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...

New challenges as HR leaders strive to meet business outcomes

Leader and manager development, and organizational culture are the top priorities for HR leaders for 2024, according to a survey by Gartner. The Gartner survey of 520 HR leaders in July 2023 found the top five organisational priorities for HR leaders next year...

Digital payments to become a $10trn industry

Over the past five years, more than 1,6-billion people worldwide have embraced digital payments, pushing the total user count in this market to a whopping 4,44-billion, or more than half the world`s population. This massive user base has helped the total transaction...

How lockdown drove a new way of working

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu ActivateNow – Global lockdowns aimed at combating the spread of Covid-19 have given rise to a new and more digital world of work. Martin Schultz, chief policy economist at Fujitsu, says the coronavirus crisis gave rise to what has...

IoT could be critical for SA’s digital economy masterplan

The IoT Industry Council of South Africa (I0TIC), established two years ago to represent the interests of Internet of Things (IoT) technology service providers in South Africa, is advocating for faster uptake of IoT technology by business and government in small,...

3D printer market set for U-shaped recovery

The global 3D printing market saw a 24% second quarter sequential rebound in domestic unit shipments of Industrial-class printers in China, and a global surge of 68% in Personal desktop printer shipments, according to latest data published by Context. These trends...

Ethics is central to the application of AI

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu ActivateNow - Artificial intelligence is becoming pervasive in many industries, opening up the question of the ethical use of the technology. "With the global prevalance of AI today, and its ubiquitous role in business, trust has never...

Gaming is good for your mental health

Contrary to popular belief, there is evidence to suggest that gaming has a positive effect on our mental health. This is the overall finding from a new study published by WePC, that aims to keep mental health at the top of people's minds post Mental Health Awareness...

Are SA investors motivated by money or morals?

Investing is a personal choice and a number of influences will hold sway over where people put their money. A personal value system is one such influence and, for most South Africans, this appears to be non-negotiable. This is according to the recently released...

NAPAfrica offers direct access to Azure Peering Service

NAPAfrica members can now have direct access to the Microsoft Azure Peering Service and benefit from an SLA-backed, direct connection to Microsoft. NAPAfrica is Africa's largest Internet Exchange Point and is one of the first southern African partners for the new...

Mercantile Bank cheques discontinued

As South African banks prepare to do away with cheques from the end of the year, Mercantile Bank has already stopped issuing cheques. Companies and individuals are warned not to accept Mercantile Bank cheques with immediate effect, as they will no longer be honoured....

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Functional Analyst at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

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,...

.Net Developer – Gauteng Centurion

Responsible for developing / refactoring code using Visual Studio to support the companies Web and Desktop applications. The role involves interacting with external API's and internal databases, using entity framework. Software is delivered using the agile methodology...

Junior Postilion Developer (TB) – Gauteng Pretoria

Development in a Postilion environment (Realtime Software Development Kit - SDK), including network source and sync interfaces to integrate with Realtime. Sync interfaces and node integration drivers. Access the Realtime database using the SDK. Must have strong...

Software Support Engineer T1 – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a prominent player in CRM and Contact Centre solutions within the Southern African region, is known for its utilization of cutting-edge technology to serve an enthusiastic customer base. They are currently in search of a First Line Support...

Senior Database Developer

A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Senior Database Developer Design, develop and maintain high performance scalable and secure database solution in order to ensure successful and efficient database solutions meeting the business...

Senior Database Developer – Gauteng Midrand

A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Senior Database Developer Design, develop and maintain high performance scalable and secure database solution in order to ensure successful and efficient database solutions meeting the business...

Drupal CMS Back End Developer at Accenture

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Drupal CMS Back End Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

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Magento2 Full Stack Developer – Johanesburg 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...

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