IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

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...

Nokia works on framework for future lunar economy

Nokia Bell Labs has been selected to participate in the 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) program, a US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) initiative that will design an integrated multi-service architecture to support a thriving economy on the...

Shopify leads e-commerce giants in market cap gain

After a brutal 2020, which brought the first-ever revenue drop, 2023 was a good year for the e-commerce industry. The market revenue jumped by almost 10% year-over-year and hit $3,15-trillion, up from $2,87-trillion a year before, while more than 300-million new users...

Acronis, Williams Racing renew tech partnership

Cyber protection company Acronis and Williams Racing have renewed their technology partnership, extending the adoption of the technology across the entire Williams Racing IT infrastructure. As part of the partnership, Williams Racing will continue with Acronis Cyber...

The story behind SA’s unemployment stats

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on February 23 that employment in South Africa increased by 333 000 in the fourth quarter of 2020. The data indicated that after the country lost 2,2-million jobs in 2020Q2, some 876 000 individuals returned to work or found...

A pre-budget wish list

Averting a prolonged crisis in a South African economy already fragile before the outbreak of Covid-19 will require fiscal relief more directly targeted at individuals, small businesses and local governments, along with greater macro-economic policy coordination, in...

Unemployment reaches record level

South Africa’s unemployment rate of 32,5% is the highest since 2008, with the number of unemployed people increasing by 701 000 to 7,2-million in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to the third quarter of 2020. This is according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey...

Maths, science passes down for matric class of 2020

South Africa's 2020 matric cohort recorded a 1,1 percentage point decline from 2019 - but the drop in absolute mathematics and physical science passes over five years has been more pronounced. Percentages hide the fact that the number of matric passes in these two...

5% drop in global smartphone sales

Global sales of smartphones to end users declined 5,4% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales declined 12,5% in full year 2020. "The sales of more 5G smartphones and lower-to-mid-tier smartphones minimised the market decline in the...

Research confirms music is a must for young drivers

A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers resulted in a nearly unanimous response: driving is "absolutely impossible" without music. "To young drivers 18-29 years old, music in the car isn't just entertainment, it's part of their autosphere...

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