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...

Most South Africans won’t be able to retire comfortably

South Africa is sitting on a retirement time bomb, with only 6% of the country's population on track to retire comfortably, according to the sixth edition of the recently released 10X Investments Retirement Reality Report 2023/2024. The report is based on the findings...

Analysts warn of Bitcoin downturn

FBS analysts project a looming downturn for Bitcoin as the market players await the upcoming Federal Reserve's key rate cut in 2024. This tendency signals the rising probability of the BTCUSD's closing bullish trend as rate hikes frequently influence risk assets such...

Outmoded approaches put Covid cost-efficiency gains at risk

Organisations that achieved unexpected cost efficiency gains as a result of operational constraints due to the Covid-19 pandemic risk losing these gains needlessly, according to research from Gartner. The traditional approach of reintroducing costs after a business...

2020 was strongest year on record for PC monitors

Persistent demand led the global PC monitor market to impressive heights during the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20). The market grew 16,9% year over year with shipments surpassing 39,2-million units, a number last exceeded during the fourth quarter of 2011. For the full...

Converged systems market saw minor gains in Q4

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, worldwide converged systems market revenue grew 0,2% year over year to $4,5-billion during the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20). "The converged systems market closed out...

Is SA creating the skills for a digital future?

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed structural weaknesses and widened inequalities across the world. Even before the pandemic, the rise of automation and innovative technologies were transforming the world of work, resulting in an urgent need for upskilling of talent....

What people expect from a cyborg future

New research carried out by security company Kaspersky unveils disparity over a future shared with augmented people - in their family, workplace, and even personal life. The study finds that a lack of understanding around human augmentation could be holding back...

Covid-19 forced hard business conversations

The Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses to have the hard conversations; reassess their strategies and negotiate better terms - and those that have adapted well will be positioned to grow the South African economy out of its slump. This is according to Isaac...

Bitcoin accounts for 40% of gold’s average daily trading volume

Data calculated by Finbold indicates that bitcoin's average daily trading volume between 1 January 2021, and 15 March 2021, is at $70,18-billion. The figure accounts for 39,41% of gold's $178,97-billion average daily trading volume for the same period. Elsewhere,...

Cyber arms race at a tipping point

Work-from-home (WFH) has resulted in exponentially greater attack surfaces from cybercriminals, armed with powerful cloud-based tools, cloud storage and endless targets, according to the 2021 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report. "As working environments evolved, so did the...

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