Millennials happy with bot financial advice

Millennials happy with bot financial advice

Millennials are not only developing a healthy appetite for financial advice, they are also more likely to trust digital advice from automated investment services than older generations.  This is according to research firm Forrester which says that the question of how...
Asteroids photobomb distant galaxies

Asteroids photobomb distant galaxies

Like rude relatives who jump in front of your holiday snapshots of landscapes, some of our solar system’s asteroids have photobombed deep images of the universe taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. These asteroids reside, on average, only about 160...
How digital can reignite SA growth

How digital can reignite SA growth

Although South Africa’s digital economy makes it a standout among its emerging market peers, the country’s digital adoption has not yet translated into industrial growth. According to a white paper from Accenture and the Gordon Institute of Business...
Pressure rising for SA’s SMEs

Pressure rising for SA’s SMEs

According to the National Development plan, the SME community is expected to provide 90% of new employment opportunities by 2030. This makes SMEs the driving force behind South Africa’s economy, placing even greater pressure and expectation on a sector that...
AI spending set to boom

AI spending set to boom

Spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will grow an impressive 31,8% this year. The recently updated “Worldwide Semiannual Cognitive Artificial Intelligence Systems Spending Guide” from...
SA employees have faith …

SA employees have faith …

Most South African employees — 73% of them – believe their business leaders can make a success of their organisations amid the turmoil of digital disruption, political and economic uncertainty and the skills gap. Meanwhile, only 5% of South Africans,...