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...

AI Alliance aims to advance open, safe, responsible AI

AI advancements are leading to new opportunities that can improve how we work, live, learn and interact with one another. Open and transparent innovation is essential to empower a broad spectrum of AI researchers, builders, and adopters with the information and tools...

Finance leaders embrace AI

Sixty-eight percent of finance organisations are using AI or plan to use the technology, according to a recent survey of finance leaders by Gartner. A May 2023 survey of 133 finance leaders found that 39% of respondents are using AI/machine learning (ML), and an...

Disruptive times call for IT innovation

Kathy Gibson is at Dell Technologies Forum - It is hard to believe that the at beginning of 2020, few had heard of coronavirus - now every aspect of our lives have been turned upside down. "There have been heartbreaking stories, but also inspirational stories around...

How digital leaders have made the transition

Kathy Gibson is at Dell Technologies Forum - The world has changed dramatically in the last six months but, while some businesses have struggled to adapt, others haven't done as well. Doug Woolley, MD of Dell Technologies South Africa, explains that companies are...

The move to everything as a service

Kathy Gibson is at Dell Technologies Forum - The ability to quickly adapt to changing circumstance, and scale up or down when required, is what differentiates successful businesses in times of crisis. Aongus Hegary, president: international markets at Dell...

Shift in popular spending categories predicted for Black Friday

As one of the biggest shopping sprees, Black Friday represents a time for consumers to buy items at great deals and each year, there's a trend of spend categories that are popular to consumers. Last year, travel and entertainment were some of the popular spend...

How South Africans weathered the financial storm

Lockdown impact highlights the importance of financial advice in order to take control on households' journey to success. South Africa's middle-class households were hit the hardest as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and resultant lockdown, as both their physical...

Pandemic shifts our perceptions about science

Around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic has driven a change in people's perception of science - and overcoming the barriers to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education is going to be key. Every year 3M conducts the State of Science Index...

Learn how robotic process automation can improve business

Robotic process automation (RPA) is expected to be one of the hot trends in 2021, as organisations across the globe look to gain competitive advantage. Automation has the potential to streamline business processes, freeing up time, money and talent, while ensuring...

Now Musk’s wealth is tied with Gates

Having briefly overtaken Bill Gates as the world's second-richest person, Elon Musk is today tied with Gates on $128-billion each. A surge in Tesla's stock price pushed Musk's net worth to $127,9-billion, past Gates's $127,7-billion. After a couple of hours, Bloomberg...

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Functional Analyst at Accenture

Functional AnalystLocation: Johannesburg, South AfricaAbout Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations,...

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This is a perfect opportunity for an Information Technology graduate since training will be provided. Key Responsibility Areas: Maintains and expands customer relationships through:Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Understanding how to deliver quality...

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Functional AnalystLocation: Johannesburg, South AfricaAbout Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations,...

Network Monitor Agents – Western Cape Stellenbosch

This is a perfect opportunity for an Information Technology graduate since training will be provided. Key Responsibility Areas: Maintains and expands customer relationships through:Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Understanding how to deliver quality...

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Design the comprehensive technical full stack angular/engagement/ui architecture for solutions that support business.Requirements Degree or Diploma in IT, Engineering or related disciplines8-10 years of IT solution delivery ideally in a diverse set of roles5-10 years'...

Front End Developer at Accenture

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Technical Specialist III

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Industrial Control Systems Engineer

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