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...

CompTIA members offer help to ransomware victims

CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce, has announced several actions to help IT companies affected by the ransomware attack that has impacted organisations world-wide. CompTIA member companies are providing...

EOH responds to reports alleging imminent SITA blacklisting

Former local IT giant EOH has issued a statement following various media reports that it could be blacklisted by government's IT procurement arm, SITA. In a SENS statement this afternoon, the company gives an overview of how the situation arose, as well as its...

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....

Cloud traffic set to quadruple by 2019

Cloud traffic in the Middle East and Africa (including South Africa) is forecase to more than quadruple by the end of 2019 - and, 2019, 83% of all MEA data centre traffic will come from the cloud. These are among the findings from the fifth annual Cisco Global Cloud...

Pinnacle secures majority stake in Datacentrix

South Africa's largest IT distributor, Pinnacle, has confirmed that it is now the majority shareholder in one of the country's premier systems integrators Datacentrix. In November last year, Pinnacle notified Datacentrix shareholders of a mandatory offer to acquire...

CIOs need to be more innovative

The job of CIO is becoming increasingly difficult as we move further into the 3rd Platform era - but pressure to keep costs down, maintain a consistent infrastructure, and to innovate has left many CIOs flat-footed, playing a catch-up game trying to integrate new...

Silvertree to invest $10m in African startups

Cape Town-based consumer-focused Internet platform, Silvertree Internet Holdings (SIH), has recorded 330% growth per annum for 2015 to more than $10-million in revenue - its strongest year since operations began in 2013. Following this news, the company's investment...

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Developer – C# (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details: Our client holds the constant belief that it's not only about money and numbers, but the lives and futures of all the people who are impacted by the work they do. With specialised capabilities in frontier and emerging markets, and a passion for Africa...

Developer – C# / .Net (Mid) (1002991) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Responsibilities: Developing software features. Understanding the system architecture and technical goals of the product. Following the development process. Troubleshooting issues and assisting with complex support queries. Taking part in the following:...

Solutions Architect – G2127

Contract Ending : December 2024Hybrid : Pretoria/Midrand/Home RotationAnalyse and document business requirements and the resultant technical requirements and boundariesDetermine, compare, and document technology and design optionsPropose solutions, guide selection,...

Business Analyst

One of South Africa's Banking Giants is looking for a Business Analyst in the Credit Product space.Purpose Statement Continuous business and industry research to guide the critical evaluation of new and existing software / application solutionsUndertake impact...

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The Role: Our client is looking for an Architect Solution to join their team.Skills and Experience: Experience required:Demonstrated advanced knowledge and experience in Solution Architecture / Enterprise Architecture with minimum 5 to 7 years?? experience...

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The Role: We are recruiting a Support Engineer to join our team in Randburg.Role Objective:Anti-Virus and WSUS supportDay to hard support and maintenance activitiesSkills and Experience: Required Qualification:Grade 12A+/N+Preferred Qualifications:ITIL...

Database Administrator at financial and IT – Western Cape Rondebosch

URGENTLY REQUIRE x 2 Database admionistrators with Extensive SQL experience Our client ,market leader in the Southern suburbs of Cape Town seeks your minimum solid 2 years plus experience as SQL DBA to join them . Note this is a Hybrid working onsite and at home The...

IT Auditor – Gauteng Rosebank

This role is ideal for an IT Auditor with "Big 4" firm experience. An exciting opportunity to work for an international gaming company with a chance to travel as you see clients. Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.Strong verbal and written English communication...

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