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...

AI helps SA scientists to improve pollen forecasts

Artificial Iintelligence (AI) is being used by South African scientists to detect and classify pollen spores in real time, which may improve forecasting of bioaerosols that trigger respiratory illnesses like allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and asthma. Prof Jonny Peter,...

PC decline looks to be bottoming out

The downward spiral for PC shipments continued during the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23) as global volumes declined 7,6% YoY with 68,2-million PCs shipped, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal...

Emotet back after a five-month respite

After a five-month absence, Emotet has surged back to first place in Check Point Software Technologies' Global Threat Index for July 2020, impacting 5% of organisations globally. Since February 2020, Emotet's activities - primarily sending waves of malspam campaigns -...

Tech key to driving global diversity and inclusion

The first release of a new global research report from Intel and Lenovo finds that technology will play an integral role in achieving diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the workplace of the future. With the power to bridge accessibility gaps, connect people who are...

Attackers misuse legitimate tools

Almost a third (30%) of cyberattacks investigated by the Kaspersky Global Emergency Response team in 2019 involved legitimate remote management and administration tools. As a result, attackers can remain undetected for a longer period of time. For instance, continuous...

Low-end devices winners in the HCP market

According to research by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European printer and multifunction (MFP) market declined by 10,4% in unit terms in 1Q20 compared with the same period a year ago to give a market size of 3,7-million units, but market values...

China’s smartphone market narrows decline

According to the IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 87,8-million smartphones were shipped in China during the second quarter of 2020, down 10,3% year-on-year. Evidently, consumer sentiment was a challenge but this was still a narrower figure compared to the first...

Employees need support for remote working

As businesses try to overcome the uncertainty of the past few months, they have been forced to work remotely to maintain business continuity. An IQbusiness survey aims to understand the current landscape in which many South African professionals find themselves....

CFOs key in driving digital transformation

As digitalisation gathers traction, the role of the chief financial officer (CFO) is changing - indeed the role itself is being digitalised. This is the word from Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, presenting the result of the Sage South Africa CFO 3.0 research....

IFIP set to release code of ethics

The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is preparing to launch a code of ethics to serve as an exemplar for ethical behaviour in the ICT sector. This was announced by Moira de Roche, non-executive director of the Institute of Information...

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Backend Cloud Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

Develop and operate production ready business applications (24/7).Liaise with customer, team members and external vendors.Deploy applications in AWS (via GitHub).Monitoring and operation of applications within AWS CloudWatch.Applying cloud-security patterns and...

DevOps Engineer (with Dev Experience) – Gauteng Pretoria

System reporting and dashboards.Environment configuration and management.Application configuration.Analysis and resolution of environment and/or application incidents.Work with development team (as appropriate) to resolve application incidents.Support rollout team...

Senior Data Scientist – Gauteng Johannesburg

Senior Data ScientistWe are looking for a highly skilled Senior Data Scientist to join our multiple award-winning Azure Platform Team.Responsibilities include but not limited to:Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for leveraging data to...

Desktop Support Engineer (Ideal Start: November / December 2023)

Role: Mid-Level Desktop Support TechnicianLocation:Sandton, Johannesburg (Office Based) Our client is a dynamic and innovative ICT and Managed Service Provider who operates with a unique approach. Their top priority is to ensure optimal outcomes for their clients and...

Developer(Python)

Company description: Capitec Bank is a leading South African retail bank that focuses on essential banking services and provides innovative transacting, savings, insurance and unsecured lending products to individuals. Capitec's mission is to make banking simple and...

SAPUI5 at Tipp Focus Resourcing

SAPUI5 Developer (Principal) - Contract - Cape Town Qualifications Required: Developer specific SAP Certification - Please provide proof of Developer specific SAP Certification when submitting CVExperience Required: 5+ Years SAP Development ExperienceSoftware...

Project Manager IT

This role is responsible for delivering assigned projects on time, on budget and within the agreed scope andquality levels within the company's governance framework. This role directly supports company objectives and contributes to identifying, analysing &...

Senior .Net Developer at Datonomy Solutions

Our platform is the market leader in online business lending, is based on the Microsoft stack and is hosted in the cloud. We are looking for a motivated senior Developer to join our dynamic, vibrant and energetic Engineering team. The successful candidate will be...

Developer(Python) – Western Cape Stellenbosch

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