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...

CISOs champion AI TRiSM to improve results

By 2026, organisations that operationalise artificial intelligence (AI) transparency, trust and security will see their AI models achieve a 50% improvement in terms of adoption, business goals and user acceptance, according to Gartner. Mark Horvath, vice-president...

These are the IoT-related threats to be aware of

Kaspersky has delved into the evolving threats targeting the rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT) sector. With IoT devices, such as routers and smart home components, projected to exceed 29-billion by 2030, Kaspersky's research offers critical insights into attack...

Oracle brings the cloud on-premise

Oracle has announced Oracle Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer, a fully-managed cloud region that brings all of Oracle's second-generation cloud services, including Autonomous Database and Oracle Cloud applications, to customer datacentres. With this offering,...

Pandemic exposes Internet shortcomings

The rapid outbreak of Covid-19 has affected the world in numerous ways, ranging from an economic halt to social distancing. As governments imposed lockdowns, many had to adapt to the new reality of all-things-online. The surge of users shifting their focus to the...

Remote work makes network visibility critical

IT teams critically require better visibility into the network. This is driven by a number of factors, including tremendous disruption from the Covid-19 pandemic, relentless technological advances, remote working reaching an all-time high and the expanding security...

New Joker variant hits Google Play with an old trick

Check Point's researchers recently discovered a new variant of the Joker Dropper and Premium Dialer spyware in Google Play. Researchers Aviran Hazum, Bogdan Melnykov and Israel Wernik offer their analysis Hiding in seemingly legitimate applications, we found that this...

Women in the Covid-19 firing line

Women seem to be bearing the brunt of contracting Covid-19 at work. This is the picture emerging from claims lodged with the Compensation Fund, which indicate that more than 80% of the cases received so far involve women and this is consistent in all provinces. As the...

With the right post-Covid response, Africa could bounce back

Africa's economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the Covid-19 infection rate well. This is according to updated forecasts from the African Development Bank, which projects growth rebounding to 3% in 2021 from -3,4% in the worst-case...

Covid-19 drug to be manufactured, distributed in SA

Cipla has been granted a license by Gilead Sciences to manufacture and distribute the antiviral medicine, remdesivir, in 127 countries, including South Africa, As many of these countries are low-income countries and emerging markets that face obstacles in accessing...

Africa urged to drive radical health policy shift

Global health experts and practitioners have called for a "Marshall Plan on Inclusive Health in Africa" during a policy webinar hosted by the African Development Institute (ADI). There is an urgent need for inclusive health policy in Africa - one that can detect and...

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.

Java Developer

There's an opportunity for a strong Developer to build Java integration services and applications. Be involved in all aspects of development playing a critical role in design, planning, development and deployment. The role requires ownership, logical thinking, and...

Senior FullStack ERP Software Engineer

Senior Fullstack Software Engineer - ERPColumbus / Remote12 month contract - rate negotiable Join a dedicated team to streamline the lifecycle tracking of hardware and contribute to the development of software for ERP systems. Is this you?Do you excel in fast-paced...

Project Manager (ICT)

We require an experienced IT Project Manager in the Pretoria East area.Minimum RequirementsGrade 12Project Management CertificationMore than 5 years of experience as a Project Manager in the technology fieldIT Diploma / DegreeAdvanced computer skillsDuties and...

Test Automation Engineer

Collaborate with team, system analysis, design, development and testing for their assigned technical products or applications within the context of an agile/DevOps delivery model. Automation of Frontend, Backend and Integration, performance and load testing using...

Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

There's an opportunity for a strong Developer to build Java integration services and applications. Be involved in all aspects of development playing a critical role in design, planning, development and deployment. The role requires ownership, logical thinking, and...

Senior FullStack ERP Software Engineer – Remote Remote

Senior Fullstack Software Engineer - ERPColumbus / Remote12 month contract - rate negotiable Join a dedicated team to streamline the lifecycle tracking of hardware and contribute to the development of software for ERP systems. Is this you?Do you excel in fast-paced...

Project Manager (ICT) – Gauteng Pretoria

We require an experienced IT Project Manager in the Pretoria East area.Minimum RequirementsGrade 12Project Management CertificationMore than 5 years of experience as a Project Manager in the technology fieldIT Diploma / DegreeAdvanced computer skillsDuties and...

Test Automation Engineer – Gauteng Pretoria

Collaborate with team, system analysis, design, development and testing for their assigned technical products or applications within the context of an agile/DevOps delivery model. Automation of Frontend, Backend and Integration, performance and load testing using...

Java Developer

Our client is looking for a Senior Java Developer to join our team!Our client's core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance their lives. They seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support their core purpose. Their environment is...

Cyber Security Manager

Cyber Defence is one of MPA's critical Cyber Security teams. The Cyber Defence team's mission is to deliver a highly effective end to end 24x7 Cyber Defence service. They are responsible for proactively identifying threats and vulnerabilities; detecting and mitigating...

View more career listings on our Careers Section