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...

Axiz is 2023 Channelwise Distributor of the Year

Axiz has been selected as South Africa’s favourite IT distributor, scooping the 2023 Channelwise Distributor of the Year Award by a comfortable margin. The award is made to the distributor who garnered the most votes in the annual Channelwise survey, where resellers...

Syntech reclaims Customer Care crown

Syntech Distribution has reclaimed the Customer Care Distributor of the Year Award at the 2023 Channelwise Awards. The awards, voted for by reseller partners, goes to the distributor that offers resellers the best value-added services. Resellers pick their favourite...

Absa customers warned of possible data leak

Some Absa customers' data could have been compromised in a leak by a bank employee. Absa reports that an employee has unlawfully made selected customer data available to a some external parties. According to a statement from the bank, the leaked data relates to a...

Internet access highlights the urban-rural digital divide

While virtually all urban areas in the world are covered by a mobile-broadband network, worrying gaps in connectivity and Internet access persist in rural areas - and this matters even more due to the Covid-19 crisis. This is according to Measuring Digital...

Ongoing lockdowns to drive double-digit PC growth

According to research by International Data Corporation (IDC), shipments of EMEA traditional PCs (a combination of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) will total 82,1-million in 2020, a 12,7% year-on-year YoY growth. With the impact of the global pandemic not...

Innovation is vital, but companies don’t enable it

As many as 88% of innovation leaders agree that successful organisations encourage innovation at every level and within every team - but only 16% of companies include "empowering individuals" as an essential part of their corporate culture. This is one of the findings...

Global smartphone sales in Q3 decline

Worldwide smartphone sales to end-users totaled 366-million units in the third quarter of 2020, down 5,7% from the third quarter of 2019, according to Gartner. Overall global mobile phone sales to end users totaled 401-million units, a decline of 8,7% year-over-year....

Rebound for large-format, industrial printers

New results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker show that all segments of the industrial printer market began to recover from the Covid-19 crisis in the third quarter (3Q20). "After consecutive quarters of steep...

Online comes to the fore on Black Friday

While claims of a more digital world have been rife for some time now, on the back of Covid-19 and the widespread lockdown response to the pandemic, few events have served to confirm this shift to digital consumption as clearly as the Black Friday weekend. That's...

Independent SMEs saw 46% Black Friday improvement

In proprietary data released by South African payments provider Yoco, small businesses experienced a 46% increase in card transaction volume on Black Friday compared to the average volume processed on a Friday after pay day. In the build-up to Black Friday this year,...

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System Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are seeking a talented and experienced System Developer to join our dynamic IT team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software systems that meet the needs of our organization.Job purpose: The purpose of the...

Senior Security Specialist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

key Responsibilities:1.Security Strategy and Leadership: Develop and lead the implementation of a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy aligned with organizational goals.Provide leadership and guidance to the cybersecurity team, fostering a culture of excellence and...

Project Manager

ResponsibilitiesThe Project Manager will deliver the development and pre-financial close works for an anaerobic digestion plant to generate electricity for export on the national grid, using organic waste as a feedstock, including: Draft, control, and deliver a...

Senior Network Architect

key Responsibilities: Network Strategy and Design:2.Develop and articulate the organization's long-term network architecture strategy in alignment with business goals and objectives.3.Lead the design and implementation of innovative and scalable network...

Project Manager – Gauteng Pretoria Region

ResponsibilitiesThe Project Manager will deliver the development and pre-financial close works for an anaerobic digestion plant to generate electricity for export on the national grid, using organic waste as a feedstock, including: Draft, control, and deliver a...

Senior Network Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

key Responsibilities: Network Strategy and Design:2.Develop and articulate the organization's long-term network architecture strategy in alignment with business goals and objectives.3.Lead the design and implementation of innovative and scalable network...

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