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...

Farming expansion, climate change expose 1bn cows to heat stress

More than 1-billion cows around the world will experience heat stress by the end of the century if carbon emissions are high and environmental protection is low, according to new research published in Environmental Research Letters on 24 August 2023. This would mean...

Entrepreneurship development can accelerate township revival

Technological progress has accelerated productivity within organisations. However, in the modern business world, this has also created a major societal problem: the stark mismatch of skilled people for available jobs. In South Africa, the youth skilling challenge is...

AI can help government, healthcare decision-making

Executives responsible for artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, particularly CIOs and CDOs in governmental and healthcare organisations, should leverage AI in five core areas to improve decision making during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Gartner. "In the...

Get to grips with financial relief pros and cons

Financial services providers have stepped in and offered various relief measures to consumers buckling under financial pressure because of the national lockdown. Support mechanisms ranging from premium holidays to payment breaks are being offered. But before accepting...

New son for Elon Musk

Elon Musk and his partner, singer Grimes, have welcomed their first child together. The baby boy was born on Monday (4 May), and the announcement was made by Musk via Twitter. "Mom and baby all good," he tweeted. On being asked what they plan to call the baby, Musk,...

Complexity holds back cloud benefits for 95% of companies

Only 5% of decision-makers from public and private organisations have currently achieved a meaningful level of consistency across their sprawling IT infrastructure. This is despite the fact that nearly two-thirds (64%) of organisations were expected to have further...

IT spend set to decline even more

Worldwide IT spending is now expected to decline 5,1% in constant currency terms this year to $2,25-trillion, as the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to drive down some categories of tech spending and short-term business investments. A new update to...

SA consumers move to contactless payments

In South Africa, the number of contactless transactions grew 13-times in March 2020 compared to March 2019 in the grocery and pharmacy categories, where many day-to-day essentials are being purchased. As South Africa imposed necessary restrictions on social distancing...

10m daily malware infections in April

During April there have been over 400-million detected malware infections, which makes over 10-million cases per day. This month, the educational field experienced the largest number of malware attacks. In April, the number of global infections worldwide was...

Vehicle sales almost at a standstill

April new vehicle sales were effectively dormant as South Africa endured its first full-month of lockdown. With dealerships closed, businesses forced to work remotely and endure their own commercial challenges, and consumers stuck at home, traffic was at all-time low,...

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Software System Designer at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Sandton

Essential Requirements:5+ years' experience in System DesignFull understanding of design process and phases end to endMust have produced more than 5 detailed System DesignsMust have provided technical leadership to Software Developers & other designers and...

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Our client is currently recruiting for an Intermediate Developer. This role will expose you to a diverse working environment with endless opportunities to grow as an individual and to work for an organization that promotes equality. This is a 1-year contract.Job...

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Solutions Architect – Salesforce – Western Cape Bellville

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