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...

Dark web swarms with info on GenAI

Kaspersky's Digital Footprint Intelligence service has found nearly 3 000 dark web posts mainly discussing use of ChatGPT and other LLMs for illegal activities. Threat actors are exploring schemes, from creating nefarious alternatives of the chatbot to jailbreaking...

Five cybersecurity trends to watch in 2024

The year ahead presents cybersecurity defenders with a host of new challenges as threat actors continue to evolve their tactics, writes Zaheer Ebrahim, solutions architect at Trend Micro MEA, who shares the top insights from the security specialist's latest research -...

The changing threat landscape

Cyberattacks evolved significantly in 2020 as threat actors sought to profit from the unprecedented socioeconomic, business and political challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, IBM Security X-Force Threat Intelligence Index observed attackers...

What are the threats facing IT users?

Computer users are up against more than 100 000 malicious websites and 10 000 malicious files daily - and 87% of organisations have experienced an attempted exploit of an already-known, existing vulnerability, while 46% of organisations have had at least one employee...

How the pandemic has impacted the TMT sector

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a big impact on the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector, and this is set to continue. Aon's global COVID-19 Risk Management and Insurance Survey, conducted at the end of 2020, came up with a number of insights into...

Golden age of tech puts jobs at risk

Smart connected machines are set to put both blue collar and white collar workers out of jobs in large numbers, and this wave of change will force paradigm shifts in education, work and society as a whole. So says Sean Culey, business transformation expert, futurist...

Budget takes plight of ordinary taxpayers into account

In this year's budget speech, Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni steered a course between providing some relief to beleaguered taxpayers after a challenging year while still trying to stick to the government's existing fiscal plans. This is according to Thomas Lobban,...

Mboweni sticks to a realistic path in 2021/22 Budget

South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered the 2021/22 Budget on Wednesday that treads a pragmatic path between over-spending and too much austerity, as the economy grapples with the impact of Covid-19 and lockdowns. By Wesley Grimm, Joon Chong, Cor...

Budget 2021: a quick view

Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni delivered his Budget Speech 2021 to Parliament on Wednesday 24 February. Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy& Africa; and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& economist, provide an overview of key information relating...

Perseverance snaps first full-colour pic of Mars

The first high-resolution colour image to be sent back by the Hazard Cameras on the underside of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, following its landing on 18 February 2021. This follows video from its landing that chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of...

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Senior Database and Applications Developer – Gauteng Midrand

Requirements: Relevant Degree/National Diploma in Information Technology/Computer Science/ Information Systems or equivalent.At least 3-4 years' experience in an ICT applications development, implementation, support and maintenance /enhancements environment.Duties:...

Junior Data Analyst

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Cyber Security Engineer (Junior) – EvdB

Monitor and analyze security alerts to identify potential threats. Assist in the implementation and management of security measures to protect the organization's computer systems and networks. Conduct vulnerability assessments and provide recommendations for...

Software Developer

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Junior Specialist: Business Analyst (24-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Junior Specialist: Business Analyst (24-Month Fixed-Term Contract) The position is limited to previously disadvantaged groups due to BBBEE requirements. Location: Pretoria, Gauteng A renowned audit institution is looking to hire a qualified Junior Specialist: Business...

Junior Data Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a development company with offices in Stellenbosch and Johannesburg, dedicated to advancing cutting-edge agricultural technologies. The position of a Data Analyst involves formulating strategies for their clients, including growers and...

Cyber Security Engineer (Junior) – EvdB – Gauteng Pretoria

Monitor and analyze security alerts to identify potential threats. Assist in the implementation and management of security measures to protect the organization's computer systems and networks. Conduct vulnerability assessments and provide recommendations for...

Software Developer – Gauteng Kempton Park

Requirements:IT Certification/Diploma/Degree: (IT Qualification is a must to apply for this position.Software Development: HTML, PHP, C#, VB, ASP.NET (MVC5), WCF, SQL - (Full Stack development)Using Visual Studio.Using SQL Server.Using Github/Devops.Windows server...

Magento2 Full Stack Developer – Cape Town at Accenture

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