AI set to drive a net increase in jobs by 2030

AI is expected to drive a net increase of 1,7-million jobs by 2030, according to Gartner, which says AI will create more jobs than it eliminates - generating 10,6-million new jobs, while removing 8,9-million jobs worldwide by 2030. “Organisations most advanced in AI...

A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...

NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

Mounting challenges in the battle against financial crime

South Africa is grappling with a formidable array of financial and banking crimes spanning contact crimes, digital offenses, application fraud, and card fraud - criminal activities that cast a very long shadow over the nation's economy, society, and governance. With...

‘Costly confidence’ sees scam victims pay the price

Over-confidence is leaving consumers in the CEMEA region (Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) at risk of becoming victims of fraud, according to Visa's latest Stay Secure study. Research across 17 countries revealed a disconnect between consumers'...

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,...

A complex, hybrid workforce is the new reality

A Gartner survey of company leaders, representing HR, legal and compliance, finance and real estate, revealed 82% of respondents intend to permit remote working some of the time as employees return to the workplace. For many organizations with employees working both...

Are you prepared for a Covid-19 in the workplace?

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa have surpassed the 200 000 mark and, with more workplaces re-opening, it is inevitable that a worker may present with symptoms related to the virus. It is imperative that employers are prepared for such an event...

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BI Analyst – Gauteng Craighall

Our client,a leader in outsourced and incident management solutions,has an opportunity for a Business Itntelligence Analyst based in Craighall JHB and Woodstock CT The Business Intelligence Analyst will primarily be expected to work under instruction of the Group...

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IT Support Technician at Communica Group

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Sharepoint Consultant

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