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...

Hybrid working creates operational challenges

It's vital for companies to adopt always-on endpoint management to cater for increasingly dispersed global workforces, according to a new HP Inc study, conducted by Forrester Consulting. A massive 72% of companies surveyed currently have a hybrid working model, with...

Surge in DDoS attacks

Cybercriminals launched approximately 7,9-million distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 2023, representing a 31% year-over-year increase. This is according to the DDoS Threat Intelligence Report from NetScout Systems. Global events like the...

More than 100 000 African health workers have Covid-19

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of the threat posed by Covid-19 to health workers across Africa. More than 10 000 health workers in the 40 countries which have reported on such infections have been infected with Covid-19 so far, a sign of the challenges...

MTN expects higher earnings

MTN has issued a trading statement alerting shareholders to a big increase in earning for the six month ended 30 June 2020. The group expects to report an increase in earnings per share (EPS) of at least 345 cents or 140%, representing EPS of greater than 592 cents...

SA drives Vodacom growth

Vodacom Group has issued a trading update for the quarter ended 30 June 2020. Group service revenue was up 7,6% and Group revenue grew by 5,6%, benefitting from strong growth in South Africa with customer demand increasing during the lock down period. International...

Wozniak takes on YouTube over bitcoin scam

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is suing YouTube for allowing scammers to use his name and picture in bitcoin giveaway scams. According to court papers, videos posted on YouTube claim that Wozniak is hosting a bitcoin promotion that promises to double any bitcoins sent...

China launches Mars rover

China launched a Mars probe on Thursday, aiming to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission, and taking the first step in its planetary exploration of the solar system. A Long March-5 rocket, China's largest launch vehicle, carrying the spacecraft with a...

SA gets first-ever African Development Bank funding for Covid response

The board of directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of approximately R5-billion ($288 million) to the government of South Africa, as the country battles one of the largest Covid-19 caseloads in the world. South Africa confirmed its first case of...

A new perspective on the modern workplace

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we live and work. According to Cisco-commissioned research, the dramatic shift in the percentage of employees working from home created unexpected challenges, with the priority being to keep businesses moving forward. The...

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