How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

ChatGPT gets lawyer into hot water

In a judgment of 20 February 2024, by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, a lawyer who had relied on case law generated by ChatGPT dodged a figurative bullet when the court found that, given the circumstances of the case, she should not be slapped with a special...

Women are still under-represented in senior sales positions

Despite making up nearly half of the global workforce, women represent only 40% of mid-level B2B sales employees, dropping to 31% at the senior level, according to Gartner. Gartner conducted a labor market survey of 72 000 employees globally from Q1 through Q4 of...

Global tech provider M&A activity set for boom

By 2022, the level of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity involving technology providers will surpass previous highs recorded in 2018. According to Gartner, acquisitions of tech providers were briefly impacted in 2020 by the onset of the pandemic, but...

BCX opens entries for Digital Innovation Awards 2021

BCX is calling on businesses to enter the BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2021. Now in its third year, #BCXDIA recognises organisations that transform their businesses through technological advancements and digital transformation despite the challenging times....

Video games an easy gateway for cybercriminals

Lockdown has led to a huge upsurge in the use of games consoles to help people stay entertained throughout the long hours of being cooped up indoors - but they are also an easy way for cybercriminals to access people's systems and networks. Indeed, video gamers have...

Humans trump chatbots for customer retention

While many businesses are focused on acquiring new customers as part of their growth strategies, the importance of retaining their current customer base is often overlooked - which can actually have a negative effect on the business' bottom line and growth. Despite...

ConCourt delivers bad news for loyalty programme operators

On 21 May 2021, the Constitutional Court handed victory to SARS in a decision that may have sweeping ramifications for retailers who operate loyalty plans similar to the Clicks ClubCard loyalty programme. By Jean du Toit, head of tax technical at Tax Consulting and...

Devices updates provide an excuse for meeting no-shows

At least 15% of employees in South Africa confirm they have pretended their devices were installing updates so they would not have to attend a call or meeting. This excuse is plausible because software updates can disrupt workdays, with one-third (34%) of employees...

MTN once again SA’s most valuable brand

MTN has emerged as South Africa's most valuable brand for tenth consecutive year, with a brand value of R44,8-billion. This is according to the Brand Finance South Africa 50 2021 report, which also found that Capitec is the country's strongest brand, with an AAA...

These are the most forgotten passwords

Users are most likely to forget the password to their Gmail account. This is according to a report from Reboot Online Marketing, which used the Ahrefs online analytics tools to establish which online accounts or applications people were most likely to forget the...

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