Record registrations for FNB App Academy
More than 217 000 learners have signed up for the 2025 FNB App Academy - a 12-fold increase from 17 000 participants in 2023, making it Africa’s largest free digital skills initiative of its kind. Now in its third year, the FNB App Academy is a nine-week, fully online...
Google adds more AI abilities to search
Google has announced new artificial intelligence (AI) features in search, extending AI Overviews to allow users to ask more complex questions in a variety of modes. Elizabeth Reid, vice-president: head of search, outlines in a company blog that AI Mode in Search will...
Academy of Excellence aims to empowering young innovators
International gaming operator Sisal, in partnership with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has launched the Academy of Excellence in Pretoria, aiming to equip young South Africans with the vital skills needed to thrive in the ever-evolving...
AI, personalisation key to a healthy work relationship
Employees around the world are still not happy at work. The latest HP Word Relationship Index (WRI) reveals that just 28% of knowledge workers have a healthy relationship with work, a one-point increase compared to last year’s findings. However, new findings hone in...
CEO confidence rises on GNU, electricity supply
The Merchantec CEO Confidence Index has recorded a 7% increase in CEO confidence in Q3 of 2024, rising to a score of 55.0. This improvement reflects a cautiously optimistic outlook among South African business leaders, spurred by positive developments in the formation...
Africa to see triple-digit growth in consumer spending
Rising African countries are among the fastest-growing regions in consumer spending, according to data from the World Data Lab and analysed by EBanx, a global technology company specialising in payment services for rising markets. Economic giant Egypt will accelerate...
Private partnerships sought to save Post Office
Treasury support is being sought in forming a task team to pursue private financial and operational partners for the South African Post Office (SAPO). “This will enable serious consideration of privatisation scenarios as a preferential option to further funding from...
AI fuels explosive growth in shared cloud infrastructure
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments - including dedicated and shared IT environments -...
Digital platform outlines actionable clean energy solutions
The World Economic Forum has launched a Playbook of Solutions, a digital platform that breaks down 100 policy measures, finance mechanisms and de-risking solutions from the past two decades that have successfully helped unlock capital for clean energy investment in 47...
Cyberattacks grow ever more sophisticated
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) AI tools are being increasingly used in cybercrime to develop dynamic and sophisticated attack methods, so companies are individuals are having to become more vigilant. This is among the findings from ESET’s Threat Report for...
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Vodacom commits to 100% renewable-energy by 2025
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Deloitte and VMware collaborate on strategic distributed cloud practice
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inq expands SA footprint with Syrex acquisition
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Senior Data Analyst, Solutions at DSV – Gauteng Kempton Park
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About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...
Senior Service Desk Engineer at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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Junior Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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