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...

GenAI levels up game characters

To enhance the gaming experience, studios and developers spend tremendous effort creating photorealistic, immersive in-game environments. But non-playable characters (NPCs) often get left behind. Many behave in ways that lack depth and realism, making their...

African smartphone market resilient

Africa's smartphone market has remained resilient in the face of macroeconomic challenges, high inflation, and forex issues, with shipments increasing 12,8% year on year in Q3 2023 to reach 20,1-million units. That's according to the latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile...

How South Africans weathered the financial storm

Lockdown impact highlights the importance of financial advice in order to take control on households' journey to success. South Africa's middle-class households were hit the hardest as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and resultant lockdown, as both their physical...

Pandemic shifts our perceptions about science

Around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic has driven a change in people's perception of science - and overcoming the barriers to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education is going to be key. Every year 3M conducts the State of Science Index...

Learn how robotic process automation can improve business

Robotic process automation (RPA) is expected to be one of the hot trends in 2021, as organisations across the globe look to gain competitive advantage. Automation has the potential to streamline business processes, freeing up time, money and talent, while ensuring...

Now Musk’s wealth is tied with Gates

Having briefly overtaken Bill Gates as the world's second-richest person, Elon Musk is today tied with Gates on $128-billion each. A surge in Tesla's stock price pushed Musk's net worth to $127,9-billion, past Gates's $127,7-billion. After a couple of hours, Bloomberg...

Digital initiatives to grow as consumers stay online

In the face of massive shifts to every facet of their daily lives, South African consumers expect the majority of their interactions with businesses this year to be online. This is according to the fourth edition of the Salesforce State of the Connected Customer...

Black Friday and the moral dilemma for SA shoppers

In a year in which the Covid-19 pandemic suddenly turned everyone's lives upside down, economic difficulties and months of lockdown have meant the opportunities presented by this year's Black Friday shopping event may seem more irresistible than ever. Gig technology...

Africa’s tech challengers flex their muscles

New emerging market tech challengers have already grown into powerful forces in technology and other industries, with their impact felt in their home markets, regionally, and internationally. These organisations have generally weathered the Covid-19 crisis well, with...

The psychology behind Black Friday frenzy

Black Friday is notorious for turning even the smartest shoppers into spendthrifts, and retail crowds into potentially aggressive mobs. But what motivates consumers to respond the way they do with regards to Black Friday? Experts say it all comes down to genetics and...

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