Back to the future as China outperforms western economies
Industrial production in China is set to post robust growth this year thanks to state-driven investment, supply-side stimulus, and a boost in "green" manufacturing. Its performance will outstrip the US and Europe, and raises the prospect of a renewed tensions between...
Turkey, Thailand, Argentina tops for crypto ownership rates
Cryptocurrency adoption continues growing on a global scale. In 2024, around 160-million people are expected to flock to crypto, causing the total number of users in the market to jump over 830-million. And, while most crypto users come from some of the biggest crypto...
SA uses double the resources Earth can sustain
South Africans are consuming beyond the capacity of Earth's ability to sustain us, using up resources at double the rate at which the Earth's ecosystem can recover. And we have been failing for 51 years. South Africa's Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) falls on 4 July 2021...
Global plan mooted to spur tourism recovery
The dramatic plunge in global tourism due to the Covid-19 pandemic is having far-reaching and devastating effects, particularly for Small States. Now, the Commonwealth Secretariat proposed the development of a global "Tourism Action Plan" to help spur a much-needed...
Social media adoption could bolster African growth
Social media platforms help to accelerate economic growth and opportunity across the continent. This is one of the findings of a study conducted by Genesis Analytics in eight African countries - Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, the DRC, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius,...
1,1m threats now target gamers
In 2020, as countries around the world were forced into lockdown, the number of online gamers skyrocketed. In fact, by the end of March 2020, the number of both active users and concurrent users actively playing games on Steam (the most popular online gaming platform,...
Plenty of room for players in the VR headset market
Global shipments of virtual reality (VR) headsets grew 52,4% year over year in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker. Standalone headsets,...
Vodacom Business Africa extends pan-African network to South America
Vodacom Business Africa has taken a step into Brazil, increasing its fixed-connectivity coverage to five continents across the globe. The trans-Atlantic connection has been made possible through the undersea South Atlantic Cable System, the first to directly link the...
Richard Branson scheduled for 11 July spaceflight
Virgin founder Richard Branson will be on board the the first fully crewed Virgin Galactic space flight, which could take place as soon as 11 July. The flight window for the next rocket-powered test flight of the company’s SpaceShipTwo Unity opens next Sunday, pending...
New board members for Telkom as Samuels steps down
Alphonzo Samuels, a non-executive director of Telkom has resigned with effect from today (1 July 2021) for personal reasons. Olufunke Ighodaro and Ethel Matenge-Sebesho have been appointed as independent non-executive directors with immediate effect. Ighodaro has...
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Data insight offers a competitive advantage
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DCC offers Dell MD3 PowerVault range
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Tier One relocates head office to Pretoria
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Moving from systems to service management
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Marval achieves ISO/IEC recertification
IT service management (ITSM) innovator Marval has once again successfully passed the latest ISO/IEC 20000:2011 audit, the worldwide standard for ITSM. The company has now held this certification since its introduction in 2005. The compliance requirements for ISO/IEC...
Mobility extends business reach
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Use LBS to find friends on WeChat
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Focus on skills availability for ICT sector
The message from leading global ICT managed services provider, Integr8, is that South Africa’s technology sector must renew efforts to address the need for sought-after ICT skill sets. Although the company is encouraged by reports of a drop in unemployment figures...
Panda Security boosts partner profits
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Securing citizen documents
For any nation, the control and regulation of cross-border activity is essential for continued stability and economic progress. Citizens need to be able to easily move across borders to conduct business and socially, to visit family or simply to expand horizons....
1763_DevOps Consultant – Gauteng Pretoria
1763_DevOps Engineer(Entry)Location: GautengContract Term: 1 April 2023 - 31 December 2026ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:· SAP Technical Operations· OPS Advanced· SAP S/4HANA· SAP Sales and Distribution· SAP MM· SAP VMS · Technical Continuity Management (TCM)· Third...
Software Developer – Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth
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Project Manager – Zimbabwe – Remote Remote
Hire Resolve's client is urgently seeking the expertise of a Project Manager in Zimbabwe. Key Requirements: BSc. in Construction Management / Built Environment+5 years' experience in the Built EnvironmentMust have +2 years' experience in Construction Project...
IT Risk Specialist – Gauteng Sandton
NQF level 6 B Degree in Risk Management/Audit/or equivalent Advanced DiplomaCISA/CISSP/CISM/CGERT/PMP or any other IT Governance related qualification2 years managerial/leadership experience4 years' experience in a risk and audit environment4 years Financial Business...
Project Manager at SFG Engineering – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
The successful applicant will be responsible for the following:Duties and responsibilities Coordinating every aspect of the project from reviewing and approving contract terms to implementation of new contracts, the review of budgets, invoicing, variation orders and...
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Our client in the IT Industry is looking for the below skills , if you meet the requirements, kindly send us your CV. Thanks· Basic knowledge in software engineering with a focus on Cloud architectures· Solid knowledge in JAVA, AWS, relational databases,· Willing to...
Senior IT Engineer
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We are looking for a Medical Bureau Operations Specialist to join a big, leaading, tech company in the healthcare space. The position is niche and requires someone with Operations, Claims Administration and even some IT skills.The Operations and Retention Manager...
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Senior Software Developer-Artificial Intelligence at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
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