Competition helps to boost procurement pay
South African procurement and supply professionals are enjoying their strongest salary growth in years, but employers face mounting pressure to attract and retain skilled talent in an increasingly competitive market. According to the latest Chartered Institute of...
Accelerated AI adoption could strengthen African health supply chains
Healthcare consulting firm, Salient Advisory, has published a landscape report that identifies seven key health supply chain problems in Africa which AI solutions could have significant impact in alleviating. Salient’s report – AI Applications in African Health Supply...
Safe Online looks to AI for child protection
Continually looking to protect children in today’s digital environment, Safe Online has selected 30 grantees for its next funding round of $8,1-million to develop AI-driven solutions to address the growing and increasingly complex threats now being faced in...
Chief economists’ network aims to strengthen Africa’s policy leadership
African policymakers, development institutions and leading economists has launched the African Chief Economists Network (ACE-Network), a continent-wide platform designed to strengthen evidence-based policymaking and provide coordinated African solutions to...
As AI expands, finance leaders demand transparency
A big majority - 71% - of finance leaders would reject an AI tool that was 99% accurate if it could not explain its answers. The findings from Sage’s new white paper, “The Emerging Economics of AI in Finance”, suggest that explainability is becoming a critical...
Landmark report aims to strengthen submarine cable resilience
The International Advisory Body on Submarine Cable Resilience today approved its final report, including explanations of recommendations to strengthen the resilience of submarine telecommunication cables — the critical infrastructure that carries more than 99% of data...
New ITU initiative to build trust in AI behaviour and identity
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced a new initiative to develop frameworks for trusted digital identity and to ensure that the behaviour of AI agents remains trustworthy and accountable throughout their lifecycle. The new ITU Focus Group on...
Africa’s AI should be on Africa’s terms
Huawei's seventh annual ICT Editors Xchange in Johannesburg convened under the theme “Africa's Intelligence, Africa's Terms” to explore how the continent is building AI for its own realities. The event brought together speakers from Huawei, academia and business to...
Building the trust infrastructure for AI-era open source
Developed in collaboration with leading financial institutions, IBM and Red Hat have launched Lightwell which will deliver automated vulnerability remediation at scale through two offerings: Lightwell Network and Lightwell Clearinghouse Premier. Available now,...
Summit calls for human-centred state in the digital era
The fourth annual Social Media Summit for Government (the Summit) concluded at the University of Johannesburg Business School (JBS) with a strong consensus: unless artificial intelligence is deliberately harnessed to include citizens the government currently cannot...
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From greylist to greyed out: The hidden risk in SA’s payment infrastructure
South Africa has been off the greylist for just over four months, and now we risk hitting a different, perhaps more worrying, kind of greyish trap: being "greyed out" of the global SWIFT payments network. By Marna Roos, senior client consultant at AfriGIS But the...
Human capital as a risk management strategy
In an increasingly complex risk landscape, businesses often focus on external threats like cybersecurity and supply chain vulnerabilities, writes Thembi Manyike, head of people experience at Santam. Yet some of the most dangerous risks facing South African...
Can AI make teams more human?
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UCT signs renewable energy agreement with Discovery Green
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has signed a groundbreaking long-term renewable electricity supply agreement with Discovery Green as part of a broader strategic partnership focused on advancing sustainable energy and skills development. The agreement represents the...
Nedbank partners with Jumo to expand financial inclusion
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Salesforce products now available in AWS Marketplace in SA
Salesforce has announced the availability of its products for South African customers in AWS Marketplace. The expansion is headlined by the availability of Agentforce, Salesforce's enterprise agentic AI solution, and Data 360, the engine that unifies data and...
MDS strengthens KZN footprint with Ricoh partner-led model
DS Strategic Office Solutions, a KwaZulu-Natal-based provider of print, scanning and managed office solutions, is strengthening its position in the regional market following the acquisition by MDS of Ricoh South Africa’s KZN business operations. Led by MD David...
Yoco and stub bring payments and accounting together
payments and commerce platform Yoco has enabled direct integration with homegrown online accounting platform stub. The integration connects Yoco’s system’s sales data with stub’s accounting platform to automate reconciliations, giving independent businesses an...
Vedant puts AI at the centre of accounting services
South African accounting and finance firm Vedant has officially launched an AI-leveraged managed cloud accounting service designed to bring sophisticated financial reporting, analysis and business insight within reach of growing businesses. The launch comes at a...
Africa’s supply chain future comes under the spotlight
With just over 60 days to go, the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Southern Africa, part of the world's leading professional body and globally recognised gold standard for procurement and supply chain management, representing more than 200 000...
Senior Business Intelligence Developer (AI & Data Engineering) – Gauteng Johannesburg
A company that provides a fintech ecosystem that bridges the gap between cash and digital economies, allowing unbanked or underbanked consumers to safely transact online without needing a bank account, is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence Developer to lead the...
Data Engineer (Python, PySpark, Azure/AWS) (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:PLAY a key role in delivering trusted data products that enable investment, operational, and client-facing decision-making across an innovative Investment Management firm seeking a skilled, curious, and passionate Data Engineer. You will help drive the...
Mid-Senior IT Project Manager (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A highly analytical & solutions-driven Mid-Senior IT Project Manager with 6 years' experience in an Enterprise IT environment is wanted by a dynamic Education Specialist to join its team. You will be responsible for the full project lifecycle —...
IT Systems Administrator (Gansbaai Onsite) – Western Cape Gans Bay
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Ecotourism Company seeks a strong technical all-rounder to fill a hands-on role as an IT Systems Administrator where you will support and maintain technology systems, infrastructure and electronic equipment across multiple business entities. The...
Senior Backend Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
ENVIRONMENT A leading Security Solutions provider in Centurion is seeking a Senior back-end developer in their Development and Engineering Department. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver solutions to achieve customer satisfaction, while working within...
Senior Full Stack Software Developer (Azure, Data Bricks, Python) (CPT)
ENVIRONMENT:A global Marketing Agency seeks the coding expertise of a Senior Full Stack Software Developer to provide technical leadership and guidance, improve development processes, and deliver high-quality software features on time, in line with company performance...
Client Data Analyst (Fund Operations) (Contract) (CPT)
ENVIRONMENT:PLAY a key role in the Project Delivery team, supporting the implementation of key change initiatives across Africa Unit Trust fund ranges of an innovative Investment Management firm seeking a Client Data Analyst to fill a 10-Month Contract. Joining the...
Full Stack Developer (.Net, SQL, JavaScript) (Remote_2pm – 10pm)
ENVIRONMENT:YOUR ability to drive solutions forward with minimal oversight and resolve complex issues is sought by a global leader in Customer Engagement Tech seeking its next Full Stack Developer. You will contribute to the ongoing enhancement, modernization, and...
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ENVIRONMENT:YOUR strong technical ability & problem-solving skills are wanted by a dynamic ICT Service Provider in Somerset West to fill the role of its next S2 Support Engineer. You will be responsible for handling support requests, troubleshooting technical...
CRM Developer (Zoho / Salesforce / Hubspot) – CPT
ENVIRONMENT:A leading South African investment company is looking for an experienced CRM Developer to join their team in Durbanville, Cape Town. This role will focus on the design, development, customization and optimisation of enterprise CRM solutions. While the...
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