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...

Software engineers set to make full use of AI code assistants

By 2028, 75% of enterprise software engineers will use AI code assistants, up from less than 10% in early 2023, according to Gartner. Sixty-three percent of organisations are currently piloting, deploying, or have already deployed AI code assistants, according to a...

HR professionals ready to embrace AI

A new global report from Sage reveals that HR professionals are prepared to embrace AI to ease the burden of admin jobs, take away time consuming tasks and, ultimately, ease burnout. The annual report - The Changing Face of HR - surveyed over 1 000 HR leaders across a...

International community urged to avoid two-speed economic recovery

There is a real danger of the world experiencing a two-speed recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic - with Africa lagging behind. Heads of international development institutions held a closed-door session with German Chancellor Angela Merkel last week to discuss the...

Implement strategic planning now to ensure future growth

While many long term plans were put off due to the Covid-19 pandemic, executive leaders should act now in implementing a strategic planning process for future revenue growth, according to Gartner. Organisations must actively prepare to respond to future disruptions...

Covid brought collaboration apps into the mainstream

2020 was a transformational year for collaboration applications as organizations everywhere turned to "work from anywhere" business models to meet the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, worldwide collaboration applications revenues grew to...

Accounting help for unrest-affected SMMEs

The South Africa Institute of Business Accountants (SAIBA) partnered with the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry NPC to assist KwaZulu-Natal's small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in the aftermath of the recent unrest. The two organisations hosted a...

Microsoft moves quickly to mitigate Azure database vulnerability

A now-repaired flaw in Microsoft Azure exposed thousands of client databases, giving hackers unrestricted access to their accounts and databases. Nir Ohfeld and Sagi Tzadik, security researchers at Wiz, describe how they exposed the  breach that affects Azure’s...

Gauteng unveils 4IR strategy, opens Centre of Excellence

Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) aims to provide 100% of its services digitally in the near future. This is one of the goals of the Gauteng's 4IR Growth and Digitalisation Strategy, launched today along with the opening of the Gauteng Centre of Excellence (GCoE)...

Non-knowledge workers want more flexibility

Nearly half of employees who are not knowledge workers want their organisation to provide them with greater control over when, where and how much they work, according to Gartner. Yet most of these workers don't have this flexibility. The Gartner 2021 EVP Employee...

Traditional employment avenues are disappearing

While South Africa's economy is unable to absorb huge numbers of the unemployed, a lesser traditional approach to income generation may be the solution. This is the word from Direct Selling Association of South Africa (DSA) chairperson Rajesh Parshotam, responding to...

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Speedy service key for Tracker

ClickSoftware Technologies, the leading provider of automated mobile workforce management and optimisation solutions for the service industry, today announced that Tracker Connect, South Africa’s leading vehicle tracking and recovery company with over 800 000...

Look to Africa to grow the channel

Africa’s image is rapidly changing as more foreign investors clamour to forge ties with African businesses. In the recent 2013 Africa Competitiveness Report, which was produced by the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and the African Development Bank, it is...

Chief data officer: the next C-level exec

In most organisations, C-level executives have a specific function. The CFO looks after finance, the CEO execution and strategy, and the CMO marketing. The exception is the chief information officer (CIO) who can fulfil anything from infrastructure planning and...

3fifteen wins MS SharePoint accreditation

South African companies with enterprise licence agreements with Microsoft for its SharePoint product range may have credits for free planning and deployment services for the software that they have not used and are not aware of. So says Jimi Lutz, MD of the Solutions...

Implementing ERP in a growing business

When your growing company reaches a certain size, the time comes to consider implementing more sophisticated systems for management and control. Just where that inflection point lies differs from one company to another, but the answer to managing growing...

Keeping an eye on the supply chain

Procurement fraud is a growing phenomenon around the world. A recent study conducted by ACFE revealed that an estimated 5% of revenues are lost each year as a result of fraudulent activity. At Governance Week 2013, enterprise risk management specialist André Stürmer...

SanDisk announces new USB Flash drives

SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, has announced three USB flash drives, the SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0, Cruzer Orbit and Cruzer Force USB flash drives. Designed with style, speed and reliability in mind, all three drives are ideal for...

Beefing up network security

Thanks to evolving technology, even small businesses collect vast amounts of data these days. This includes the systems logs that are constantly being generated by servers, apps and other network systems. “Let’s take a bank as an example. At the backend, all the...

Fujistu strengthens cloud solutions

Fujitsu has announced new solutions to help organisations to keep pace with change, boost innovation in their businesses and navigate cloud complexity.  Fujitsu's improved end-to-end portfolio of services and solutions for the cloud leverage its ICT heritage and...

BlackBerry, Oracle boost mobile development

BlackBerry and Oracle are bringing a Mobile Apps Challenge to South Africa with the goal of inspiring local developers to build mobile business solutions that can help customers boost productivity and efficiency in their mobile workforces. The Mobile Apps Challenge...

Security Analyst X2

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

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....

Developer – PYTHON (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Product design, programming, bug verification, and testing of computer programs for software products and/or customer applications. Researching...

Finance Business Systems Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

HireResolve has partnered with an established Retail Client who is looking for an ambitious and driven Finance Business Systems Analyst to join the Finance Projects team based in Cape Town.The role will be responsible for developing critical business processes,...

DYNAMICS CRM DEVELOPER – Gauteng Sandown

Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts, software architects and IT professionals to implement Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions.Customize the system to meet the business needs of the company.Integrate existing systems and services into the CRM...

Cybersecurity Engineer – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Cybersecurity Engineer to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities The Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing a highly...

Scrum Master – Remote Remote

As a Scrum Master, you will help teams from our clients with their Agile way of working, more specifically help Scrum teams to thrive. A great opportunity to be highly visible within the client organization, create impact, further develop facilitation and coaching...

SENIOR DATABASE AND APPLICATION DEVELOPER

The successful candidate should have experience in an ICT applications development, implementation, support, and maintenance /enhancementsenvironment. Desired Skills: Sql Server Mysql ASP.NET Web-forms Vb.Net C# JAD RAD SDLC Desired Work Experience: 2 to 5 years...

Software Developer at Private

Web and Mobile Development: Create and maintain user interfaces for websites and web applications.Develop responsive and mobile-friendly designs.Implement cross-browser compatibility to ensure consistent user experience.JavaScript Development: Implement interactive...

Business Analyst

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 1-year contract roleTo apply a set of tasks and...

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