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...

Consumers spend 10% more on mobile apps

The global app industry has grown tremendously over the years as people spend more on mobile apps than ever. In 2023, consumers worldwide are expected to spend $236-billion on paid apps and in-app purchases and make 262 billion downloads, the highest figures in the...

How SA’s teachers could change the education narrative

World Teachers Day is celebrated tomorrow (5 October) and pays homage to the teachers who have made a difference - and continue to make a difference - in the lives of many learners and communities. But while the teaching profession is globally regarded as a selfless...

What did Hubble see on your birthday?

Space is a vast and endlessly fascinating place. Hubble has been exploring for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the last 30 years. That means it has observed some fascinating cosmic wonder every day of the year - including on your birthday. What did Hubble look...

Finalists for Africa’s Business Heroes contest named

The 2020 Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, a philanthropic program established by the Jack Ma Foundation's Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI), has shortlisted the top 50 finalists from stage one of the selection process. The fifty entrepreneurs...

How lockdown pushes us to relook money, savings

The first few months of 2020 will go down in history as some of the most financially and emotionally draining experienced by South Africans. While most of us understood and supported the rationale behind government's lockdown response, none of us could have...

We’re looking for the cutest pet in the channel

Have you got the cutest pet in the IT channel? We're hoping to find out: as part of the Channelwise and A-Plus 101 Donations Women’s Day initiative, we’re inviting you to post a pic of yourself with your pet, or just your pet. The cutest pet (as judged by Channelwise...

Agile HR key to Covid-19 business recovery

Most human resources leaders report that their organisations are experiencing a large agile transformation broadly as a tool for improving organisational outcomes. A Gartner survey reveals that 63% of respondents report already using some variation of agile methods...

Take a Girl Child to Work Day workshops go virtual

Cell C has held its first virtual workshops for 2020's Take A Girl Child To Work Day (TAGCTWD) initiative. Last year's theme of #MoreThanADay promoted the concept that one day is not enough to help motivate and inspire school-going girls. Due to its resounding success...

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...

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As a Scrum Master, you will help teams from our clients with their Agile way of working, more specifically help Scrum teams to thrive. This key position will put you in a central and challenging position, which offers a great opportunity to be highly visible within...

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