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...

Spatial data maps where Super El Niño will hit SA hardest

The South African Weather Service gave the clearest sign yet on 1 September: this El Niño is on course to become the strongest event in living memory, with sea surface temperatures already tracking past 3°C above normal. A national outlook can't say which town or...

Cross-border payments now live between SA and Zambia

BankservAfrica - the licensed regional clearing and settlement operator for SADC cross-border payments - has opened the first payment corridor between South Africa and Zambia to enable instant, low-value digital cross-border payments to communities in these economies...

Robust growth forecast for Africa’s digital health market

The Africa digital health market is anticipated to reach $9.3 billion by 2030 - expanding at a CAGR of 15,4% during the forecast period - according to a new report by Grand View Research. The development of modern healthcare technologies and the increasing burden on...

Quantum computing edges into the mainstream

Investments in quantum computing are expected to increase in the next 24 months, according to new survey results from International Data Corporation (IDC). The number of organisations allocating more than 17% of their annual IT budgets for this technology are expected...

Customer-obsessed companies grow much faster

CIOs and technology leaders guiding their firms through the challenges of the 2020s must enable technology-driven innovation and deliver on the goal of customer obsession if they hope to compete in a post-pandemic marketplace. This is according to Forrester, which...

Bank customers more willing to engage digitally

The latest engagement statistics for Standard Bank's mobile banking app show that customers are becoming increasingly more comfortable engaging digitally for more than just basic banking. Standard Bank reports that there have been more than 1,2-million unique...

After big data, get ready for small and wide data

Gartner predicts that by 2025, 70% of organisations will shift their focus from big to small and wide data, providing more context for analytics and making artificial intelligence (AI) less data hungry. "Disruptions such as the Covid-19 pandemic is causing historical...

SA can expect a challenging, risk-driven future

As many parts of the world deal with the Third Wave of Covid-19 infections, there are growing concerns that South Africa may face harsher lockdown measures in the future as the country ramps up its vaccine rollout program. This will have a telling impact on society...

Road safety plus crime awareness key for SA

As the world marks UN Global Traffic Safety Week, it is becoming clear that South African road users need to develop a broader understanding of road safety - including crime awareness - if we are to make our country's roads safer. This is the view of Pierre Bruwer, MD...

EOH statement on DA intention to take legal action

Fatima Newman, chief risk officer of EOH, has issued a statement in response to the Democratic Alliance's stated intention to take legal action against implicated previous EOH management and related parties. "EOH welcomes this move and that of any other interested...

Inflation jumps to 4,3% in April

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is expected to keep interest rates on hold this week. This is the word from Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy& Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& economist,...

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