Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

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...

Africa could lose $25bn a year under EU carbon tax

African Development Bank group president Dr Akinwumi Adesina warns that a new EU carbon border tax could significantly constrain Africa's trade and industrialisation progress by penalising value-added exports including steel, cement, iron, aluminium and fertilizers....

SA passes ‘hate speech’ bill

Despite international warnings, the South African parliament has passed new legislation broadly criminalising “hate speech”. The law states that any person who communicates with the intention to “be harmful or to incite harm” and to “promote or propagate hatred” is...

Blockchain could boost economy as it raises trust

Blockchain technology has the potential to boost global gross domestic product (GDP) by $1,76-trillion over the next decade. That is the key finding of a new PwC report "Time for trust: The trillion-dollar reason to rethink blockchain", which assesses how the...

Millennials prefer bitcoin to gold as a safe-haven

Millennials prefer bitcoin to gold as a safe-haven asset, according to a poll by deVere Group, as the cryptocurrency this week peaked at an all-time high of $19 864. More than two-thirds (67%) of the 700-plus millennial clients surveyed said that they think bitcoin...

Black Friday 2020 spend dropped by more than half

Consumers' pockets were evidently under strain this Black Friday as sales fell behind 2019's figures. The total transaction volumes plunged by -33% and values by -52% year-on-year. Most of the South Africans who splurged used their credit cards. "The usual midnight to...

Enabling policies awaited after 4IR report

The Presidential Commission Report on the 4th Industrial Revolution makes several strategic recommendations, but it needs to be followed by agile policy and regulation, writes Ziyanda Ngcobo, senior associate at Webber Wentzel. The Presidential Commission on the 4th...

More security sought as web conferencing soars

Months into the Covid-19 pandemic, 81% of businesses are using business chat apps such as Slack and Microsoft Teams in 2020, a significant increase from 67% in 2019. This is among the findings of a Spiceworks Ziff Davis research study, Workplace Communications Trends...

As travel restrictions ease, global gap remains

The number of destinations closed to international tourism has continued to fall. According to the eighth edition of the UNWTO Travel Restrictions Report, 70% of all global destinations have eased restrictions on travel introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic....

One in 10 businesses sell your personal data

Customer data is a valuable commodity to businesses, which they use to improve and market their products. However, some companies profit from selling your data to other businesses. According to data presented by the Atlas VPN team, one in 10 businesses globally sell...

Lenovo DCG extends data management solutions

The Lenovo Data Centre Group (DCG) has announced new end-to-end data management solutions allowing customers of all sizes to harness data more securely and efficiently, from edge to core to cloud, with a single set of tools and capabilities for a smarter way forward....

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