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...

Multi-malware campaign comes from all directions

A Kaspersky report reveals that an ongoing malicious "multi-malware" campaign has conducted more than 10 000 attacks primarily targeting global organisations. The campaign employs backdoors, keyloggers, and miners. Using new malicious scripts designed to disable...

EMEA companies most enthusiastic about AI, ML

European business leaders know their organisations would benefit from AI and ML, despite the differing views on these technologies in the boardroom. This is among the findings from Workday's new study on how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will...

Carbon emissions on track to add 38cm to sea levels

If greenhouse gas emissions continue apace, Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could together contribute more than 38cm of global sea level rise – and that’s beyond the amount that has already been set in motion by Earth’s warming climate. This is among the...

SA’s take-home pay slumps in July

South Africa's take-home pay took a sizable downswing in July 2020. This follows on from June 2020's figures and, to some extent, mirrors the movements in the economy. However, other drivers, which contributed to this month's movements, should be considered as these...

Rectron closes offices as Mustek strike continues

Rectron has closed its Johannesburg offices this afternoon (18 September) as industrial action continues at its sister distributor Mustek. A statement from Rectron cautions resellers that premises are closed from 12pm as a proactive measure to ensure the safety of...

What it will take to bring broadband to everyone

Almost $428-billion will be needed to connect the remaining 3-billion people aged 10 years and above to broadband Internet by 2030. Connecting the unconnected is an ambitious goal and a major infrastructure investment challenge, according to a new study from the...

WHO commends SA for handling of Covid-19

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended South Africa's government for its determined efforts that have helped to bend the Covid-19 pandemic curve. WHO has issued a statement saying it is greatly encouraged by the ongoing measures to suppress the spread of...

CISOs disappoint when it comes to being highly effective

Only 12% of chief information security officers (CISOs) excel in all four categories of the Gartner CISO Effectiveness Index. "Today's CISOs must demonstrate a higher level of effectiveness than ever before," says Sam Olyaei, research director at Gartner. "As the push...

Economic uncertainty makes low-cost smartphones popular

Economic uncertainties have increased the downward pressure on smartphone prices globally, with 73% of shipments in 2020 expected to be priced below $400, according to a new price band forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile...

Fujitsu overcomes facial authentication fraud

Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a facial recognition technology that uses conventional cameras to successfully identify efforts to spoof authentication systems. This includes impersonation attempts in which a person presents a printed photograph or an image from...

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Full Stack Web Developer – Western Cape Bloubergrant

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