May 22, 2026
South Africa’s R495-billion digital economy could grow to R874,5-billion by 2035, according to new research from Public First conducted on behalf of Meta, with AI set to add a further R528-billion to GDP over the next decade. The “Meta’s Impact in...
May 22, 2026
Beginning in 2028, AI will create more jobs than it eliminates, and therefore robust internal talent pipelines will be critical to meet talent demand, according to Gartner. “AI is ultimately going to result in more job gains than losses, but in the process it’s going...
May 22, 2026
An innovative new academic study warns that higher education institutions worldwide must urgently reinvent teaching, learning, and curriculum delivery or risk becoming obsolete in the face of rapidly evolving student expectations and technological disruption. The...
May 22, 2026
China isn’t waiting. As the global AI industry shifts from infrastructure build-out to enterprise application at scale, China is already running – and the gap with most other markets is widening. That was the signal at IDC Directions 2026 in Beijing, where more...
May 21, 2026
Over the next 25 years, infrastructure investment in South Africa is forecast to be led by transport, resources, and power which together account for 63% of total infrastructure spend through to 2050, according to PwC’s Global Infrastructure Outlook 2025 to 2050. The...
May 21, 2026
A major new Gallup report has found that global employee engagement has fallen to 20% in 2025 – the lowest level in recent years and the first time it has declined for two consecutive years. For South African companies, this global trend is particularly...
