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...

A data-driven approach to managing Covid-19

Reports have confirmed that South Africa is officially riding the third wave of Covid-19, where infections in Gauteng yesterday saw a daily record of 10 806 new cases being recorded. And, with predictions that the peak could possibly be reached within the fortnight,...

Dell debuts Apex solutions in SA

Kathy Gibson reports - Dell Technologies is integrating as-a-service and cloud offerings in its Apex Solutions portfolio. The offering includes an initial data storage-as-a-service product, unified management of as-a-service solutions, flexible consumption policies...

Call for FBP to release policy comments

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has called on the Film and Publications Board (FPB) to make public copies of submissions made by interested parties in response to the FPB's Draft Online Content Regulation Policy. The controversial draft...

Smartphone boom in emerging markets

Continued demand for affordable smartphones in emerging markets drove worldwide sales of smartphones in the third quarter of 2015, according to Gartner. Global sales of smartphones to end users totalled 353-million units, a 15,5% growth over the same period in 2014....

MTN engages on NCC fine, restructures

The Nigerian Commuinications Commission (NCC) has reduced the massive fine imposed on MTN to the equivalent of $3,4-billion (R46,42-billion) The original fine was $5,2-billion (R71-billion), made up of $200 000.00 for each subscriber the operator didn't deregister....

Android, iOS mobile devices under attack

Cyber-criminals continue to leverage the gaps in the security of Android and iOS operating systems to target mobile device users, regardless of platform, which is causing an increase in the already exponential growth of mobile malware. This is according to the Trend...

SA startup secures online payments

Shepherd Trade Secure, specifically designed for the South African market, eliminates the risk of fraud by taking cash and personal contact out of the online classified experience. Powered by Standard Bank and endorsed by Gumtree South Africa, it is believed to be...

Smartphone users field 50k spam calls daily

The Truecaller community has reported more than 800 000 spam calls in South Africa, with a total of 50 000 spam and unwanted calls detected every day across the country. "Thousands of smartphone users are the victims of spammers in South Africa every day," says Husain...

Absa equips young people for work

Absa has debuted its ReadytoWork employability initiative in South Africa, helping to train and equip young people for the world of work. This follows the successful roll-out of the initiative in six of the countries in which Barclays Africa operates: Zambia,...

Server revenue, shipments on the up

In the third quarter of 2015, worldwide server shipments grew 9,2% from the third quarter of 2014, while vendor revenue increased 7,5% year over year. "The third quarter of 2015 produced growth on a global level with mixed results by region," says Jeffrey Hewitt,...

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Senior SQL Developer at iLaunch

Integration of new sources of data into the company databases Integration of data into relevant workflow processesAnalysis of data from various sourcesTest own programs Debugging of programsDeployment planning and execution Updates of data modelsLeading Financial...

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This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our dynamic team of Business Analysts at the company. You will be part of delivering business and technology solutions across the company to some of the most recognized South Africa Retail brands and you’ll do it by...

Senior PHP Developer at Headhunters

Our client based in Port Elizabeth has a position available in their organization for an Senior PHP Developer. Requirements: LAMP (minimum 2 years experience). Relevant tertiary education such as B.Sc. majoring in computer science. Grade 12/Matric. MVC frameworks such...

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