Uber, Lulaway look to drive economic opportunities

The obvious synergy between job creation engine, Lulaway, and ride hailing service, Uber, is set to accelerate economic opportunities in the country with the two organisations joining forces to create South Africa’s maiden recruitment and training centre in Cape...
Emerging tech an opportunity and threat for SA youth

Emerging tech an opportunity and threat for SA youth

The key to fighting high unemployment among the youth is to forge an alliance among businesses, educators and the youth to build the skills that lead to entry-level jobs in future growth sectors, according to Maura Feddersen, PwC Strategy and Economist.. This means...

Is SA prepared for AI?

Artificial intelligence will transform how the world lives and works and recent announcements by Google have shown just how powerful AI can become. The change is inevitable – but what steps do countries need to take today to ready themselves for an AI-driven...

Opportunity knocks for entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs developing digital solutions on the African continent are invited to apply to the next Venture Incubation Programme – a partnership between MTN and the Solution Space based at the UCT Graduate School of Business. The Solution Space, at the...
SA employers ‘reserved’ on hiring intentions

SA employers ‘reserved’ on hiring intentions

South African employers report modest hiring intentions for the July-September time frame. While 12% of employers expect to increase staffing levels, 8% anticipate a decrease and 80% forecast no change. Once the data is adjusted to allow for seasonal variation, the...

Global server revenue up 33% in Q1

The growth at the end of 2017 continued for the worldwide server market in the first quarter of 2018 as worldwide server revenue increased 33,4% and shipments grew 17,3% year over year, according to Gartner. “The server market was driven by increases in spending...