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...

Broadband Commission urges collaboration to accelerate SDGs

The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development called for a joint global effort to achieve universal and meaningful connectivity by 2030. According to the commission, the collaborative effort must ensure that people around the world are not only connected, but...

Pig butchering scammers use fake cryptocurrency trading pools

Sophos has released findings on a major shā zhū pán (pig butchering) operation using fake trading pools of cryptocurrency - also known as liquidity pools - to steal more than $1-million. The report, "Latest Evolution of 'Pig Butchering' Scam Lures Victim in Fake...

RPA key for digital workforce transformation

Kathy Gibson is at Blue Prism World – Robotic process automation is enabling a digital workforce for every enterprise. It’s not just about automating work, but rethinking how work is done, says Chip Coyle, chief marketing officer of Blue Prism. Over the last few...

Resilience enables effective cybersecurity

Kathy Gibson is at the Mimecast Cyber Resilience Summit – Mimecast has launched its E-cubed strategy, the guiding principles in how the team delivers solutions. “The what is the core products, but we believe equally important is the way we choose to partner,” says...

Technology offers solution to skills crisis

Kathy Gibson is at the Mimecast Cyber Resilience Summit – The opportunity divide is possibly the biggest challenge to social justice. This is the word from Peter Bauer, CEO and co-founder of Mimecast, who adds: “At the same time, while we have a shortage of skills in...

Microsoft, Vodacom launch online education platform

Kathy Gibson reports - Microsoft South Africa and Vodacom have launched a jointly-developed online learning platform, which they believe is a first for the industry. William Mzimba, chief officer of Vodacom Business, explains that the connect digital education...

TymeBank a strong contender as FNB named top digital bank

FNB has achieved first place as South Africa’s Best Digital Bank, with a score of 81. Capitec placed second, with a score of 78. This is according to InSites Consulting South Africa’s ninth annual SITEisfaction survey that measures customer satisfaction with digital...

Covid-19 takes toll on printing market

Worldwide page volumes printed from office and home devices combined will see a sharp decline in 2020 as Covid-19 changes where and how work is done. New research from IDC forecasts total page volume will fall 13,7% in 2020, from 3,2-trillion pages in 2019 to...

Incidence of digital banking fraud increases

Robust mitigation strategies deployed by member banks and partners are showing results in terms of fewer incidences of crime. This is according to the annual crime stats for 2019 released by the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric). Digital banking...

China’s ‘big fill’ sets oil stocks record

IHS Markit estimates that China's crude oil inventories will increase by 440-million barrels over the first six months of 2020. This "big fill" dwarfs the largest ever six-month increase in US crude stocks to date which was during late 2014 and early 2015 when stocks...

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Power Procurement Project Manager(5 years contract)

Manage the procurement and delivery of the Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for the SKA-Mid telescope. The PPA will need to meet the technical requirements set by the Observatory, which requires the appointee to work closely with the Observatory Power Engineer and...

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Our client in the Logistics industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ a Senior Software Developer (Hybrid).Main Purpose of the Purpose:Support the software development process within the organisation by providing technical insights and direction...

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