SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide

As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...

In Scotland, NASA scientists search for clues about Mars’ past

This summer, NASA scientists headed to the Scottish Highlands to follow up on last year’s announcement of potential biosignatures on Mars and prepare for future research. The rocks and cliffs of Scotland’s Stoer formation offer a combination difficult to find on...

Cooperation is possible even in midst of competition

The World Economic Forum today launched the Global Cooperation Barometer to measure the state of global cooperation. The barometer indicates that global cooperation was resilient in multiple dimensions from 2012 until 2020 but overall cooperation declined by 2% from...

Why we need to cut emissions by 7% a year

Global emissions, which are continuing to rise by 1,5% a year, must be cut by 7% annually until 2030 to limit global warming to 1,5°C, as agreed by countries that signed the Paris Agreement in 2015. This size of emissions reduction is unprecedented, surpassing the...

15 years and counting to full number portability …

Three months after Cell C withdrew its High Court action that stalled the full implementation of number portability, and some 15 years after the launch of mobile number portability in 2006, South Africans still do not have full freedom of choice when it comes to...

TikTok fixes privacy issue discovered by Check Point Research

Check Point Research teams recently discovered a vulnerability within the TikTok mobile application's friend finder feature: a vulnerability that if exploited would have enabled an attacker to access users' profile details and the phone numbers associated with their...

SA developers believe AI/ML are the future of technology

Developers are most keen to work with the Python programming language, one of the prominent languages used for machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). Thirty-eight percent of developers picked Python as their top choice in the new OfferZen "2021 State...

Workers will soon figure out how to trick AI tracking tools

Gartner predicts that, by 2023, more than one in 10 workers will seek to trick artificial intelligence (AI) systems used to measure employee behaviour and productivity. Such systems have seen a significant uptick in use in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. "Many...

More time online, less education, a problem for SA’s teens

Safer Internet Day is being celebrated in South Africa today (9 February), with the theme of bringing various stakeholders "Together For A Better Internet". While digital technology has been accelerated in many industries, like e-commerce and e-learning, some gaps are...

What kids searched for over the year-end break

A new global Kaspersky Safe Kids study has revealed how children expressed their interests during the 2020-2021 end of year holidays. Despite restrictions around the globe, kids managed to primarily amuse themselves with YouTube content (21%) and games (15%) -...

Electric vehicles up 39% as overall car market collapses

Global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in 2020 increased by 39% year on year to 3,1-million units. This compares with a sales decline of 14% of the total passenger car market in 2020. Canalys forecasts that the number of EVs sold will rise to 30-million in 2028 and...

MTN to sell R1,8bn stake in BICS

MTN has concluded an agreement to sell, and fully exit, its 20% shareholding in Belgacom International Carrier Services SA (BICS) to Proximus. Once all the conditions precedent have been fulfilled, MTN will receive proceeds of approximately €100-million (R1,8-billion)...

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Intermediate Java Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Intermediate Java DeveloperJOB DESCRIPTION Support existing and develop new functionality and components.Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements.Refactor and improve the code to keep the...

Intermediate Data Scientist – Gauteng Pretoria

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Data Manager (Wits VIDA) – Gauteng Moletsane

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Senior Database and Applications Developer – Gauteng Midrand

-Administering, managing and handling database management systems, such as the creation of databases, data warehousing, database performance and tuning and upgrades. Providing applications programming support in terms of adding functionality to the system on request....

Adobe Experience Developer at Accenture

Accenture 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 and all...

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KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:Application Architecture domain establishment• interpret and apply approved enterprise architecture principles, policies, procedures in the architecture work.• Provide guidance on matters related to the application architecture domain, provide...

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Senior C#.Net (API) Developer

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Senior Java Developer at Signature Business Solution

Key PurposeWe are seeking a developer responsible for building and supporting applications. Your primary responsibility will be to design and develop these layers of our applications, and to coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the...

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ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic provider of Enterprise Software Solutions seeks the coding talents of a deadline-driven Intermediate C# / SQL Developer who enjoys solving complex problems. Your role will entail App design, critical software testing, troubleshooting operating...

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