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...

Poor consumer demand drives Southern Africa PC market down

Southern Africa's personal computing device (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, declined 21,4% year on year in the first half of 2023, according to the industry analysis by International Data Corporation (IDC). The newly...

People forget security risks when using tech to unwind

While people relax by watching TV, listening to music, and streaming TV shows or other videos online, they often don't consider the cybersecurity risks. A survey performed by Cint and commissioned by cybersecurity company NordVPN shows that 96% of people turn to...

New insights into remote working

New research from SearchInform has shed light on companies' experiences in shifting to remote work and keeping business processes going. The analysis, the organization says, demonstrates the approach to overcoming current obstacles and gives statistics on how...

Growth for DX despite pandemic

A new update to the IDC Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide shows that spending on the digital transformation (DX) of business practices, products, and organisations will continue at a solid pace despite the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic....

Smart helmet for Covid-19 screening now in SA

As nations get more innovative in their battle against Covid-19, South African-based Granule Holdings is now distributing smart helmets to monitor people for high temperatures. The KC N901 smart helmet, it says, can scan the temperatures of up to 200 people every...

90% of employees don’t prioritise high performance at work

It may not be surprising that the way in which a business defines success is not exactly the same way as its employees define success. In fact, the recent Global Career Aspirations Survey by Talent Solutions: Right Management has shown that only one in 10 employees...

Mobile adware: The silent plague with no origin

The world is witnessing a plague of mobile adware, one of the most common forms of cyberthreats designed to collect personal information from a user's device, according to research from security specialist Check Point. The company says that about 4-billion people are...

Is SA’s lockdown lawful?

As South Africans grow restless in the face of their 57th day in a national lockdown aimed at curbing the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, at least one academic is questioning its legality. In the following article, Professor Robert Vivian, Professor of Finance and...

Facebook and the move to remote working

Facebook may make remote work permanent for at least half of its workers. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, speaking to staff via a livestream, says the move to remote working has been hastened by the Covid-19 pandemic, with most employees working from home now. Remote...

As lockdown eases, focus shifts to keeping employees safe

As governments in Africa start to ease lockdown restrictions and reopen local economies, chief financial officers (CFOs) are focusing on plans to provide a safe working environment for their employees and ensure that this safety can be sustained throughout the...

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