SA must act on AI skills now
Generative AI is no longer a future concept or a speculative technology. It is here now, rapidly reshaping industries and rewriting the rules of competitiveness. By Ntsako Baloyi, senior manager in the technology business at Accenture, Africa In South Africa, the...
Turkcell opposes MTN’s ConCourt appeal in bribery case
Turkcell’s wholly owned subsidiary, East Asian Consortium, has filed its opposition to MTN’s application to the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal the recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment. The SCA’s judgment affirms the jurisdiction of South African...
Nvidia Ethernet networking platform for AI coming soon
Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Lenovo will be the first to integrate Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet networking technologies for AI into their server lineups to help enterprise customers speed up generative AI workloads. Purpose-built for generative AI,...
5G performance influences customer loyalty
A new Ericsson ConsumerLab report titled ‘’5G Value: Turning performance into loyalty‘’ has revealed some unique insights and consumer trends about 5G in South Africa. The satisfaction and user-loyalty-focused report highlights the Communications Service Providers...
Ombudsman honours best banks at resolving complaints
The Ombudsman for Banking Services (OBS) Reana Steyn has named the banks that best co-operated with her office in resolving customers' complaints. At the OBS Annual Banking Awards ceremony in Johannesburg on 24 November, Steyn recognised the banks and their staff that...
Digital experiences will make or break the holiday season for retailers
Research by Cisco AppDynamics reveals that consumers around the world are planning to do more of their holiday season shopping online than ever before this year. On average, consumers expect that 59% of their spending on key shopping dates will be online this year...
AI helps to drive enterprise sustainability initiative
The business world continues to be defined by disruption and evolution, the latest being an unrelenting interest in generative AI. This has set off what some are deeming a ‘new era’ in every industry. While technology has always progressed at high speeds, the pace of...
These are Africa’s business heroes
The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has named the winners of this year’s competition. The top three Africa’s Business Heroes for 2023 are: * First prize –...
Consumers expected to spend R7bn more on today’s Black Friday
Retailers are expecting an increase, to the tune of around R7-billion, in consumer spending on Black Friday 2023 compared to last year, according to data from the Bureau of Market Research (BMR). With 15% of sales being online last year, a significant proportion of...
Three ways GenAI can bolster cybersecurity
Human analysts can no longer effectively defend against the increasing speed and complexity of cybersecurity attacks - the amount of data is simply too large to screen manually. Generative AI (GenAI), the most transformative tool of our time, enables a kind of digital...
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Global kudos for Harambee’s contact centre
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Look out for phishing scams …
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Mobile disruptor introduces flights incentive
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Kenyan taxpayers get a better experience
With a reduced call abandonment rate, a significant drop in customer response time and increased engagement across different channels, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has registered an increased score of 71,9% on the Customer Satisfaction Index; a clear indication...
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Africa’s mobile-readiness still a stumbling block
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Africa Investment Forum aims to grow infrastructure
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