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...

Western Cape’s under-fives carry a double burden of malnutrition

The Western Cape's children under the age of five carry a double burden of malnutrition. While the levels of stunting are lower than in the rest of the country, it is still a concern. Obesity levels in the province represent a "very high public health concern". These...

Eastern Cape SMBs get boost with new digital platform

The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has launched a new digital platform aimed at transforming the way small-and-medium businesses (SMBs) access funding to grow their various ventures, automating loan funding and business support processes. The integrated...

Cyber-attackers are becoming more evasive

Modern cyber-attacks are increasingly leveraging evasive behaviours, while collaboration between IT and security teams is seen as a top priority to help mitigate growing tensions and staff concerns. These are among the findings from VMware Carbon Black "2020...

ICT industry sets target for greenhouse gas reduction

A new ITU standard highlights that compliance with the Paris Agreement will require the information and communication technology (ICT) industry to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45% from 2020 to 2030. The standard will support ICT companies in reducing GHG...

Property market recovery expected in 2021

An announcement during the 2020 Budget Speech regarding the adjustment of the transfer duties threshold is welcome news for the struggling property sector. With properties under the R1 million no longer subject to transfer duty, Bondspark CEO Marcél du Toit says that...

Budget 2020 signals that it’s time for action

Kathy Gibson is at the PwC post-budget briefing in Sandton - Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has promised to tackle government spending, and put the ball firmly back into the private sector's court to make their own contribution to economic recovery by investing and...

SmartAccess voice services fully restored

Voice service in the country was impacted owing to a multi-faceted fault condition that occurred on Openserve’s voice platform on 25 February. The restoration process undertaken, since service was first disrupted, involved complex actions that were conducted both on...

EMEA PC market will be impacted, not rocked by Covid-19

Shipments of traditional PCs (a combination of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) in EMEA is expected to total 72,2-million in 2020, a 1% year on year (YoY) decline. The remaining Windows 10 transitions will continue to drive demand in the commercial space, but...

Virus to drive client devices market in a u-curve

IDC forecasts that the Covid-19 outbreak will bring a series of major changes in China's client devices market. "The outbreak without doubt will, to some extent negatively impact devices sales in 2020 - especially in the first quarter - but there is also a positive...

Budget 2020: high noon …

It's high noon and South Africa is facing off with the ratings agencies. This is the word from PwC Strategy& economists Lullu Krugel & Christie Viljoen, unpacking Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's national budget, presented yesterday. Key points * Finance...

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Technical Drawing Assistant – Gauteng Johannesburg

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