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...

Vumacam’s crime-fighting partnership with Gauteng yields results

Just two weeks after announcing a landmark partnership with the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG), Vumacam says it is already making impact in the fight against crime in the country's economic heartland. The partnership sees the GPG benefit from Vumacam's extensive...

Broadcom sells VMware’s end-user computing division

Broadcom has agreed to sell VMware's end-user computing (EUC) business to global investment firm KKR, in a transaction valued at approximately $4-billion. Upon closing of the transaction, the EUC division will become a standalone company, with greater access to growth...

Chris Norton to head up Veeam in Africa

Veeam Software has announced the appointment of Chris Norton as country manager of Africa. In his new role, Norton will support Veeam's continued investment and strong presence in Africa and accelerate the region's growth with a specific focus on Enterprise. He will...

More skilled workers needed to make manufacturing smart

Manufacturers around the world are under pressure to bring their factory workforce into the 21st century - but 57% of manufacturing leaders say that their organisation lacks skilled workers to support digitisation plans, according to a survey by Gartner. The 2020...

Trading statement from Datatec

Datatec has published a trading statement for the financial year ended 28 February 2021. Despite the challenging economic environment resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, Datatec achieved a strong operational performance in FY21, benefiting from the strength in the...

Ransomware operators and where to find them

Ransomware is on the tip of everyone's tongue every time businesses discuss cyberthreats they are likely to face in 2021. Attackers have built their brands and are bold in their advances like never before, with the news about organisations being hit with ransomware...

Covid pushes online shopping to tipping point

Kathy Gibson reports - Online shopping has reached the tipping point, having doubled in volume and value in just one year. This isn't the end of the traditional bricks-and-mortar store, says Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, although it will start losing some...

CEOs look forward to economic boom

More CEOs anticipate an economic boom (60%) than stagnation (40%) in 2021 and 2022. This is according to a recent survey of CEOs and senior executives by Gartner, which shows that most respondents (35%) anticipate returning to or exceeding 2019 revenue levels as early...

Global chip shortage to persist for another year

The worldwide semiconductor shortage will persist through 2021, and is expected to recover to normal levels by the second quarter of 2022, according to Gartner. "The semiconductor shortage will severely disrupt the supply chain and will constrain the production of...

Absa to implement finance and procurement programme

A programme to transform Absa's finance and procurement processes as part of its digitisation journey has made significant progress as its Kenyan operations switched to an integrated, fully cloud-based solution last month. The programme will go live in South Africa...

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