Social innovation key to addressing inequity
A report by the Schwab Foundation's Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship outlines a series of social innovation solutions for integrating racial and ethnic equity into business practices and unlocking economic growth worldwide. The report, Innovating for...
Mzansi citizens urged to give an hour for Earth
WWF South Africa wants all South Africans to come together for this year's Earth Hour celebration - and, no, it doesn't involve turning off the lights. Over the years, Earth Hour has shone the spotlight on issues of climate change, nature loss and the interrelated...
HP believed to be dropping PageWide line-up
Almost 10 years after launching the PageWide printers into the market, it is believed that HP is discontinuing the product category. PageWide technology has a fixed print head that prints the entire width of the page. Sources reveal that HP is set to drop the A4 and...
Campaign aims to bring corporates, SMEs together after unrest
One Linkage is putting its weight behind efforts to help small South African businesses recover from the spate of unrest that affected parts of the country in recent days. A week of looting and rioting has seen the destruction of thousands of businesses in the Gauteng...
Transnet container terminal systems interrupted
Speculation about a cyberattack at Transnet is rife as the state-owned logistics company is experiencing interruptions to its container terminal operations. Very little information is available, with the Transnet web site currently down, but some customers have been...
Weaponised cyberattacks may soon kill people
By 2025, cyber attackers will have weaponised operational technology (OT) environments to successfully harm or kill humans, according to Gartner - and CEOs could be held liable. Attacks on OT - hardware and software that monitors or controls equipment, assets and...
Quantum computing set for growth surge
Confidence that quantum computers will solve major problems that are beyond the reach of traditional computers - a milestone known as quantum advantage - has grown fast in the past 12 months, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) titled What...
Competitive advantage, customer experience drive cloud migrations
Organisations are moving to the cloud in big numbers to drive competitive strategies and provide richer customer experiences, a shift from earlier adopters that looked to the cloud primarily for operation efficiencies. As companies recognize the high stakes of a cloud...
Government, business leaders agree on priorities for economic recovery
Business leaders from industries affected by the recent violence have, in a virtual meeting convened by President Cyril Ramaphosa, reaffirmed their commitment to work with government in rebuilding South Africa's economy. The meeting followings last week's civil...
International travel back on hold
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...
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How virtualisation can help SMEs
There’s a common perception that virtualisation is only for large organisations – but, says Jessica van Wyk of Veeam, there are major benefits for small businesses as well. “Virtualisation is a powerful technology that means that for every physical server or PC you...
EMC Isilon NAS supports cloud, analytics
At EMC World 2013, EMC announced that it is preparing the next version of its EMC Isilon OneFS scale-out NAS operating system. Building on the successful late-2012 launch of OneFS 7.0 (“Mavericks”), the next version of Isilon’s industry-leading operating system will...
Businesses should consolidate SAP
Research released by HCL Enterprise Application Services (EAS) has revealed that globally large enterprises could save nearly $30-billion in total through consolidating their instances of SAP. The global survey of 225 CIOs focussed on their organisations' current and...
Nedbank showcases PocketPOS at Indaba
Nedbank will be promoting and selling its innovative mobile point-of-sale solution, Nedbank PocketPOS, at one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar – Durban Indaba. The Indaba, which runs from 11 to 14 May 2013, is a global platform that...
SoftExpert launches cloud offering
SoftExpert, a market leader in software and services for enterprise-wide business has launched SoftExpert Cloud, allowing for the distribution of SoftExpert solutions through Web-based cloud services in a fully secure environment, boosting efficiency and availability...
The dangers of BYOD implementation
According to a Forrester survey carried out in Q4 of 2012 75% of company employees across the globe want to use their personal mobile devices for work on a daily basis. This is a 3% increase from the figures in 2011. Most (76%) of this group is specifically interested...
Balancing security and end-user experience
With growing demand from end-users for smart, mobile technologies that help them do their day to day work more efficiently and effectively, organisations need to put in place holistic enterprise mobility strategies that meet their long-term business needs as well as...
DVT, SYMCO iQ partner for agile ERP
Specialist software and services company DVT has partnered with SYMCO iQ to combine the companies’ strengths in software development, support and maintenance and one of the country’s leading modular enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms. The partnership will...
Creating an African cloud services market
The small to medium sized market is predicted to be one of the fastest and most active adopters of cloud computing services going forward. This is the view of experts in the field who believe that the African market is ideally conditioned for the establishment and...
Mobility delivers real business benefits
Users can’t go far these days without hearing about mobility and how important it has become for both consumers and businesses. However, when looking beyond the hype, it can sometimes be difficult for business leaders to understand exactly how mobile technology can...
Intermediate Ruby on Rails Developer (Stellenbosch)
ENVIRONMENT:THE coding talents of an Intermediate Ruby on Rails Developer is sought by a cutting-edge AgriTech company based in Stellenbosch, to join its team and help build out a SaaS platform for the agricultural sector. The team is full stack, and you can expect to...
C++ Developer (Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:Our client, an innovative Software Specialist, is currently seeking a talented C/C++ Developer who possesses the ability and coding expertise to develop advanced, defect-free, and easily maintainable software solutions. Enthusiasm for learning, teaching,...
Senior Python Developer with strong BI skills
An international IT Hub in South Africa provides IT Solutions to the global Group. We focus on innovation topics as well as comprehensive IT solutions.The unique positioning as an internal partner to the Group ensures collaborative partnerships internally. Desired...
Senior Technical Specialist
The Senior Technology Specialist (Business Systems) will be responsible for the specifications relevant for development, implementation, and maintenance of on premise and cloud solutions, ensuring their effective integration with other systems and alignment with the...
Digital Strategist (Senior) at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance public...
Senior Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
We are currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst who will be responsible for creating, refining, and clarifying the detailed definition of the business need, designing the corresponding business processes, and supporting the implementation of the business...
Intermediate Ruby on Rails Developer (Stellenbosch) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:THE coding talents of an Intermediate Ruby on Rails Developer is sought by a cutting-edge AgriTech company based in Stellenbosch, to join its team and help build out a SaaS platform for the agricultural sector. The team is full stack, and you can expect to...
C++ Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:Our client, an innovative Software Specialist, is currently seeking a talented C/C++ Developer who possesses the ability and coding expertise to develop advanced, defect-free, and easily maintainable software solutions. Enthusiasm for learning, teaching,...
Senior Python Developer with strong BI skills – Gauteng Midrand
An international IT Hub in South Africa provides IT Solutions to the global Group. We focus on innovation topics as well as comprehensive IT solutions.The unique positioning as an internal partner to the Group ensures collaborative partnerships internally. Desired...
Senior Technical Specialist – Western Cape Winelands
The Senior Technology Specialist (Business Systems) will be responsible for the specifications relevant for development, implementation, and maintenance of on premise and cloud solutions, ensuring their effective integration with other systems and alignment with the...
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