New MD for Vertiv Africa

Digital infrastructure specialist Vertiv has appointed its former South East Africa regional director, Wojtek Piorko, as its new MD for Africa with immediate effect. Piorko takes over the reins on the continent from Pierre Havenga who will be leaving the company at...

Economic activity deteriorates again in March

South Africa’s economic activity, measured in the monthly BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), declined on a monthly and quarterly basis in March and reached its lowest point in almost two years. “The BETI reached an index level of 130,2, the lowest...

ISPA announces Inspires 2023 winners

The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) has announced the recipients of its Inspires 2023 award – Thembelihle Mzobe, a 24-year-old Durban University of Technology graduate with a Diploma in ICT business analysis;  and Mduduzi Shangase...
SA companies unprepared for today’s cybersecurity risks

SA companies unprepared for today’s cybersecurity risks

A mere 19% of organisations in South Africa have the “mature” level of readiness needed to be resilient against today’s modern cybersecurity risks, according to Cisco’s first-ever Cybersecurity Readiness Index. The index has been developed against the backdrop of a...

AI spend set to boom in MEA

Spending on artificial intelligence in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) – including Israel – will reach $3-billion in 2023, according to the latest Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide from IDC. While this will account for just 2% of the global...

AICE looks to explore AI value in emerging economies

The Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence Africa (AICE) is hosting its second AI For Leaders’ Summit in Kenya on 27 April for industry leaders to explore the growth and transformative value of AI technology in emerging economies. AICE’s mission is to champion...