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...

Three ways GenAI can bolster cybersecurity

Human analysts can no longer effectively defend against the increasing speed and complexity of cybersecurity attacks - the amount of data is simply too large to screen manually. Generative AI (GenAI), the most transformative tool of our time, enables a kind of digital...

The next evolution of banking in Africa

Changing consumer expectations, technological advancements, and regulatory reforms have seen digital transformation become an integral part of the modern banking industry and, to discuss how banks in the region need to respond to these rapid and evolving changes,...

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...

Winners of the BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2020

BCX has announced the winners of the BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2020, forming part of the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards. This year, 28 shortlisted candidates pitched in front of four renowned judges to achieve the title of Digital Innovation Award Champion...

Earth may have captured a 1960s-era rocket booster

Earth has captured a tiny object from its orbit around the Sun and will keep it as a temporary satellite for a few months before it escapes back to a solar orbit. But the object is likely not an asteroid; it's probably the Centaur upper stage rocket booster that...

Channelwise Awards: last chance to vote

Time is running out to chance to vote in the 2020 Channelwise Awards, which closes at midnight tonight (Friday 13 November). Resellers who vote in the online survey not only make their voices heard, but stand a chance of winning great prizes, There are weekly Uber...

Technology key to better employee experience

The impact of technology in improving the employee experience (EX), or an employee's full journey in an organisation, is much more than anticipated -- highlighting opportunities for IT decision makers (ITDMs) in today's remote and hybrid work environment. This is one...

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Network Engineer (x 2) – Western Cape Cape Town

We are recruiting for the services of 5 Network Engineers with at least a CCNA qualification.This is a 12 months contract located in Capetown, Stellenbosh.The key function of this role is to keep branches up and running to receive, manage and resolve Customer queries...

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