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...

Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

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...

Virtual wheeling could decentralise power generation

Kathy Gibson reports - Virtual wheeling could go a long way to solving one of the biggest bottlenecks in the power ecosystem - getting electricity from new, green generation projects to the consumer. According to Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, minister or electricity, new...

AI helps to tip the balance in fighting wildfires

California has a new weapon against the wildfires that have annually devastated the state - artificial intelligence (AI) - with a new system powered by Nvidia GPUs to provide timely alerts to first responders across the Golden State every time a blaze ignites. The...

Covid-19 drives changing workplaces

As businesses, governments, and cities are all in different phases of reopening, they are all in a constant state of evaluating what's safe, what's not and what the future will look like. The Covid-19 pandemic has ushered in remote work on an unprecedented scale, even...

Stakeholders commit to responsible AI

South African businesses, academia, civil societies, human rights activists, labour movements, non-profit organisations, SMMEs, legal fraternity, women and youth organisations have signed an Expression of Interest (EoI). The EoI provides a platform for cooperation and...

Google, Amazon emerge as top phishing brands

It's estimated that phishing is the starting point of over 90% of all attempted cyber-attacks, and Verizon's 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report shows that nearly one-third (32%) of actual data breaches involved phishing activity. What's more, phishing was present...

Vehicle hijacking levels are up

Tracker's vehicle crime statistics for the year July 2019 to June 2020 indicate that hijacking is on the rise and remained prevalent during the lockdown period even with a significant drop in vehicle crime. Hijacking can also happen at any time of the day, any day of...

MTN grows subscriber base

MTN increased its subscriber base by 10,6-million over the six-month period ended 30 June 2020, to 261,5-million. The group reported service revenue growth of 9,4%, with EBITDA margin up by 6,4 percentage points to 49,7% EBITDA (before once-off items) growing by 21%....

Logicalis Latin America acquires a stake in Kumulus

Datatec has announced that Logicalis Latin America has acquired a 30% stake in Kumulus, a company based in Brazil with 80 employees specialising in Microsoft cloud and data manged services. With this investment, Logicalis strengthens its ability to assist customers on...

Net1 CEO to step down

Net1 today announced that, after 22 years with Net1, CEO Herman Kotzé will be stepping down on 30 September 2020. "Following a number of transformational corporate actions over the last year, including the sale of certain material assets and the retirement of all...

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Infrastructure and Security Project Manager

Welcome to the Concrete Jungle - Johannesburg !!! Miss the Rush Our Traffic with a Hybrid Working Model !!! Are you a talented and experienced Project Manager with a passion for infrastructure and security? Do you have a track record of successfully delivering complex...

Project Manager at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

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An exceptional opportunity awaits a dynamic individual with the right qualification and experience to assume the position of a Senior Solutions Developer. Minimum Requirements (must be met in order to be considered for this position): A minimum of three (3) year IT or...

Infrastructure and Security Project Manager – Gauteng Johannesburg

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ENVIRONMENT:A passionate coder with 3 years' experience in Microsoft C# .Net is wanted to fill the role of a Software Engineer joining the team of a fast-paced Asset Management Specialist. You'll enjoy working in a mature development environment where you will...

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Our client, a company that provide various HR Solutions looking for Senior and Intermediate Level Java Developers to join their team.The Java Developer is responsible to transfer skills where it's needed and ensure that cross collaboration within the Technology...

Business Process Analyst

NB: This is a 6 months contract, with probable renewal based in Durban Not negotiable: You must have BPM tool ARIS, Achimate and Visio Key Requirements Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field, or equivalent work...

Data Engineer (JHB)

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg seeks a highly technical Data Engineer whose core role will be to drive, design & build scalable ETL systems for a Big Data warehouse to implement robust & trustworthy data to support high...

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ENVIRONMENT:The coding expertise of a self-driven & forward-thinking Senior .Net Developer is sought by a leading global Digital Solutions Tech company in Cape Town to join its team on a renewable 6-month contract basis.REQUIREMENTS:Experience in requirement...

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