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...

Ancient diamonds shine light on the evolution of Earth

The analysis of ancient, superdeep diamonds dug up from mines in Brazil and western Africa has exposed new processes of how continents evolved and moved during the early evolution of complex life on Earth. These diamonds - which were formed between 650 million and 450...

Gartner forecasts 8% growth in IT spend

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $5,1-trillion in 2024, an increase of 8% from 2023, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. While generative AI (GenAI) has not yet had a material impact on IT spending, investment in AI more broadly is supporting...

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...

Growth spurt for PCs, tablets before decline resumes

The first half of 2020 has seen a resurgence in the PC and tablet markets and demand continues to outpace supply. The demand is largely being driven by work from home and at home education needs, although the general lockdowns produced some additional buying for...

Mobile worker numbers set for steady increase

According to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC), the US mobile worker population will grow at a steady rate over the next four years, increasing from 78,5-million in 2020 to 93,5-million mobile workers in 2024. By the end of the forecast period,...

Musk confirms Tesla targeted in ransomware attack

Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla was the target of a ransomware attack. The attempted attack, believed to be by a Russian hacker, was shut down by the FBI. Describing the attack as "serious", Musk confirmed on Twitter that an employee at a Tesla factory in Nevada...

Lower lockdown levels nudge car sales higher

The new vehicle market displayed government's economic objectives as the country moved into lockdown level two regulations during August. As various initiatives begin contributing to a gentle easing of economic activity and stimulus to various sectors of the South...

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Application Architect – Gauteng Centurion

Our client is a leading player in the South African insurance industry, with a rich history of serving customers and providing innovative insurance solutions. We are committed to excellence, innovation, and delivering superior customer experiences. As we continue to...

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Qualified candidates will work on SAP® implementations and support projects. This position's primary function is to provide applications and solutions consulting to the customer and project team by understanding, analyzing and translating those requirements to...

Data Centre Support Engineer – Gauteng Edenvale

Data Centre Support Engineer - Taking the cloud phenomenon to another level! We are looking for a confident go getter individual who has an urgent sense of delivery looking for exposure to a variety of VMWare hosts with Windows servers! The Company: one of a few...

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