Jul 26, 2024
Africa’s brightest minds will be rewarded at the second annual Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON Africa) Conference 2024, to be held in Mombasa between 25 and 27 September. Dr Jannie Zaaiman, secretary-general of TICON Africa, explains that...
Jul 25, 2024
More African companies are prioritising innovation more than ever before–and have experienced an increased innovation readiness, unlike global counterparts–although not without challenges. A new report released from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) finds that...
Jul 25, 2024
Kathy Gibson reports – As cyber attacks become more frequent, and more crippling, a massive shortage of cybersecurity skills is hampering Africa’s ability to meet the onslaught. This is one of the troubling findings from “Elevating Africa’s...
Jul 25, 2024
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is calling for an open source model for artificial intelligence (AI). In an open letter, he points to how Linux became the industry standard for much of today’s computing, as a result of being open source. AI could develop in the same...
Jul 25, 2024
The average nominal take-home pay slipped in June, according to the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), which tracks about 4-million salary earners in South Africa. “At R15 492, the average nominal take-home pay for June was down from May, but still 6% up...
Jul 25, 2024
Distributor revenue remained flat year over year at $19,5-billion in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) North America Distribution Tracker (NADT). As expected, Network Infrastructure sales saw a double-digit...