Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

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...

How CIOs can drive value

To accelerate value creation, CIOs and IT executives should focus on three key areas - leading from anywhere, nurturing connections and reaching beyond, according to Gartner. Mbula Schoen, senior research director at Gartner, says that as organisations continue to...

Transformation has a dark side

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC in George - The Internet of Things (IoT) is the buzzword of the day, and organisations around the world are rushing to get a foothold in this disruptive new world. But IoT raises massive issues that could prove damaging to companies...

University crisis impacts IT industry

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC in George - Universities today are in a state of crisis, and new models will be needed if we are to address the relevant issues. Professor Andrew Leitch, deputy vice-chancellor of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, points out that...

Genesys to acquire Interactive Intelligence

Genesys will acquire Interactive Intelligence in a transaction valued at approximately $1,4-billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Interactive Intelligence shareholders will receive $60.50 per share in cash, representing a premium of 36% to Interactive...

Last lifeline for Africa’s elephants?

International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has described the transcontinental figures released last week on savannah elephants as "profoundly sobering". In 1979, there were some 1.3-million elephants in Africa, but now a new transcontinental survey - the...

SA gets second licenced stock exchange

4 Africa Exchange (4AX) has been granted an exchange licence by the Financial Services Board (FSB) to become the next licenced exchange in South Africa, catering for companies seeking a listings alternative. "We are delighted to have secured our licence," says Fay...

The EC, Apple spat explained

Last week, the European Commission set the cat among the pigeons when it declared that Ireland gave illegal tax benefits to Apple and that the IT behemoth should "pay back the money". In this article, Louis Botha from attorneys Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr clarifies the...

Growth streak for production printers

The worldwide production printer market maintained its growth streak in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16), recording a 10% increase in shipments year over year. Unit shipment value also increased 3.4% to more than $1.1-billion in the same time period, according to...

Samsung confirms Note7 recall

Samsung has confirmed a global recall of its Galaxy Note7 due to a battery problem. In a statement, the company says: "Samsung is committed to producing the highest quality products and we take every incident report from our valued customers very seriously. In...

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IT Administrator- Sandton’ at Private company

IT Administrator- Sandton' In-house IT support technician required, the role will involve management of a 40-60 user network as well as day to day IT administrative operations. The candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of IT networking fundamentals,...

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IT Administrator- Sandton’ at Private company – Gauteng Sandown

IT Administrator- Sandton' In-house IT support technician required, the role will involve management of a 40-60 user network as well as day to day IT administrative operations. The candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of IT networking fundamentals,...

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Our client is recruiting an IT Specialist, Software Developer (Fixed Term Contract) 6 month only.Job purpose:End to end development of all ROAD inhouse applications as part of the SDLC process prior to deployment to Production Environment, this may include:BRS Review,...

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Mid-Level Systems Engineer Join the best minds in town!Exposure to mobile technologies and integration, such as bot building and others a plusStrong database skills, including database design, optimisation and managementFull knowledge of API development and...

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Our client in the Electronics sector requires a Senior Application and Solutions Architect in Umhlanga, KZNThe Objective of this role:To serve as Technical Design Lead, to develop, integrate, deploy, maintain, and support Telematics/Information systemsEstablish...

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