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...

Positive growth for African banking

A snapshot of banking and payment trends in Africa by CR2 offers encouraging news for banks on the continent and opportunities for growth. Thanks to Africa's diverse population - and with that a wide range of banking and payment needs - all means of payments have...

Shoppers spend more if they can pay later

South African online shoppers clearly love buy now pay later (BNPL) and overwhelmingly choose it over standard payment or credit options, according to a new study. Payflex research among more than 600 customers that have used the service found that over 80% of...

Africa’s MVNOs need to add value

Despite the strong growth of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) globally, the majority of MVNO efforts in Africa to date have been unsuccessful despite happening in countries offering favourable market conditions and plentiful opportunities. That's according to...

Big data’s future according to Ovum

Cloud and appliances will drive the next wave of big data adoption, according to Ovum's latest report "2016 Trends to Watch: Big Data". Principal analyst and author of the report Tony Baer says: "The next wave of big data investment will target more of the enterprise...

New movie-watching record set in Joburg

On Sunday 13 December 2015, Suresh Joachim set a new world record as certified by Guinness World Records for the longest concurrent time spent watching movies. He broke the previous record of 120 hours 23 minutes by more than 1 hour to set a new world record of 121...

Cautious optimism for Gordhan appointment

Markets have reacted with cautious optimism to President Jacob Zuma's appointment of Pravin Gordhan as South Africa's new Minister of Finance - the third minister to hold the key portfolio in four days. The replacement of previous incumbent Nhanhla Nene with the...

Depressed commodities add supply chain risk

The protracted slump in commodity prices has pushed supply chain risk across sub-Saharan Africa to record high levels in the third quarter of 2015 but the impact is being felt unevenly across the continent, according to the Chartered Institute of Procurement &...

San Francisco experience boosts SA startup

Home cleaning platform SweepSouth has returned from the four-month 500 Startups programme in San Francisco - and it believes more local entrepreneurs should be taking up the chance. Aisha Pandor, CEO and co-founder of SweepSouth says: "We are going to be working with...

Tips for safe online holiday shopping

The holidays are here and this means online shopping for those Christmas gifts.  This also means that cybercriminal scams are aplenty.  Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET, shares six top tips to help ensure that it is a fun and safe experience. Spot those phishing...

North West leads with securitised number plates

The Bokone Bophirima Department of Community Safety and Transport Management announced today the implementation of a securitised number plate system that is aimed at tackling organised vehicle crime and the growing incidence of vehicle and licence plate cloning head...

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Scrum Master at Momentum

Lead scrum teams in Agile development, guiding them towards product releases within set guidelines, ensuring clear communication and team organisation, product backlog maintenance and release planning, and facilitating core Agile ceremonies and practices....

Senior SAP PTP (Procure-To-Pay)Consultant at Sabenza IT

The Procure-To-Pay Senior Consultant is responsible for configuring and testing SAP MM and other third party functions and module solutions, as well as troubleshooting and resolution of technical problems aligned to operations- and service processes. Responsibilities...

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Must have experience in wordpress and web design and graphics Sales and Marketing persons also required. Persons must note the following:1) experience in wordpress and web design and graphics 2) Be able to Calculate and work with all foreign currencies3) Be...

wordpress web design and graphics – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Must have experience in wordpress and web design and graphics Sales and Marketing persons also required. Persons must note the following:1) experience in wordpress and web design and graphics 2) Be able to Calculate and work with all foreign currencies3) Be...

Business Process Analyst at iLaunch – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Our Client a leading Financial Services Company requires a Business Process Analyst to join their team on a contract basis Drive business value added based on Voice of Customer Initiating process design, optimisation and improvementTranslation of business requirements...

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The biggest name in the retail space is on the hunt for a Senior Project Manager to join their dynamic team. Location and Model - Randburg and the successful candidate will have to be On-Site. This is a 12 Month Contract with a view to extend. The ideal candidate...

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Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides specialised resourcing for client projects.We are looking for a Scrum Master to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 6-months contract role.What you will be doing:...

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Part of a team of Developers, provide support to all implemented systems, integrations, and server applications deployed in the enterprise.Maintain and manage PROD and DEV applications and systems Involved with the entire lifecycle of a solution from design...

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