IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

Manufacturing Survey highlights lower business confidence

Load shedding, challenges at the ports and political uncertainty weighed on manufacturer confidence during the first quarter of 2024. According to the Q1 Absa Manufacturing Survey, business confidence dipped 5 points to 21, which is significantly lower than the...

Cybersecurity a resilient force TMT deal activity declines

Despite a decline in overall deal activity within the tech, media, and telecom (TMT) sector, cybersecurity has emerged as a resilient outlier. With escalating cyber threats globally, companies are prioritizing investments in cybersecurity capabilities, leading to a...

Nigeria’s Access Bank opens in SA

Access Bank South Africa, which launched yesterday (14 June 2021), expands the Nigeria-based bank's footprint in Africa. Access Bank CEO Herbert Wigwe points out that the SADC region represents the strongest economy on the African continent. "This means Access Bank SA...

Training and skills key to bridging the digital divide

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) will never happen in South Africa unless literally millions of the country's people can cross the digital divide before it becomes impossibly wide. This is the view of Dr Hasmukh Gajjar, founder of mobiLearn, who believes that...

Why investing in SA’s youth is critical

Every year, South Africa remembers and marks the Soweto youth uprising of 16 June 1976. It is a significant day in the country's calendar because it serves as a reminder of the power and potential of South Africa's young people as the future of the country. Now, 45...

Africa gets $80m in development finance

The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and the European Investment Bank have committed to investing $80-billion in the private sector over the next five years to support sustainable economic recovery and growth in Africa....

SA workers start returning to the office

Since the easing of the hard lockdown restrictions, thousands of workers have returned to the office in towns and cities across South Africa. New data from IWG shows that visits to its South African centres are up by 25% since the beginning of January. Research by IWG...

Game source code stolen in Electronic Arts hack

Source code of some popular Electronic Arts games has already been offered for sale of the darknet, following a breach of the games company’s systems last week. The company has been quick to reassure players that their security has not been compromised. Electronic...

Spoofing attacks have doubled in recent months

Email spoofing involves the creation of fake emails that seem legitimate to trick users into taking action that will benefit the attacker. This can be downloading malware, providing access to systems or data, offering up personal details, or transferring money. Often...

Young scientists fly the SA flag at Hong Kong science fair

Innovative South African scientific research about detecting and classifying cardiac arrhythmia and prosthesis control using muscle impulses will compete against other high-tech studies in the 2021 Virtual Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl (GYSTB) Science Fair...

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FrontRange launches HEAT Cloud 2012.3

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Riverbed acquires OPNET

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Technology upgrades and migration to IP/SIP are key drivers for the contact centre systems market in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Revenue growth in the analytics segment is robust, followed by the quality monitoring (QM) segment. Despite the presence of...

Snapdisk introduces new backup service

With the holiday season upon user, there is no excuse not to implement a backup plan for all photos, videos, and other important digital documents. While keeping data on a USB storage drive is handy, it is not the most secure way to store it. Physical backup devices...

DCC delivers new WD hard drives

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Ericsson, Unitel bring 4G LTE to Angola

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Our client is a leading financial services provider, dedicated to providing innovative solutions to their clients. They strive to deliver excellence in all aspects of our operations. Job Description:We are seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join our dynamic team in...

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Our client, a JSE-listed company selling innovative mobile commerce technology to emerging markets in South Africa and abroad, is looking for a talented Senior Enterprise Architect. Job purpose:Responsible for the entire Organisation's Enterprise strategy framework...

IT Supervisor – Gauteng Bryanston

Our client, an industry leader, is urgenlty looking to appoint a qualified and experienced IT Supervisor to manage end to end 3rd level support within the business. You will be required to lead a team of 1st line support/heldpesk engineers; manage and oversee all...

Junior HTML Coder at Accenture

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Our client is a leading financial institution dedicated to providing innovative and customer-centric banking solutions. With a strong commitment to technological advancement, they are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Analyst to join their dynamic team. You...

Junior IT Technician

We have a great opportunity available in Pretoria East for a young, eager IT enthusiast to start their career as an IT Technician. The candidate will need to have solid general exposure to hardware, software, networking and cloud applications. The candidate should...

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My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for an Analyst Developer (Actuarial Values) to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Build features and applications that exceed the business specifications and...

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Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Solution Architect to join our financial services client based in JHB North for a 6-months contract role.What you will be...

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