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...

IT spend in Europe set for 9% growth

IT spending in Europe is projected to total $1,1-trillion in 2024, an increase of 9,3% from 2023, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. IT spending in Europe is on pace to surpass $1-trillion by the end of 2023. "Despite a conflated economic situation, IT...

Top 10 smartphone brands capture 88% market share

According to the research data analysed and published by ComprarAcciones.com, worldwide smartphone sales declined by 20,4% in Q2 2020. There was a total of 294,7-million units sold compared to 370,3-million units in Q2 2019. Samsung, which is among the world's top...

Customised firmware bootkit found in the wild

Kaspersky's researchers have uncovered an advanced persistent threat (APT) espionage campaign that uses a very rarely seen type of malware known as a firmware bootkit. The new malware was detected by Kaspersky's UEFI/BIOS scanning technology, which detects known and...

South Africans take to digital payments

The accelerating rate at which retail merchants are enabling consumers to pay digitally at point of sale is fueling the growth of digital payments in South Africa. This is according to FNB, which reveals that the scan-to-pay and tap-to-pay functionality on its app...

Covid-19 procurement dashboard goes live

President Cyril Ramaphosa issued a directive to organs of state on 5 August 2020 for submission of full information regarding Covid-19 procurement. Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and National Treasury worked together in collating the information...

SA entrepreneurs graduate from incubation programme

Eighteen South African entrepreneurs recently graduated from The Innovation Hub's (TIH) flagship Business Incubation Programmes - Maxum Smart, Climate Innovation Centre South Africa, BioPark@Gauteng and eKasiLabs. The graduation took place online. The Innovation Hub's...

Dis-Chem offers drive-through antibody tests

Dis-Chem has added the option of a Covid-19 antibody test to the PCR swab test already being offered nationally at its drive-through testing stations. "We are rolling out antibody testing to indicate whether the patient had Covid-19 infection and whether the patient...

Zapper exits Masterpass interoperability

Following the announcement last week that FNB is rolling out QR-enabled Speedpoint terminals, some confusion as to the status of the current and future interoperability within the QR code ecosystem has arisen. Independent mobile payments, loyalty and rewards platform,...

Nvidia’s $40bn Arm acquisition aims to grow AI

NVidia will acquire Arm from Softbank in a $40-billion transaction that aims to advance the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The deal brings together NVidia's AI computing platform with Arm's ecosystem to create the computing company for the age...

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Full Stack Front End Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

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...

QA Tester (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details:Our client is a solid, blue-chip, trusted and large consulting company, which offers the option to be remote or client based. They do work with all staff to define career paths and encourage mentoring as a way of helping pass on skills and knowledge for...

AWS Data Engineer (with AI/ML)

AWS Data Engineer (with AI/ML)R90 000 - R100 000The ideal candidate should have a strong background in AWS Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. This role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with leading financial institutions, contributing to the design...

Senior Java Developer (SvW)

Description:Support existing and develop new functionality and components. Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements. Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable and...

Intermediate SQL Developer LW

Develop complex T-SQL queries, Stored Procedures, and Triggers. Assist in the design of the relational database architecture for new development projects. Develop new / alter existing SQL objects based on a set of requirements. Troubleshoot SQL objects that fail....

QA Tester (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

Client Details:Our client is a solid, blue-chip, trusted and large consulting company, which offers the option to be remote or client based. They do work with all staff to define career paths and encourage mentoring as a way of helping pass on skills and knowledge for...

AWS Data Engineer (with AI/ML) – Remote Remote

AWS Data Engineer (with AI/ML)R90 000 - R100 000The ideal candidate should have a strong background in AWS Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. This role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with leading financial institutions, contributing to the design...

Senior Java Developer (SvW) – Western Cape Cape Town

Description:Support existing and develop new functionality and components. Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements. Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable and...

Intermediate SQL Developer LW – Gauteng Johannesburg

Develop complex T-SQL queries, Stored Procedures, and Triggers. Assist in the design of the relational database architecture for new development projects. Develop new / alter existing SQL objects based on a set of requirements. Troubleshoot SQL objects that fail....

Business Analyst

Would you like to work for a leading provider of insurance software solutions throughout the African continent, and who is committed to delivering unique solutions to their clients!!My client is looking for a Business Analyst who understands business processes, can...

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