A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...

NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

More cyberattacks now target employees

More than 90% of business leaders believe that increased employee cybersecurity awareness would help decrease the occurrence of cyberattacks. The most recent Global Threat Landscape Report from Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs found that ransomware threats remain at peak...

Insider actions cause data leaks

A vast majority (91%) of companies experience data leaks due to insiders' actions. According to SearchInform analysts, who studied security incidents in more than 100 companies, malicious actors are generally interested in technical information (blueprints and...

Leading companies invest in tech and grow faster

A new research survey on Future Systems from Accenture sheds important light on the enormous impact that technology investment and adoption have on a company's financial performance and most notably, the mindsets and behaviors of companies that are industry leaders....

Global IT spending to grow 3,7%

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,7-trillion in 2019, an increase of 0,4% from 2018, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. This is the lowest forecast growth in 2019 so far. Global IT spending is expected to rebound in 2020 with forecast growth of...

Inflation declines to 4,1% in September

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on October 23 that consumer price inflation declined from 4,3% year-on-year (y-o-y) in August to 4.1% y-o-y in September. PwC unpacks the numbers: This was slightly lower than economists' median expectation of 4.2% y-o-y and...

Tech predictions for 2020 and beyond …

The human condition is being challenged as technology creates varied and ever-changing expectations of humans, a scenario that is reflected in Gartner's top strategic predictions for 2020 and beyond. "Technology is changing the notion of what it means to be human,"...

MTN, Ericsson reinforce BSS partnership

MTN has selected Ericsson to digitise its product catalogue management and order management processes, leveraging Ericsson Catalog Manager and Ericsson Order Care. Catalog Manager will enable MTN to digitalize the product lifecycle from offer creation to fulfillment....

Altron delivers solid results

Altron has announced half-year financial results that have seen the group grow revenue from continuing operations by 8% to R8,5-billion, with EBITDA gaining 19% to R803-million. Altron remains on track to achieve its five-year goal of doubling EBITDA by 2021. Headline...

Fit businesses prioritise IT and reap better results

The march to digitalization is so commonplace today that 40% of global CIOs have reached scale for their digital endeavors, more than doubling the proportion of enterprises from 2018, according to Gartner's annual global survey of CIOs. The next challenge CIOs face in...

CEOs need to focus on digital economy impact

As the current decade comes to an end, the digital economy is approaching a critical tipping point. In just a few short years, International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that half of all GDP worldwide will come from digitally enhanced products, services, and...

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Intermediate Full Stack C# Developer – Gauteng Sandown

NEW WORK! Here's a dev shop with an award-winning software platform; they are a festive and knowledgeable bunch, currently looking for Full Stack Software Developer with key skills in Angular 7+. They have a hybrid + semi-remote set up with key focus on customer...

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST – KZN (PMB) (FTC – 12 MONTHS)

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST - KZN (PMB) (FTC - 12 MONTHS) LOCATION PietermaritzburgPOSITION TYPE Contract - FTC - 12 MonthsCLOSING DATE 22 August 2023SALARY R 696 106 CTC Per Annum JOB PURPOSE Desired Skills: Credit Analyst or relevant credit/lending assessment experience...

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