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...

Unauthorised IT products increase risk of cyberattacks

A new study has found that companies are at an increased risk of becoming targets of cyber incidents due to the use of shadow IT by their employees amid the growing trend towards a distributed workforce. According to global research by Kaspersky, 82% of companies...

Removing rare-earths drives demand for copper in EV motors

Electric motors are a core component of electrification in the automotive market and the market has relied heavily on rare-earths for the permanent magnets used in these motors, writes Dr James Edmondson, research director at IDTechEx. But, as many will be aware,...

Telkom sees slight uptick in Q3

Telkom has reported that revenue for the nine months ended 31 December 2020 increased 0,9% year on year to R32 432-million, driven by a strong growth of 40,.7% in mobile service revenue. The year to date earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation...

Changing the future for African girls

With Africa's future reliant on its ability to adapt to digital transformation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), levelling the playing field for women has become critical. The 2021 Tomorrow's Cyber Heroines study by CyberHeroines, KnowBe4 Africa and...

Employers urged to leverage skills adjacencies to fill talent gaps

HR leaders are finding it increasingly difficult to quickly find and develop talent with the most in demand skills, yet 58% of the workforce needs new skills to get their jobs done. Gartner TalentNeuron data shows the total number of skills required for a single job...

As print gains in popularity, service providers fall behind

As digital marketing experiences declining returns - a result of digital fatigue - the role of print as an increasing part of the marketing mix is gaining traction. But Canon Europe's Insight Report, "Creating Customer Value," reveals the changing demands of the print...

Account takeovers shot up in 2020

In 2020, every second fraudulent transaction in the finance industry was an account takeover, a report by Kaspersky Fraud Prevention has found. According to anonymised statistics of events detected by Kaspersky Fraud Prevention from January to December 2020, the share...

Net 1 posts quarterly losses

Net 1 UEPS Technologies has posted lower revenue for the second quarter, but is confident that organisational changes will see performance improve going forward. During the quarter, the group recorded a net increase of 44 000 EasyPay Everywhere (EPE) account holders,...

Capitec named as world’s third strongest banking brand

Capitec has, for the second time, been recognised as the third-strongest banking brand in the world. Two-thirds of banks in the annual Brand Finance report on the 500 strongest and most valuable banking brands experienced a decline in brand value due to Covid-19, but...

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Senior Core Network Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Role: Senior Core Network Engineer Location: Remote but must be based in Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban.Company: Prominent and highly successful information and communications technology (ICT) firm, providing exceptional prospects for advancement and professional...

wordpress web design and graphics – Gauteng Kelvin

Must have experience in wordpress and web design and graphics Sales and Marketing persons also required. Persons must note the following:1) experience in wordpress and web design and graphics 2) Be able to Calculate and work with all foreign currencies3) Be...

Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

Develop and maintain a critical internal web application (Frontend and integration) used in the document management and storage processes.Cloud, API, Java, Microservice and other Serverless development, deployment, support and maintenance. 2nd and 3rd level support of...

IT Support Team Leader

Job Overview:As a “front liner” you are expected to communicate clearly with our clients and understand the pain they are in. You must always be professional without exception.Responsibilities:Ensuring engineers respond professionally and in a timely manner.Ensuring...

SAP PP Consultant

Our client is looking for a SAP PP Consultant to provide expertise on a S/4 Hana Template rollout project. Key Skills Required: Prepare and Deliver the UAT based on pre-prepared scripts from Poland and adapted to SA participantsUpload Master data in QualityUpload...

Developer .Net at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details: Our client is a prominent worldwide supplier of software and service offerings. They collaborate with major corporations across the globe, working together to achieve customer triumph and address their most critical business obstacles, ensuring they...

Developer – Front-End at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details:The application developed by our client serves as a comprehensive solution for cryptocurrency traders. Enables efficient monitoring, trading, and portfolio management across exchanges. Focus on derivative and spot trading. Offers direct market access,...

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