Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

Water flowed on Mars for longer than we thought

Mars once rippled with rivers and ponds billions of years ago, providing a potential habitat for microbial life. As the planet’s atmosphere thinned over time, that water evaporated, leaving the frozen desert world that NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) studies...

Global power outages impacted 350m people in 2021

Major power outages impacted at least 350 million people - more than 4% of the global population - last year as new power supply challenges have emerged on top of more traditional ones, according to a new report by IHS Markit. The report, entitled Are We Entering an...

Decoding DNA to fight disease

Scientists hope to combat the West Nile virus by understanding vulnerabilities in the DNA of the mosquito that carries the disease. A team led by researchers from The Centre for Genome Architecture (TC4GA) at Baylor College of Medicine have used technologies from IBM,...

Expect a massive SA ransomware attack

South Africans can expect to see at least one big public ransomware attack in 2017. This is one of the predictions being made by IDC Sub-Saharan Africa, says research manager Jon Tullett. The attack is expected to be against a public sector organisation, but could...

Money, skills stymie IT security

A shortage of money and skills is preventing South African CIOs from properly securing their digital transformation systems. "Security is front of mind, but unfortunately it is not front of spend," says Jon Tullett, research manager at IDC Sub-Saharan Africa. Digital...

Cell contracts driven by device choice

In our always-on, hyper-connected world of social media, Internet searches and instant messaging, the smartphone is king. Which is why consumers choose their contracts primarily on the device offered. "Upwardly mobile consumers, especially those in the emerging middle...

UIF confusion: don’t change it yet …

The Minister of Labour has increased UIF benefits with effect from 1 April 2017 - but companies shouldn't adjust their payroll UIF contribution calculations this month. They should rather wait for the Minister of Finance to gazette the new contribution limits, says...

Digital tools help to reduce plagiarism

South Africa's higher educational institutions reduced unoriginal writing by 43,8% between 2010 and 2014. This follows a move by 20 of the country's 26 public universities to grade online with Turnitin. Electronic paper submissions increased by 3012% from almost 2 000...

Chinese CIOs lead in digitalisation

CIOs in China are investing their fast-growing IT budgets in digitalisation. Gartner's annual global survey of CIOs found that the great success of digital-born companies in China, such as Alibaba and Tencent, is encouraging more Chinese enterprises to build or...

Flexible screens set to take off

As demand for the flexible AMOLED display continues to sharply increase, its revenues are expected to reach $3,2-billion in the third quarter of 2017, exceeding that of rigid AMOLED panels at $3-billion, according to IHS Markit . With many smartphone brands planning...

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Scrum Master – Gauteng Pretoria Region

Responsibilities Service to the Development Team Keeper of the process, values and principlesCoaches and mentors team members in the application of the chosen agile framework in their role. This can also be outside the team to enable better cooperation around the...

Senior Java Developer – Gauteng Menlyn

Our client, leaders in the Automotive space, has a long-term contract opportunity for a Java Developer. This position is based in the Gauteng region with a hybrid approach being on-site and remote. Essential Skills: JAVA/Spring Boot.JavaScript + JS UI frameworks...

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Information Security Analyst

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Business Intelligence Consultant at Letsema

Letsema is looking for a Business Intelligence (BI) Developer to create and manage BI and analytics solutions that turn data into knowledge.In this role, you should have a background in data and business analysis. You should be analytical and an excellent...

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An established telecommunications company in Pretoria East needs an Intermediate IT Project Manager, who has experience in managing large complex application systems, understanding IT development and the full project scope. This individual is someone who can mitigate...

Data Analyst (Life Insurance)

Job Description The main responsibility of the successful candidate will be to work alongside the Operational Management Team to drive data driven decision making and excellence in execution of strategies. Additionally, providing both analytical and technical support...

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Our client, leaders in the Automotive space, has a long-term contract opportunity for a Java Developer. This position is based in the Gauteng region with a hybrid approach being on-site and remote. Essential Skills JAVA/Spring Boot.JavaScript + JS UI frameworks...

Java Developer (Senior) 2190, 2191, 2192, 2199 – Gauteng Centurion

Urgently looking for a Java Developer, to be placed within the Automotive manufacturing sectorESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:· JAVA/Spring Boot.· JavaScript + JS UI frameworks (ReactJS / Angular, NodeJS).· SQL (Oracle, Postgres).· Build Tools (Maven/ Gradle/...

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