IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

Crypto exchange VALR gets regulatory CASP license

VALR, the Pantera-backed crypto exchange headquartered in Johannesburg, announced that it has been granted both a Category I and Category II license by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa as a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP). The FSCA...

How Meta is preparing for SA elections

Over many years, Meta has developed a comprehensive approach to elections on our platforms, writes Balkissa Ide Siddo, public policy director: sub-Saharan Africa at Meta. But we know that no two elections are the same. That's why our team is developing a tailored...

ESG regulatory requirements a growing source of risk and opportunity

Regulatory risk related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures has rapidly risen to the second overall position in Gartner's latest Emerging Risks Monitor Report. ESG regulatory requirements present organisations with both notable risks and...

African farmers missing out on agritech opportunities

While there are a wide range of agritech innovations that could propel African farmers to profitability, only 23% of youth engaged in agriculture are using any form of agricultural technology - mostly because there is a lack of financing and training. A new 11-country...

Algorithms more trustworthy than politicians, say youth

Young people hold more faith in governance by robots than humans and view corruption, climate change and stale political leadership as the most urgent risks. These are among the conclusions from the Davos Lab Dialogues, where more than 2-million young people shared...

Government support, effective policies key for SME growth

New research by Mastercard has highlighted the important role of government support in helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to recover, position for growth, and contribute to economic prosperity. In the inaugural...

Samsung debuts new foldable phones

Samsung has launched its new Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G smartphones. The Galaxy Z Fold3 is a multitasking device with a 7,6-inch Infinity Flex Display, and the first ever S Pen support on a foldable device. The Galaxy Z Flip3 is compact and pocketable...

The changing world of marketing

South African marketers remain optimistic about their organisations' futures despite unprecedented change and challenges over the recent past. The seventh edition of Salesforce's State of Marketing report also reveals significant investment in the tools, technologies,...

Intel, ConsenSys Health advance pandemic research

Healthcare software solutions provider ConsenSys Health is using blockchain-based data security fueled by Intel technology to conduct research into making clinical trial recruitment more efficient and equitable. On the heels of the World Health Organisation's (WHO)...

Alviva expects higher earnings

Alviva Holdings has published a trading statement about its earnings for the year ended 30 June. According to the statement, headline earnings are expected to be between R330-million and R355-million, about 68% to 80% higher than the comparable period last year....

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MTN Mobile Money booms

Mobile Money, the groundbreaking low-cost banking solution introduced by MTN, in partnership with The South African Bank of Athens, has shown a double digit month-on-month growth as cell phone users embrace the speed and convenience of accessing a wide range of...

Orange launches Campus in Dakar

With the creation of a new Orange Campus site in Senegal, the France Telecom-Orange Group, which is present in some 20 African countries, reaffirms its commitment to strengthening its worldwide managerial community and to supporting managers in their daily...

Check Point introduces security for SMBs

Check Point Software Technologies, the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, has launched its new 600 Appliances, delivering a powerful security solution to protect small businesses against the latest cyber-attacks, including viruses, spam, malicious Web sites,...

Nedbank launches MyMoneyMap

Nedbank has announced the planned launch of yet another South African first. MyMoneyMap is an allowance management tool that is secure and easy to use, empowering kids – with their parents' help – to build financial fitness from an early age. MyMoneyMap is based on...

QlikView customer Atellas wins award

QlikView, a leader in business discovery – user-driven business intelligence (BI) - has announced that Astellas Pharma US, a QlikTech customer, was named a Ventana Research 2013 Leadership Award Winner for Business Intelligence. Through successful implementation of...

Openness key to mobile transactions

If a smartphone is nearby while reading this – and it will be a surprised if it isn’t – pick it up and take a moment to consider all the things it is, says Bevan Ducasse, CEO of wiGroup.  It’s a calendar, little black book of contacts, a games console, a music centre,...

Benefitting from enterprise mobility

Mobility is an important business driver in the connected world of today, says Paulo Ferreira, Head of Enterprise Mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa.  In South Africa, which is renowned for its extensive cellular network that has a significantly greater...

Procrastination hinders telecoms uptake

Universal access to the Internet in South Africa is no longer being held back by high prices or a lack of education, but by government and regulatory inefficiency. Smartphones and mobile computing devices are getting cheaper and broadband far more affordable. But the...

Etisalat, GSMA battle against diabetes

The Etisalat Group is throwing its full support behind a GSMA initiative to find effective technological solutions for the epidemic of diabetes. In September, a team of the company’s most determined employees from the Middle East, Africa and Asia will participate in a...

Keep up with traffic updates via Twitter

TomTom released its annual Congestion Index in April and, in addition to this announcement, traffic information will now also be made available through TomTom’s Twitter feed on @TomTom_SA, which will include details of exceptional delays around the country. Through...

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