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...

IBM will train 2m in AI, with focus on the underserved

To help close the global artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap, today IBM has committed to train 2-million learners in AI by the end of 2026, with a focus on underrepresented communities. To achieve this goal at a global scale, IBM is expanding AI education...

Vergelegen winery goes green with solar

Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West has installed a solar power plant that has taken its hilltop winery building off the grid. The investment involved installing six solar tables, comprising a total of 500 panels and covering1400m². In addition to the panels, the...

Drones and their role in pan-African healthcare

Drones are being successfully deployed to support medical and humanitarian projects across Africa. But for greater, more sustainable, impact they will need to be fully integrated into supply chains within an enabling regulatory environment. This emerged during a...

Global e-waste surges to record levels

A record 53,6-million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21% in just five years, according to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020. The new report also predicts global e-waste - discarded products with a battery or plug - will...

Telco edge will drive innovation, collaboration and competition

The telco edge will develop in parallel with 5G Standalone (SA) deployments starting in 2021 that will utilise 5G connectivity types such as ultra-reliable low-latency (URLLC), massive Machine Type Communications (mMTC), and enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) services....

Lockdown experiences from fintech startups

South Africa’s extended lockdown has provided some fintech startups with growth opportunities as people adapt how they engage with their finances. For others, however, there have been challenges. This is the word from fintech startups associated with AlphaCode, which...

Trojans, backdoors, droppers top analysts’ searches

Anonymised statistics from free requests to the Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal have revealed that almost three quarters (72%) of the analysed malicious files fell into three categories: trojans, backdoors, and droppers. The statistics also show that the types of...

Top companies were doing well before Covid-19

The Global Top 100 companies by market capitalisation performed strongly from March to December 2019 and still outperformed industry peers amid market volatility caused by Covid-19 in Q1 2020, according to new analysis by PwC. PwC analysed the Global Top 100 companies...

The role of philanthropy in fighting SA’s Covid crisis

A new Centre for Strategic Philanthropy has been established at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School dedicated to examining strategic philanthropy in South Africa. It will examine the role of philanthropy in helping to bridge the annual funding gap of...

Smartwatch shipments grow despite coronavirus

Worldwide smartwatch shipments reached 14,3-million units in Q1 2020, up 12% year on year, despite Covid-19, according to Canalys. Though Apple's shipments fell 13%, its smartwatch platform remains the world's largest and is growing steadily. WatchOS gained 4-million...

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