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...

AMD unveils Embedded+ architecture for edge AI applications

AMD has launched AMD Embedded+, a new architectural solution that combines AMD Ryzen Embedded processors with Versal adaptive SoCs on to a single integrated board to deliver scalable and power-efficient solutions that accelerate time-to-market for original design...

Young SA scientists scoop awards at Taiwan International Science Fair

Two budding young scientists from South Africa have received awards at the 2024 Taiwan International Science Fair (TISF) after successfully showcasing their research projects to judges and their peers at the National Taiwan Science Education Center in Taipei. Johannes...

LG closes mobile phone business

LG Electronics is closing its mobile business unit worldwide to focus on more strategic growth areas. In an official statement, the company says: "LG's strategic decision to exit the incredibly competitive mobile phone sector will enable the company to focus resources...

Conflict of approaches to security in META companies

Cybersecurity is managed by a dedicated department among half (58%) of enterprises in the META region, while only 25% of companies of this size have an in-house Security Operation Center (SOC) responsible for continuous monitoring and responding to security incidents....

Returning to sports or exercise after recovering from Covid-19

As Covid-19 affects everyone differently and the long-term effects are hard to predict, returning to exercise once recovered should be undertaken with great care, especially in the case of moderate to severe cases of Covid-19, says an expert from top US hospital,...

New car sales cause for celebration

As South Africa observed the first-year anniversary of the national lockdown, new vehicle sales have provided reason for the local car industry to celebrate. Twelve months ago, the country reeled to news of the pending lockdown as showrooms prepared to close their...

Self-healing living robots work together, record information

Scientists have created a new generation of biological – or living - robots that can assemble and heal themselves. The latest version of Xenobots are faster, live longer, and can now record information. Last year, a team of biologists and computer scientists from...

More solutions don’t provide better protection

The myth that simply adding more solutions will solve cybersecurity and data protection challenges has been debunked. Not only does investing in more solutions not deliver more protection, in many cases trying to manage protection across multiple solutions creates...

Despite paying ransom, few get their data back

Just under half (42%) of South African ransomware victims paid the ransom to restore access to their data last year, according to a global study of 15 000 consumers conducted by global security company Kaspersky. However, for 19% of those, paying the ransom did not...

Massive growth expected for blockchain

The blockchain market in banking and financial institutions is projected to grow at least 15-fold between 2021 and 2026, from $1,45-billion to $22,46-billion. On average, the market size is estimated to grow by almost 74% annually, according to ata presented by...

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