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...

Cloud infrastructure spend on the up

Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, increased 12,5% YoY in the first quarter of 2021 to $15,1-billion, This is according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure...

Khula! scoops top tech innovator award

KPMG SA has announced the winners of its KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator in Africa competition, with South Africa-based Khula! coming out as the leading tech innovator and set to participate in the global leg of the competition in November. This global...

Fossil expands, will launch 100 wearables

Fossil Group will launch more than 100 connected devices in 2016, the company announced at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. "We successfully launched wearables with one brand and 10 styles in 2015 and quickly ramped up to launch wearables for...

Profitability a concern for African telcos

Africa may well be the next frontier for growth and expansion for global telecom operators, but a number of major players have encountered serious challenges around the profitability of their investments in trying to establish a sustainable and economically viable...

China to overtake US in 3D printer shipments

According to IDC, 3D printer shipments in the China market passed 34 000 units in 2014, and is expected to reach 77 000 units in 2015, exhibiting a growth rate over 120% - driven largely by sales of desktop 3D printers priced under $5000. As the Chinese government...

Time for a change in mindset on piracy

With consumers across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) becoming more connected and tech-savvy than ever before, the complex issue of content piracy is showing no sign of letting up, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global...

What should companies look for in 2016?

IDC and Gartner have predicted there will be a surge in demand for digitisation in all facets of enterprise businesses over the coming year. At Avanade, we are seeing these predictions becoming a reality for our clients, with digitisation an irresistible force that is...

New connectivity drives vehicle display growth

Driven by continued innovation in vehicle connectivity and safety technologies, global revenue from automotive display systems will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 11% to $18,6-billion by the end of 2021. This will add nearly $9 billion in...

Ericsson, AT&T trial connected water solutions

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has announced field trials with AT&T for connected water solutions in Atlanta. The trials will enable the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, an organisation dedicated to protecting water in the Chattahoochee River Basin, to remotely monitor the...

Netflix debuts in SA, globally

Netflix has launched its video streaming service around the world – including South Africa – bringing the Internet TV network to more than 130 new countries around the world. The company made the announcement - and the service went live - during yesterday’s keynote by...

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Developer – OpenEdge at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details: Our client has grown steadily since the 1990's without ever retrenching anyone. They hire for attitude and train for skill. Most staff have been there for over 10 years. Flexi-time, generous bonuses and the opportunity to learn and continuously evolve...

Python Developer

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UI/UX Designer – Gauteng saon_careerjunctionza_state

The Role: We are recruiting for a UI/UX Designer to join our dynamic team in Johannesburg.Our ideal candidate will have UX Design, UI Design and Frontend development experience.Skills and Experience: Qualifications Required:Grade 12Preferred Qualification:Design or IT...

IT Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban Region

The incumbent will be responsible for managing, scheduling and coordinating software product releases across the systems landscape for multiple products using cloud- based technology to deploy code into Pre-Production, Testing and Production environments. The Release...

SAP Consultant (SCM) – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Key Outputs Candidate must have configuration, testing, change management experience and demonstrate that they have led a team (hybrid model) Mandatory Requirements 10 years of experienceGood CommunicationIdentify issues and riskSAP SCM experience of working/building...

Developer – OpenEdge at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg

Client Details: Our client has grown steadily since the 1990's without ever retrenching anyone. They hire for attitude and train for skill. Most staff have been there for over 10 years. Flexi-time, generous bonuses and the opportunity to learn and continuously evolve...

Python Developer – Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth

Python DeveloperAre you looking for international exposure but would like to live in SA and have at least one year's Python Developing exp then please send me your cv for a full job spec [Email Address Removed]. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks, consider...

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