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How Africa could address the $15bn infrastructure gap
NJ Ayuk, executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber (AEC), has called for greater utilisation of African financial solutions to address the continent’s $15,7-billion infrastructure deficit. With these sources of capital, the continent stands to maximise the...
Role of leadership changes as businesses embrace GenAI
The rise of generative AI in 2023 has been nothing short of remarkable. As the technology went mainstream in the consumer market, progressive senior leaders were quick to respond, seeking to secure their place in the emerging transformation. It's a safe bet that 2024...
CIOs must balance environmental promises and AI risks
The benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) need to be balanced against the environmental implications and unintended consequences arising from hardware, model training and energy consumption, according to Gartner. CIOs can use their digital knowledge and foundation...
Companies across sectors are posting jobs for GPT-4
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AfCFTA could break Africa’s colonial legacy
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could break Africa's colonial legacy of exporting raw materials and importing finished goods. This is the word from Jean-Louis Ekra, deputy chairperson of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) Advisory Council and a...
Very few supply chains will gain value from uncertainty
Only 9% of supply chain organisations expect to achieve revenue gains due to uncertainty, according to a survey by Gartner. Supply chain organisations that achieve an antifragile state not only survive, but benefit, from uncertainty. Antifragility can transform how...
Intel Gaudi AI accelerator drives doubled performance on GPT-3
MLCommons has published results of the industry standard MLPerf training v3.1 benchmark for training AI models, with Intel submitting results for Intel Gaudi2 accelerators and 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (Intel AMX)....
HIV triples the risk of cervical cancer
New research has found that women with HIV in South Africa face a three times higher risk of cervical cancer than those who do not live with HIV. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide, but women in sub-Saharan Africa are...
AI ambition and AI-ready scenarios must be top CIO priorities
Artificial intelligence (AI), and the emergence of generative AI (GenAI), are shifting how humans and machines interact, and this is resulting in two key focus areas for CIOs as AI becomes an enterprise initiative, not just an IT initiative, according to Gartner....
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Go phish …
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Google announces Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 2
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The testing of things
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My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Project Manager to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Manage agreed entry criteria for the IT projectResponsible for compiling Business CaseVerify and keep...
Python Developer (Hardware Integration) – Onsite – Gauteng Lone Hill
Our client, a leader in mining technology, delivering advanced analytics and solutions to improve operational efficiency and safety is seeking an experienced Python Developer with expertise in hardware integration to join their team in Lonehill, Sandton. This role...
Business Systems Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
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Data Analyst at Parvana Recruitment
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Senior Node.js Developer at Datonomy Solutions
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