Patience and persistence key to job search success

New analysis shows that, on average, it takes around 15 months from the start of an active job search to beginning a new job role. In 2023, the average reached 17 months, while in 2025 it shortened to 14 months, according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for...

AI is changing enterprises, and already driving value

By Kathy Gibson - Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to pay off for early enterprise adopters. More than half of companies that have implemented AI are now seeing a return on investment, with the most value reported by future-built organisations. This is the...

Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

AI makes critical thinking a workforce priority

A new global study from the IBM for Business Value points to a disconnect between the skills chief human resource officers (CHROs) say AI requires and those employees prioritise. While 71% of CHROs identify the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs as...

Poorest of the poor are still offline despite Covid connectivity boost

An estimated 37% of the world's population - or 2,9-billion people - have still never used the Internet. New data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), also...

Online Cyber Week sales hit record highs

In 2021, global online sales hit an all-time high of $275-billion, up 2% compared to 2020. This is among the findings from Salesforce's annual Cyber Week report, which analyses shopping data from over 1-billion shoppers on the Salesforce Customer 360 platform and...

Venters bow out as VCP buys into Altron

Allied Electronics has reached agreement with Value Capital Partners (VCP) regarding a capital investment of R400-million into Altron, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. The investment will also see a change to the Altron control structure in line with...

SAP takes a bet on artificial intelligence

SAP is making a big bet on artificial intelligence (AI), and will launch its first solutions as soon as January 2017. Franck Cohen, president: Europe, Middle East and Africa at SAP, says the company will make its first products generally available next month. “This...

What are the hot consumer trends for 2017?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an important theme this year and consumers see it playing a much more prominent role than before – both in society and at work. According to Ericsson Consumer Lab’s annual trend report, “The 10 Hot Consumer Trends for 2017 and Beyond”,...

Virtual reality, chatbots to dominate CX

The relationship brands have with their customers is set to undergo a technological revolution causing the number of human-to-human interactions to fall significantly, according to new research from Oracle. The Oracle report, “Can Virtual Experiences Replace...

Digital to influence 54% of retail sales by 2021

Digital assets will help all European retail sales grow from 42% in 2016 to 54% by 2021. These sales include both direct online sales (8%) as well as in-store sales that customers’ digital research has influenced (46%), according to new data from Forrester Research...

Kaspersky now holds 1bn items of malware

Kaspersky Lab’s cloud malware database now carries 1-billion malicious objects, including viruses, Trojans, backdoors, ransomware, and advertisement applications and their components. A fifth of these objects were discovered and identified as malicious by Astraea - a...

Digital transformation drives software sales

The Western European software market increased 4,6% year over year in constant currencies during the first half of 2016, according to the latest release of IDC’s Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker. Total software revenues in Western Europe reached $48-billion...

Brace for a tough year in 2017

2017 is set to be another hard year for the South African IT industry – there will be growth, but it will take hard work and plenty of innovation to achieve it. Mark Walker, associate vice-president: sub-Saharan Africa, IDC Middle East, Africa and Turkey, points to...

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Software Engineer – Splunk (1550) – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Role Title (Role Level): Software Engineer (Senior) SplunkHybrid Role - GautengFTC: Contract Start Date - Immediate - Contract End Date - 31 December 2025 ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: Understanding of BI ToolsUnderstanding of integration between different...

Software Engineer – Digital Twin (0160)

Role Title (Role Level): Software Engineer - Digital Twin (0160)Hybrid Role - GautengFTC: Contract Start Date - Immediate - Contract End Date - 31 December 2025 ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: Qualities that we're looking for include:? Being able to talk and think at...

Technical Support Agent

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE Demonstrate a high level of customer service at all times through adherence to contact centre SLA's and key performance indicators "(KPI's")Ensure that player dispute resolution procedures are followed and performed...

AWS Software Developer (0660)

Role Title (Role Level): Software Engineer with AWS Experience (Senior)Hybrid Role - GautengFTC: Contract Start Date - Immediate - Contract End Date - 31 December 2025 ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: AWS ExperienceStrong Java skillsUnderstanding of integration between...

Technical Support Agent – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE Demonstrate a high level of customer service at all times through adherence to contact centre SLA's and key performance indicators "(KPI's")Ensure that player dispute resolution procedures are followed and performed...

AWS Software Developer (0660) – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Role Title (Role Level): Software Engineer with AWS Experience (Senior)Hybrid Role - GautengFTC: Contract Start Date - Immediate - Contract End Date - 31 December 2025 ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: AWS ExperienceStrong Java skillsUnderstanding of integration between...

Solutions Architect

As a Solution Architect you will: Define initiatives and projects to develop new Solution Architecture materials. Review solution architectures against compliance with existing IT standards. Evaluate the strategic contribution of applications under your portfolio and...

Full Stack Developer

Role Title (Role Level): Fullstack Developer (Senior)Hybrid Role - GautengFTC: Contract Start Date - Immediate - Contract End Date - 31 December 2025 Back End: Java Quarkus or Spring Framework, Docker Containers, REST, SOAP, Kafka or IBM MQFront End: HTML, CSS,...

Solutions Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

As a Solution Architect you will: Define initiatives and projects to develop new Solution Architecture materials. Review solution architectures against compliance with existing IT standards. Evaluate the strategic contribution of applications under your portfolio and...

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