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...

Crypto exchange VALR to partner with Visa

South Africa's largest crypto exchange by trading volume, VALR and Visa - the world's largest card network - have announced a strategic partnership for the issuance of Visa cards and delivery of other digital payment solutions. Visa and VALR will collaborate on...

Broadband drives economic, social development

Kathy Gibson reports - The deployment and adoption of broadband is critical to economic and social development. This is the word from Mathhew Reed, chief analyst: service provider at Omdia, who points to the World Bank's estimate that a 10 percentage point increase in...

Call for entrepreneurs to help reopen tourism

The Hospitality Challenge, in collaboration with Sommet Education, is a global call aiming to receive projects that can help reboot the hospitality sector. The competition is designed to identify ideas and individuals capable of accelerating recovery while promoting...

Online classifieds could unlock close to R10bn economic value

New data from Gumtree reveals that community capitalism made possible by online classifieds platforms could stimulate South Africa's ailing economy by unlocking more than R9,66-billion in value. According to Gumtree, the 14,4-million items listed on its platform...

Facebook launches programme to support SMEs

Facebook today announced a grant of over R8,5-million to support 217 small businesses in South Africa, as part of its $100-million Global Grants Programme announced earlier this year which aims to support 30 000 SMBs in over 30 countries. Aimed at stimulating economic...

The role of digital finance in mitigating the Covid crisis

The unprecedented social and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the role of digital finance in providing relief for millions around the world, supporting businesses and protecting jobs and livelihoods. While the pandemic...

As Covid surges, so do cyber-attacks on healthcare workers

As if Covid-19 wasn't enough of a crisis, the number of cyber-attacks on frontline healthcare responders have surged at the same time as the global pandemic, trending upwards almost entirely in line with case numbers. By March 2020, phishing emails had spiked by over...

AI spend set to double by 2024

Global spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is forecast to double over the next four years, growing from $50,1-billion in 2020 to more than $110-billion in 2024. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending...

Global smartphone sales plunge 20%

The Covid-19 pandemic continued to impact the global mobile phone industry, as worldwide sales of smartphones to end users totaled 295-million units, a decline of 20,4% in the second quarter of 2020, according to Gartner. Among the top five smartphone vendors, Samsung...

Banks still not fully integrating ESG

Environmental, social and governance criteria (ESG) are not yet fully integrated into banks' strategies around the world. More responsible banking practices can be achieved if banks make the criteria part of their risk management frameworks and measure it more...

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