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...

Widening disparities, growing threats cloud cybersecurity outlook

While increased geopolitical tensions and economic instability continue to concern cybersecurity experts, a new report from the World Economic Forum spotlights widening cyber inequity and emerging technologies - such as AI - as key rising risks for the year ahead in...

There’s an AI trust gap in the workplace

There's a growing trust gap emerging in the workplace regarding AI. According to a new survey from Workday, while business leaders and employees agree that AI holds great opportunities for business transformation, there is a lack of trust that it will be deployed...

Increased vacancies put landlords under pressure

Decreased demand for rented accommodation during 2020 pushed up vacancy levels. According to the TPN Vacancy Survey for the fourth quarter of 2020, income constraints were cited as the biggest contributor to tenants’ early cancellation of lease agreements. These...

CMOs will fall back on low-risk, low-return strategies

New research reveals there is a dichotomy between a low-risk go-to-market approach by chief marketing officers (CMOs) and a desire to rescale strategies from 2020. Gartner says that73% of CMOs report they will rely on existing customers to fuel growth in 2021, rather...

Cryptojacking threat soars as the the cryptomarket reaches $1trn

The cryptocurrency market is  now worth more than $1-trillion, making virtual money a tempting investment opportunity - and a target of cybercriminals as well. One way hackers can profit is cryptojacking: they use social engineering and hacking techniques to put the...

December holiday spend declines 

Shopping activity over the December 2020 period weakened amid the second wave of Covid-19 and as households tightened their reins on spending after enduring a tough year. The volume of online and in-store point-of-sale (POS) transactions processed by BankservAfrica...

For most companies, cloud migration is a top priority

By a large margin (85%), survey respondents are planning to increase their IT budgets for 2021, with cloud migration as a priority. According to Next Pathway’s third-party study assessing the state of data migration to the cloud in North America, 65% of companies...

Cyber security skills shortage grows

The cyber security industry is currently facing a monumental shortfall in security professionals, with a lack of capable, fresh, new talent within the industry. In the latest (ISC)2 report from the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, it...

Repo rate held steady

The Monetary Policy Committee’s decision today to hold the repo rate steady at 3,5% will continue to create a favourable lending environment for South Africans wanting to buy a home. This is the word from Carl Coetzee, CEO of BetterBond, who says: “We welcome the...

Mining industry aims to increase IoT investment

Mining businesses expect to invest a considerable portion of their IT budgets into the Internet of Things (IoT) over the next three years, while the sector’s leading investors are already seeing tangible benefits, such as improved health and safety and staff...

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