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...

Underdog Tech Award seeks to reward innovators

inDrive has launched the Underdog Tech Award, a new international prize for the founders of the best tech startups outside major tech hubs and startup communities. The award seeks to support technology startups that have been successfully founded despite facing...

SA has the best digital quality of life in Africa, lags globally

South Africa has the best digital quality of life in Africa but ranks just 72nd in the world. This is according to Surfshark’s fifth annual Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index, where the country dropped by six places from last year. Out of the Index’s five pillars,...

Covid-19 and its impact on global tourism

As tourism slowly restarts in an increasing number of countries, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released new data measuring the impact of Covid-19 on the sector. After several months of unprecedented disruption, the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer reports...

ZACR wants a R10 increase for domains

South Africa's ZA Central Registry NPC (ZACR) is motivating for a price increase in the wholesale registration and renewal fee for co.za, web.za. org.za and net.za domains. The current annual domain fee of R45 has been unchanged since 2014, and ZACR is asking for this...

Telkom launches app to grow small businesses

Aimed at helping the growth of small businesses in South Africa who have been severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, Telkom Business has launched Yep! on Google Play and Apple's app store. Yep! is a digital marketplace where customers can safely and confidently search...

Regional PC monitor market suffers slight dip

PC monitor shipments to the countries of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) declined 1% year on year (YoY) in Q1 2020 to total 1,1-million units, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). However, the firm's Quarterly PC Monitors...

JSE announces new sustainability segment

The Green Bond Segment of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has been expanded to a fully-fledged Sustainability Segment and, with effect from 23 July 2020, interested issuers can list social and sustainability bonds along with green bonds. With the introduction of...

Despite Covid-19, China embraces digital transformation

Despite the negative impact of Covid-19, most enterprises in China are expected to increase their share of ICT spending on digital transformation in 2020. GlobalData's Enterprise ICT Investment Trends in China 2020 Report highlights that the enterprises from China...

Why Africa needs to advance the digital economy

A new report by the Internet Society illustrates how better connectivity represents a key opportunity for countries to continue to develop more resilient digital economies and maps out the steps African countries can take to bring faster and less expensive Internet...

Pandemic could affect consumer credit for years

The pandemic will have a significant effect on the nation's personal finances in the months, and even years. This is one of the conclusions from TransUnion's Q1 2020 South Africa Industry Insights Report (IIR) and its forecast for the ongoing economic impact of...

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