Digital investments market to hit $2,8trn in 2024
The assets under the management of the digital investments market - including robo-advisors and neobrokers - have snowballed over the past years, rising from $3,8-billion in 2017 to a whopping $2,26-trillion in 2023. And the entire market is expected to continue...
How to fight stress across social media
Stress Awareness Month, observed every April since 1992, serves as a critical reminder of the importance of managing stress for maintaining users’ mental and physical health. Social media has emerged as a significant source of stress, contributing to the proliferation...
Mustek reports higher revenue, earnings
Mustek has reported revenue of R8,04-billion for the financial year ended 30 June 2021, 25,6% higher than the previous year. Gross profit percentage increased to 14,8% (2020: 14.2%), while the operating profit of R472,46-million was up 135,1% (2020: R200,96-million)....
SA savers are super-optimistic
South Africans are more optimistic than at any point in the past five years, expecting their future investment returns to average 15,2% per year for the next five years, an increase of 2,5% since last year. Their expectations are substantially higher than global...
In the midst of Covid, SA mobile telcos come up short
In a year dominated by Covid-19, lockdowns and work-from-home arrangements where mobile data and connectivity is critical, South Africa's mobile telco providers have struggled to rise to the challenge of keeping customers with higher expectations satisfied. This is...
Business confidence down but not out
After surging by 15 points to 50 in the second quarter, the RMB/BER Business Confidence index (BCI) retreated to 43 in the third quarter. The index is now back in net negative terrain, where the number of respondents unsatisfied with prevailing business conditions...
World faces an uneven post-Covid recovery
The Covid-19 pandemic plunged the world economy into the worst recession experienced in post-war history. However, the World Bank predicts a return to global growth of 5,6% for 2021. This would mark the strongest growth rate in economic activity since 1973 and it...
Suspicious phishing emails are rampant
A massive 33% of emails employees report as phishing are either malicious or highly suspect, according to new research. The finding comes from an analysis of emails reported by employees from organisations across the globe during the first half of 2021, and highlights...
Campus switch market roars back to life
The worldwide Campus Switch market revenue surged in 2Q 2021, growing 15% year-over-year. This is according to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group, which points out the last time such a robust performance was experienves was in 4Q 2018 when Cisco initiated its Catalyst...
Pop-up festival for Comic Con Cape Town
On 2 October 2021, in partnership with Film Cape Town and hosted by the City of Cape Town, Comic Con Cape Town will be bringing a new and reimagined pop-up format to the pop culture scene. Hosted in various venues around the Mother City, Comic Con Cape Town will, for...
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Physical infrastructure and computing trends
In technology, a change in one area often requires an upgrade in another. Similarly, says Schneider Electric, a specialist in energy management, computing trends have a ripple effect on customers’ IT infrastructure and, as such, new trends like virtualisation/ cloud...
The four worst BI practices
Business intelligence (BI) software, which emerged in response to the need for accurate and timely information to support informed business decisions, has evolved into a complex market comprising tools and platforms. Many of today’s BI platforms only target large...
Switch off remotely with Netshield solution
With the NviromonLite from Netshield South Africa, available through Westcon Comztek Communication Solutions, home users, small businesses or remote offices can now switch lights, geysers, generators or any device on or off remotely as well as monitor issues, using...
Cell C appoints chief financial officer
Cell C is pleased to announce that the company’s chief strategy officer, Robert Pasley, has agreed to take up a combined position of chief financial and strategy officer of Cell C with immediate effect. A qualified Chartered Accountant and Theoretical Physicist,...
LG expands ULTRA HD TV range
Expanding on the strong interest surrounding its 84-inch ULTRA High Definition TV, LG Electronics (LG) has announced the addition of 55- and 65-inch ULTRA HD TV models in markets around the world, enabling even more consumers to enjoy the benefits of 4K technology....
Huawei launches agile network, switch
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has launched the industry's first agile network architecture technology and agile switch, the S12700. With a design that has been developed from a service and user experience...
Mustek KZN opens rural computer lab
Mustek, the country’s largest assembler and distributor of personal computers and complementary ICT products has opened a computer laboratory at Zamuthule Primary School in rural Mpophoneni, near Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. Today’s opening, attended by representatives of...
The ABCs of A2P SMS messaging
The ever-resilient SMS industry has had a pretty busy start to 2013. Firstly, messaging via mobile applications such as WhatsApp has cannibalised a large portion of person-to-person (P2P) SMS messaging, says Dr Pieter Streicher, MD BulkSMS.com. This left...
Absa uses Condeco, Kathea to optimise ITSM
Modern facility management combined with smart technology and managed services plays an important role in the achievement of key imperatives for Absa bank, the largest retail banking group in South Africa, namely maximising staff productivity, and encouraging...
CRS extends solutions throughout Africa
CRS HR & Payroll Solutions, a national provider of services and solutions to the Human Resources and Payroll markets in Africa, was recently invited to the Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe’s (IPMZ) annual conference 2013 at Victoria Falls. The company’s...
Scrum Master (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...
SAP BI/BW Consultant (Senior) 2497 TT
1st & 2nd level support for incidents (troubleshooting and resolving) for BW Platform as perdefined SLAs for the following technologies:- BWonHANA- BW4/HANA- HANA- SAP PortalRaise and lead PM (Problem Management) tickets as identified for BW Platform as per...
Senior React Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Exciting Job Opportunity in Paarl (Western Cape) for a Senior React Developer! Our client is seeking a candidate who will take on the responsibility of conceptualizing and executing clear, high-quality code to develop cutting-edge software solutions. You will not only...
Scrum Master (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...
SAP BI/BW Consultant (Senior) 2497 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
1st & 2nd level support for incidents (troubleshooting and resolving) for BW Platform as perdefined SLAs for the following technologies:- BWonHANA- BW4/HANA- HANA- SAP PortalRaise and lead PM (Problem Management) tickets as identified for BW Platform as per...
0047 SAP Authorizations Specialist (Advancced)
Large, international Automotive client actively looking for highly competent SAP Authorizations Specialist (Advanced)ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:- SAP - at least 3 years SAP ABAP authorisations experience is essential- SAP GRC basic experience- HANA Authorization-...
Reporting Analyst Team Lead
The Incumbent will be part of a dynamic team working on enterprise software systems. TheReporting Analyst Team Lead will provide technical and team leadership through coachingand mentorship. Your key responsibilities will be:? Guide team efforts towards successful...
Data Specialist
Purpose:To analyse & interpret data within our client to support business objectives & decision-making processes. Key Performance Areas:Collect, store & manage data effectively.Analyse large sets of data to identify trends, patterns &...
0047 SAP Authorizations Specialist (Advancced) – Gauteng Pretoria
Large, international Automotive client actively looking for highly competent SAP Authorizations Specialist (Advanced)ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:- SAP - at least 3 years SAP ABAP authorisations experience is essential- SAP GRC basic experience- HANA Authorization-...
Reporting Analyst Team Lead – Gauteng Springfield
The Incumbent will be part of a dynamic team working on enterprise software systems. TheReporting Analyst Team Lead will provide technical and team leadership through coachingand mentorship. Your key responsibilities will be:? Guide team efforts towards successful...
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