Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

Africa leads charge in comeback of business travel

Africa leads the way in business travel bounce-back with the highest predicted increase in airline seat capacity for the first quarter of 2024, according to FCM Consulting's latest Global Quarterly Trend Report. Seat capacity in Africa sees a predicted increase of 14%...

Isaac Mophatlane is new Mustek chairperson

Channel veteran Isaac Mophatlane was today appointed as Mustek's new chairperson with immediate effect at the company's AGM. Mophatlane takes over as chairman from Reverend Vukile Mehana who retired after the AGM. Mustek announced the imminent retirement of Rev Mehana...

CFO 4.0 crucial to digital transformation agenda

The role of the modern chief financial officer (CFO 4.0) within the manufacturing sector will be crucial as the industry shifts towards increased digital transformation in the 'new normal'. A new study from Syspro, conducted in October 2020, assessed the sentiment...

Surprising growth for MEA monitors

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC monitors (PCM) market saw shipments increase 12,8% year on year (YoY) in Q3 2020 to total 1,1-million units. That's according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC), with the firm's recently published...

SA’s healthcare workers under severe work-related stress

There is a pressing need to prioritise career satisfaction of the younger generation of South African healthcare professionals in order to deliver current and future care needs. This is one of the findings from Philips South Africa's Future Health Index (FHI) 2020...

Lenovo leads in Q3 PC shipments

Remote working and distance learning amid the coronavirus outbreak continue increasing global demand for PCs and laptops. After a sharp fall in the first quarter of 2020, global PC shipments have grown in the last six months, despite the effects of the Covid-19...

Bitcoin miners rake in $353m in October

Bitcoin network fees reached $42,9-million in October 2020. That was 12% of the miners' total revenue in that month, the highest percentage since January 2018. Total revenue reached $353-million, up 8% from September. According to the research data analysed and...

Unicorns surge to 500, worth $1,5trn

In 2013, when the term unicorn emerged, only 40 private companies had a valuation of $1-billion in the world. Since then, the number of these financial giants surged, rising to a new record in 2020. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.nz, the number of unicorn...

Enterprise software set for decline

Enterprise application software revenue to decline 2,2% to $237-billion in 2020, according to the research data analysed and published by Stock Apps. A Gartner report states that the global enterprise application software industry is set to drop by 2,2% in 2020 to...

October shows a clearer picture of take-home pay numbers

South Africa's salaries improved by 3% year-on-year in real terms in October 2020, according to the latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI). With most of the volatile period for salaries paid over the Covid-19 period nearing an end, a clearer picture of...

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