Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms

South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...

Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

Squid Game an attractive lure for spreading cyberthreats

During the month following its release, Squid Game, a South Korean survival drama TV-series, became Netflix's biggest series, with more than 111-million viewers. Following demand from viewers, cybercriminals are not shy in taking advantage of fans' eagerness to watch...

Sign up for virtual Red Hat Summit

The free-to-attend Red Hat Sub Saharan Africa Summit 2021 will take place online from 3 November 2021. The new format, featuring keynotes from industry thought leaders and subject matter experts, is designed to offer delegates a mix of innovation, collaboration, and...

Censorship Bill under fire

The Films and Publications (FPB) Amendment Bill, the Internet Censorship Bill, which will be discussed today by the Portfolio Committee on Communications, has come under fire - with the DA describing is as "quite simply, bad news". In its current form, it gives...

Healthy growth for regional IT spending

Annual IT spending in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is forecast to reach $110,94-billion this year, representing year-on-year growth of 5,1%, according to the latest "Worldwide Semiannual IT Spending Guide: Vertical and Company Size" from International Data...

New Android malware on Google Play

Keeping Android smartphones and tablets safe from malicious apps is a constant battle for enterprises, end users and for Google - now the Check Point mobile research team has discovered new Android malware that it has dubbed CallJam. CallJam malware includes a premium...

Digital payments benefit African economies

A new study from the United Nations-based Better Than Cash Alliance provides findings about the large potential gains for governments, businesses and citizens when digitising payments. Many emerging economies are grappling with how to modernize their economies,...

Inclusive growth on the JCCI agenda

As part of the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry's mandate to be a conduit of critical conversation and action between government, business and labour, it will be hosting its inaugural conference on 23 of September 2016, aimed at driving collaboration and...

Teachers to get mobile safety training

A group of South African teachers is to receive training to help them safely navigate the mobile world. South Africa's Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) is sponsoring the training for the ten finalists of the Internet Service Providers'...

Young scientists, engineers vital for SA’s future

Developing our country's pipeline of young researchers, scientists and engineers is fundamental to our survival in a competitive and constantly evolving global village. This is the word from Krishnie Naidoo, central regional co-ordinator for the Eskom Expo for Young...

Breaches, compromised data levels are up

Data breaches increased 15% in the first six months of 2016 compared to the last six months of 2015. According to Gemalto's Breach Level Index, worldwide, there were 974 reported data breaches and more than 554-million compromised data records in the first half of...

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Web and Mobile Application Manager

Our client is looking for an Application manager to join their Operational division and take over the management of the Support and Acquisition application.Responsibilities:Working together with the marketing team, drive existing and new customer downloads and...

Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Migration Business Analyst - Manage End-To-End Migration Testing Life Cycle for This GLOBAL WEALTH-TECH, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM-AS-A-SERVICE COMPANY - Cape Town/Johannesburg (HYBRID) - Up to R850K Per Annum This is an incredible opportunity for an Intermediate...

Business Intelligence Developer – Gauteng Parktown

The BI Developer is responsible for end to end BI development, support, monitoring, analysis andmaintenance within the BI and Data Warehouse environment/s, as well as general BI functions toassist the BI team in day-to-day operations and ad hoc tasks when required....

Solutions Architect – Gauteng Rosebank

The purpose is that the solutions architect looks at the existing payments environment and analyses what technologies are available and what software products must be developed or bought to provide the best solution for the problem that needs to be solved. The...

Web and Mobile Application Manager – Western Cape Eikenbosch

Our client is looking for an Application manager to join their Operational division and take over the management of the Support and Acquisition application.Responsibilities:Working together with the marketing team, drive existing and new customer downloads and...

BI Analyst

Job purpose: The role is responsible for the performance, integrity and security of the BI environment as well as the development of BI solutions for internal and external customers. The successful incumbent will design and document solutions and make appropriate...

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