How Africa can seize the AI advantage
Kathy Gibson reports – Realising the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for Africa requires commitment and hard work. This is the word from Kabelo Makwane, country manager of Google South Africa, addressing delegates to the Google AI in Action event taking...
Subglacial flood bursts through Greenland ice sheet
Using data from several Earth-observing satellites, including ESA’s CryoSat and the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 missions, scientists have discovered that a huge flood beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet surged upwards with such force that it fractured the ice...
Nomad visas set to benefit SA tech industry
The new South African remote work, or digital nomad visa, could be a gamechanger for the local tech industry and entrepreneurs, providing a positive step towards positioning the country as a global hub for remote work, innovation and skills transfer. The visa, which...
OpenAI messaging systems breached in hack
A hacker gained access to details of OpenAI technologies in a cybersecurity breach earlier this year. However, it's believed that the systems used to house and build the company's artificial intelligence (AI) systems wasn't breached. The hack of the company's internal...
MEA enterprise technology key in US-China trade war
Two developments in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region have become signposts of a struggle between America and China involving enterprise technology: Huawei has become the first cloud vendor to create a cloud region in North Africa, and the UAE-based AI group G42...
Massive growth in data centre sales and value
The surging use of AI technologies, which require significant computing power and storage, has fueled a data centre boom, which is expected to continue in the following years. According to data presented by Stocklytics.com, the global data center market is expected to...
Legal and compliance leaders want a bigger impact on company strategy
Legal, compliance and privacy leaders list strengthening their personal impact on company strategy as their top priority for 2024, according to a survey by Gartner. Improving third party risk management (TPRM), and ensuring compliance programs can keep pace with...
Micro-credentials could boost youth employability
At 45,4%, South Africa's youth unemployment rate dwarfs the national average (32,9%), highlighting the struggle many young people face entering the workforce. While a traditional university degree can increase job prospects, factors like cost, time commitment, and...
ACSA sets sights on air cargo growth in Africa
Despite facing challenges such as high fuel prices and limited connectivity within the continent and with the rest of the world, Africa's air cargo traffic is set for growth in the coming years, especially on the back of a projected rise in trade. Data released by the...
Full-time in-office working would drive parents to new jobs
New research among working parents has found that three-quarters (74%) would look for a new job if they were asked to travel to a central office five days a week. The study, undertaken by International Workplace Group among more than 1 000 parents in hybrid working...
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Zoho offers small businesses emergency relief
Zoho has launched its Small Business Emergency Subscription Assistance Programme (ESAP) to help customers worldwide weather the global crisis. For up to 20 000 qualified paying customers with 25 employees or less, Zoho has waived the cost of every application they...
Smartbox transforms customer experiences with Nutanix
Smartbox Group, a leading European retailer of gift experiences, has expanded its relationship with NUtanix to support its digital modernisation project. Smartbox leverages Nutanix software to modernize its IT infrastructure, streamline operations, and reduce costs in...
Is AI reinventing insurance?
This was the question posed by Bill Hoggarth, national sales manager: digital business solutions at Datacentrix, speaking at the recent 'Robotics, Drones and AI in Insurance Conference'. In answer to the question, Hoggarth clarified that no, he did not believe that...
QBS Group partners with Pipol
Microsoft Dynamics partner QBS Group has joined forces with Pipol to enable partners to assign and engage in international opportunities. With over 160 offices in more than 85 countries, Pipol is the largest international provider of consulting and implementation...
Adapting clients, education and learnerships to lockdown
In the wake of the country's imminent shutdown, schools, universities and high learning institutions have had to very quickly implement processes and systems to enable the South African youth to continue with their learning programs. As important as these changes and...
Kenyan startup races to complete health portal
Kenyan health tech startup Afya Rekod is sprinting to launch its AI- and blockchain-built consumer-driven health data platform amid the coronavirus pandemic in support of global efforts to curb the disease by providing a portal for people across the world to store...
How businesses can stay in touch
We are already seeing businesses coming together to share information, connect and support each other, their employees and their customers during the outbreak of Covid-19. We know that the livelihood of small businesses is crucial in South Africa, especially in...
Work in the time of corona …
As South Africans face the reality of a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, working from home has become the "new normal" overnight - and if properly managed, it can be just as productive as being in the office. Professor Renata Schoeman, head of the...
Travel insurance by itself not the solution for Covid-19 cancellations
Understanding and drawing on the cancellation, refund or insurance covers of all operators in the travel value chain offers victims of Covid-19 cancellations the best option to spread their risk, increasing the chances and value of settlement. Now that Covid-19 has...
Satellite could unlock SA’s development, economic potential
To stimulate the economic growth potential of South Africa, it is imperative to address the need for connectivity in the farthest-reaching regions of the country. This is the view of MzansiSat COO Victor Stephanopoli, who reiterates the company's readiness to provide...
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