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...

Women prioritise health, embrace holistic solutions

Women are prioritising their health and embracing holistic, long-term solutions and trends to take charge of their wellbeing in the run up to International Women's Day 2024, according to research conducted by Euromonitor International. Maria Mascaraque, head of food...

These are the top cybersecurity trends for 2024

Generative AI (GenAI), unsecure employee behavior, third-party risks, continuous threat exposure, boardroom communication gaps and identity-first approaches to security are the driving forces behind the top cybersecurity trends for 2024, according to Gartner. "GenAI...

Huawei commits to cloud business in SA

Kathy Gibson reports - 2020 was a tough year for Huawei as US sanctions took their toll, but the company still managed to grow its business. This is the words from Stone He, president of Huawei Cloud (Southern Africa), who adds: "We have already built our Plan B - we...

Interpol joins fight against tech-enabled abuse

The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) is set to enhance the ability of the global law enforcement community by allowing them to investigate the use of stalkerware, and support victims who require assistance. Monitoring someone through their phone...

Inflation increases as fuel prices rise

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on April 21 that consumer price inflation increased from 2,9% y-o-y in February to 3,2% y-o-y in March. Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy& Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& economist, unpack...

Tecno Mobile tops handset brands in Africa

Chinese smartphone brand Tecno Mobile has been named as the top smartphone brand in Africa. Counterpoint Research's Market Monitor service announced this week that the Transsion Holdings-owned brand's successful launch of handset models in the affordable segment and...

Public cloud spend set for major growth in 2021

Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 23,1% in 2021 to total $332,3-billion, up from $270-billion in 2020, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. "The events of last year allowed CIOs to overcome any reluctance of moving...

Fraud attempts in SA on the rise

Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, fraudsters in South Africa are increasing their digital schemes against businesses. In addition, TransUnion's latest quarterly Global Consumer Pulse Study found that 37% of South African consumers have recently been targeted by...

Cryptomining attacks rocket in 2020

Cryptomining malware accounted for the second-largest corporate network attacks at 21% between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020, according to data acquired by cryptocurrency trading simulator Crypto Parrot. Botnet took the pole position during the same period at...

Pandemic drives 370% increase in Zoom revenues

Zoom's revenues skyrocketed last year as global demand for online meeting solutions soared amid Covid-19 lockdowns. Although the popular video conferencing platform generated impressive revenue through its fiscal year 2021, the year's final quarter set a new record....

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