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...

Canal+ ups its Multichoice share holding

French media company Groupe Canal+ has acquired an additional interest in Multichoice's ordinary shares, and now holds 40,01% of the company's total ordinary shares in issue. As required in terms of section 122(3)(a) of the Companies Act, MultiChoice has filed the...

Doctors get inside look at gut health with AI-powered endoscopy

From humble beginnings as a university spinoff to an acquisition by the leading global medtech company in its field, Odin Vision has been on an accelerated journey since its founding less than five years ago. An alum of the Nvidia Inception programme for cutting-edge...

International travel largely on hold despite May uptick

The biggest crisis in the history of tourism continues into a second year. Between January and May, international tourist arrivals were 85% below 2019 levels (or a 65% drop on 2020), UNWTO data shows. Despite a small uptick in May, the emergence of Covid-19 variants...

Blue Label reports year-end earnings

Blue Label Telecoms has reported core headline earnings for the year ended 31 May 2021 of R788-million, equating to core headline earnings of 89.65 cents per share, of which R763-million related to continuing operations and R25-million to discontinued operations. Core...

July unrest still reverberating through SA’s technical goods sector

South Africa's technical goods retail sector continues to feel the aftershocks of the looting and rioting in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal in July. That's according to a GfK Lighthouse study of the impact of the unrest on technical goods sales in South Africa which uses...

Global PC sales still rising

After impressive sales figures in 2020 and a record-breaking first quarter of 2021, global PC shipments continued rising in the second quarter of the year. According to data presented by StockApps.com, the total number of PCs shipped in Q2 2021 hit 71,6-million...

Lunga Siyo is new Telkom Consumer CEO

Telkom has appointed Lunga Siyo as the new CEO of Telkom Consumer effective 1 October 2021. Siyo will take over from Serame Taukobong when Taukobong assumes the position of group CEO-designate. Siyo joined Telkom just over three years ago and led the introduction of...

R30bn left on the table by etailers with poor CX

South Africa's ecommerce market has increased substantially since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, but its potential to double by a further 100% to 5,6% of the total retail market is possible if etailers fix issues with their online CX. This is the key finding of...

ICT sector urged to drive ethical, equitable policies

The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has urged ICT practitioners to become "activists" for ethical, equitable ICT policy development and access as the country moves into a post-Covid era. Speaking at the national IITPSA AGM,...

Cardano cryptocurrency tipped to hit all-time high

The price of little-known cryptocurrency Cardano will jump to more than $3 in the next month, predicts Nigel Green, chief executive of deVere Group. Cardano's Its price has gone up by more than 36% in the last week and its market capitalisation currently stands at...

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Esquire signs with Lavod

Esquire Technologies, the digital lifestyle-focused computer distributor, has signed a distribution agreement for South Africa with Lavod Corporation, a company focusing on providing the consumer with personal audio and video solutions for outdoor sports. Over the...

Who manages company IT?

The reality of business networking today is that digital tools have advanced to the extent that processes take days instead of weeks, intricate data processing and algorithm checks are completed in seconds rather than minutes or hours. All good and well, say HR...

Bandwidthbar empowers ADSL resellers

National ISP Bandwidthbar has announced that it has integrated Telkom SA’s Uniweb interface into its ADSL portal, which adds immediate and lasting value to the company’s growing ADSL reseller base. The inclusion of Telkom Uniweb guarantees users a number of...

HP announces Technology Services

HP recently announced new consulting and support services that improve network simplicity, scalability and agility, enabling organisations to reduce the time spent on IT maintenance so they can take on more strategic initiatives. Cloud, virtualisation, mobility and...

SA is a favoured location for offshoring

It is common practice today to seek out reputable companies that can successfully undertake work that is not part of the core competency of the client’s business. This form of outsourcing has become increasingly popular for development relating to information...

T-Systems launches development initiative

As part of its strategy of creating sustainable and commercially viable growth both internally and in South Africa as a whole, T-Systems in South Africa has launched the first phase of its Enterprise Supplier Development (ESD) initiative, a program aimed at leveraging...

BCX addresses data challenges with SAP

Business Connexion is a black empowered information and communications technology (ICT) company who prides itself on innovative business solutions. Their solutions are designed to meet clients’ strategic and operational needs, which are fully developed and maintained....

Nine essential data centre health checks

At present, vendors are designing servers that can demand over 40kW of cooling per rack. With most data centres designed to cool an average of no more than 2 kW per rack, innovative strategies must be used for proper cooling of high-density equipment. The Schneider...

A sweet BI solution for Quality Sugars

Seeking a quick and cost effective approach to its need for integrated sales analytics applications, Quality Sugars, the largest sugar producer in SouthAfrica, approached BusinessIntelligent to address this need. BusinessIntelligent, a leading provider of business...

Blue Turtle partners with Aruba Networks

Blue Turtle Technologies (Blue Turtle) has signed an agreement with Aruba Networks that sees Blue Turtle extend its BYOD (bring your own device) solutions for the enterprise. Ronnie Koch, Senior Consultant at Blue Turtle, comments, “With BYOD a given at most, if not...

Full Stack Developer

We are looking for a talented Full Stack Developer to join our dynamic team and help us deliver exceptional web applications and solutions to our clients.What you'll do:As a Full Stack Developer at EasyHQ, you will be responsible for owning and managing our primary...

Senior Software Engineer

JOB OVERVIEW / ROLE PURPOSE: As a Senior Software Engineer / Programmer you will perform analysis and programming duties in the development, implementation and support of information systems, platforms, and applications.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Qualifications: Relevant...

Data Engineer

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will be doing /...

Analyst (Short Term Insurance Claims)

Top employer is looking for you! Your solid experience in data analytics and exposure to the short term insurance industry claims process could secure you this awesome role! You will be responsible for analysing high volumes of claims data to determine legitimacy;...

Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are looking for a talented Full Stack Developer to join our dynamic team and help us deliver exceptional web applications and solutions to our clients.What you'll do:As a Full Stack Developer at EasyHQ, you will be responsible for owning and managing our primary...

Senior Software Engineer – Western Cape Stellenbosch

JOB OVERVIEW / ROLE PURPOSE: As a Senior Software Engineer / Programmer you will perform analysis and programming duties in the development, implementation and support of information systems, platforms, and applications.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Qualifications: Relevant...

Data Engineer – Remote Remote

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will be doing /...

Analyst (Short Term Insurance Claims) – Gauteng Bryanston

Top employer is looking for you! Your solid experience in data analytics and exposure to the short term insurance industry claims process could secure you this awesome role! You will be responsible for analysing high volumes of claims data to determine legitimacy;...

CRM Developer

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Intermediate Software Engineer

JOB OVERVIEW / ROLE PURPOSE: As an Intermediate Software Engineer / Programmer you will perform analysis and programming duties in the development, implementation and support of information systems, platforms, and applications.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Qualifications:...

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