IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

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...

UCT launches new biodiversity research project

A new biodiversity research project known as BioSCape, which will help researchers better understand the impact of climate change on biodiversity, was announced yesterday by the University of Cape Town. The project will link data collected from satellites and...

Tarsus on Demand ties up distribution for AWS

Tarsus on Demand has been appointed an authorised distributor for Amazon Web Services (AWS), joining a select number of AWS distributors on the African continent looking to advance the adoption of cloud solutions and develop innovative new services and products. The...

Transparent Tribe malware disguised as popular apps

Kaspersky researchers have shared their findings about a new Android spyware application distributed by Transparent Tribe, a prolific APT group, in India under the guise of adult content and official Covid-19 applications. The application reflects the group's move...

Oil demand set to plateau just below pre-Covid levels

World oil demand has grown at a record pace - by 13-million barrels per day (mpd) in the last four months - since the bottom of the Covid-induced collapse in April. But that pace of growth is expected to taper off with global crude demand plateauing just below...

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...

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