Microsoft South Africa has set up the YES Microsoft AI Skills Initiative, aiming to skill up 300 000 young South Africans on artificial intelligence (AI). “This partnership is transformative,” says Ravi Naidoo, CEO of Youth Employment Service. “We can use AI to drive...

International Data Corporation (IDC) has published its Top 10 predictions on the future of the IT industry and how "AI Everywhere" will affect technology decisions as organisations seek to extend their digital business efforts. This year's predictions in the IDC...

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) reported on 9 September that South African business confidence improved in the third quarter - though remained very pessimistic. By Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy&...

South African-founded cryptocurrency exchange Luno has been acquired by Digital Currency Group (DCG), a global enterprise that builds, buys, and invests in blockchain companies. Luno began in South Africa in 2013. It now has 5-million customers spanning over 40...

Alviva Holdings has issued a trading statement warning stakeholders of significantly lower earnings for the year ended 30 June 2020. Headline earnings are expected to be 52% to 58% lower than last year, down from R426-million to between R180-million and R205-million....

The South African banking industry is phasing out the use of cheques, and will stop honouring cheques issued from 1 January 2021. Standard Bank tells customers that the use of cheques has declined significantly as consumers shift to digital payments. "In response, and...

More people than ever are working from home, but companies have so far failed to increase their security training and awareness. As of mid-February, about 4,7-million US employees were working remotely, with social distancing measures introduced in March causing that...

South African vehicle sales may be down by nearly one-third compared to winter 2019, but the market for used cars is growing, with South Africa's most perennially popular brands leading the virtual sales lot, according to Gumtree.co.za. Recent Wesbank data suggests...

Telkom has announced that Santie Botha and Khanyisile Kweyama, both independent non-executive directors of the board of directors, will retire with effect from 25 September 2020 and 31 December 2020 respectively. Alphonzo Samuels and Hemmanth (Herman) Singh have been...

Gig technology company, M4Jam and youth development lab Lucha Lunako have entered a partnership to provide work and training opportunities to young unemployed people around South Africa. Beginning with about 100 unemployed youth, the collaboration will create a...