A future snapshot of SA’s electricity market
At the beginning of the year, the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act 38 of 2024 (ERAA) came into effect, promising to facilitate "an open market platform that allows for competitive electricity trading." By Jason van der Poel, partner, Danielle van der Vaart, senior...
The quantum opportunity for photonics
Quantum computers can be built in many ways, writes Dr Tess Skyrme, principal technology analyst at IDTechEx. You may be familiar with the competing modalities claiming to offer various advantages over others in terms of quality, scalability, cost, and more. However,...
Rent increases ease as tenants weather financial woes
The majority of residential tenants (83%) remained in good standing – paying their rental on time and in full – in the second quarter of 2024 despite constrained finances, according to the latest TPN Residential Rental Monitor. The fact that most tenants continued to...
Average take-home pay at an all-time high
The upward momentum continued in September 2024, as the average salary surpassed the R17 000 mark, the highest level since the inception of the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay (BTPI) series. Recent developments in the economy have given a boost to salary earners and...
African CEOs see GenAI as key challenge, opportunity
Kathy Gibson reports – Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is seen as one of the top opportunities and risks for businesses in Africa. This is one of the headline findings of the inaugural KPMG Africa CEO Outlook, which finds that GenAI is seen as a useful tool...
Why it’s hard to safely deliver value from AI
A Gartner survey of 451 senior technology leaders in the second quarter of 2024, found that 57% of CIOs said they are tasked with leading an AI strategy in their enterprise. However, four emerging challenges are making it difficult for CIOs to deliver value with AI....
Government optimism on GenAI outpaced by ability to deploy
Government agencies lag well behind other sectors in the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), however, 60% of government respondents believe GenAI will drive innovation - and those that have begun using it are already seeing improvements in employee...
What kind of salary increase can you look forward to?
South Africans can look forward to an average salary increase of 6% in 2024/2025. This is the word from Dr Mark Bussin, master reward specialist and executive committee member of the South African Reward Association (SARA), who says: “There is a glimmer of hope...
Google, ALX host hardware hackathon
Google has partnered with ALX South Africa to kick-off the sub-continent’s first Hardware Hackathon on 1 November at ALX’s hub in Braamfontein. Looking to foster innovation in the hardware and networking industry, the initiative is part of Google’s broader outreach...
The metaverse, NFTs and the New World Order
The transformative power of the metaverse, blockchain, and NFTs are revolutionising product authenticity, digital ownership, and the convergence between real-world and digital assets. This is the word from Evan Luthra, tech maestro, non-fungible token (NFT)...
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Bridge African connectivity gaps with FWA solutions
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Vodacom launches hybrid coding boot camp for girls
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Julius Sikhuza to lead aYo Holdings in SA
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Play Africa chatbot puts STEM resources into the hands of educators
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Trust, human connection key brand differentiators in the AI era
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Africa needs to find solutions to its own problems
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RMB, Africa Climate Ventures partner on climate action
RMB Ventures has entered a partnership with pan-African company Africa Climate Ventures (ACV) to help its existing and future portfolio companies achieve a greater level of sustainability while improving profitability. ACV focuses on combating the effects of climate...
Zoho celebrates 100m users
Zoho has announced that it is serving 100-million users across its more than 55 business applications - and believes it is the first bootstrapped SaaS company to reach this milestone. This milestone comes on the heels of the company reaching $1-billion in annual...
Happy birthday to the Nokia 3310
In 2000, the original Nokia 3310 favorite was launched - and to date it is still one of the best-selling phones of all time. Cut to 2023 and the new Nokia 3310 and Nokia 3310 3G are still going strong. The new Nokia 3310 combines durability with a slimmer build, a...
Senior BI Data Analyst at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East
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Business Analyst (Advanced) 1720 – Gauteng Pretoria
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Senior Project Manager – Gauteng Houghton Estate
Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and closing projects. They ensure that projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. They coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.Senior...
Business Analyst at Financial Intelligence Centre
Job Purpose: To elicit business requirements from business community. Support analysis and design of business processes in accordance with business requirements to support business objectives.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: Identify, investigate and analyse problems faced by...
Senior JavaScript Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are seeking a highly skilled JavaScript Developer with expertise in [URL Removed] to join our dynamic development team in the Bryanston area. You will play a key role in building and maintaining modern web applications, ensuring high performance, responsiveness,...
Senior Project Manager at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Are you a seasoned Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering high-impact projects on time, within scope, and within budget? We're looking for a dynamic leader to take charge of critical initiatives and drive excellence from start to finish!...
Business Analyst at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
Job Purpose: To elicit business requirements from business community. Support analysis and design of business processes in accordance with business requirements to support business objectives.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: Identify, investigate and analyse problems faced by...
Senior JavaScript Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Sandton
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Senior Project Manager at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Network Engineer – Hardware and Storage
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