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...

Watch a supernova bubble expand in a Hubble time-lapse movie

A doomed star exploded some 20 000 years ago, but its tattered remnants continue racing into space at breakneck speeds – and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has caught the action. The nebula, called the Cygnus Loop, forms a bubble-like shape that is about 120...

Security, risk management spend set for double-digit growth

Worldwide end user spending on security and risk management is projected to total $215-billion in 2024 - an increase of 14,3% from 2023 - according to Gartner, which says that in 2023, global security and risk management end user spending is estimated to reach...

Radical deregulation and liberalisation would lower data prices

The government tends to come up with complex policies that later trips up the same government, causes unnecessary delays, waste and ultimately negative economic consequences and political discontent. By Mpiyakhe Dhlamini, a data science researcher at the Free Market...

Second wave of Covid infections tops emerging risk fears

Senior executives reported concerns around renewed outbreaks of the Covid-19 pandemic as their top emerging risk emerging risk in the second quarter of 2020 This is according to Gartner's latest Emerging Risks Monitor Report. Which polled senior executives across...

Calling all women in the IT channel …

Women’s Day (9 August) is about women making a difference. Every year, women across South Africa gather for various events in celebration of the day, and to give generously to causes close to their hearts. In the IT channel, the A-Plus Women’s Day luncheon has been an...

Rain debuts Standalone 5G network

Rain has launched its first commercial Standalone 5G network in the country, believed to be the first in Africa and one of just a handful around the world. Rain's Standalone 5G, based on Huawei equipment, is currently available in Cape Town, covering areas including...

Supply chain technology trends to look out for

Gartner has identified the top eight supply chain technology trends in 2020, those that have a high potential for positive impact on people, performance and industries. Some are now reaching critical tipping points in capability and maturity. "The vast majority of...

Coding Olympiad adapts to an unusual year

The first round of the South African Programming Olympiad will run from 27-31 July. Given the Covid-19 regulations at schools across the country, it will be for one hour and online only. During lockdown many teens have been 'messing about with code', for example...

Covid-19 still tops the phishing charts

Phishing email attacks related to Covid-19 remained frequent in Q2 2020, according to KnowBe4's Q2 top-clicked phishing report. Over the entire second quarter, simulated phishing tests with a message related to the coronavirus were the most popular, with a total of...

Cybercriminals take advantage of streaming wars to attack users

When it comes to disguising malicious files under the names of popular streaming platforms and their content, cybercriminals most frequently use Netflix and The Mandalorian (a Disney + original) as a lure. Between January 2019 and 8 April 2020, there were more than 22...

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Senior Data Engineer – Gauteng Edenburg

Senior Data EngineerR 1,6 - R 1,7 million per annum (Negotiable)Sandton Key Financial Concern specializing in the Data Services Division has an opportunity for a Head of Data/Senior Data Engineer. Responsibilities:10 years' experience in Data EngineeringThis is a...

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We're seeking Certified NQF6 or NQF7 IT Graduates for a One-Day-Only Assignment Gallagher Estate (Midrand). MUST BE AVAILABLE ON THE 6th December 2022 from 06:30am - 7:30pm!Completed NQF 6 IT qualification or NQF & IT qualificationNo work experience...

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User Experience Designer at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town

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