Crypto assets force tax systems to review their policies

The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to ponder if rules designed for a traditional economy can keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged, Professor Shaun Parsons has told attendees at a University of...

CEOs want to ramp up their AI spending as FOMO kicks on

AI is exceeding most CEOs’ expectations and their optimism is growing. Cisco’s latest study shows that 67% now worry they’re underinvesting in the technology — up from 57% last year — with nearly two thirds (64%) of those surveyed now seeing AI adoption as mandatory...

Women face higher levels of burnout as stress levels climb

South African employers are facing a growing workforce resilience challenge as new data reveals that women are increasingly bearing the burden of workplace stress, burnout and mental health crises. A comprehensive analysis by Lyra Southern Africa of 67 419 Employee...

SA companies are shunning public cloud for AI workloads

South African organisations are shifting AI workloads out of the public cloud faster than their counterparts anywhere else in the world, according to new global research commissioned by Cloudera. The Great AI Re-Architecture Survey, conducted by Wakefield Research...

Digital health market heads to $780bn

The global digital health market size is expected to reach $780,49-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 18,3% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Growing smartphone penetration, advancements in internet connectivity, developing IT...

Blockchain Research Institute expands into Africa

The Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), an independent blockchain think-tank, is launching a new wave of global expansion with the announcement of BRI Africa, BRI Middle East, and BRI Korea. BRI Africa will be launched in partnership with Standard Bank Group, while...

Lockdown pushed silver surfers on to social media

The internet became a lifeline to the outside world during 2020, connecting South Africa's remote workforce to their jobs, children to teachers and educational resources, and families to virtual entertainment. According to Vuma's 2020 End-User Customer Satisfaction...

Unified comms shows 60% growth so far in 2021

Revenue growth from sales of unified communications (UC) products and systems across Europe has continued upwards in the first few months of 2021, despite a strong 2020 dominated by mass remote working, according to Context. Context figures for sales through IT...

Tshimologong CEO awarded French National Order of Merit

Lesley Donna Williams, CEO of Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, has been made a knight in the National Order of Merit by Aurélien Lechevallier, ambassador of France to South Africa. The prestigious award was in recognition of the close links fostered between...

Deep tech could solve social issues if funding keeps pace

Investors are betting on post-pandemic "deep tech" unicorn startups that address major social problems. In fact, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) finds that funding for the new innovative field has grown from $15-billion to $60-billion in four years and could exceed...

Telkom expects higher earnings

Telkom has released a trading statement to alert shareholders that it expects a significant increase in earnings for the year ended 31 March 2021. Shareholders are advised that reported headline earnings per share (HEPS) is expected to increase by 145% to 155%, while...

Successful companies choose a RevOps model

By 2025, 75% of the highest growth companies in the world will deploy a revenue operations (RevOps) model, according to Gartner. A move from sales enablement to revenue enablement is needed in today's rapidly shifting buying and selling dynamic to support this RevOps...

What have people left behind in Uber cars?

Cell phones and keys are the items most likely to be left behind in an Uber, with headphones and wallets close behind. Uber's fifth annual Lost & Found Index shows that these items might be the most common, but they are not the most unusual - people have forgotten...

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Green Apple IT delivers IT services to Bauba

Bauba Platinum, a JSE-listed platinum exploration service, is a holding company for various mineral prospecting rights for platinum group metals mineralisation, collectively known as the Bauba Project.  The company operates primarily in the Eastern Bushveld Igneous...

Lorge wins at Sage awards

Sage ERP X3, Sage 300 ERP (formerly Accpac) and Sage CRM technology and solutions provider Lorge, celebrating its 27th year in business, has won more major awards at the annual Sage awards ceremony in Johannesburg at the weekend, including Sage 300 ERP Best Achiever,...

SunGard identifies outsourcing trends

“The current economic and regulatory environment, as well as the maturation of outsourcing providers, is leading corporations to consider using outsourcing and other managed services more broadly," says Brian Anderson, an executive of SunGard Systems South Africa. ...

mapIT, Integrat announce Developers Day

To follow on from the last successful mapIT Developers Day held in Johannesburg, South Africa in October 2012, mapIT is looking  at expanding their service offering across Africa and will be hosting their first Developer’s Day in Nairobi, Kenya on the 25 March 2013....

Nashua Mobile app available on BlackBerry 10

Nashua Mobile is proud to announce that its existing smartphone app is now also available for BlackBerry 10. Nashua Mobile developers worked closely with the BlackBerry smartphone developers to ensure that the app would be available at launch, aiming to provide...

MTechSA wins at Avaya awards

Telecommunications systems solution provider MTechSA has been awarded the title of Partner of the Year for Small and Medium Business in MEA by Avaya at its 2013 PartnerConnect conference and awards ceremony hosted in Johannesburg in January.  The event, which was in...

Defining ‘process’ in BPM

Part two of a four part series by SoftExpert, Roger Tregear, a manager at Leonardo International and Ian Huntly, CEO of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings, representatives in Sub-Saharan Africa of SoftExpert, a market leader in software and services for enterprise-wide...

NWK implements SUSE server

Leading agricultural service provider NWK has migrated its entire z/VSE mainframe workload to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z and is using one IFL on its new IBM zEnterprise 114 server. Processing speeds have improved by more than 70% when compared with the...

IBM honours Kenya’s MoDe

IBM has announced that MoDe was named the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year. Based in Nairobi Kenya, MoDe provides instant nano-credit for pre-paid mobile phone users across the African continent. Nearly 80% of mobile phone users in growth markets do not have access...

Itec helps PenBev go green

 Peninsula Beverage Company (PenBev), bottler of the products of The Coca-Cola Company in the Western and Northern Cape, has reappointed Itec Innovate as its office automation service provider following a competitive tendering process. The contract covers 30...

Developer – Internship Role (JHB) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our highly successful national client is looking for a bright and ambitious developer for their team. You are not expected to know anything, you will be provided with courses as well as on the job training which will last for over 4 months. This role can...

Developer – Front End at Parvana Recruitment

This is a remote position.Role Responsibilities:Creating responsive web applications using the latest JavaScript technologies in React.Understanding and driving build processes and CI tooling.Performing unit and functional testing.Being involved in the deployment...

Intermediate BI Developer

We are looking for an Intermediate to Senior Developer.OverviewThis is a senior development role including design of specifications, coding, implementation, testing, data conversion and documentation and system enhancements. The incumbent is individually accountable...

Project Manager

Our client specialises in:Access Control SystemsFire Detection CCTV SystemsElectronic Building Systems Maintenance of SystemsThey are looking for a Project Manager for their team, to take the rails and run with it, effective, open-minded, and to the point.Key...

Master Data Specialist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Key Outputs Incumbent needs to ensure that all urgent market requests are handled within 3 working daysEnsure that all non-Urgent request are handled and feedback given within 7 working days as per the Service Level AgreementEnsure Material Group and Product Hierarchy...

Intermediate BI Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

We are looking for an Intermediate to Senior Developer.OverviewThis is a senior development role including design of specifications, coding, implementation, testing, data conversion and documentation and system enhancements. The incumbent is individually accountable...

Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town

Our client specialises in:Access Control SystemsFire Detection CCTV SystemsElectronic Building Systems Maintenance of SystemsThey are looking for a Project Manager for their team, to take the rails and run with it, effective, open-minded, and to the point.Key...

Software Engineer (Snr) at Parvana Recruitment

This is a remote position. About our client: Headquartered in the USA, our client offers a great remote work opportunity. Embrace work-from-home flexibility and long-term prospects, including overseas opportunities. Benefit from learning from the best in the field at...

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