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...

Retailers to get a R24bn boost this Black Friday

The Black Friday season is expected to create additional retail turnover of R26,6-billion for South African retailers in 2023, creating around 150 000 job opportunities across the South African economy, most of them temporary or seasonal, and representing a...

Beware of tax-related scams

The end of October signals the culmination of a busy period for the South African Revenue Service (SARS). The deadlines for filing the first portion of Provisional Tax (for the six months ending 31 August) and the annual filing of Personal Income Tax (23 October) give...

IoT hits Trough of Disillusionment

The Gartner 2020 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy shows that the Internet of Things (IoT) has reached the bottom of the Trough of Disillusionment. The market will begin to climb out of this trough, as the technology advances and practitioners succeed in defining...

Covid-19 genome sequencing lab network launched

With several African countries now expanding Covid-19 testing, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have launched a network of laboratories to reinforce genome sequencing of the severe acute...

New hires probably don’t have needed skills, Gartner warns

Organisations are struggling to hire quality talent as only 16% of new hires possess the needed skills for both their current role and the future, according to Gartner. To hire quality talent, recruiting leaders must shift their strategies from replacing the workforce...

Worldwide server market revenue grew almost 20%

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, vendor revenue in the worldwide server market grew 19,8% year over year to $24-billion during the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20). Worldwide server shipments grew 18,4% year over...

African CEOs call for trade reform

African CEOs are explicitly calling for a fairer system governing global trade that will support developing countries. This is among the findings of a survey of 200 CEOs was commissioned by the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (Pafrac), and...

Quantum-inspired Digital Annealer optimises Toyota logistics

Fujitsu and Toyota Systems have successfully demonstrated optimisation of supply chain and logistics network operations essential to support automobile production in a joint trial leveraging Fujitsu's quantum-inspired Digital Annealer computing solution. The Digital...

Counting the cost of business fraud

Although various types of fraud are a common risk businesses need to protect themselves against, according to Forbes, the leading fraud risk to companies is identity theft. In today's age of online identities and now, as a result of COVID-19 - social distancing, it...

Consumer, single-function printers surge during pandemic

Western Europe's largest distributors saw printer sales boom at the end of the first quarter of 2020 and then fall in the second quarter, according to the latest data published by Context. The sudden rise - to meet the demand created by widespread lockdowns - prompted...

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Developer – OpenEdge at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details:Our client has grown steadily since the 1990's without ever retrenching anyone. They hire for attitude and train for skill. Most staff have been there for over 10 years. Flexi-time, generous bonuses and the opportunity to learn and continuously evolve...

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Main Responsibilities/Tasks:System TestingDevelop and maintain test scripts adhering to project standards and quality guidelines.Execute test scripts adhering to project standards and quality guidelines.Prepare complete system documentation in the testing and release...

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Interpret and apply approved enterprise architecture principles, policies, procedures in the architecture work. Establish and maintain the application architecture domain (as-is and to-be architecture)Provide input to business cases and architecture roadmaps as part...

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Tech Lead – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client, a leading player in the financial services industry, is seeking a seasoned professional to navigate the complexities of tax-related matters and contribute to their sustained growth and development. This exciting role offers an opportunity to take on tax...

Developer – OpenEdge at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg

Client Details:Our client has grown steadily since the 1990's without ever retrenching anyone. They hire for attitude and train for skill. Most staff have been there for over 10 years. Flexi-time, generous bonuses and the opportunity to learn and continuously evolve...

Tester at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

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