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...

Datatec expects earnings to rise

In its trading statement for the six months ended 31 August 2023, Datatec reports good demand for its technology solutions and services across the world. The group's operations remain well-positioned to service customers in their respective markets as it actively...

Google still the world’s most valuable media brand

As one of the Big Five tech companies, Google has had a major impact on the media industry reshaping the news landscape, transforming the music industry, revolutionising video consumption, and ranked as the world's biggest media brand for three years. And, according...

ZACR celebrates 32 years’ service

The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) non-profit company celebrates 32 years of service to the local Internet (28 July). For over three decades, Africa’s best performing registry operator has managed the technical and administrative wellbeing of the entire South African .ZA...

NAPAfrica partners with Epsilon

Global connectivity and communications service provider Epsilon has partnered with NAPAfrica to deliver peering at the largest Internet exchange (IX) on the African continent. This marks Epsilon’s first IX partnership in Africa, having established relationships with...

Businesses warned of ProLock ransomware

Business are being warned to be wary of ProLock, a quirky, destructive ransomware with troubling aftershocks. SophosLabs has provided an in-depth look at this ransomware and its unusual file encryption: it skips files smaller than 8 192 bytes, and starts encrypting...

Much-needed infrastructure projects gazetted

Strategic integrated projects described as the next step in the in the implementation of South Africa’s Infrastructure Investment Plan have been gazetted. In this statement, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille, MP and Head of Investment and...

Whose pet is the cutest in the channel?

It was a tough choice, but we've picked the winner of the cutest pet picture. The competition, held as part of the A-Plus Channelwise Women’s Day initiative, 101 Donations, was held over the weekend. It seems that the IT channel specialises in cute pets, and we were...

OT networks pose growing cyber risk

The security of operational technology (OT) networks are a growing concern as it involves the world's factories, utilities, healthcare, public transportation companies, energy facilities, and more--all of which have seen an enormous transformation in recent years....

Computer Olympiad to go ahead online

The SA Computer Olympiad, one of IITPSA's key skills development projects, will go ahead online this year. The first round of the South African Programming Olympiad will run from today (27 July) to 31 July. Given the Covid-19 regulations at schools across the country,...

Contactless technology keeps drivers’ eyes on the road

New contactless touchscreen technology developed by Jaguar Land Rover and the University of Cambridge will help keep drivers' eyes on the road and reduce the spread of bacteria and viruses in a post Covid-19 world. The patented technology, known as ‛predictive touch',...

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