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...

IoDSA, King Committee highlight Companies Act concerns

The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) and the King Committee say that, although they remain supportive of reform efforts in what is a highly contested area, some of the proposals contained in the Companies Act Amendment Bills 2023 relating to remuneration...

SA companies are at risk of cyberattacks

More and more South African companies are falling victim to cybersecurity attacks, prompting them to increase their investment in security tools. This is among the findings from Aon South Africa's 2023 Cyber Risk Survey for South Africa, which provides insights on...

Tourism restrictions ease, but caution remains

The world is slowly opening up again, new research from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) indicates, with destinations cautiously easing travel restrictions introduced in response to Covid-19. As the United Nations specialised agency releases its Global...

OR Tambo cargo traffic up 60% in April

OR Tambo International Airport facilitated a total 1 400 landing and departing cargo flights from 26 March to 22 May, an increase of about 62% over the comparable period in 2019. In April, the only completed month for which figures are currently available, the airport...

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon lifts off …

Following a delay to Thursday's scheduled launch, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday. The mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley lifted off on...

Tarsus restructures amidst Covid-19

No-one is under any illusions that the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent global lockdowns will change the face of business as we know it - and the local distribution channel is no exception. One of the country's leading distributors, Tarsus Technology Group, has become...

SA has third-highest number of cybercrime victims

Increasing reliance on the Internet and technology across multiple platforms has led not only to an expansion of communication options but also created a wealth of opportunities for cyber criminals. According to the latest Accenture report, the attack surface has...

SMEs prioritise cash flow

Covid-19 has had a profound effect on all aspects of business operations, from the supply and demand of products, to logistics, profitability, and cash flow. Many businesses have been unprepared for the event of downtime, yielding an unstable cash flow which can make...

Impact of rating downgrades, interest rate cuts

The market turmoil of the first quarter of 2020 has given rise to opportunities in the South African fixed income market. In an environment of low economic growth and inflation, there are good opportunities to lock in high real yields for investors. This is according...

SA ranks poorly in pension index

Allianz has unveiled the first edition of its Global Pension Report, taking the pulse of pension systems around the world with its proprietary pension indicator, the Allianz Pension Indicator (API). The indicator follows a simple logic: It starts the analysis with the...

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