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...

How to ensure AI is human-centric

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - In 1996, chess master Garry Kasparov agreed to a match against IBM's Big Blue computer - and lost. In analysing the game, Kasparov came to the conclusion that he hadn't in fact been beaten by a machine but by a human, because it was a...

Swift action urged to achieve gender equality by 2030

Dr Achieng Ojwang, executive director of UN Global Compact Network, South Africa - addressing the 20th Annual Standard Bank Top Women Conference - has emphasised the urgency of accelerating efforts to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) which...

Luno hits 5m users, expands into Australia

Cryptocurrency exchange Luno, which started in South Africa with over 5-million customers in over 40 countries, has now made its platform available to Australians. The company cites a supportive fintech environment as well as growing cryptocurrency awareness and...

WHO pushes for stronger health systems in Africa

Health Ministers and representatives from African countries gathered this week for the annual World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa voiced concern over the impact of Covid-19 and stressed that the pandemic was a reminder for countries to...

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...

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