Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms

South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...

Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

AI, GenAI expected to transform industries

Generative AI (GenAI) and AI will significantly transform industries in the future, according to 91% of South African respondents (global: 81%) to the Dell Technologies Innovation Catalyst Research. This drops to 89% (global: 91%) for organisations reporting high...

AI, ML the new battleground for API exploits

There's been a significant uptick in sophisticated cyber threats targeting APIs of AI infrastructure products including Nvidia's Triton Inference Server, ZenML and Hail. This is among the findings from Wallarm's Q1 API ThreatStats 2024 Report, which also underscores...

ISPA supports ICASA stance on mobile data

The overwhelming majority of South Africans access the Internet using mobile devices, so the cost of mobile data has a real impact on quality of life. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will shortly publish regulations designed to...

Localisation master plan will hobble economic growth, says FMF

While increased industrialisation and manufacturing can spur economic growth and create jobs, the Free Market Foundation (FMF) maintains that enforced localisation master plans will only drive away the investment required for more manufacturing capability, and will...

Cloud infrastructure spend dips but on track for annual growth

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments,...

Worldwide enterprise external OEM storage revenue up almost 10%

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Eterprise Storage Systems Tracker, global market revenue for enterprise external OEM storage systems grew 9,7% year over year to $6,9-billion during the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21). Total...

Eskom Expo finds exceptional talent among young scientists

The Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected South African society and the economy, yet it did not deter the country's young scientists from producing excellent research results in a nationwide competition over a wide range of subjects which has just been concluded....

New vehicle sales recovery continues

The new vehicle market continued to recover some momentum during September following the disruptions experienced in the economy during July. Building on August sales successes, September sales continued to capture reassuring consumer demand and provided some...

Prizes up for grabs in the nurdle clean-up competition

Following the resurgence of plastic nurdle pollution across South African beaches, Litter4Tokens, in partnership with Lifesaving South Africa, and the Centre of Regenerative Design and Collaboration (CRDC), has launched the Litter4Tokens Nurdle SA Clean-Up...

Vaccines, reopened borders drive tourism recovery

International tourism enjoyed signs of rebound in June and July 2021 as some destinations eased travel restrictions and the global vaccination rollout advanced in many parts of the world. According to the latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, an...

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PPO enters Zimbabwean market

Project Portfolio Office has officially launched its project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, PPO, into the Zimbabwean market. Along with local partner, e-Smart Systems, the organisation introduced PPO at the third annual project managers’...

Samsung expands UHD TV range

Following the successful launch of its 85-inch Ultra High Definition (UHD) TV earlier this year, Samsung Electronics South Africa will be introducing 55-inch and 65-inch models in the range through premium retailers later this month. These new models provide consumers...

Bringing voice onto the enterprise network

Migrating from the traditional public switched telephone network to voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) offers enterprises many benefits associated with cost, flexibility and sheer powerful functionality, by Dave Meintjes, MD, Connection Telecom. At the heart of this...

The right skills for the right solutions

As communications service providers increasingly focus on the customer, many are tackling the fundamental problem of getting a larger number of products to market faster, for example, by strengthening their offers by implementing centralised, co-ordinated product...

Windows Phone gets Vine, Flipboard and Path

Popular mobile social applications Vine, Flipboard and Path are coming to Windows Phone operating system in conjunction with Nokia. These leading developers are hard at work on creating some great apps for the platform. Twitter-owned Vine enables mobile device owners...

HP announces expanded portfolio

HP recently announced new products and services that enable enterprises to disrupt the adversary marketplace, manage risk and extend their security capabilities to better protect themselves against a growing threat landscape. Cybercrime continues to increase, with 92%...

Intuate Group to offer Noble IQ products

South African owned integrated solutions specialist, Intuate Group, is geared up to offer Noble Systems’ latest family of products, Noble IQ, which features data analytics solutions for campaign strategy management and business analytics tools. This new product...

Mobilising apps for Africa

AfricApps 2013 is set, once again, to energise AfricaCom 2013. Boasting a stellar line-up of speakers and no less than two different interactive developers workshops, AfricApps is a practical guide to understanding the nascent Apps developers market on the African...

CRS Technologies empowers HR practitioners

CRS Technologies, a member of the Centric Holdings Group, an experienced facilitator of- and operator in payroll and human resources systems in southern Africa, offers a solution that further advances the dynamics of employee and management self-service targeting HR...

Procuring a next generation contact centre

Contact centres and finding the right solution is all about the detail. Every contact centre is different, the complexity and sophistication of the solution needed is entirely dictated by the specific business needs and vertical sector that you operate in; there...

BI Analyst

An exciting opportunity to join an Umhlanga based company as a BI Analyst. You will be responsible for enhancing and improving the top-line business understanding and decision-making processes by collecting, analyzing, and reporting data to the various business...

Senior C# Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Senior C# Software Developer - 12 Month Contract - Western Cape Purpose of the Role:The Senior Software Developer will form a vital part of a team of C# Developers who are responsible for creating cutting-edge software that supports critical business processes. The...

PHP Developer – Gauteng Woodmead

The successful candidate will join an existing team of developers and will focus on the design, development and maintenance of several systems which primarily use PHP and MySQL. Projects currently include the development of a network security monitoring and reporting...

Software Developer – Gauteng Bryanston

Software Developer - Use your brilliant talents to work in a one of a kind insurance tech company! Hybrid working opportunity where coding meets excellence ?? 1-2 years Software Development Experience required! ?? We are looking for an enthusiastic Intermediate...

AL Developer – Gauteng Primrose

Challenging opportunity awaits!!!!!Are you a skilled Dynamics 365 Business Central Programmer with a flair for AL and a knack for extending the functionality of Dynamics 365 Business Central through innovation?We're on the hunt for talent like you to join my client's...

BI Analyst – KwaZulu-Natal

An exciting opportunity to join an Umhlanga based company as a BI Analyst. You will be responsible for enhancing and improving the top-line business understanding and decision-making processes by collecting, analyzing, and reporting data to the various business...

Software Developer (Java, Spring and Web)

Software Developer (Java, Spring and Web) - Western Cape, Cape Town (Permanent)Want to take your career to the next level in an Information and Communications Organisation? Our conglomerate client is on the prowl for their next successor in Software Development. The...

SQL Developer

My client in Pretoria is without a doubt the most exciting place to work for!They are currently looking for a SQL/BI Developer in the Microsoft stack.You will get exposure to ETL, BI as well as building dashboards. You will need to have excellent SQL skills as well....

Test Analyst at The Foschini Group

JOB DESCRIPTIONKey ResponsibilitiesEnsure thorough testing of all changes to Credit and VAS business applications and systems before implementation, including facilitation and execution of user acceptance testing. Adhere efficiently to all testing processes and...

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Planning, managing and co-ordinating of tasks with relevant teams are done with the best quality, on time and accuracy.Ensure systems are security compliant.Manage annual penetration testing exercise.Remediate Pentest findings to systems as required.Ability to perform...

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