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...

Fabricated data leaks are just as destructive

Cyber threats continue to evolve, bringing new challenges for global businesses. Kaspersky reveals an emerging threat landscape where cybercriminals are not just conducting real data breaches but are also fabricating data leaks. This tactic has significant...

Open Banking, AI expected to drive credit scoring market

Credit scoring services will grow by 67% to $44-billion by 2028, according to a new study from fintech experts Juniper Research, which says emerging markets will experience the greatest growth. The report says the African & Middle Eastern region will grow by 117%...

SARB comes to the Covid-19 party

Globally, central banks have unleashed a new wave of stimulus to counter the effects of the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. Sanisha Packirisamy, economist at Momentum Investments and Herman van Papendorp, head of investment research and asset allocation...

Remote working drives demand for notebooks, tablets

Initial feedback on the first quarter across Europe suggests a spike of a third or so in year-on-year demand for notebook computers and tablets, as Covid-19 lockdowns have led companies to equip employees to work at home and students set themselves up to study...

Challenging outlook for 3D printer sales

As of the end of Q1 2020, many 3D printer companies from the US, Europe, China and everywhere across the globe have rightly refocused their effort away from printer sales to producing much-needed supplies to help combat coronavirus, according to research by Context....

No uncertainty about the economic disaster of the lockdown

Advocates of the lockdown ignore the most basic law of life, that benefits have costs, and that costs easily exceed benefits. This is according to Leon Louw, CEO of the Free Market Foundation (FMF), who has issued the following statement: People's most "essential"...

Pandemic saw PC shipments decline 12,3% in Q1

Worldwide PC shipments totalled 51,6-million units in the first quarter of 2020, a 12,3% decline from the first quarter of 2019, according to preliminary results by Gartner. After three consecutive quarters of growth, the worldwide PC market experienced its sharpest...

Africa cannot go back to ‘business as usual’

Like every other pandemic that the world has experienced in the past, coronavirus will eventually come to an end. It will be defeated, and life return to normal. But it will teach us an important lesson: the need to invest in health infrastructure across the world,...

Online shopping and streaming phishing multiplies

Ongoing quarantine and lockdown measures are driving a rapid growth of phishing attacks with websites that imitate online shopping and streaming platforms. Kaspersky experts have compared the numbers for Q1 2019 with the same period this year, and found that the share...

Lockdown exposes realities of remote working

The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown has exposed weaknesses in many organisations' workforce management practices. While the unique circumstances forced companies to quickly embrace remote working, many were completely unprepared to manage users in their...

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JUNIOR DATA ANALYST at HR Options – Gauteng Pretoria

Your relevant qualification (Diploma or degree) in statistics or data analysis, minimum 2 years experience in a data and/or reporting position in the financial services sector as well as proficient in English and Afrikaans will enable you to:Data processing and...

Senior Microsoft Stack Developer at Natebo Consulting

PositionOur client is hiring a Senior Microsoft Stack Developer to focus on a Microsoft Dynamics and Azure-based business system that is evolving quickly to meet the needs of a growing company. This is an exciting role for an experienced developer who is interested in...

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Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect – Gauteng Midrand

Gijima is recruiting for a Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect to craft and design holistic solutions for specific client opportunities within the Microsoft Technology space.Requirements:Grade 12/ (NQF4)Tertiary qualification in Information Technology (NQF 6) or...

Business Analys – Gauteng Sandton

We're seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join our client within the financial services sector. If you're a mastermind at analyzing data, identifying trends, and creating solutions, then we need you! Apply now!Responsibilities:Results DeliveryContribute to the...

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