AI becomes more inclusive with African language foundations
Google and a consortium of African research institutions announced the launch of WAXAL, a large-scale, openly accessible speech dataset designed to catalyse research and build more inclusive AI technologies. The dataset bridges a critical digital divide for over...
Gold bounce-back is brewing, says deVere CEO
The dramatic fall in gold prices has the hallmarks of a “leverage-driven break” rather than a collapse in underlying demand. The prediction from Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group comes as gold has experienced its sharpest price fall in more than a decade. It dropped...
BETI sees marginal improvement in March
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), measuring the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica on a monthly basis at seasonally adjusted real prices, showed a slight recovery in March 2025. However, ongoing global uncertainty...
New Meta AI models available in SA
Meta’s new AI models, Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick, are now available in South Africa via WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and meta.ai. Built for high performance, the new models deliver faster, more factual and more conversational responses. South Africans can...
US legislation targets central Africa forex policy
On 25 March 2025, the proposed “Central African Exploitation and Manipulation of American Companies Act” was brought before US Congress, seeking to suspend US support for International Monetary Fund (IMF) actions involving member states of the Central African Economic...
IBM z17 mainframe is engineered for AI
IBM has announced the IBM z17, engineered with AI capabilities across hardware, software, and systems operations. Powered by the new IBM Telum II processor, IBM z17 expands the system's capabilities beyond transactional AI capabilities to enable new workloads. IBM Z...
Dell debuts AI-ready data centre infrastructure
Dell Technologies is introducing advancements across its industry-leading server, storage and data protection portfolios designed to help organisations achieve data centre modernisation. Organisations are rethinking their IT strategies to respond to the rise of AI,...
Eskom Expo’s District Expos add value to learners
Young scientists will have the opportunity to receive valuable feedback from a team of experts to help refine and improve their research projects at the upcoming Eskom Expo District Expos. School learners in Grades 4–12 and Technical and Vocational Education and...
Huawei celebrates digital talent in Africa
Huawei recently hosted the prestigious Regional Finals of its 2024/2025 ICT Competition and Summit at Huawei Office Park in Johannesburg, bringing together technology talent, educators and policy makers from across sub-Saharan Africa in a celebration of digital...
Meet the dire wolves brought back from extinction
On October 1 2024, for the first time in human history, Colossal Biosciences successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of de-extinction. After a more than 10 000 year absence, the company returned the dire wolf to earth. From a longstanding...
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Fighting fraud with your channel partners
With cyberattacks and fraud on the rise, customers are looking to telecoms resellers and system integrators to support with fraud prevention and authentication. Riccy Sidoli, GM: CRM and UC applications at BT, shares his insights. Every day fraud costs industry...
Make-or-break priorities for East Africa’s economic recovery
How does the East African region achieve a full economic recovery from the impact of the pandemic while also building toward a more globally-competitive and sustainable future? By Hardeep Sound, regional sales director: East Africa at SAP As the only region in Africa...
When it comes to cybersecurity, 2022 could be a tough year …
While most of the world dealt with the impact and disruption of year two of the Covid-19 pandemic, cybercriminals expanded their activities with ambitious attacks on critical infrastructure. Armed with sophisticated and brute-force attack methods, threat actors...
Rethinking business processes around the cloud is key to digital transformation
Traditional on-premise application landscape is steadily being replaced by cloud-based infrastructure or Software-as-a-Service. This transformation has been ongoing but was rapidly accelerated over the past two years by the pandemic. By Sumit Kumar Sharma, enterprise...
Ensure ERP success by understanding the journey
Successful ERP implementation can result in multiple benefits for manufacturers and distributors, writes JP van Loggerenberg, chief technology officer at Syspro. In fact, statistics show that the top reasons to implement an ERP solution are to increase efficiencies...
Three Ways to Enhance Endpoint Security with Hybrid Working
The pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the economy of our country and the world as well as how we work. Hybrid work models are increasingly becoming more of a reality with most of the world going through or having recently gone through the 4th Covid wave....
What does the future hold for customer and contact centres?
The future is murky and challenging but there are some clear trends emerging when it comes to customer experience and the evolution of the contact centre, writes Rod Jones, industry analyst and Callbi brand ambassador. The contact centre conversation. It's not one the...
People-driven leadership unlocks long-term value and growth
Despite innovation and change in the finance function, many chief financial officers are taking on this critical leadership role only to continue running the finance function as is. By Dzingira Matenga, MD, chief financial officer and enterprise value for Accenture in...
Help your employees kickstart a side hustle in 2022
The rise of remote work, coupled with an increased cost of living across South Africa, has led to a surge in full-time employees taking on a side hustle. From running an ecommerce store selling homemade crafts or teaching online, to restoring antique furniture out of...
Salespeople in SA warned success metrics have changed
Salespeople in South Africa have dealt with unprecedented disruptions, new ways of working, changing customer expectations, and more. But in a landscape shrouded by uncertainty and doubt, they've persevered through it all. By Robin Fisher, senior area vice-president...
Business Analyst (CH1150) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
Our client, a leading payment aggregator and provider of secure payment solutions, is looking for a Business Analyst to join their growing team.This role supports the development and delivery of innovative payment products by translating business needs into clear...
Junior Data Scientist (Sustainability) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:With a focus on Africa, China, the UK and the US, this global investment firm offers you an opportunity to be involved with a unique approach to responsible investing whilst driving performance and innovation. This client is guided by a philosophy of...
Senior Developer – Western Cape Durbanville
An exciting opportunity has become available within the IT Consulting industry, for a Senior Full-Stack C# ASP.Net Developer. This is a remote position.A fast-growing international startup consultancy building bespoke software to create digital transformation...
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Junior Web Administrator Johannesburg North FOR 6 MONTHS The Junior Web Administrator should have the following qualifications and experience: Junior web administrator: National Diploma in Information Technology (web development) NQF Level 6 or equivalent.2 years'...
Report Developer (Sustainability) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:With a focus on Africa, China, the UK and the US, this global investment firm offers you an opportunity to be involved with a unique approach to responsible investing whilst driving performance and innovation. This client is guided by a philosophy of...
Business Analyst
We are seeking a driven Intermediate Business Analyst to join our client's Managed Services team. This role is ideal for someone with at least 5 years of experience in a Business Analyst role, who is eager to grow their skills in a dynamic and fast-paced environment....
Web Developer – Gauteng Sandown
Junior Web Administrator Johannesburg North FOR 6 MONTHS The Junior Web Administrator should have the following qualifications and experience: Junior web administrator: National Diploma in Information Technology (web development) NQF Level 6 or equivalent.2 years'...
Report Developer (Sustainability) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:With a focus on Africa, China, the UK and the US, this global investment firm offers you an opportunity to be involved with a unique approach to responsible investing whilst driving performance and innovation. This client is guided by a philosophy of...
Business Analyst – Western Cape Durbanville
We are seeking a driven Intermediate Business Analyst to join our client's Managed Services team. This role is ideal for someone with at least 5 years of experience in a Business Analyst role, who is eager to grow their skills in a dynamic and fast-paced environment....
Project Manager
A well-established business is seeking to appoint an Project Manager.The purpose of this job is to manage the organisational projects using the appropriate Project Management methodologies.(PMBOX, SCLC)QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCEAn undergraduate university degree...
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