How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Vodacom reports solid six-month growth

Vodacom has reported group revenue of R72,8-billion for the six months ended 30 September, up 35,5% compared to the same period last year and positively impacted by the acquisition of Vodacom Egypt. Group service revenue saw growth of 42,2%, or 7,9% if Vodafone Egypt...

Role of leadership changes as businesses embrace GenAI

The rise of generative AI in 2023 has been nothing short of remarkable. As the technology went mainstream in the consumer market, progressive senior leaders were quick to respond, seeking to secure their place in the emerging transformation. It's a safe bet that 2024...

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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Scrum Master at Accenture

As a Scrum Master, you will help teams from our clients with their Agile way of working, more specifically help Scrum teams to thrive. This key position will put you in a central and challenging position, which offers a great opportunity to be highly visible within...

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