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...

Netflix keeps on adding subscribers

Netflix is steadily increasing its popularity outside of the US, particularly in mainland Europe. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, the number of Netflix subscribers in Europe is expected to reach almost 67-million in 2021 and is projected to gain...

Average age of cars and trucks rises

New research from IHS Markit shows that the average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US has risen to 12,1 years this year, increasing by nearly two months during 2020 and elevated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The increase in average age will further drive...

African ICT trends to watch in 2016

Gareth Mellon, ICT programme manager at Frost & Sullivan Africa, outlines the top trends that will affect ICT in Africa over the next year. Public sector actors become more involved As governments increasingly see connectivity as a critical means to encourage...

Twitter: the year in review

2015 was the year of the #FeesMustFall debate, the continuation of the #OscarPistorius trial and Karabo Mogane winning @IdolsSA. In 2015, Twitter acted as a real-time soundtrack to the biggest moments and events as they unfolded in the world.  Whether it was the Rugby...

Telkom unveils zero-rated data for ShowMax content

ShowMax, Naspers’ recently launched subscription video-on-demand service, and Telkom have entered into a partnership to provide users with zero-rated data for streaming content. New and existing Telkom Summer Unlimited users will have unlimited data to stream content...

Merchants can ‘order ahead’ with Nedbank

Nedbank has developed a customisable “order ahead” solution that will enable merchants to provide fully integrated digital payment solutions to their customers. Working with development partner Ovations, Nedbank Emerging Payments has created the order ahead solution...

Tanzania gets access to London PoP

Tanzanian voice and data access services supplier Six Telecoms has partnered with NewTelco South Africa, a joint venture between the Jasco Group and NewTelco, to deliver an international point of presence (PoP) through NewTelco’s co-location hub in London. This PoP is...

MTN signs up Digital Skills Academy

MTN Group has become the third South African enterprise to sign an industry partner agreement with the international Digital Skills Academy, as well as becoming a corporate client, in a move aimed at upskilling its staff and fast-tracking its customer service channel...

Slow growth for enterprise storage revenue

Total worldwide enterprise storage systems factory revenue grew 2,8% year over year to $9,1-billion during the third quarter of 2015 (3Q15), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker. Total capacity...

Contestants gear up for Guinness record attempt

Telkom’s 11 contestants are making final preparations before they begin today’s attempt to beat the clock – and each other – to set a new record, certified by Guinness World Records, for the longest concurrent time spent watching movies. The current record stands at...

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Erlang Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Role Summary: We are looking for an Erlang Developer to enhance and maintain our current banking system. You'll be part of a cross-functional team based in Johannesburg and Cape Town (hybrid or remote working an option) that's responsible for the full software...

Test Analyst – Gauteng Rosebank

Job Title Compliance Tester Qualification Science/Commerce/IT National Diploma (NQF Level 6), or equivalent; orScience/Commerce/IT Degree (NQF Level 7), or equivalent.Experience NQF 6 plus 2 years' relevant (website/software/automation/manual/UAT) testing experience,...

Scrum Master – Gauteng Johannesburg North

Our client is looking for a Scrum Master with knowledge and or experience with migration and or data.Requirements as sent by the client:Intermediate to senior levelKnowledge and or experience with migration and or dataStrong ability to drive people, steer them and get...

UX Designer – Western Cape Cape Town

Purpose Statement: To develop, evaluate, implement and influence world class User/Client Experience (UX) design for digital platforms whilst conforming to the Bank's brand fundamentals to optimise the client experience.To constantly enhance user experience through...

Data Engineer

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING Design and implement processes for ingesting and transforming complex datasetsDevelop and maintain data pipelines for Extract Load and Transform processes across a range of different systemsEnable the business to leverage data as an asset...

Performance Tester

Our Team is looking to expand and we are looking for a Performance Tester to join us. If you have minimum 5 years experience in SQL experiencePerformance testing experienceTesting tools: Loadrunner (must have), Neoload (nice to have), JMeter (will also be fine)API...

Business Analyst x5 at AJ Personnel

Requirement: An appropriate university degree with a preference for BEng (Industrial), BSc (Computer Science), or BCom (Informatics). 5 years of experience in Business Analysis preferably in the Retail industry Key Performance: Initiate and execute Projects...

DevOps QA Tester

Role: Conduct testing of new and existing software before it goes into productionYou will plan, design, and build sophisticated automated text fixtures and systems for The company's products and programmesYou will work on the automation quality assurance efforts for...

Data Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING Design and implement processes for ingesting and transforming complex datasetsDevelop and maintain data pipelines for Extract Load and Transform processes across a range of different systemsEnable the business to leverage data as an asset...

Performance Tester – Gauteng saon_careerjunctionza_state

Our Team is looking to expand and we are looking for a Performance Tester to join us. If you have minimum 5 years experience in SQL experiencePerformance testing experienceTesting tools: Loadrunner (must have), Neoload (nice to have), JMeter (will also be fine)API...

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