SA stands out as a global air pollution hotspot
Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as Africa's most polluted countries in terms of air pollution disease burden, with profound health consequences for Africa's people and exacerbated impacts on climate change, a report prepared by Greenpeace Africa and...
SIU concludes Treasury’s Oracle contract was irregular
Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has given National Treasury three weeks to come up with a way forward after the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) concluded that an almost R1-billion contract with Oracle was irregular. The integrated financial...
Telemedicine a lifesaver for diabetes sufferers
Diabetes is the second leading cause of death after tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa, according to the report: "Enabling Telemedicine for People Living with Diabetes: Focus on South Africa" by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and supported by Abbott. Considering...
New CFO and chairman for Altron
Altron has appointed Nicholas Bofilatos as group chief financial officer and Stewart van Graan as chairman. Bofilatos, who takes over from Cedric Miller, joined Altron in 2019 and was finance executive: change management. He has more than 15 years' experience in...
PayPal accounts for almost half of US digital wallet complaints
Over the last four years, consumer complaints about digital wallets and mobile payment apps in the US surged as more and more Americans choose cashless payments. Between April 2017 and April 2021, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received nearly 9 300...
Cost of a data breach hits record high during pandemic
Data breaches now cost companies an average of $4,24-million per incident- the highest cost in the 17-year history of the report. Based on in-depth analysis of real-world data breaches experienced by over 500 organisations, a new global study released by IBM Security...
SA universities need to fast-track digital transformation
Universities have had to ramp up their compute power to accommodate the increase in online learning since the onset of the pandemic and the resulting move toward hybrid learning models. This is among the findings from an IDC study, "Post-Pandemic IT Infrastructure in...
Sophos uncovers malware targeting Discord
Sophos has published new research on how malware is increasingly targeting the Discord chat platform. The cyberthreats uncovered by Sophos include information stealing malware, spyware, backdoors, and ransomware resurrected as "mischiefware". The findings are based on...
Mustek expects big earnings increase
Mustek has issued a trading statement, alerting shareholders that its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2021 will be substantially different from last year. "Mustek has a reasonable degree of certainty that, for the year ended 30 June 2021, headline...
Cost optimisation top issue for supply chains
Cost optimisation is the top issue that chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) should focus on in the near future, according to 17% of CEOs and senior business executives polled by Gartner. This is followed by supply chain resilience at 16%. "CEOs are tasking their CSCOs...
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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...
Sourcing skills to meet ICT demand
Continuous, exponential growth in ICT is fuelling the demand for high-tech skills sets. The evolution of the industry has meant that there is not only a demand for sufficient numbers in terms of skills, but also the type of skills required. There is also a...
Syntech, Sonnet announce docking station
Syntech, a South African based IT hardware distributor, and Sonnet recently announced the Echo 15 Thunderbolt Dock, a fully featured docking station for Mac and Windows computers with Thunderbolt ports. Sonnet's latest Thunderbolt technology product features 15 ports:...
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An exciting opportunity to join a software consulting house with over 3 decades of tech driven solutions using the latest cutting-edge technology. Our client is seeking a Data Scientist with a strong background in machine learning. The ideal candidate must be willing...
Senior Business Analyst – Collections
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...
SharePoint Developer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
We are looking for a junior to mid-range SharePoint Developer.Your role will be pivotal in crafting, advancing, executing, and overseeing SharePoint sites and Office 365 environments. Your close collaboration with diverse departments will enable you to grasp their...
Data Scientist – KwaZulu-Natal
An exciting opportunity to join a software consulting house with over 3 decades of tech driven solutions using the latest cutting-edge technology. Our client is seeking a Data Scientist with a strong background in machine learning. The ideal candidate must be willing...
Senior Business Analyst – Collections – 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...
Business Analyst
Title: Business Analyst / Feature Analyst Contract: Start ASAP - Dec. 2024 Environment: Hybrid (2 days on site, Pinelands CPT) Industry: Financial Services Overview: The Business Analyst / Feature Analyst in the financial services sector plays a pivotal role in...
Software Engineer-Conversational AI (Senior) 2537 TT
Execution of steps within the development life cycle e.g. preparation of technical documentation.Application / Chatbot / Dialog System implementation and testing.Responsible for backend & REST API development.Frontend development advantageous.Propose and review...
Senior Business Analyst – CX, Architecture, Product
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...
Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Title: Business Analyst / Feature Analyst Contract: Start ASAP - Dec. 2024 Environment: Hybrid (2 days on site, Pinelands CPT) Industry: Financial Services Overview: The Business Analyst / Feature Analyst in the financial services sector plays a pivotal role in...
Software Engineer-Conversational AI (Senior) 2537 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
Execution of steps within the development life cycle e.g. preparation of technical documentation.Application / Chatbot / Dialog System implementation and testing.Responsible for backend & REST API development.Frontend development advantageous.Propose and review...
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