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...

OEMs roll out Nvidia RTC Spark laptops

Nvidia has announced the availability of Nvidia RTX Spark laptops, bringing together RTX graphics and Nvidia’s full-stack AI platform in slim, premium Windows PCs for accelerated creation, immersive gaming and powerful local AI — rolling out from ASUS, Dell, HP,...

AMD reaches for the stars with new processors

AMD has started sampling with early access customers of the AMD Versal AI Core XQRVC1902 adaptive SoC in an enhanced space-grade package – designed to support space missions for 15 years – and which will be Class Y qualified for the highest level of reliability...

Huawei and Qualcomm seal patent licence agreement

Huawei and Qualcomm have agreed on a multi-year, broad patent licence agreement that includes cross licences to the companies’ patent portfolios across a range of technology fields - including 5G, compute, AI, and networking - together with Qualcomm’s purchase of...

Top five actions CISOs should be taking now

Gartner has identified five actions that chief information security officers (CISOs) should take by the end of 2026 to combat accelerating technological disruption. “AI-augmented cyberattacks, AI safety debates, and emerging quantum computing risks create persistent...

Finalists selected for this year’s Google for Startups Accelerator

After whitling down 1 057 applications, Google has announced the 15 startups selected for its third cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator: South Africa. The programme offers local founders a three-month period of equity-free funding, Google's AI tools, and...

FNB expands alternative investments with crypto assets

FNB has launched Crypto Investing through its banking platform. Sizwe Nxedlana, CEO of FNB and RMB Private Banking and Wealth Management, comments: “FNB customers will now have access and exposure to crypto assets, with the ability to trade a set of curated coins, as...

CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide

As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...

CFOs must take a more disciplined approach to finance AI investment

As finance AI adoption moves beyond experimentation, CFOs must take a more disciplined approach to managing their portfolios, according to Gartner. Finance leaders are implementing this more disciplined approach by setting realistic time-to-value expectations,...

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TCL opens experience store

Global consumer electronics brand TCL has opened the doors to its first TCL Experience Store in South Africa, bringing the brand's latest innovations under one roof at Cedar Square in Fourways, Johannesburg. South Africa is considered a strategic market for TCL...

Western Cape government partners with FinFind

The Western Cape Government, through its Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT), has partnered with Finfind to strengthen access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the province. Finfind is South Africa’s leading online...

Some of your best women are reconsidering leadership. Here’s why

According to McKinsey and LeanIn.Org's latest Women in the Workplace report, women are now less likely than men to say they want a promotion. For the first time in 11 years of tracking this data, a measurable aspiration gap has emerged: 69% of entry-level women want...

Femtech app confronts gender inequality

Femio, a new femtech startup, has launched its mobile app, built to help women track the true cost of being a woman and turn their collective spending power into real, tangible rewards and agency. Femio was founded on a simple but urgent observation: women spend money...

Diversity needs to start with technology, not just the workforce

Artificial intelligence (AI) is opening new opportunities for women across construction, energy and other traditionally male-dominated industries. By Maureen Phiri, director of Oxyon People Solutions As more work becomes centred on technology, data, and remote...

Stress-test now for Black Friday

I find myself having the same conversations with business owners in late November - always too late to make a difference – writes Sahil Affriya, founder and CEO of Shiprazor. They typically have three strong trading days as customers work through their wishlists. Then...

Self-driving networks will change the reseller conversation

For years, many network conversations have started with hardware, coverage, speed or refresh cycles. By Warren Gordon, HPE business unit executive at Duxbury Networking Self-driving networks move that conversation into a more valuable space, where resellers can help...

SAP ECC6 deadline is a records problem for hospitals

Hospital groups running SAP ECC6 face a deadline that has so far been treated as an IT issue, but the bigger risk lies in records governance. This is according to Brad Dallas, MD of Metrofile, who points out that mainstream maintenance for SAP ECC6 ends 31 December...

AI confidence starts with trusted data

Organisations are moving quickly from AI ambition to AI use cases. Employees are already using AI tools in their daily work, while leadership teams want practical ways to improve efficiency, customer experience, decision-making, and competitiveness. “AI confidence...

Project Manager X1 (Permanent) at SIU

Introduction The SIU has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Talent to join our dynamic team. Our team is passionate about fighting corruption and recovering financial losses suffered by the State. The SIU hereby invites suitably qualified and experienced...

PHP Developer – Cape Town (Hybrid)

Our client is seeking an experienced PHP Developer to take ownership of a well-established software platform that plays a critical role within its Revenue Systems division. This is an exciting opportunity for a developer who enjoys working with mature production...

PHP Developer – Cape Town (Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Our client is seeking an experienced PHP Developer to take ownership of a well-established software platform that plays a critical role within its Revenue Systems division. This is an exciting opportunity for a developer who enjoys working with mature production...

Mid to Senior Java Developer – Pretoria Hybrid

Work Arrangement Based in Menlyn, Pretoria.Hybrid working model, with approximately 2-3 days per week in the office.Remote work may be considered for an exceptional candidate.Our client is seeking a skilled Mid to Senior Java Developer to join their Pretoria-based...

Application Engineer

Our client, a leading provider of medical imaging technology, is seeking an experienced and technically proficient Ultrasound Applications Engineer to join their team. This permanent role offers the opportunity to combine clinical expertise with technical applications...

Application Engineer – Gauteng Sandown

Our client, a leading provider of medical imaging technology, is seeking an experienced and technically proficient Ultrasound Applications Engineer to join their team. This permanent role offers the opportunity to combine clinical expertise with technical applications...

Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town

The role is responsible for leading projects across the full lifecycle, from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, control, handover and close-out, in line with company's project management framework, governance requirements and System/Product Lifecycle...

System Analyst

To plan & execute systems analysis tasks alone and under supervision, during design, construction, integration, verification, commissioning and operations of the various radio telescopes and associated supporting systems, focusing primarily on the telescope signal...

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