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...

Sandile Dube to leave HPE

Sandile Dube is to leave HP Enterprise (HPE) South Africa, having led the organisation for the last three years. It is believed that President Ntuli, the former country manager of HPE South Africa, will return from a UK-based position to take up the reins. Prior to...

Economic evaluation crucial for NHI success

The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Professor Edina Sinanovic - who has done numerous cost-effectiveness studies on alternative, preventative and diagnostic treatment and healthcare interventions - has highlighted the importance of economic evaluation in ensuring the...

Monitor demand strong as supply begins to recover

Sales of monitors through distributors in Western Europe (WE) grew +14% year-on-year in the part of the second quarter of 2020 up to the first three weeks of June, according to the latest data published by IT market intelligence company Context. "Strong consumer...

Brazilian banking malware goes global

Brazilian cybercriminals, long regarded as some of the most creative malware creators, have begun to take their original malicious programs outside the country. According to Kaspersky researchers, four advanced banking families - Guildma, Javali, Melcoz and...

Covid-19 response doesn’t bode well for NHI

South Africa's government-imposed Covid-19 lockdown was supposedly instituted to buy the government time to manage the spread of the virus, and to allow the public healthcare sector to prepare its own facilities adequately for an increase in Covid-19 cases. By Chris...

Women bear the brunt of Covid-19 crisis

Melinda Gates has launched a paper exploring how the Covid-19 pandemic has exploited pre-existing inequalities and drastically impacted women's lives and livelihoods. In the paper, titled "The Pandemic's Toll on Women and Girls," Gates makes the case that to recover...

Economy shows signs of being on the long road to recovery

The BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI) for June 2020 showed the biggest one-month bounce-back on record, providing the first strongest indication of an economic recovery since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown. However, the organisation cautions that...

Counterfeit Cisco devices open backdoors into organisations’ systems

Hardware security specialists with cyber security provider F-Secure have published a report detailing their investigation into a pair of counterfeit network switches. The investigation, which concluded that the counterfeits were designed to bypass processes that...

Fujitsu supercomputer will explore origins of the universe

Researchers at the University of Regensburg in Germany are extending their exploration of the origins of the universe boosted by a new Fujitsu supercomputer, the PrimeHPC FX700 underpinned by the new Arm-based Fujitsu A64FX processor. The university's QPace4 (QCD...

SMBs face multiple pandemic challenges

Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, South Africa's small and medium businesses (SMBs) are optimistic - but there is a long-term jobs crisis looming. These are among the findings from Facebook's Global State of Small Business Report,...

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Senior Systems Administrator – Gauteng Boksburg

IT System Administrator Team Lead with minimum 4 years' System Administration and Team Leader experience, and preferably MCSA, MCSE and CCENT qualifications, required to provide technical support, maintenance, configuration, installation of servers, work stations and...

Application Architect – Gauteng Centurion

Purpose To lead the design of an enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EA standards, procedures, and policies. Minimum Requirements Relevant postgraduate Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information technology, software engineering, or a...

React Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Requirements: 3+ years experience working as a Frontend EngineerExperience working with ReactExperience working in an English-speaking environmentExperience working with UX/UI/Product designersCollaborate with backend developers to ensure technical feasibilitySkills:...

Security Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are looking for a talented and proactive Security Engineer to join their Cybersecurity team. The Security Engineer will play a crucial role in ensuring the security and integrity of our organization's information systems, networks, and data. A Security Engineer...

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Department : PEPFAR/USAID OVCA&Y Programme Employment status : Duties and Responsibilities include: M&E System and Process Development- Ensure and monitor compliance to M&E and Data Management plans, frameworks, SOPs- Work with Programme Management staff...

Front End Developer

Purpose Statement: Responsible for the development, testing & implementation of digital projects according to delivery standards & specifications.Key Tasks and Accountabilities:Quality Develop software according to technical specifications and functional...

Developer

Our client is looking for a Development (Developer) candidate willing to work or consult on a 6-month contract. It will be an onsite position located in Menlyn. The candidate must be highly skilled in the following: DotNet CoreAngularMS SQLSSISTFSHTML5CSSRESTful...

Data Scientist

This company uses machine learning model predictions to offer their clients solutions. The role would be either hybrid or fully remote.QualificationsBachelor's degree or equivalent in quantitative field (Operations Research,Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer...

BI Business Analyst at Datonomy Solutions

This role requires experience working with cross-functional teams in IT systems, Development teams, QA teams, Project management (PMO), Product Owners, etc Operations for delivery of BI innovation to drive the attainment of business goals.The person must have exposure...

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