Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

SA lags on SDGs, but private sector makes progress

Kathy Gibson reports - The private sector is making progress on attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), but there are still some significant challenges to overcome. Overall, South Africa has achieved just 17% of its goals, so there is still a tremendously...

Digitalisation a double-edged sword

Kathy Gibson reports - South Africa needs to keep up with global digitalisation, but the increased use of technology brings some serious challenges that need to be addressed. This is one of the conclusions from the 2024 Voluntary National Review on the Sustainable...

Personal data exposed by Nigerian healthcare agency

A data breach affecting the Nigerian organisation Plaschema (Plateau State Contributory Health Care Management Agency) exposed the personal data of thousands of citizens, according to the findings of the Website Planet research team. Plaschema manages Plateau State...

SIU welcomes arrest for R215m IT tender

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrest of former municipal manager of Moretele Municipality in the North West province for allegedly contravening the Municipal Finance Management Act and the irregular awarding of a multimillion-rand IT tender....

Treasury reports on payment non-compliance

National Treasury has released an annual report on non-compliance with payment of suppliers’ invoices within 30 days. The report shows that there was an improvement in the payment of invoices by government to service providers within 30 days in the 2021/22 financial...

Heatwaves and fires scorch Europe, Africa and Asia

In June and July 2022, heatwaves struck Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, as temperatures climbed above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in places and broke many long-standing records. The map pictured here shows the surface air temperatures...

Digital payments could ignite the kasi economy

According to the World Bank, the majority of South Africa’s urban population resides in townships and, with an 18% contribution to GDP, the informal sector within it is one of the most important parts of the economy, both as a means of employment and how millions of...

Put people first for AI success

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic and big buzzword in business today – indeed, Infoholic Research predicts that AI in the logistics and supply chain markets will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 42,9% until 2023. According to author, AI and...

Despite complexity, SA manufacturing sector still resilient

The manufacturing landscape in South Africa has undergone a fundamental shift over the past two years thanks to several complexities that have had an impact, both locally and globally. In the country, the power supply remains a significant obstacle, while global...

Tokenised payments set to soar

A new study from Juniper Research has found the total number of tokenised payment transactions will exceed 1-trillion globally by 2026, rising from 680-billion in 2022, and representing growth of 58% over the next four years. It attributed this growth to the rise of...

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Business insight and customer relationships

The Microsoft Dynamics Reimagine conference came and went last week. It was a resounding success, bringing together partners, resellers, customer and end users of the Dynamics range of products. Jet Reports Africa had a phenomenal experience at this event. Giving us...

Opti-Baby opts for MS Dynamics CRM 2013

With 11 day-care centres already open and fast expanding, Opti-Baby has deployed Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013, hosted at Enterprise Cloud, to manage its ever-expanding customer-base. AccTech Systems, a local business solutions provider, provided the solution and the...

EMC reports 1Q15 results

EMC Corporation has reported first-quarter 2015 financial results. Consolidated first-quarter revenue was $5,6-billion, up 2% year-over-year and up 6% on a constant currency basis. GAAP earnings per weighted average diluted share was $0,13, down 32% year-over-year....

Qlik unveils cloud offerings

Qlik has announced its Qlik Cloud offering that is comprised of multiple services. As a result of its recent DataMarket acquisition, the company is introducing Qlik DataMarket, a Data as a Service offering via Qlik Cloud, along with Qlik Sense Cloud for free sharing...

Malawi grows digital payment ecosystem

Malawi has taken a significant step towards creating a digital payment ecosystem in order to address poverty and drive inclusive growth. An event organised by the Government of Malawi with the United Nations Capital Development Fund’s (UNCDF) Better Than Cash Alliance...

Mobile revolution boosts African workforce

Africa’s mobile revolution continues to spur innovations and fuel economies, uplifting employment and exposing developing countries to a new realm of economic opportunities, says Amr Shady, founder and chairman of TA telecom.As the world celebrates this year’s...

Eaton Towers raises $350m, signs Egypt deal

Eaton Towers, the leading independent telecommunications tower company in Africa, announced that it has raised $350-million in new equity resources from existing and new shareholders, to fund expansion and acquisitions across Africa. On the back of the equity raise,...

Sebata protects local government with Attix5

Sebata is a leading provider of integrated technology solutions, enterprise management systems and multidisciplinary professional services to municipalities, public entities and provincial government.The company provides data backup for local governments’ financial...

IT security relies on data security

Security is one of the foremost concerns when it comes to IT infrastructure, says Bryan Balfe, enterprise account manager at CommVault.However, protecting organisational data has become as important, if not more so, especially when one considers the critical nature of...

Transforming to a dynamic workplace

Embracing enterprise mobility and creating a remote workforce can provide organisations with powerful competitive advantage, says Thuthuka Mhlongo, portfolio manager: End User Computing at T-Systems in South Africa.However, transitioning from traditional fixed-office...

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Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design document(s). Proactively propose solutions to improve the support of (new) business processes. Providing business case input...

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