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,...

Cell C reports improved revenue, earnings

Cell C has reported a R148-million profit before tax for the six-month period to June 2021. This is a turnaround in profitability from a R7,6-billion loss reported year-on-year. EBIT increased to R736-million (H1 2020: R5,3-billion loss). This is mainly due to the...

New Webex features address hybrid work challenges

Cisco has announced significant new innovations across its Webex ecosystem, launching them yesterday (26 October 2021) at its WebexOne 2021 virtual event. Webex Suite's new meetings and messaging capabilities help our customers empower equal participation, from...

Teraco invests in new technology for NAPAfrica

Teraco has made a significant investment in a new, programmable switching platform, from Arista Networks, increasing the speeds and capacity of its Internet eXchange at NAPAfrica. The migration comes four years after the initial launch of the internet eXchange point...

Africa’s future is still bright

Africa's growth outlook has changed over the last few years, but is still positive as the region remains the world's second-fastest growth region. Six years ago when the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) first looked in detail at Africa's diverse economies, almost all...

PC leaders must change – or die

Business leaders of PC vendors face a stark choice and must decide between overhauling their businesses or leaving the PC market by 2020, according to Gartner. If they decide to stay, they need to rapidly determine what changes to make or what alternatives to adapt in...

How EMEA companies combat cyber threats

Cloud and vulnerabilities in IT systems are the two greatest concerns for IT decision-makers, driving a trend favouring actionable threat intelligence, faster incident response and managed security services, according to new Fortinet research. Patrice Perche, senior...

Smart city devices are vulnerable to attack

Kaspersky Lab researchers examined a number of digital kiosks and interactive terminals used in modern cities for different purposes - from paying for different services through to entertainment - and discovered that a lot of them contain vulnerabilities that can...

MTN decommissions mobile money service

MTN SA has decommissioned its Mobile Money offering, citing lack of commercial viability. MTN SA launched its mobile money platform in 2012, and the service has regularly been improved and updated since its launch. This included MTN partnering with Pick 'n Pay and...

Smartwatch market set to explode soon

A year after the launch of the Apple Watch established a new benchmark for the worldwide smartwatch market, new smartwatch shipments are expected to see only modest growth for the rest of 2016 due to late-in-the-year and iterative product releases. According to a new...

Hololens to boost elevator safety

thyssenkrupp will use Microsoft HoloLens technology in its elevator service operations worldwide. The mixed reality device is set to empower more than 24 000 of the company's service technicians to do their jobs more safely and efficiently, and to keep people and...

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Junior Data Manager (12 Months Contract) Wits NICD at AJ Personnel

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Full -Stack Software Developer

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Full -Stack Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg North

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