Capacity building support, training for Lesotho ESOs
Tshimologong Precinct welcomed 14 Enterprise Support Organisations (ESOs) from Lesotho for the ESOs second cohort Capacity Building Programme. The programme is for the Government of Lesotho, through the Competitiveness and Financial Inclusion (CAFI) Project under the...
Conflict, climate shocks drive African displacement
Conflict and violence remain the main drivers of displacement and movements in sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, exacerbated by increasing climate shocks and hazards, according to a new report by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the African Union...
Is the world’s population threatening our survival?
With the global population expected to significantly exceed 9-billion people by 2050, of which some 2,5-billion will be living on the African continent, biodiversity is shrinking, even as the waste generated by billions of people grows exponentially. The loss of...
Ostrich industry gets smart decision-making tool
The Ostrich Slaughter Planner, a smart technology tool developed by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture in response to the industry's need to streamline recordkeeping, planning, and issuing of permits for the slaughter of ostriches at the abattoirs, was...
South Africans still excluded from financial services
Kathy Gibson reports - The South African financial market is a paradox in that a majority of people have bank accounts, but 80% of them don't have access to financial services. Khulekani Mathe, head of financial inclusion at the Banking Association South Africa,...
Expect a surge in coastal flooding, says NASA
High-tide floods - also called nuisance floods or sunny day floods - are already a familiar problem in many coastal cities. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported a total of more than 600 floods in US coastal towns in 2019. Starting in the...
Bad debt increases by 26% – Gartner
A Gartner analysis of 796 financial statements reveals that provisions and write-offs of bad debt increased from $9,750-million in 2019 to $12,262-million in 2020 -- a 25,8% increase. The standard approach to determining receivables risk underestimates the risk of...
Gartner identifies four types of tech buyers
Seventy percent of global technology buyers are exploring more ways to purchase technology this year, however vendor engagement strategies continue to underdeliver when it comes to meeting tech buyer expectations, according to a survey by Gartner. "Technology...
Top maths and computer science boffin graduates at 19
Kialan Pillay is graduating with a first class bachelor's degree in computer science and mathematical statistics from the University of Cape Town (UCT) at just 19 years old, having finished his high school career as the top matriculant in KwaZulu Natal at just 15...
SAIGA says proper financial systems could have saved wasted R26bn
The Southern African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA) has described the latest general report on local government audit outcomes - which shows that local government finances have reached R26-billion in irregular expenditure in the 2019-20 financial year - as...
More News Today
Genesys to buy Angel from MicroStrategy
Genesys has reached a definitive agreement with MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) and mobile software, to acquire its subsidiary Angel.com. Angel is a leading provider of cloud-based self-service contact centre...
Boost for local software development
Application development in South Africa is taking a step forward in terms of efficiency and productivity with the announcement of the formation of a joint venture to create “High-Maturity Software Development” (Hi-Mat) Units. Under the leadership of the Joburg Centre...
Sophos recognised in Forrester report
Sophos has announced that it has been positioned as a Leader in Forrester Research’s new Client Security report, The Forrester Wave: Endpoint Security, Q1 2013. It provides a comprehensive overview of the endpoint protection vendor landscape. Forrester says that...
Integr8 supports BCX’s Nigerian cloud
Amid growing levels of demand for computing power and services in Nigeria, widely acknowledged to be the most populous country in Africa, South African systems integrator Business Connexion (BCX) recently launched a cloud services offering in the West African country....
Fujitsu optimises Eternus DX S2
Fujitsu has accelerates business customers’ mission-critical applications by further optimising the Eternus DX S2 Disk Storage Family as systems of choice for high-performance applications. With a long record of leading benchmarks and satisfied customers, Fujitsu now...
YahClick Go provides fast connectivity
YahClick Go, from Vox Telecom, provides fast, transportable connectivity to organisations and businesses that may require access to the internet whilst on the move, such as broadcasters, event companies, mobile marketing vehicles, news stations, mobile offices or...
McMethod.net supports project management
Industry analysts agree that Project Management will play an increasingly significant role in business in 2013 and beyond. Service providers in this space are ploughing resources into the development of solutions designed to make a difference to decision makers as...
Q-KON partners with Startel in Angola
Q-KON, a focussed provider of satellite and wireless access network solutions to niche markets in Africa, has announced a partnership with Angola’s Startel SA (Startel). A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been reached between the two companies and is based on...
Vodacom Business debuts Cloud Monitor
In response to customer requests, Vodacom Business Services has announced Vodacom Cloud Monitor for Enterprise organisations. Vodacom Cloud Monitor allows the user's in-house administrators to monitor the complete virtual environment of server loads and generate...
Bytes partners with Volante
Bytes Systems Integration has partnered with international data integration, software and services company Volante Technologies to provide global best practice financial messaging and integration solutions for the South African financial services market. This...
Business Intelligence Specialist at Kgabolize Recruitment Consultancy
Our client based in Centurion are in need of a qualified Business Intelligence Specialist within head office. The key performance areas for this positions are: Data preparation - Acquire data from various data sources and combine & transform data into...
Senior Network Engineer
Role: Senior Network EngineerLocation: Centurion - role will be hybrid after the first 6 monthsOur client is a leading ICT company who are dedicated to providing innovative ICT solutions to their clients. They are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior...
Integration Developer
We are seeking a talented and experienced Integration Developer to join our team. As an Integration Developer, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining integration solutions to enable seamless communication and data exchange between...
IT Asset and Configuration Manager
Our client, a Leading Financial institution is looking for a highly skilled IT Asset and Configuration Manager to join their team.Job PurposeTo consolidate, track and manage physical and contractual aspects of an information technology asset throughout its lifecycles...
SKA Mid – Senior Data Analyst at NRF National Research Foundation
Postion Summary: The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for the development of operator procedures and documentation, and for the mentoring and training of the data analyst/operators under their supervision. The senior data analyst will be part of the science...
IT Project Manager (6-Month Contract)
ENVIRONMENT:SUPPORT with the planning, controlling and execution of activities to deliver the SAP S/4 Hana implementation to agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality as the next IT Project Manager sought by a dynamic Energy Company. You will manage the...
Infrastructure Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
The role is accountable for developing Architecture within Digital Technology (DT) across the Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) domains. The purpose of this role is the selection of new technologies and the effective design of platforms to...
Business Intelligence Specialist at Kgabolize Recruitment Consultancy – Gauteng Centurion
Our client based in Centurion are in need of a qualified Business Intelligence Specialist within head office. The key performance areas for this positions are: Data preparation - Acquire data from various data sources and combine & transform data into...
Senior Network Engineer – Gauteng Centurion
Role: Senior Network EngineerLocation: Centurion - role will be hybrid after the first 6 monthsOur client is a leading ICT company who are dedicated to providing innovative ICT solutions to their clients. They are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior...
Integration Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
We are seeking a talented and experienced Integration Developer to join our team. As an Integration Developer, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining integration solutions to enable seamless communication and data exchange between...
View more career listings on our Careers Section