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...

Spatial data maps where Super El Niño will hit SA hardest

The South African Weather Service gave the clearest sign yet on 1 September: this El Niño is on course to become the strongest event in living memory, with sea surface temperatures already tracking past 3°C above normal. A national outlook can't say which town or...

These industries will lead ICT spending growth

Worldwide spending on information and communications technology (ICT) reached nearly $4,7-trillion in 2022 and, after a slightly slower 2023, is forecast to grow steadily through 2027 with a 5,7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), according to the latest update to...

Google reinforces already strong GenAI portfolio

Google continues to impress with the latest round of "Duet AI for Google Workspace" features unveiled at Google Cloud Next '23; however, vague rollout timelines stole some thunder from the announcements, according to research conducted by GlobalData. Gregg Willsky,...

A complex, hybrid workforce is the new reality

A Gartner survey of company leaders, representing HR, legal and compliance, finance and real estate, revealed 82% of respondents intend to permit remote working some of the time as employees return to the workplace. For many organizations with employees working both...

Are you prepared for a Covid-19 in the workplace?

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa have surpassed the 200 000 mark and, with more workplaces re-opening, it is inevitable that a worker may present with symptoms related to the virus. It is imperative that employers are prepared for such an event...

Siemens, SAP join forces on industrial transformation

Siemens and SAP have announced a new partnership that will leverage their industry expertise and bring together their complementary software solutions for product lifecycle, supply chain and asset management so their customers can deliver collaborative business models...

UP makes its mark in global rankings

The University of Pretoria (UP) has been ranked number one in South Africa and Africa in uniRank's list of the top universities on the continent. uniRank is an international higher education directory and search engine featuring reviews and rankings of over 13 000...

African users hit with unbidden push notifications

Kaspersky analysis of threats prevented in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Namibia, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Egypt in May 2020 has demonstrated that in just a month 100 414 users in these countries were subjected to the unwanted push notification appearance. All in all,...

Solid growth forecast for video surveillance cameras

Despite the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the exclusion of the two market leaders from contention for U.S. government contracts, the video surveillance camera market will experience growth through 2025. This is largely due to the increasing adoption of...

Ponzi schemes flourish in economic downturn

In his budget adjustment speech, the Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni announced that the economy could contract by as much as 7,2% and was expected to continue to shed jobs. Owing to the weak economy exacerbated by the Covid-19 lockdown, many of South Africa's top...

Businesses and individuals need to plan for the next disaster

The Covid-19 pandemic might be easing around the world, but it holds lessons to be learned for the future. One lesson is that even households need to do scenario planning, where they make assumptions on what the future is going to be and how their environments might...

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