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...

The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

Spatial data maps where Super El Niño will hit SA hardest

The South African Weather Service gave the clearest sign yet on 1 September: this El Niño is on course to become the strongest event in living memory, with sea surface temperatures already tracking past 3°C above normal. A national outlook can't say which town or...

These are Africa’s business heroes

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has named the winners of this year’s competition. The top three Africa’s Business Heroes for 2023 are: * First prize –...

Consumers expected to spend R7bn more on today’s Black Friday

Retailers are expecting an increase, to the tune of around R7-billion, in consumer spending on Black Friday 2023 compared to last year, according to data from the Bureau of Market Research (BMR). With 15% of sales being online last year, a significant proportion of...

Black Friday expected to shift to online sales

Comparable to the consistent growth in transaction volumes between Black Friday and Cyber Monday over the past four years, FNB expects e-commerce to continue gaining momentum as one of the preferred shopping channels this year. In 2019, during the Black Friday weekend...

Covid-19 drives SA consumers to e-commerce

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a major impact on shopper behaviour - not only from a decline in spending but also in how they shop. With social distancing restrictions, a possible second wave of infections, and adaptations to new lifestyles, the crisis is...

US shoppers go online

Online shoppers in the US spent $218,1-billion on retail purchases during Q3 2020. It was a 50% increase over the $145,5-billion spent in Q3 2019 according to the US Commerce Department. According to the research data analyzed and published by Stock Apps, it was also...

AR transforms air traffic management

If you're an avid smartphone user, you've probably encountered augmented reality before. Whether it's a filter to give yourself cat ears and whiskers, or collecting creatures that appear in the real world through a videogame, these technologies that create digital...

How to deliver successful AI in transport

As adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the transportation industry continues to slowly grow, Gartner,recommends that transportation CIOs follow a four-step process to ensure success with AI projects. Many transportation companies recognise AI as a...

New enterprise applications are modern, modular, transformational

Over the past five years, organisations have been gradually moving from legacy on-premises "dinosaur" enterprise applications toward modern SaaS and cloud-enabled modular applications. These efforts received a seismic jolt when COVID-19 and the sudden shift to remote...

Standard Bank in mass contactless card rollout

Standard Bank Group is championing efforts to increase contactless payment across Africa as consumers look for safer ways to pay in the wake of Covid-19. "The pandemic has created heightened concern among consumers on cash usage with many increasingly recognising...

AfricaCom Awards 2020: winners announced

Taking place online, this year's AfricaCom Awards were run a little differently, with all winners selected through an open public voting system. Congratulating the winners on their achievements, Tom Cuthell, event director of Africa Tech Festival (that includes...

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