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...

Logistics operators stand up to safety challenges

Webfleet has released its second annual Road Safety Report for 2023, conducted between June and August, and gathering responses from 54 individuals representing 7 948 trucks operating in South Africa. "With the survey now presenting at least two years of data, we are...

Gamers increasingly targeted by cybercriminals

The global gaming community - which currently accounts for nearly half the world's population - has found itself increasingly under fire by cybercriminals, according to a comprehensive investigation by Kaspersky. In the period spanning July 2022 to July 2023, the...

Pandemic is a catalyst for change in higher education

South Africa's higher education sector is faced with new technological, financial and collaborative challenges in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. These challenges and new areas for growth are some of the most pressing issues for university vice-chancellors. In...

PC shipments at a 10-year high

The global PC market climbed 12,7% from a year ago to reach 79,2-million units in Q3 2020 as it continued to benefit hugely from the Covid-19 crisis. Research from Canalys shows that this is the highest growth the market has seen in the past 10 years. After a weak Q1,...

How Covid-19 will change digital commerce

Gartner has identified five areas of digital commerce that will change due to shifting customer buying behaviors and accelerated digital investment in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. "Digital commerce has played an important role during the pandemic by enabling...

Coronavirus still the biggest phishing threat

KnowBe4’s Q3 2020 top-clicked phishing report reveals coronavirus-related email subjects remain the biggest threat. Covering the entire third quarter, simulated phishing tests with a message related to the coronavirus were the most popular, with a total of 50%. Social...

Commonwealth portal for disaster support

A new online portal launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat will help member countries easily find the right type of financial support to prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters. The Commonwealth Disaster Risk Finance Portal will serve as a...

Sales organisations set for data-driven transition

By 2025, 60% of B2B sales organisations will transition from experience- and intuition-based selling to data-driven selling, according to Gartner. They will merge their sales process, sales applications, sales data and sales analytics into a single operational...

Info-stealing Valak variant enters Top 10 malware list

Check Point Research has published its latest Global Threat Index for September 2020, which shows that an updated version of Valak malware has entered the Index for the first time, ranking as the ninth most prevalent malware in September. First observed in late 2019,...

FNB Connect records massive growth in data and voice usage

FNB Connect has revealed that its customers have used 40% more data and a 56% increase in voice minutes usage in the last 12 months. In addition, the operator has recorded a 25% growth in true active customers, including a 36% growth in premium subscribers who earn...

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