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...

NASA chases new clues about deep space signals mystery

What's causing mysterious bursts of radio waves from deep space? Astronomers may be a step closer to providing one answer to that question. Two NASA X-ray telescopes recently observed one such event - known as a fast radio burst - mere minutes before and after it...

Cloud transformation vital for global competitiveness

In a landscape of rapidly advancing technology, CEOs throughout Africa are strategically positioning their investments to secure a competitive advantage through emerging technologies, including generative AI, advanced analytics and industry cloud. Among these, the...

Final regulations on ICT sector transformation passed

Final regulations to facilitate transformation and diversity in the ICT sector have been published. They expand on key requirements in the draft regulations published in February 2020. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published...

FNB closes AYO’s transactional banking facility

First National Bank has given AYO Technology Solutions notice to close its transactional banking facility with effect from 3 May 2021. According to a statement from the company, it does not have any lending facilities with FNB. AYO is contesting the move. “Despite the...

Workers hit their WFH stride

One year after the global remote work revolution, the shift to work from home (WFH) and work from anywhere (WFA) is already resulting in profound effects on businesses' digital transformation as well as data security concerns. According to Lenovo's new Future of Work...

Online apps are silver lining for SMBs

One in two small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in South Africa has yet to see revenues recover to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest edition of Facebook's Global State of Small Business Report, which examines the effects of Covid-19 on SMBs in 27...

Commitment and readiness drive innovation

The pandemic has driven more companies to push innovation to the top of the priority list and change the way they set their companies’ goals and processes. The latest innovation survey from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows a 10-percentage-point increase to 75% in...

Procurement offers opportunities for digital solutions

A good number of South African companies find themselves in a fairly precarious position when it comes to procurement because they have yet to properly integrate their basic processes - and their weaknesses have become more apparent during a pandemic that limits...

E-commerce proved to be a lifeline for retailers in 2020

As Covid-19 kept consumers around the world at home, nearly everything from groceries to gardening supplies was purchased online - leading to an additional $900-billion being spent in retail online around the world in 2020. Put another way: in 2020, e-commerce made up...

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