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...

Are South Africa’s IP laws keeping up with technology innovation?

Constituting a world first in a field that has traditionally been hostile to "artificially intelligent" inventors, South Africa's patent office granted a patent in July 2021 to an invention created by an AI system. The invention that received the go-ahead is for a...

Deloitte acquires youth-led innovation hub

In a move designed to further diversify its offerings across industry sectors, Deloitte has acquired South African youth-led innovation consultancy SpringAge with effect from 1 August, 2016. Founded in 2012 by female entrepreneurs Neliswa Fente and Raelene Rorke...

Gen Y leads in tech adoption

Generation Y is quickest off the mark in adopting new technology, and the most likely to make use of available devices. These are among the findings from Forrester's "The State of Consumers and Technology: Benchmark 2016, US" report that examines attitudes and...

SA lags in innovation economy

South African companies are slowly waking up to the concept of disruption and radical innovation, but they are still not taking the impact it can have on their business seriously enough. According to Grant Thornton's second quarter International Business Report (IBR)...

Boys are gamers, girls like chat

The results of the Growing Up Online - Connected Kids survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and iconKids&youth show that boys and girls aged 8-16 behave very differently on the Internet, meaning different approaches are required to keep them safe. This is useful...

PC market still in decline

Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to decline by 7.2% year over year in 2016, followed by a decline of 2.1% in 2017, according to an updated forecast from IDC. This is quite close to May's projections for declines of 7.3% in 2016 and 1.6% in 2017. Growth for the...

Smartphone users get more savvy

In the business of mobile broadband, customer loyalty isn't what it appears to be. As smartphone users' behavior changes, traditional measurements are no longer enough to determine whether customers prefer their operator, a new report from Ericsson ConsumerLab says....

$2.7trn IT spend forecast

A newly published update to the Worldwide Semiannual IT Spending Guide: Vertical and Company Size from IDC finds that worldwide revenues for IT products and services will grow from nearly $2.4-trillion in 2016 to more than $2.7-trillion in 2020, a CAGR of 3.3%. Among...

‘Fitbit’ for lazy cows

Wearable technology like the Fitbit is all the rage among aspiring fitness fanatics these days, and, if a small Pakistani tech firm has its way, something similar may soon revolutionise the livestock farming sector. E4 Technologies, based in Islamabad, recently...

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Data Analyst

DUR001710 Data Analyst – PTA & JHBPurpose of the job: To collaborate cross-functionally to understand business problems and then build data-driven solutions to solve them, having the opportunity to work across the full spectrum of descriptive, diagnostic,...

Business Analyst at iLaunch – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Our Client, a leading Financial Services Company requires a Business Analyst to join their team on a contract basis to assist with the implementation of new systems. Assist with Brand New System Liaising with Development Team, Testers and Product Owners Driving user...

Field Support Engineer – Mpumalanga Secunda

We are recruiting a Field Support Engineer with a practical in-service delivery and desktop support experience of 1 year to join our team in Secunda.Role Objective:Call Updating - To ensure that all calls are updated daily with meaningful comments and that correct...

SAP ABAP/FIORI Developer – Gauteng Midrand

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Data Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

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JAVA Developer

One of our top financial clients are urgently looking for JAVA Developers: 12-month contracts with the option to renew.Minimum Qualification: B.Com, B.Eng, BSC Eng, BSC informatics or related degree.Experience: 5 years + experience in programming and system design...

SAP ABAP/FIORI Developer

Responsibilities: Developing ABAP, UI5, FIORI Back-End, HANARequired Experience: SAP ABAP DeveloperSAP FIORI DevelopmentNice to have: SAP eWM/WMSAP HANASAP CPI/PI Desired Skills: SAP eWM SAP HANA SAP CPI ABAP Back-end UI5 FIORI About The Employer: My client a JSE...

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A global leader in tech, digital transformation & consulting is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of clients' opportunity in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms. Role focus: You will be a senior member who is part of the...

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