How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Intel extends AI Everywhere

Intel is announcing new platforms, solutions and services spanning network and edge AI, Intel Core Ultra processors and the AI PC, and more at MWC 2024. Across today's announcements, Intel is focused on empowering the industry to further modernise and monetise 5G,...

Navigate economic and tax evolution or be left behind

As a country, we are facing significant changes in the tax landscape, the economy, governance, and business as we know it, off the backdrop of not only rising levels of government debt, crippling interest, unemployment, and an energy crisis to name a few. This is the...

SA a favourite target for ransomware attacks

From 2019 to 2020, the number of Kaspersky users encountering targeted ransomware - malware used to extort money from high-profile targets, such as corporations, government agencies, and municipal organisations - increased by 767%. This increase in targeted ransomware...

SpaceX gets go-ahead for lower Starlink orbits

SpaceX has received permission to operate 2 814 Starlink satellites in a lower orbit than originally planes. The FCC has found that the lower orbits won't create significant interference problems for other operations, but will allow them to include more safely...

Trading statement from Altron

Allied Electronics (Altron) has issued a trading statement, notifying shareholders that earning for the 12 months ended 28 February will be substantially different from the comparable period last year. The group notes that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that...

Notebook demand in consumer, education drive PC growth

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market, (desktop, notebooks, and workstations) saw impressive growth in 2021Q1 (44,1% YoY), totaling 23,9-million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). In another quarter impacted heavily by...

More than 5bn personal records leaked in Q1

More than 5-billion data records have already been leaked in 2021, according to Atlas VPN findings. One of the reasons for such a high number is the Compilation of Many Breaches (COMB), which compromised about 3,27-billion data records on its own. February was the...

Sanral warns of tender scam

The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has been made aware of a scam inviting members of the public to tender on its contracts. Sanral asserts the invitation to tender is fraudulent and did not legitimately emanate from Sanral. "The invitations to tender are...

African social media platform set to launch

MyCountry MyWorld is set to launch MY! a social media platform for Africans by Africans in May 2021. "Having developed the app over a period of two years, with a series of tests; we are now confident that the app is ready to be released to the world," says co- founder...

Lockdown drives rapid rise in cloud security spending

Channel sales of software-as-a-service (SaaS) cybersecurity products stood out in the first three months of 2021, with network and endpoint security revenues picking up at the start of April. The Context Weekly Revenue Trend Index compares current performance against...

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Data Management Business Analyst – Gauteng Centurion

Role PurposeThe Data Management Business Analyst will contribute to the development and implementation of robust data management processes, fostering a culture of data-driven excellence.To transform business requirements (functional non-functional) into a set of...

Senior Solution Architect – Gauteng Pretoria

Our client in the telecommunication industry is looking for a Senior Solution Architect, this individual will be responsible for designing and leading the implementation of a solutions and capability architecture for business capability, according to the overall...

Senior Network Engineer (ARUBA) at Paracon – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client whom provides information and communication technology products and services to businesses, internationally is looking to employ the services of a Senior Network Engineer.Our client is particularly interested in Senior Network Engineers who possess a strong...

Senior Software Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

Senior Developer Are you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? A leading Pan-African telecommunications company is launching a groundbreaking Software Engineering Centre of Excellence (COE); dedicated to...

User Experience Designer at Accenture

User Experience DesignerLocation: Johannesburg/ Cape town, South AfricaAbout Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their...

Front End Developer at Accenture

About AccentureAccenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, song, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries...

Application Support Analyst

Objective of the Role:The purpose of the role is to work collaboratively within your team and across other teams in the business to deliver exceptional customer experiences.The focus would be to support the GIP applications with supports from other teams, and in line...

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