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...

European AR/VR spending to hit $8,4bn by 2027

According to the Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide published by International Data Corporation (IDC), European augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) spending will reach $8,4-billion by 2027, reflecting a 22,4% five-year compound annual...

New AWS chips take on foundation model training

Amazon Web Services has announced the next generation of two AWS-designed chip families - AWS Graviton4 and AWS Trainium2 - delivering advancements in price performance and energy efficiency for a broad range of customer workloads, including machine learning (ML)...

How to deliver successful AI in transport

As adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the transportation industry continues to slowly grow, Gartner,recommends that transportation CIOs follow a four-step process to ensure success with AI projects. Many transportation companies recognise AI as a...

New enterprise applications are modern, modular, transformational

Over the past five years, organisations have been gradually moving from legacy on-premises "dinosaur" enterprise applications toward modern SaaS and cloud-enabled modular applications. These efforts received a seismic jolt when COVID-19 and the sudden shift to remote...

Standard Bank in mass contactless card rollout

Standard Bank Group is championing efforts to increase contactless payment across Africa as consumers look for safer ways to pay in the wake of Covid-19. "The pandemic has created heightened concern among consumers on cash usage with many increasingly recognising...

AfricaCom Awards 2020: winners announced

Taking place online, this year's AfricaCom Awards were run a little differently, with all winners selected through an open public voting system. Congratulating the winners on their achievements, Tom Cuthell, event director of Africa Tech Festival (that includes...

Winners of the BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2020

BCX has announced the winners of the BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2020, forming part of the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards. This year, 28 shortlisted candidates pitched in front of four renowned judges to achieve the title of Digital Innovation Award Champion...

Earth may have captured a 1960s-era rocket booster

Earth has captured a tiny object from its orbit around the Sun and will keep it as a temporary satellite for a few months before it escapes back to a solar orbit. But the object is likely not an asteroid; it's probably the Centaur upper stage rocket booster that...

Channelwise Awards: last chance to vote

Time is running out to chance to vote in the 2020 Channelwise Awards, which closes at midnight tonight (Friday 13 November). Resellers who vote in the online survey not only make their voices heard, but stand a chance of winning great prizes, There are weekly Uber...

Technology key to better employee experience

The impact of technology in improving the employee experience (EX), or an employee's full journey in an organisation, is much more than anticipated -- highlighting opportunities for IT decision makers (ITDMs) in today's remote and hybrid work environment. This is one...

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BI Analyst

ENVIRONMENT:A highly regarded company, at the forefront of Intelligent Process Automation (IPA), is offering an exciting position for a Business Analyst. In this role, you will be tasked with creating value for the product line by addressing client and business...

Scrum Master at Accenture

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SUMMARY:The primary purpose of this role is to play the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing projects. This position is accountable for the entire project scope, and the success or failure of the project. The IT Project Manager is the...

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Job Title: Commercial Analyst Company: Leading and Legacy Manufacturing Business (FMCG/ Plastics) Location: Cape TownPosition Overview: As a Commercial Analyst in our organization, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the company's commercial strategy and...

BI Analyst – Western Cape Stellenbosch

ENVIRONMENT:A highly regarded company, at the forefront of Intelligent Process Automation (IPA), is offering an exciting position for a Business Analyst. In this role, you will be tasked with creating value for the product line by addressing client and business...

Scrum Master at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town

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A Leader in the automotive industry requires a Joint Management system Specialist.Good communication and interpersonal skills.Ability to work in teams.Confident, punctual and reliable.Attention to detail.Facilitating Skill.Effective problem solving.Effective decision...

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SUMMARY: The primary purpose of this role is to be a great developer. You will form part of the Integration team and will regularly engage with your teammates and our clients to design, develop, test, implement and support the solutions that we have in place, and the...

Junior-Mid Full Stack Web Designer (CPT Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:YOUR keen eye for beautiful digital aesthetics is sought by a Cloud Solutions & IT Consultancy seeking its next Junior-Mid Full Stack Web Designer to join its team. As a Full Stack Web Designer, you will be responsible for managing the company's brand...

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