How emergency vaccines cut infectious disease deaths
Researchers at Burnet Institute, in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, have provided the world’s first ever look at the historical impact of emergency vaccination efforts on public health and global health security, with a comprehensive study of 210...
End users will spend $14,2bn on GenAI models this year
Worldwide end-user spending on generative AI (GenAI) models is projected to total $14,2-billion in 2025, according to Gartner. End-user spending on specialised GenAI models, which include domain-specific language models (DSLMs), is estimated to total $1,1-billion this...
Slight downturn for take-home pay
The upward momentum reflected in average salaries over the past months slowed marginally in October 2024, according to the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), which tracks the average nominal take-home pay among an estimated 4-million salary earners in South...
Manufacturer confidence at two-year high
Confidence levels among local manufacturers increased by a healthy 8 points to reach 36 index points during the fourth quarter – the highest level since the first quarter of 2022. According to the Q4 Absa Manufacturing Survey, production, domestic and export sales, as...
Data centres drive big jump in IT spend
The surging demand for cloud computing, increased data volumes, and the widespread use of AI technologies have helped the data centre market not only to recover from the 2023 slowdown but to hit record highs. According to data presented by AltIndex.com, global...
FMF urges monetary policy reform
The Free Market Foundation (FMF) has called on South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) to urgently adopt a broad agenda of sound money reforms to reverse decades of economic decline and to restore prosperity. This follows the release of its latest policy...
Tech delivers on human-centric work
By 2025, 60% of enterprise organisations will adopt a responsible AI framework for their HR technology and achieve greater employee experience and trust in the organisation, according to Gartner. With this rapid adoption of AI, the Gartner Hype Cycle for HR...
Kaspersky joins Interpol-Afripol operation
Kaspersky recently assisted its partner law enforcement agencies Interpol and Africapol in a joint effort to disrupt cybercrime across the African region. Dubbed “Serengeti”, the operation has led to the arrest of more than 1 000 individuals suspected of links to...
Sales uptick for hardcopy peripherals
The global HCP market rebounded in the third quarter of 2024, achieving a 3,8% year-over-year (YoY) growth to approximately 20,3-million units shipped in. This marks a positive shift following five consecutive quarters of YoY declines, according to the IDC Worldwide...
Wind to play a significant role in IRP2024
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) commends the government’s multi-disciplinary stakeholder engagement process of the IRP2024 in addition to the public participation process, under the leadership of the Ministry of Electricity & Energy and supported...
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The A to Z of safety in business
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NetLogix achieves VMware Cloud Verified status
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Infobip collaborates with Microsoft
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Preparation, mindset and the right tools make virtual collaboration and blended working successful
Two years after Covid upended business as usual most businesses are returning to some semblance of normal operation levels. However, the blended working model is still being developed to find a balance of what’s sustainable in the long term. David Meintjies, CEO of...
Technology can help build taxpayer confidence this tax season
The tax filing season is a significant opportunity to improve the tax statistics and use it as a catalyst to create fairer trading conditions for small businesses through digitisation and innovation. Expanding the taxpayer base is a vital step in the short-term...
IoT parking platform turns empty bays into revenue streams
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Strategix partners with Assured Data Protection
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BI Consultant – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Senior District Project Managers at Takora
Applicants must have the following requirements: Must have a Bachelor of Science Degree or a Bachelor of Technology Degree or a Diploma in Civil Engineering.Must have 10-12 years post-graduate experience as a Project Manager.Must have knowledge of budgeting and...
IT Applications Analyst at Famous Brands
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Senior District Project Managers at Takora – North West North West
Applicants must have the following requirements: Must have a Bachelor of Science Degree or a Bachelor of Technology Degree or a Diploma in Civil Engineering.Must have 10-12 years post-graduate experience as a Project Manager.Must have knowledge of budgeting and...
IT Applications Analyst at Famous Brands – Gauteng Midrand
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