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...

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...

Crypto market to hit $25trn by 2030

The crypto market cap will rise to a staggering $25-trillion by 2030, according to Fininterest.com, which says the recent meltdown didn't signal a defeat - instead, it catalysed a resilient rally. "Everything looks positive for cryptocurrency, the pipeline is up and...

Stay alert this holiday shopping season

Visa has unveiled its Holiday Edition Threats Report which anticipates heightened scam activity during the holiday season across both card-present (CP) and card-not-present (CNP) transactions. The new report identifies popular fraud tactics expected between November...

What President Biden means for emerging markets

Could a change of president be the precursor for change in the fortunes of emerging markets? asks David Rees, senior emerging markets economist at Schroders. As US election results slowly fed through last week, a relief rally in emerging market (EM) assets was...

Robotic process automation demystified

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...

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...

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