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...

Human by design technologies supercharge productivity, creativity

New research from Accenture finds the world is in the midst of a massive technology shift, as AI and other disruptive technologies become "Human by Design" - much more human-like and intuitive for people to use - and usher in a new era of unprecedented productivity...

TymeBank reaches profitability in under five years

TymeBank reached its first month of profitability in December 2023, less than five years since launching in February 2019. It is believed to be the first digital bank to break even in South Africa and on the continent. "We are extremely proud of our achievement,...

How people moved around their cities in 2020

A new report from mobility specialist Moovit, its 2020 Global Public Transport Report, gives a comprehensive breakdown of how people moved around their cities last year, including Covid-19's harsh blow on public and shared transportation usage. The annual report...

Pandemic to boost robotic G2P systems

Through 2023, demand for robotic goods-to-person (G2P) systems will quadruple to help enforce social distancing in warehouses, according to Gartner. With G2P systems, the robots deliver the goods to a person who remains in one place. "Fallout from the Covid-19...

Sasol Solar Challenge put on hold

The 2021 Sasol Solar Challenge (SSC) has been deferred until 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision comes as South Africa and other countries experience a spike in Covid-19 cases, putting Challenge participants at risk. "This was a difficult decision, but the...

WBA releases blueprint for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 convergence

Convergence between Wi-Fi and 5G access technologies is critical for enabling a new breed of services, applications and experiences such as Industry 4.0, AR/VR, connected cities and edge computing, according to the latest report from the Wireless Broadband Alliance...

Warming seas are accelerating Greenland’s glacier retreat

Greenland’s melting glaciers, which plunge into Arctic waters via steep-sided inlets, or fjords, are among the main contributors to global sea level rise in response to climate change. Gaining a better understanding of how warming ocean water affects these glaciers...

Study helps to identify people at high risk of TB

Researchers from the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI) at the University of Cape Town, in collaboration with various partners in their field, have published the results from a study into a blood-based RNA biomarker. The study, which tested...

AfCFTA can boost intra-African trade and build resilience

Global forces are pushing world trade towards deglobalisation, but the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could help Africa take control of its own destiny. On 1 January 2021, the African Union launched the AfCFTA, the world’s biggest free trade area and...

Investment in upskilling would translate into GDP gains

The rise of automation and digitisation has transformed the world of work – increasing productivity but also creating a major societal problem: the stark mismatch of people with the right skills for available jobs. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated and exacerbated...

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