SA skills gap: Where talent supply and employer demand collide

South Africa faces a persistent disconnect between the talent available in the labour market and the qualifications that employers are seeking, according to the latest Pnet Job Market Trends Report for April. Around half (54%) of job adverts posted in the last 12...

SA’s key industries come under fire from DDoS attacks

South Africa has become one of the most targeted countries globally for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain key industries, including financial and computer services. New data from NetScout’s Threat Intelligence Report for the second half of...

With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

Crypto exchange scrums down with Stormers

VALR, Africa’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume, VALR, has signed an exclusive multi-year partnership with the DHL Stormers as the “Official Crypto Exchange Partner” of the Western Cape’s premier rugby team. Effective 1 September 1, the three-year agreement...

SA investors turn to gold for stability

Although South African investors have historically lagged behind their global peers when it comes to adopting alternative investments in the wake of global economic uncertainty, they are quickly rethinking traditional strategies. “With the local currency under...

Trust tops township economy imperatives

South Africa’s township consumers value trust, authenticity and collaboration as key drivers in their buying decisions. That’s according to the 2024 Township Customer Experience (CX) Report from African marketing agency Rogerwilco, in partnership with Field &...

Leonardo supercomputer makes cooling sustainable

Kathy Gibson reports - One of Europe’s biggest supercomputers, Leonardo ranks number 9 on the latest global Top500 list. When the CINECA data centre in Bologna, Italy, went live in 2022, the Leonardo petascale supercomputer was the fourth-largest in the world. The...

Legal, risk, compliance to double tech spend by 2027

Assurance leaders are intrigued by the potential to automate their high-volume, low-value tasks and will double their department’s technology spend by 2027, according to a prediction by Gartner. The legal technology landscape is evolving rapidly, largely due to the...

Chrome divestiture proposal a pivotal moment

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed that Google divest its Chrome web browser to restore competition to the online search market. Murthy Grandhi, company profiles analyst at GlobalData, comments” With Google Chrome accounting for nearly two-thirds of the...

Local etailers square up against global giants

There is little question that Chinese-linked e-commerce platforms have found favour among South African consumers. Marketing Research Foundation's marketing survey group has found that Shein holds a 35% market share in the country’s women’s clothing sector. Meanwhile,...

SA science stars gear up for Mexico expo 

Two local young science stars are set to represent South Africa at the ExpoCiencias Nacional 2024 in the city of Villahermosa in Mexico next week. Aman Pati, a Grade 11 learner at Kingfisher High School in Limpopo, and Raees Khan, a Grade 11 learner at Vryburg High...

Interest rate cut could spark cybercrime increase

The recent 0,25% interest rate cut has seen a sense of cautious optimism in the local market. And, with consumer inflation falling to 4,4% in August 2024, its lowest since April 2021, this could spark interest from first-time buyers to enter the property market. While...

Lack of skills hinders pharma transformation

The rapid pace of technological advancement has outstripped the ability of traditional training programs to keep up, creating a significant skills gap. Without the necessary expertise, companies may struggle to integrate new systems, leading to stalled initiatives....

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What will online privacy and security look like in 2022?

In many ways, 2021 was a landmark year for online privacy, writes Andrew Bourne, regional manager: Africa at Zoho Corporation. In April 2021, Apple rolled out an update allowing users to opt out of app tracking, with most iPhone users having done so by the end of the...

Multi-cloud security doesn’t have to be complicated, just consistent

As organisations in every industry shift infrastructure and services to the cloud by means of a multi-cloud strategy, their business assets, software and applications become distributed across several cloud-hosting environments. By Kumar Vaibhav, solution architect at...

Kaspersky develops cybersecurity policy for bionic devices

Kaspersky is one of the first organisations to address the challenge of the human augmentation phenomenon, by presenting a comprehensive cybersecurity policy. The document aims to enhance the workforce while also considering employees' security and welfare when using...

The top storage trends for 2022

With 2021 behind us, we look at the storage market to see an exciting 2022 ahead of us. By Eric Herzog, chief marketing officer of Infinidat Cyber resilience, AI, supercharged application and workload performance and availability, and reduction of opex and capex in...

AvosLocker ransomware uses AnyDesk in safe mode to launch attacks

Sophos has released new research about AvosLocker ransomware, explaining how attackers attempt to bypass security controls by using a combination of Windows Safe Mode and the AnyDesk remote administration tool. Windows Safe Mode is an IT support method for resolving...

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Our client is seeking a data-driven and detail-oriented Data Analyst to join their team. This role is critical in transforming data into actionable insights that support strategic and operational decision-making across the business. Role PurposeDeliver insights from...

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Senior Project Manager at The Foschini Group

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Systems Developer Analyst – Gauteng Centurion

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ServiceNow Technical Architect at Parvana Recruitment

What you will be doing:Define, design, and deliver scalable ServiceNow solutions (ITSM Pro, ITOM [Discovery], HRSD, APM, SPM) for organizational and client needs.Collaborate to gather requirements and translate them into ServiceNow solutions.Establish and enforce...

Cyber Security Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

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AI & Data Solutions Architect at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Are you a visionary architect who thrives at the intersection of AI innovation, cloud engineering, and enterprise data?We're seeking a highly skilled AI & Data Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of cutting-edge GenAI and machine learning...

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