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...

The scams to look out for this Black Friday

Despite continued reports about the tough economic environment facing South African consumers and the fact that disposable income is steadily decreasing, South Africans are still enjoying Black Friday sales. Statistics released by First National Bank show that over...

Africa remains a top target for cybercriminals

As organisations continue to become more digitised, especially in Africa, cybercriminals are staying abreast of developments - so much so that throughout this year, the continent remains one of the world regions most targeted by cybercrime. At a recent press...

Africa advised to prepare now for 5G

Kathy Gibson is at Africacom 2020 - 5G has become a reality around the world, and we can expect to see an increase in use cases and subscriptions over the next couple of years. Thecla Mbongue, senior research analyst at Omdia, says 5G subscriptions are expected to...

Channelwise Awards: don’t forget to vote

Time is running out to chance to vote in the 2020 Channelwise Awards, which closes at midnight on 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 Eats...

SA’s economic transactions still on recovery track

Higher activity levels in South Africa's economic transactions continue to reflect signs of a recovery, with the country's growth rate on track to reach record levels in Q3 2020 and achieve strong upturn in the following quarter, according to BankservAfrica's newly...

SMMEs need support to restart the economy

South Africa's SMME sector has a significant role to play in jump-starting the country's economic growth and minimising the recessionary effects of Covid-19, but it will need support from the financial sector, big business and government to exit the worst of the...

South Africans losing patience with poor customer service

A quarter of South African customers would ditch companies after just one poor experience, while 63% of them would switch to competing brands after just two-to-five bad examples of customer service. This is according to new research by analytics firm SAS which says...

Climate change poses threat to Africa

Weather across sub-Saharan Africa has become more extreme and unpredictable in the twenty-first century, a trend that climate scientists project will become more pronounced in future decades. This is the key finding confirmed by a report by Greenpeace Africa and the...

Brazilian banking malware goes global on smartphones

While monitoring a Windows campaign from Guildma banking malware, Kaspersky researchers found URLs distributing not only a malicious .ZIP file for Windows, but also a malicious file that appeared to be a downloader to install Ghimob - a new banking Trojan. Upon...

Covid-themed threats, Powershell malware surge

During the second quarter of 2020, an average of 419 new threats per minute were recorded, while overall new malware samples grew by 11,5%. According to the latest McAfee Threats Report, a significant proliferation in malicious Donoff Microsoft Office documents...

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