Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

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...

Insurance industry under fire as cost-of-living crisis worsens

The world is currently facing one of the harshest economic climates experienced since the 2008 global financial crisis, raising concerns that more people may turn to fraud to address the financial pressure they are experiencing. "Rising inflation and the current war...

Data roaming fraud set to rocket

A new study from Juniper Research has found that losses from global roaming fraud are anticipated to exceed $8-billion by 2028; driven by the increase in bilateral roaming agreements for data-intensive use cases over 5G networks. In turn, it predicts fraudulent data...

UW Ventures, Allan Gray invests in Peach Payments

Peach Payments, a leading electronic payments platform for entrepreneurs, SMEs and large enterprise businesses in South Africa, has raised growth funding to drive its expansion into Africa. UW Ventures, in partnership with Allan Gray, has led this latest round of...

UCT shares phased re-opening plan

The University of Cape Town (UCT) will follow a four-phase approach to students' return to campus. Three groups of students - final-year medical students, academically vulnerable students and those needing to access campus labs to complete their 2020 studies - will be...

Networks and their critical role during the pandemic

Kathy Gibson reports from a virtual Ericsson briefing – Telecommunications has proved to be incredibly important during the Covid-19 pandemic, helping people to stay in touch, keep entertained, and work remotely. This is according to Chafic Traboulsi, vice-president...

Blockchain comes of age

In 2019 and 2020, enterprise blockchain solutions reached minimum viable product (MVP). Since then technical barriers are falling fast in the building of a new network of networks. Hot spots of development are now making visible the shape of things to come and the...

Fibre enables new levels of Internet connectivity

Since the onset of Covid-19 and the consequential lockdown, reliable and fast Internet connectivity has become a vital requirement for businesses and individuals working and learning from home. Expansion in the digital economy and the resultant exponential growth in...

Covid-19 and its effect on SA’s gig economy

The non-standard employment status of gig workers during Covid-19 has made them particularly vulnerable during an economic shutdown. However, some gig networking platforms have stepped up to ease the pain, according to a report by The Fairwork Project - a...

The future of SMME financing

Traditional models of business funding need a rethink if South Africa's small businesses and entrepreneurs are to emerge from the financially crippling "winter of coronavirus" into a spring of growth and rejuvenation. Accepting that downturns, recessions and economic...

Tips to help SMEs weather the crisis

The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC ) has revealed that 86% of small businesses say they have suffered negative effects as a result of the pandemic, with just 14% of small business owners saying they had experienced limited effects. "The short-term outlook for...

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