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...

Cybercriminals stoop to exploit Israeli-Hamas conflict

Kaspersky has identified a scam campaign exploiting the Israeli-Hamas conflict whereby cybercriminals are attempting to capitalise on people's willingness to aid those impacted by deceiving potential victims into making donations - ultimately leading to the theft of...

Wrap: Gitex Global 2023

Gitex, held every year in Dubai, bills itself as the biggest IT show in the world. Kathy Gibson reports   Dubai’s vision for a human-centric digital city Dubai is known as one of the world’s most technologically advanced cities, with an impressive array of...

Slight decline in enterprise WLAN market

The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments rose 7,1% year over year in the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20), according to results published in the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wireless LAN Tracker. The enterprise segment...

Half of businesses don’t have a marketing operations leader

Only 49% of marketing organisations report they have a dedicated marketing operations leader, according to a recent survey by Gartner. Those organisations with a marketing operations leader are more effective and better utilise their investments - including marketing...

SA students impress at Africa Science Buskers Festival

South African learners impressed in the virtual 2020 Africa Science Buskers Festival, bagging gold, silver and bronze medals along with various cash prizes. The Africa Science Buskers Festival is an annual science fair, which traditionally brings together more than...

Tax audit process improves, but service delivery lagging – PwC

South Africa's tax administration system has undergone significant change in the past two years with a number of leadership, structural and policy changes. More recently, the government introduced several economic measures - including tax measures - in order to...

UCT retains top spot in Africa in THE rankings

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has retained its spot as the continent's top university, tying at 155th among more than 1 500 institutions in the 2021 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. The THE World University Rankings, published once a year,...

Cloud makes strategic sense in Africa

Kathy Gibson reports – Just about every medium to large enterprise in Africa uses the cloud in one form or another. This is one of the key findings from the third edition of World Wide Worx’s Cloud in Africa report, which shows cloud use is up from just 50% in 2013...

Intel ups the ante on quantum computing research

Intel is one of the US quantum technology companies included in Q-Next, one of five national quantum research centres established by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the US Department of Energy (DOE). Q-Next, National Quantum...

Experian data appears on the Internet

The personal information of millions of South African individuals and companies could have been leaked on to the Internet in the wake of the Experian data breach. In a statement issued last night, the credit agency says: "Experian continues to investigate the isolated...

More News Today

No Results Found

The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.

PHP Developer

Looking for a Senior Full Stack PHP Developer with front-end technologies such as Angular, React and Vue. As a Senior PHP Developer you will be working amongst a team of Developers. if you are passionate about development and enjoy working on the front-end as well as...

Angular Developer

Our client is looking for an exceptional individual to build web applications using Angular 11+ with a passion for building web front end applications. Requirements: Involved in all aspects of development playing a critical role in design, planning, development, and...

Cobol Developer

Leading SA bank requires the skills of an experience Cobol Developer.6 month contract to Perm roleHybrid working with 1 day on the office based in JohannesburgCobol IMS experience essential Desired Skills: Cobol Learn more/Apply for this position

PHP Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Looking for a Senior Full Stack PHP Developer with front-end technologies such as Angular, React and Vue. As a Senior PHP Developer you will be working amongst a team of Developers. if you are passionate about development and enjoy working on the front-end as well as...

Angular Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Umhlanga Rocks

Our client is looking for an exceptional individual to build web applications using Angular 11+ with a passion for building web front end applications. Requirements: Involved in all aspects of development playing a critical role in design, planning, development, and...

Cobol Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Leading SA bank requires the skills of an experience Cobol Developer.6 month contract to Perm roleHybrid working with 1 day on the office based in JohannesburgCobol IMS experience essential Desired Skills: Cobol Learn more/Apply for this position

Senior Business Analyst (CH956)

Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a Senior Business Analyst to join their team. Do you take initiative, own your profession, and enjoy getting involved in the details?Are you a self-starter? If you can affirmatively respond to these...

Senior Systems Administrator at South African Astronomical Observatory

The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Senior Systems Administrator Administer IT network and systems infrastructure Key Responsibilities: Administer IT Operation in Cape Town campus, as well as support of...

Desktop Engineer (Cape Town)

Are you searching for opportunities as a Desktop Engineer? We are looking for someone in a permanent position in Cape Town.Some of the position informationRemote user support to users across 125 stores (South Africa and Namibia)General support of end user computing...

View more career listings on our Careers Section