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...

NAPAfrica achieves 4Tbps milestone

TikTok has joined Internet eXchange Point (IXP) NAPAfrica's growing community. At the same time, NAPAfrica announced a significant milestone in its growth journey by surpassing the 4Tbps (Terabits per second) traffic milestone. NAPAfrica reached the 3Tbps traffic...

ASSAf awards Science-for-Society Gold Medals

ASSAf annually awards ASSAf Science-for-Society Gold Medals for outstanding achievement in scientific thinking to the benefit of society. This year the awards were presented to two eminent scientists, Prof Richard Cowling and Prof Glenda Gray, at its Annual Awards...

Customer service needs to move from reactive to proactive

Customer service and support leaders must transform their service experience with dynamic customer engagement (DCE) to enable personalised proactive conversations with customers, according to Gartner. However, most service organisations operate in a reactive manner,...

Vodacom pumps R320m into KZN broadband

Vodacom KwaZulu Natal Region will invest just over R320-million into the network across the province during the 2020/2021 financial year. The lion's share of the capital expenditure will go towards building new LTE base station sites in both urban and deep rural areas...

US consumer tech sales to grow by 18%

According to the research data analysed and published by ComprarAcciones.com, consumer tech sales in the US will grow by 18% year-over-year (YoY) in Q4 2020 as a result of the continued work and learn-from-home trends. Comparatively, the growth rate in Q4 2019 was...

These are the top strategic tech trends for 2021

Gartner has outlined the top strategic technology trends that organisations need to explore in 2021. "The need for operational resiliency across enterprise functions has never been greater," says Brian Burke, research vice-president at Gartner. "CIOs are striving to...

AI is most effective when it works with people

Despite increased investment and activity, only 10% of organisations are achieving significant financial benefits with artificial intelligence (AI). This is one of the findings from a major study by MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR), BCG GAMMA, and BCG Henderson...

Employee empowerment key in workplace strategy

The pandemic has put employee wellbeing at the forefront of the business agenda, according NTT's 2020 Intelligent Workplace Report "Shaping Employee Experiences for a World Transformed", released by Dimension Data. Almost four-fifths (80%) of organisations agree that...

Online sales set for 30% holiday season growth

Digital sales are expected to hit all-time highs and lead to strained shipping capacity as retailers grapple with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to research from Salesforce, which adds these 2020 holiday season predictions: * Global digital...

Young entrepreneurs tackle SA’s biggest challenges

The Innovation Hub, Gauteng's leading innovation agency, is home to many an enterprising and creative entrepreneur. Two young entrepreneurs, affiliated to the Innovation Hub, are doing their part to help alleviate South Africa's most pressing challenges: managing the...

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