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...

SAP, Microsoft partner to deliver RISE with SAP

SAP and Microsoft have partnered to deliver RISE with SAP to customers across multiple global markets, including Africa. RISE with SAP is a complete offering of ERP software, industry best-practices and outcome-driven services designed to help companies migrate their...

Lenovo partners with Ashoka to grow SA changemakers

Lenovo has extended its partnered with Ashoka, a global organisation dedicated to promoting social entrepreneurship, to inspire the next generation of changemakers in South Africa. With a shared vision of creating a global community of Changemakers and Kind Cities,...

African cities are getting more expensive to live in

The majority of African countries have risen in ranking in terms of expenses and cost of living for expatriates, according to Mercer's 2020 Cost of Living Survey. This year, Victoria, Seychelles (14) takes the lead as the most expensive city in Africa while Ndjamena,...

Cisco debuts SecureX for integrated security

Cisco's SecureX, touted as the broadest and most integrated cloud-native security platform, will be available globally on 30 June, included with all Cisco security products. Organisations face the challenge of managing business and security challenges at unprecedented...

Tourism restart signals hope for millions

It’s more than three months since the World Health Organisation declared the Covid-19 pandemic, and the crisis continues to threaten jobs and livelihoods in tourism and beyond. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)is leading a Global Tourism Crisis...

SA’s youth concerned about a range of issues

As South Africa celebrates Youth Day, results from a sweeping pan-African survey reveal that the country's youth have rising concerns about the future of the country and weakening trust in the power of democracy, while unemployment and corruption are considered the...

Economy now top concern for SA consumers

Unemployment and the economy have displaced Covid-19 as the top concerns for South African consumers as they personally experience the economic squeeze after weeks of lockdown. This is according to new Consumer Pulse research from GfK South Africa into the behaviours...

Changes to company operations could become permanent

Since the Covid-19 outbreak, almost all IT and IT enabled services have adopted a new work culture by allowing employees to work from home. Remote working over the last three months has positively impacted productivity and if sustained over the long term, it can have...

Severe slowdown for SA’s smartphone market

South Africa's smartphone market saw shipments decline 22,9% quarter on quarter in Q1 2020, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). While shipments are traditionally weaker in Q1 than in Q4, the major reason behind the...

Comic Con goes ahead in virtual format

The 2020 edition of Comic Con Africa will be held virtually for the first time ever. Comic Con has announced that this year's edition of the biggest event in the pop culture and gaming calendar will go ahead from 24-27 September 2020; bringing a virtual Con to fans in...

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