 9%. And of that user base, anecdotes abound of daily reports taking several days just to look...
Managing absenteeism benefits organisations
According to information supplied by Occupational Care South Africa (OCSA), employee absenteeism costs the South African economy between R12-billion and R16-billion per annum. “Absenteeism in the workplace needs to be addressed holistically and organisations need to...
WiFi plays a role in effective UC
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NetApp honours EMEA Partners with awards
NetApp hosted its seventh annual NetApp EMEA Partner and Pathways Summit in Venice this year from 17 to 19 June, an exclusive partner event for top executives from NetApp’s most important channel partners around EMEA. The two-day programme has been designed to...
Number portality in Nigeria from iconectiv
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New MD for Stanchion
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How to measure the success of ESN
The enthusiastic uptake and popularity of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter – which now reportedly accounts for 20% of all online activity – has convinced many companies to try and replicate that same level of success and reach with enterprise social...
Infor reports Q4 double digit growth
May marked the end of an exciting fiscal year for Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70 000 customers. Based on preliminary financial results, Infor expects its fiscal 2013 Q4 software license fees and subscription revenues to...
Application Support Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
Objective of the Role:The purpose of the role is to work collaboratively within your team and across other teams in the business to deliver exceptional customer experiences.The focus would be to support the GIP applications with supports from other teams, and in line...
Mobile Developer at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Sandton
Proficient with Swift and Cocoa Touch. SwiftUI would be advantageous.Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.Understanding of Apple's design principles and interface guidelinesORProficient with Java and Android SDK. Android Compose would...
Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Essential Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to: Project Planning and Scheduling:Collaborate with client project managers to develop project plans, timelines, and schedules.Ensure all project activities are aligned with the overall project objectives.Monitor...
Angular Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg North
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Angular Developer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What we are looking...
Intermediate PostgreSQL DBA – Western Cape Bellville
Do you dream of working for a leading insurance giant in the beautiful mother city of Cape Town? Then this life changing perm venture is for you! A team responsible for digitally enabled technology service as a group COE, driving business and transformation and...
Senior User Experience Designer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance public...
Automated Tester at Accenture
AUTOMATION TESTER Are you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? A leading Pan-African telecommunications company is launching a groundbreaking Software Engineering Centre of Excellence (COE); dedicated to...
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...
Adobe Experience Developer at Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, song, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all...
Compass Business Analyst
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