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...

Wits researchers pioneer a new way of searching for Dark Matter

The existence of Dark Matter is a long-standing puzzle in our universe. Dark Matter makes up about a quarter of our universe, yet it does not interact significantly with ordinary matter. The existence of Dark Matter has been confirmed by a series of astrophysical and...

Investing in, integrating GenAI can advance applications, products

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has spurred a debate on its risks and benefits among companies. Simultaneously, a wave of adoption is observed, with companies delving into advanced language models like ChatGPT. As discussions around...

Technology key to reducing inequality

Africacom 2020 - The South African government is ramping up policies aimed at using digital technology to reduce inequality, create opportunities and reap the benefits of ICT for a post pandemic social and economic revival. This was the message from Minister of...

Renewed focus on personal health during lockdowns

According to a new survey in conjunction with Fitbit, people are becoming more conscious of their personal health and activity in the wake of local lockdowns and are placing greater priority on improving their health and wellbeing. While most respondents stated that...

ICT infrastructure key to boosting Africa’s post-pandemic economy

Kathy Gibson reports from the Better Africa Summit at AfricaCom 2020 - While ICT infrastructure is vital for Africa's post-pandemic recovery, it won't achieve anything on its own. This is the word from Paul Michael Scanlan, chief technology officer of Huawei, who...

Sales reps have worst data proficiency in the organisation

Frontline and overlay sellers have the lowest data proficiency in organisations despite their focus on sales data and buyer activity, according to Gartner. The Gartner State of Sales Analytics report reveals that sales reps are considered to have among the worst data...

12-month high for crypto Fear and Greed Index

The crypto Fear and Greed Index has grown by 119,51% year-on year, according to new data from Stock Apps. As of yesterday (9 November) the index was at 90 points, representing an all-time high in the past year. For the Crypto Fear and Greed Index, the value of zero...

Fraudsters target Singles’ Day

Kaspersky researchers have observed significant growth in fraudulent activities around e-commerce during an active sales period in Asian countries - Singles' Day, which occurs tomorrow (November 11). Originally a sale in China, Singles' Day is now relevant to everyone...

How Covid-19 has affected local skills development

Amidst a myriad of change happening across the world at government and socio-economic levels due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Skills Development Corporation (SDC) has shared its views on how these changes have affected the skills development sector in South Africa....

Be respectful for your own safety, ISPA tells gamers

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) is warning the country's 11-million gamers to minimise their chances of being targeted for vindictive hacking by being respectful online. The global gaming industry has exploded under lockdown when it was...

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Junior Integration Developer

SUMMARY:The primary purpose of this role is to be a great developer. You will form part of a larger development 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...

Python Developer

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Software Development company, specializing in bespoke software solutions, architecture consulting, and systems integration, seeks an Intermediate Software Developer to join their team in Cape Town. Your duties will include working with several...

Junior Project Manager at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town

Junior Project Manager Location: Cape Town & JohannesburgAbout 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,...

Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Key Responsibilities Prototyping and software development of the telescope operational software (all stages of the full software development life cycle may be encountered).Provide hands-on technical support in the system administration of the hardware platforms,...

SAP BI/BW Consultant – Gauteng Pretoria

1st & 2nd level support for incidents (troubleshooting and resolving) for BW Platform as per defined SLA's for the following technologies:- BWonHANA.- BW4/HANA.- HANA.- SAP Portal. Raise and lead PM (Problem Management) tickets as identified for BW Platform as per...

Junior Integration Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera

SUMMARY:The primary purpose of this role is to be a great developer. You will form part of a larger development 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...

Python Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Software Development company, specializing in bespoke software solutions, architecture consulting, and systems integration, seeks an Intermediate Software Developer to join their team in Cape Town. Your duties will include working with several...

Magento2 Full Stack Developer – Cape Town at Accenture

Accenture SONG is one of the most innovative and fastest growing [Email Address Removed]ining the feel of a start-up and the advantages of being a global player, Accenture SONG truly has a diverse and multi-talented team. We are now strengthening our highly skilled...

Senior System Administrator

IT System Administrator Team Lead with minimum 4 years' System Administration and Team Leader experience, and preferably MCSA, MCSE and CCENT qualifications, required to provide technical support, maintenance, configuration, installation of servers, work stations and...

IT Business Analyst at PG Group

Main job purpose Analyse, evaluate, improve and streamline business processes by eliciting requirements and uncovering areas for business systems improvements, while satisfying stakeholder expectations that will deliver viable solutions that will meet organisational...

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