How SA can drive an AI economy
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei South Africa Connect in Sandton – Artificial intelligence (AI) is ushering in a new wave of technological, social and economic transformation – and South African businesses must get on board to reap the many benefits it offers. This is...
Public sector leverages technology to empower citizens
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei South Africa Connect in Sandton – Technology uptake in the public sector is going to be critical if South Africa is to realise its digital transformation ambitions. The foundation of transformation is connectivity, and infrastructure...
Search is on the talented women in science
The Foundation L'Oréal, in partnership with UNESCO, has announced the sixth edition of the Women in Science Young Talent Search in South Africa. The initiative calls for outstanding female researchers under the age of 40 from diverse scientific fields including Formal...
Finance planning and analysis teams should rethink business partnerships
Despite ongoing modernisation, finance planning and analysis (FP&A) teams are still struggling to cope with the increased demand for decision support in an era of heightened economic turbulence, according to Gartner. In a Gartner survey of 273 FP&A managers...
IT distribution revenues continued to decline
IT distributor revenue experienced a year-on-year decline of 5,5% to $17,85-billion in the first quarter of 2024, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) North America Distribution Tracker (NADT). The market continued to rebalance following pandemic...
Fibre network operators proliferate, but confidence drops
Confidence in South Africa's fibre network operators (FNOs) is slipping. This is among the findings from the FNO perception survey released by Internet industry association ISPA. The February 2024 poll measured the views of about 50 Internet service providers (ISPs)...
Ferrari dons blue livery as it announces HP partnership
As HP and Ferrari announce a major new sponsorship, the racing team is set to switch its iconic red livery for blue in the upcoming Miami Grand Prix (3 to 5 May). The colour switch for the Miami meet is a nod to previous North American Grand Prix races when Ferrari...
Workers are keen on GenAI, but more wary in their personal lives
In a mere five days, ChatGPT amassed a million users, solidifying its status as a household name and highlighting a widespread public fascination with artificial intelligence (AI). According to new research by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), consumers' knowledge and...
Debt burden, resource-backed loans hinder Africa’s potential
Africa's immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries' future growth. "I think it's time for us to have debt transparency accountability and make sure that this whole...
Finance professionals divided about the future of finance
A clear divide has opened up between accounting and finance professionals who work as business partners and those who don't. This is among the findings of a new paper from AICPA & CIMA, which have released their 'Re-defining finance for a sustainable world' white...
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Real transformation involves the entire enterprise
The concept of digital transformation has received significant attention in recent years, touted for its ability to revolutionise businesses and drive innovation and enhanced competitiveness. By Allana Barber, digital practice manager: Africa at Wipro The reality...
Liquid Telecom brings MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge and Summit to Ethiopia
Liquid Telecom has announced the Africa Region Celebration of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC), taking place on 20 September 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Liquid Telecom is the regional collaborator for the 2019 MIT IIC where more than 400 applicants from...
APAC data and analytics market to reach $90bn by 2022
Companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are deploying data and analytics tools and platforms to manage disparate data sets with higher volumes and derive deeper insights from the data. Against this backdrop, the APAC data and analytics market is set to grow at a...
Multichoice declares R1,5bn Phuthuma Nathi dividend
MultiChoice South Africa (MCSA) has declared a dividend to Phuthuma Nathi (PN) shareholders of R1,5-billion, an increase of 13,6% from 2018. The additional 5% share allocation given to PN, as part of MultiChoice Group's (MCG) listing, contributed to the increase in...
Boost employee engagement, retention and talent acquisition
Recruiting and retaining talented employees is increasingly challenging in today's ultra-competitive landscape. By Ronald Ravel, director: B2B South Africa at dynabook South Africa Unlike previous generations who were content with staying in one organisation for a...
US firms dominate top 10 VC investors list in IoT
The US was home to majority of the global top 10 venture capital (VC) investors in the Internet of Things (IoT) tech space in 2018, according to GlobalData. The top 10 VC investors (Baidu, Amazon Alexa Fund, Intel Capital, Robert Bosch, Northern Light Venture Capital,...
Standard Bank Mobile now offers smartphones
Standard Bank Mobile has expanded its service offering to allow customers to purchase Apple, Samsung and Huawei smartphone devices with a convenient financing option. The bank has introduced an innovative way to acquire a smartphone by financing devices over 24 months...
Techstars and Future Females drive gender parity
Techstars and Future Females are piloting an initiative to move the needle on the participation and success of women in tech entrepreneurship around the globe. On 18 September 2019, the Future Females Business School will open its doors to the next group of women...
The impact of sextortion
Sextortion or sexual bribery is a serious criminal offence and it is an ever growing problem for authorities worldwide. It is very easy to become a victim and it can have devastating effect on people from all walks of life. Online victims are often contacted by their...
How to build a winning customer experience strategy
Unless you are one of the rare companies that don't need customers (do those even exist?), you should be concerned over the customer experience you offer. We are after all in the "experience economy", where customer experience has overtaken price and product as the...
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