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...

Help beat Internet crimes against children

Reports of Internet crimes against society's most vulnerable have soared during the coronavirus pandemic. UNICEF and other international child safety organisations have warned that children are at an increased risk of online harm as schools are closed and social...

Teraco connects to new ACE cable

The ACE submarine cable is now live and available for interconnection at three of Teraco’s data centres across South Africa. ACE is the eighth submarine cable system to connect at Teraco. Spanning approximately 17 000km along the West Coast of Africa, ACE lands in 19...

MTN pledges to resolve grievances

Members of the MTN South Africa executive team has met with a delegation from the Freedom Front Plus to discuss customer queries that the Freedom Front Plus had pledged to pursue with the National Consumer Commission (NCC) on behalf of MTN customers. The issues...

What changed in cyber-security in 2015

Cyber-attack tools used against businesses in 2015 were different to those used against consumers, according to Kaspersky Lab's review of corporate threats in the last 12 months. They included greater exploitation of legitimate software programs and malware being...

Now for smart agriculture …

Smart agriculture could help to offset the effects of climate change for African farmers. "Collaboration by variousstakeholders including governments, NGOs and research bodies is needed now to rapidly scale-up the African agricultural sector to improve food security...

Personal cloud market set to boom

The world personal cloud market is estimated to garner revenue of $89,9-billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 33,1% during 2015-2020. According to a new report by Allied Market Research titled, "World Personal Cloud Market- Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014-2020",...

Syrian war used to extort money

The ongoing war in Syria has seen the number of fraudulent e-mails targeting the international community rise in recent months, according to a Kaspersky Lab report about spam and phishing trends. Widespread media coverage has increased international interest in the...

Why are people still reluctant to shop online?

E-commerce is on the rise in South Africa. According to recent research conducted by Ipsos on behalf of FNB and Paypal, 22% of South African Internet users have made purchases online, and 48% expect to do so in the future. This is clearly a growing and potentially...

Avoid being a victim of crime

As we approach the end of the year, it is once again necessary to be more diligent and aware than normal when it comes to crime, warns the South African Insurance Crime Bureau (SAICB). "People are either more relaxed at this time of the year and are not as diligent,...

Always-on business will be the norm in 2016

There's no doubt that 2015 will be seen as the year wearables went mainstream, the time that beacons became more widespread to truly enable the Internet of Things, and when a white-and-gold (or blue-and-black) dress sent the internet into a frenzy. With analytics...

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Senior Software Developer – Gauteng Sandton

Job Spec: Senior Software Engineer A leading cloud-solutions company is looking for a Software Developer to join their team. Flexibility: Hybrid/ Remote Position Qualification: Relevant Degree Years' experience: 8 Job Overview:A senior engineer on design, development...

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Frontend Developer – Western Cape Somerset West

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One of the biggest names in the retail space are on the look out for a Test Analyst to join their fantastic team. Location and Model - Cape Town and it is a Hybrid Model. Contract type - 12 Month with a view to extend. The ideal candidate should have: Degree or...

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