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...

MS Teams saw 90% growth to 145m daily users

Microsoft Teams surged in popularity as a direct result of the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020. According to data presented by Tradingplatforms.com, the daily active users (DAU) of Microsoft Teams in April 2021 increased by over 93% compared to a similar period in 2020 -...

New approach needed to combat HIV-related stigma in SA

Globally, external HIV-related stigma is a major threat to all HIV prevention, care and treatment interventions - including the recently launched Universal Test and Treat strategy in South Africa and the 90-90-90 targets set by UNAIDS for the global response by 2020...

Many banks fail to provide secure payments

A global study by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International reveals that 33% of financial services organisations don't offer customers a secure channel for all their online payments, despite the fact that 62% have noticed a significant rise in customers making online...

Fujitsu in magnetic reversal breakthrough

Fujitsu, in joint research with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and Fujitsu Laboratories, has developed the world's largest magnetic-reversal simulator, using a mesh covering more than 300-million micro-regions. Based on the large-scale...

Workplaces under fire in generational shift

There is a massive generational shift underway in the workforce today - the post-Baby Boomer shift that demographers and workforce planners have been anticipating for decades; and it's not only a generational shift in the numbers in the workforce, but an epic turning...

IT vital to differentiate higher education

Factors such as rising costs, declining affordability, disruptive technologies, and for-profit competitors mean that now is the time for institutions to grow the strategic role of IT to differentiate themselves in the market. Institutions cannot remain static and...

Drone pilot training set for take-off

UAV Industries, a Cape Town born and bred business, has been the first drone/UAV business certificated by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the Western Cape to provide training to UAV pilots. UAV pilots are a critical skill that is required worldwide...

Semiconductor spending set for decline

Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to decline 4,7% in 2016, to $59,4-billion, according to Gartner. This is down from the 3,3% growth predicted in Gartner's previous quarter's forecast. "The 2016 outlook for the semiconductor manufacturing equipment...

Wikipedia celebrates its 15th birthday

Wikipedia, the world's largest encyclopaedia, will turn 15 this week. To commemorate the occasion, South African editors and contributors will meet in Johannesburg and Cape Town to join a global series of events led by the Wikimedia Foundation. In South Africa,...

Staff crucial for business success

Attracting and retaining the right staff is crucial for success in the new year. According to Kay Vittee, CEO of Quest Staffing Solutions, staff are undoubtedly one of a company's biggest investments and have a direct impact on every aspect of the business....

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Automation Tester

Be part of something awesome! Experience a great working environment with fantastic people. Our office is a stone's throw away from the beautiful Krantzkloof Nature Reserve but we have implemented a Hybrid model. We are looking for Testers with startup thinking who...

Solutions Architect at iLaunch – Western Cape Cape Town Region

The ideal candicate will have a strategic thinking ability and able to build and maintain internal relationships including with Business partnersOur client a leading Financial services company is currently looking to employ a Solutions Architect to join their dynamic...

SAP HCM Consultant – G2219 – Gauteng Pretoria

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PRIMARY PURPOSESupport and Maintain theavailability, integrity and performance of all SQL databases. Manage all database changes in allenvironments. Ensure that all production databases are adequately backed up and replicated to ensure limited impact in theevent of a...

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The Role: We are recruiting a UI Developer (Angular) to join our dynamic team working remotely.Our ideal candidate is a Front-end Developer who is passionate about UI/ UX and who can add great value from both a Front-end Development and Design perspective.Skills and...

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