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 malicious WhatsApp mod on the rise

Kaspersky researchers recently uncovered a new malicious WhatsApp spy mod, which is now proliferating within another popular messenger, Telegram. While the modification serves its intended purpose by extending user experience, it also clandestinely harvests personal...

Finalists for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023

The winners of the Africa Tech Festival Awards will be unveiled at a gala event in Cape Town next week following the announcement of this year's finalists looking to bridge the digital divide across Africa. "It is an exciting time to be in technology and...

Why do hackers hack?

The main reason that hackers initiate attacks is to be challenged. This is one of the findings in survey data acquired by Finbold.com, which indicates that about 68% of hackers initiate attacks in order to be challenged. The survey featured over 3 150 respondents from...

CPS to liquidate

Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) will go into liquidation, after a bid to have it placed under business rescue failed. The South African Social Services Agency (Sassa) won't back down over a debt it is claiming from CPS, making business rescue unlikely to succeed,...

Infrastructure spend for public cloud overtakes traditional IT

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, vendor revenue from sales of IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud environments, including public and private...

Virtual cloud supports new world of work

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2020 – Change of the magnitude that we are going through can be very challenging, but it also brings new opportunities to reimagine how we deliver IT services. That’s the word from Tom Gillis, senior vice-president and GM of the...

A new vision for the future of work

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2020 – The world has completely changed, but the last few months have seen tremendous growth and impact for organisations around the world. “Using Horizon and Workspace One, our VMware customers have been able to work and thrive...

Zoom takes its workforce remote with Workspace One

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2020 – When it comes to quickly scaling a service, arguably the best example is how Zoom coped with exponentially-expanded usage this year. Aparna Bawa, chief operating officer of Zoom, points out that the online meeting service went...

Intrinsic security plugs the gaps

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2020 – VMware has quietly become a leader in the security business. The company’s security business is now worth $1-billion, and serves 20 000 security customers, says Sanjay Poonen, chief operating officer: customer operations at...

VMworld 2020: technology to drive a changing world

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2020 – The world has changed in 2020, and organisations have had to change too. That’s the overarching message from VMworld 2020, taking place virtually this week. “2020 has been challenging,” says Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware. “We...

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Software Developer II at Datonomy Solutions

Software Developer II - DOT NET, C#, SQLJob PurposeTo work within the Vertigo Technical team and assist with Development, Support and Maintenance.High performance area in the bank, Custom built solution that is critical to the bank's ability to manage MFC Clients....

Intermediate Software Developer

Our client in the Logistics industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ an Intermediate Software Developer.Main Purpose of the Position:To support the software development process within the organisation by providing technical insights and ideas...

Solution Architect at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

Responsibilities The Solution Architect is responsible for bridging the gap between business problems and technology solutions. They help in identifying the best solution among all available choices to solve the existing business problems by carefully reviewing and...

Senior Security Engineer L4 – Western Cape Cape Town

Senior Security Engineer L4Role Purpose: The Principal Security Professional is responsible for the support & maintenance of the organization's information security, this will include acting as a technical lead, cybersecurity architect and provide strategic into...

Senior Business Analyst (Salesforce) (JHB) – Gauteng Sandton

ENVIRONMENT:THE expertise of a hands-on Senior Business Analyst with strong Salesforce & the ability to navigate technical conversations with business users and the ability to guide business stakeholders to scalable solutions that meet their KPIs, and challenges...

Intermediate Software Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera

Our client in the Logistics industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ an Intermediate Software Developer.Main Purpose of the Position:To support the software development process within the organisation by providing technical insights and ideas...

Front End Developer at Accenture

About AccentureAccenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, song, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries...

Blue Yonder WMS Solution Architect – Part-time Contract

Our client is looking for a Blue Yonder WMS Solution Architect to assist them for a part-time 8-month contract. The position is 80% remote, but will require travel onsite for crucial stages of the project (to Johannesburg). In addition to Solution Architect duties,...

INTEGRATION DEVELOPER at Secondments Recruitment

Job Advert SummaryDesign, build, and implement integration solutions that connect various software applications, systems, and databases within an organization and ensure seamless data exchange and communication between different IT systems meeting the business...

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