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...

July 2023 clocked as hottest month on record since 1880

According to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, July 2023 was hotter than any other month in the global temperature record. Overall, July 2023 was 0,24 degrees Celsius (C) warmer than any other July in NASA’s record, and it...

Gender gap weighs against women-led SMEs

Kathy Gibson reports – There is a significant gender gap in how effective South African small and medium enterprise (SMEs) are in their use of technology. This is the headline finding of research conducted by World Wide Worx on behalf of Nashua, to determine a South...

Free to dowload picture book helps children understand Covid-19

As part of the response to fight the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, senior lecturer at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Graduate School of Business Athol Williams and his artist wife, Taryn Lock, have produced the seventh book in their acclaimed Oaky...

Facebook Covid-19 hoaxes, misinformation

Facebook has announced another step to combat the spread of harmful hoaxes and misinformation about Covid-19 on its platforms. Through Facebook's Newsfeed, users who interact with harmful COVID-19 claims will receive messages on Covid-19 myths debunked by the WHO...

Bolt helps small businesses survive

Ride-hailing service Bolt has acted swiftly in response to the Covid-19 lockdown to transform Bolt Food into an essential goods delivery service. Bolt Food launched in Cape Town this week and offers free delivery until 23 April 2020, with drivers able to deliver...

Gates Foundation expands commitment to Covid-19 response

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced an expansion of its funding for the global response to Covid-19. The increase includes an additional $150-million of grant funding plus a commitment to leverage the resources of the foundation's Strategic...

SAS offers free Covid-19 analytics

SAS has launched a Covid-19 resource hub, based on the company’s powerful analytics engines, showing the status, location, spread and trend analysis of the coronavirus. The data analytics resource hub, at https://tbub.sas.com/COVID19/, forms part of the company’s...

SA’s mid-size companies are ready to modernise IT

Talent retention, securing funding for modernisation, and changing attitudes of business leaders are among the challenges that businesses feel today. This is among the findings of Dell Technologies' new survey results looking at digital modernisation trends among...

Lower spend, but opportunities for IT vendors

A new index of leading indicators for IT spending launched today by International Data Corporation (IDC) supports recent forecasts that point toward declines in overall tech spending in 2020, but also highlights opportunities where businesses may be looking to...

Big rise in remote working expected

A Gartner survey of 229 HR leaders on 2 April revealed that nearly 50% of organizations reported 81% or more of their employees are working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. Another 15% of those surveyed said 61-80% of employees are working remotely at this...

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We are seeking a highly skilled Solutions Architect to join our clients' team. As a Solutions Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing and overseeing the architecture of software applications, ensuring they meet the organisations needs and align with their...

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A leading workforce solutions company, driven to grow people, businesses and economies through connections that allow them to realize their potential has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Developer in Gauteng.Responsible for the overall management, support...

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We are seeking a highly skilled Solutions Architect to join our clients' team. As a Solutions Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing and overseeing the architecture of software applications, ensuring they meet the organisations needs and align with their...

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Our client, a leading Financial Institution is looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join their team.Job descriptionResults Delivery Contribute to crafting of IT departmental business plan to ensure delivery of focus areas for the year in support of IT...

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Our client, a leading Financial Institution based in Pretoria has a permanent vacancy (hybrid model) for a Senior Web Developer The purpose of this role is to provide business and system analysis and programming expertise in the analysis, design, development and...

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Client Details:Our client, founded in 1990, is privately-owned and has its headquarters situated in Cape Town, South Africa. They have a global presence with a workforce of over 500 employees. This workforce consists of a team of engineers, software developers,...

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