How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Call for IT industry to pull together

By Kathy Gibson - The IT industry needs to pool resources to ensure all players are helped though the current crisis. Various distributors are already collaborating to help secure their premises, and now Tarsus Technologies' Gary Pickford has made a call for unity,...

Mustek’s Durban facility destroyed in riots

By Kathy Gibson - Images of flames engulfing Mustek's Durban offices swept across social media last night, underlining a potential crisis facing the IT industry as riots and looting exacerbate existing supply shortages. It's not even possible to get a clear picture of...

25% of all malware was produced in 2015

Panda Security detected and neutralised more than 84-million new malware samples during 2015, 90million more than the previous year. These figures indicate that there were 230 000 new malware samples produced daily over the course of the year. Last year saw the...

Sage Foundation launches in Africa

Sage has launched the Sage Foundation, which operates under a 2+2+2 model for working with the community. Under this model, Sage is committed to giving 2% of employee time (five days paid volunteering per year), 2% of free cash flow and two donated software licences...

Defender confidence in decline

Only 45% of organisations worldwide are confident in their security posture as today's attackers launch more sophisticated, bold and resilient campaigns. This is according to the Cisco Annual Secueity Report, which examines threat intelligence and cyber-security...

New Android malware can steal your money

Kaspersky Lab's anti-malware research team has discovered Asacub - a new malware that targets Android users for financial gain. When first identified, Asacub displayed all the signs of an information stealing malware; however some versions of the Trojan are targeting...

ISPA urges co-operation, not regulation for OTT

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has urged the country's mobile networks to develop new ways to partner and compete with innovative OTT services for the benefit of consumers and to drive the uptake of broadband. OTT is the term used for...

Public cloud on track to hit $204bn in 2016

The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 16,5% in 2016 to total $204-billion, up from $175-billion in 2015, according to Gartner. The highest growth will come from cloud infrastructure services (infrastructure as a service or IaaS), which is...

More effort needed to keep science relevant

Science and technological innovations have been among the most powerful drivers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. But ensuring that science can continue to address social challenges for the years ahead will require greater investments in basic research and better...

Cyber-security a major risk for utilities

Today, even more than in the past, utilities are lamenting the rigidity and costs of running and maintaining their legacy IT solutions, putting CIOs in the spotlight. Utility CIOs are facing significant challenges in determining where to make the most effective budget...

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SAP Basis Consultant – G1674 – Gauteng Pretoria

Contract Ends December 2025Hybrid: Midrand/Pretoria/Home Relocation SAP Basis Consultant - Technology Integrator Advanced SAP Basis AdministrationAdvanced Oracle and HANA Database administrationIntermediate SuSe Linux Operating System administrationExposure to Cloud...

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