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...

Data sovereignty a key concern as cloud accelerates

Kathy Gibson reports from VMware Explore - As organisations move more of their mission-critical workloads to the cloud, the issue of data sovereignty and privacy is becoming more relevant than ever. To address concerns, VMware launched its Sovereign Cloud offering...

E-commerce poised to capture 41% of global retail sales

With Black Friday on the horizon it is as good a time as any to explore retail trends - and the Boston Consulting Group has just released new research exploring e-commerce trends from the beginning of the pandemic to the present. After tremendous acceleration...

Covid is changing claims trends, risk exposures

The Covid-19 pandemic is one of the largest economic loss events in history for companies and insurers alike. However, it's not only the magnitude of the impact which is unprecedented: claims trends and risk exposures are likely to evolve in both the mid- and...

Altron wins appeal against Tshwane judgement

Allied Electronics (Altron) has won its appeal against an earlier judgement for the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. The Supreme Court of Appeal yesterday overturned with costs the previous judgment of the High Court in Pretoria in its entirety. According to...

Startup gets R450 000 at AlphaCode demo day

Rand Merchant Investments (RMI) startup incubator AlphaCode has taken another step to find the next unicorn in financial services when it chose Oyi Medical Card and awarded it R450 000 at its first virtual demo day. Oyi is one of seven startups that were awarded...

Nvidia to build UK’s most powerful supercomputer

Nvidia is building the UK's most powerful supercomputer, which it will make available to UK healthcare researchers using AI to solve pressing medical challenges, including those presented by Covid-19. Expected to come online by year end, the "Cambridge-1"...

Nvidia, GSK apply AI to medicine, vaccine discovery

NVidia has announced a partnership with global healthcare company GSK and its AI group, which is applying computation to the drug and vaccine discovery process. GSK has recently established a new London-based AI hub, one of the first of its kind, which will leverage...

Covid accelerates the move to cashless business

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the move away from cash as customers increasingly demand low-touch or contactless payments. New research from Yoco, polling 4 386 small business owners from its customer base, investigated how many businesses had elected to go...

IBM Research aims to radically accelerate materials discovery

From a global pandemic to global warming, 2020 has illuminated the essential role of science -- as well as clear actions based on that science -- to combat some of the greatest challenges of our time. The need to rethink how the world creates, consumes and disposes of...

Wearable sensor industry has tripled to $2,5bn

The wearable sensor industry will be worth $2,5-billion in 2020, having tripled in size since 2014. This comes despite the significant economic challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has caused a reduction in the total revenue this year. However, the...

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Data Engineer at Capitec Bank Ltd – Western Cape Stellenbosch

Company description: Capitec Bank is a leading South African retail bank that focuses on essential banking services and provides innovative transacting, savings, insurance and unsecured lending products to individuals. Capitec's mission is to make banking simple and...

Senior Developer at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

Client Details:Our client is a dedicated provider of software, deeply committed to serving both partners and clients. They have offices in SA, UK and the USA. They are Agile and aim to empower teams to economise on time and resources through the use of efficient,...

Intermediate Data Scientist – Gauteng Pretoria

Role Purpose:The successful applicant will join a team of specialist to work together with the current internal capacity at the client on various projects.The work shall be done at the head office of the company, and they will be responsible for, amongst others, the...

Senior BI ETL Developer – Western Cape Mowbray

ENVIRONMENT:THE technical expertise of a highly analytical & solutions-driven Senior BI ETL Developer is sought by a dynamic Financial Services Group where you will take charge of creating ETL processes for transforming data residing in various source systems into...

Senior Software Developer – Remote Remote

Our client in the Logistics industry based in Johannesburg is currently looking to employ a Senior Software Developer.Main Purpose of the Position:To support the software development process within the organisation by providing technical insights and direction...

Sage X3 Developer

Sage X3 Developer R 540 000.00 to R 780 000.00 plus CommissionCenturion (and travel)Are you an experienced SAGE X3 Developer? Looking for a great challenge? Let's talk!Listed IT concern seeks 3 experienced Sage X3 Developers.Purpose of the Role:A SAGE X3 Developer is...

Solution Architect

Our global client, with operations in Johannesburg, is seeking to appoint a Blue Yonder WMS Solution Architect to join their exciting team. This will be a part-time, project-based contract role starting from January 2024 - end September 2024. Start Date: 15th January...

Developer / Consultant (JHB) (1002127) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our client is looking to add a highly qualified graduate, with at least a Masters Degree, however our client will prefer a PhD degree. Due to on-going company growth our client is now looking to recruit additional. Consultants to assist customers with...

Test Automation Lead

Job DescriptionYou are responsible to for the testing activities across various products. This includes the planning, monitoring and control of testing activities and tasks. Key contributions are driving and supporting the central test strategy in the products while...

Business Analyst

Are you a forward-thinking, analytical mind with a passion for improving healthcare through data-driven insights and innovative solutions? My client is currently seeking a Business Analyst with an Engineering degree to join their multinational company (hybrid...

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