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,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide

As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...

How Meta is preparing for SA elections

Over many years, Meta has developed a comprehensive approach to elections on our platforms, writes Balkissa Ide Siddo, public policy director: sub-Saharan Africa at Meta. But we know that no two elections are the same. That's why our team is developing a tailored...

Hubble spots a galaxy hidden in a dark cloud

The spiral galaxy IC 4633, snapped here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is located 100-million light-years away from us in the constellation Apus. IC 4633 is a galaxy rich in star-forming activity and also hosts an active galactic nucleus at its core. From our...

Bird’s-eye observations reveal surprises in Earth’s space interface

New research using data from NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (Gold) mission, has revealed unexpected behaviour in the swaths of charged particles that band Earth’s equator. This is made possible by Gold’s long-term global view, the first of its...

Applications open for 2022 ISPA bursary

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) invites applications for its "ISPA Inspires" bursary programme, 2022. Applications open on Wednesday 1 September, and close on Friday 1 October 2021. ISPA Inspires bursaries will be awarded to one or more...

Wits PhD student cracks high-dimensional quantum code

Isaac Nape, an emerging South African talent in the study of quantum optics, is part of a team of Wits physicists who led an international study that revealed the hidden structures of quantum entangled states. The study was published in Nature Communications, on...

Economic freedom allows better income mobility

Economic freedom enhances income mobility while the poor in unfree nations have fewer opportunities to escape poverty and build prosperity. This is among the findings of a study released today by the Free Market Foundation (FMF) in conjunction with Canada's Fraser...

African mobile phone market recovery still on track

Smartphone shipments into Africa grew 13,2% year on year in Q2 2021 to total 22,8-million devices, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The Worldwide Quarterly Global Mobile Phone Tracker shows that feature phone shipments...

Emerging markets lead global phone recovery

While the supply chain situation hasn't drastically improved, the global smartphone market has shown positive results in recent quarters. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones are...

AI investments set to accelerate

Businesses and organisations across all industries are increasing their investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to create competitive advantage through improved customer insight, greater employee efficiency, and accelerated innovation. The new Worldwide Artificial...

Electric vehicle sales see triple-digit growth

During the first half (H1) of 2021, 2,6-million electric vehicles (EVs) were sold on a global basis, up 160% on H1 2020, according to Canalys's latest report. EVs include fully electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The growth of EV sales far exceeded...

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Research shows BI is rarely implemented

For more than 20 years, adoption has been the key hurdle in the business intelligence (BI) industry. Average BI usage is only about 10% to 20%, says Johan Jurd, MD of InfoBuild, representing Information Builders in SA. Every business is at some stage involved in some...

Call Cabinet Version 8 released

Historically, call logging may have been considered a luxury. However, as a result of increasing customer demands for higher standards of service and support, coupled with the challenges of corporate liability and regulatory compliance, cost-effective and reliable...

How tech is changing the way businesses talk

Networked-based communications – or Voice over IP (VoIP) – is responsible for a radical overhaul of the role of the business PBX. Previously a mere utility that switched voice calls, today’s IP-PBX offers unprecedented efficiencies, flexibility and functional variety,...

New apps drive LBS opportunities in SA

There’s far more to location-based services (LBS) than checking in with FourSquare when you visit your favourite local coffee shop. The ability to gather rich, accurate location data, and then act on it in realtime, is powering a host of innovative services in the...

Identifying value in mobile apps

Not every mobile app is worth building, says Gartner research director Richard Marshall – and investing in the wrong app can waste resources and damage brands. "There is an app frenzy at the moment that’s leading many companies to rush into building apps because they...

ERP important for customer experience

Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, has announced that a new IDC Manufacturing Insights report has uncovered how important a customer-oriented strategy is for...

Aruba named Alpine Platinum Partner

Aruba Networks, a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, has lauded network infrastructure specialists Alpine Communications with Aruba’s Platinum Partner status.  Alpine, which provides certified Local Area Network...

Schneider Electric acknowledges partners

Schneider Electric, a specialist in energy management, announced its IT Business partner awards at the company’s Middle East-Africa Distributor conference held in Istanbul, Turkey. The winners were based on sales results achieved in 2012. Taking home three honours...

IT in the public sector

Governments around the world are under enormous pressure to deliver more services with fewer resources. The current European economic climate in countries such as Greece, Spain and others have forced government to cut their budget by as much as 50% in some cases – a...

Strategic HR solves human capital challenges

Human capital is at the top of the priority lists of organisations worldwide, but confusion as to how to leverage human resources effectively prevents many companies from reaching their full potential. Human Capital is rated 10% higher than operational excellence as a...

Security Analyst X2 – Gauteng Pretoria

iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities. We are seeking a Security Analyst to join our team. As a Security Analyst, you'll be responsible for responsible for monitoring all connectivity environments, as well as continuous updates of all daily...

DevOps Lead at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

Client Details:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....

Senior Support Engineer

ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE a high level of support to Enterprise clients of a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist seeking your strong technical expertise to join its team as its next Senior Support Engineer. You will be responsible for providing Senior...

Business Analyst

Business Analyst - Banking Domain Candidate should understand the basic principles of BA and should be from Banking BackgroundAt Least 10 Years experience Must have Experience in BRS and JAD SessionsBusiness And Used CasesQualification in Business AnalyticsFunctional...

. NET Developer Full Stack Developer – Centurion

.NET Developer Full Stack Development, testing and support of front-end, and back-end systems, Windows services and Integration services (SOAP & API's) SQL development Documentation of technical requirements and designs Talking to users (requirements gathering)...

DevOps Engineer at Parvana Recruitment

This is a remote position. About our client: Their vision is to promote South Africa as a region of excellence and establish it as a recognised contributor to the international IT and software industry. Operating as an agile organisation, they selectively take on...

Developer – Java (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Build and support applications in a technically exciting and challenging industry. Design, develop, test, document and support applications written...

Senior Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE a high level of support to Enterprise clients of a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist seeking your strong technical expertise to join its team as its next Senior Support Engineer. You will be responsible for providing Senior...

Business Analyst – Gauteng Sandown

Business Analyst - Banking Domain Candidate should understand the basic principles of BA and should be from Banking BackgroundAt Least 10 Years experience Must have Experience in BRS and JAD SessionsBusiness And Used CasesQualification in Business AnalyticsFunctional...

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