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...

Themes to watch at COP28

Just days away from this year's United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) 28 meeting, what's clear is that that global energy systems will need to achieve historic and unprecedented levels of innovation to redress climate change and meet the world's energy needs....

Webb reveals new features in the heart of the Milky Way

The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. The star-forming region, named Sagittarius C (Sgr C), is about 300...

Cybercriminals are coming for corporate wallets

Cybercriminals are currently exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic to carry out highly advanced cyberattacks, irregardless of industry or company size. During the first six months of 2020, several Fortune 500 businesses became victims of major data breaches, after which...

Trickbot, Emotet Trojans drive ransomware spike

The Trickbot and Emotet trojans continue to rank as the top two most prevalent malware in October, and trojans have been responsible for the sharp increase in ransomware attacks against hospitals and healthcare providers globally. This is according to the latest...

Global smartphone sales pick up in Q3

In Q3 2020, the global smartphone market seemed to embark on a recovery trajectory following a worrisome Q2 2020. According to the research data analyzed and published by Comprar Acciones, the global smartphone market grew by 32% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) with...

Massive dip for China’s smartphone market

According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 84,8-million smartphones were shipped in China in the third quarter of 2020, down 14,3% year-on-year (YoY). This was the result of multiple factors: soft demand; Huawei's supply constraints; and delayed...

Telkom partners with SABC on mobile streaming service

Telkom and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have announced a partnership to launch a new streaming channel, TelkomONE. The mobile operator channel will house the public broadcaster's free-to-air radio and TV channels. The five-year partnership will...

HCP markets see year on year increase

According to research by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European printer and multifunction (MFP) market unsurprisingly increased by 12,9% in unit terms in 3Q20 compared with the same period a year ago to give a market size of 5,19-million units, but...

Water AMI endpoints on growth trajectory

According to new a research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of water utility AMI endpoints in Europe and North America amounted to 46,1-million units in 2019. The installed base is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate...

SA-made software tool speeds SARS-CoV-2 sequencing

South Africa's Hyrax Biosciences, known for its contributions to HIV drug-resistance testing, has released a software tool that significantly speeds up the detection of mutations in the genome of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for Covid-19. The tool has been...

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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...

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