Agile conference debuts in Africa
The Joburg Centre of Software Engineering (JCSE) at Wits University is to jointly host Africa’s inaugural Agile Africa Conference with software company, ThoughtWorks at the Alex Theatre in Braamfontein on 12 and 13 August. Themed ‘Agility in Africa’, JCSE director,...IT demographics change encouraging
Young black males are emerging as a dominant force in SA’s IT industry, according to an IT Skills Survey conducted recently by Network IT Recruitment. The changing demographics were in line with the country’s B-BBE policies and were hugely encouraging for the IT...Cloud partners reap more benefits
Partners with more than 50% of their revenue related to the cloud have been benefiting from higher gross profit, more new customers, increased revenue per employee and faster overall business growth. This is according to a new IDC study – sponsored by Microsoft...SA women get rough deal
South African women are more likely to be unemployed than men – and they are less likely to work in formal occupations, or to earn as much as their male counterparts. These are among the findings of a Stats SA survey on how men and women fare in South Africa. An...Gijima CFO quits
The chief financial officer of Gijima, Carlos Ferreira, has resigned. Ferreira reportedly handed in his resignation yesterday. In a statement, Gijima says it has appointed Liesl Tweedie as acting chief financial officer “in order to facilitate the process of...