Black industrialists needed, says premier

The Gauteng City Region is formulating a sector strategy to break the monopoly-structured economy, according to Premier David Makhura. “We are formulating sector strategies in the province so that we know which interventions to provide for and for which...

Solar panel shortage on the cards in Q1

Expect a shortage of solar panels for the foreseeable future. Most Chinese tier-1 solar photo-voltaic module suppliers have sold out, until the second quarter of 2015, according to analysis from information and analytics provider HIS. Along with the consolidation of...

Shortage of security skills a concern

The information security field is extremely fast moving; however, the scarcity of skills in South Africa remains at a critical state, and businesses are at risk of employing inadequate resources that could potentially leave their company vulnerable to cybercrime,...

Massive shortage of top IT leaders

There is a huge demand for top leaders with high-level information technology skills, but there are very few candidates who can fill these positions, says one of South Africa’s leading executive search experts.“We have been receiving a flood of requests for these...

Business analytics skills in short supply

The enterprise need for solutions and the introduction of new technologies have created a huge demand for skill sets associated with business analytics services. This is one of the findings from International Data Corporation’s (IDC’s) 2014 MarketScape report...