AI set to drive a net increase in jobs by 2030

AI is expected to drive a net increase of 1,7-million jobs by 2030, according to Gartner, which says AI will create more jobs than it eliminates - generating 10,6-million new jobs, while removing 8,9-million jobs worldwide by 2030. “Organisations most advanced in AI...

A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...

NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

Slight uptick for business confidence

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) survey of private business sentiment shows that the Business Confidence Index (BCI) for Q3 improved slightly to 33 from 27 in Q2. While the small gain is encouraging, BCI remains at sharply depressed levels with the Q3 reading...

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...

Companies will abandon IT projects to cut costs

Companies will axe IT projects throughout the remainder of 2020 and into 2021 as the recession bites. This is according to GlobalData's latest report, "Covid-19 Impact on IT infrastructure Equipment", which reveals that there will be a long-term need for IT...

Africa Data Centres completes purchase of Joburg data centre

Africa Data Centres, part of the Liquid Telecom Group, has completed the acquisition of a Tier IV data centre in Johannesburg from Standard Bank. The acquisition has been unconditionally approved by the South African Competition Commission. Stephane Duproz, CEO of...

Covid-19 continues to affect IT spend

According to the latest release of the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide ICT Spending Guide Industry and Company Size, European IT spending (including software, hardware, and IT services) will decline 4,7% in 2020 and reach $487-billion as the Covid-19...

Social media monitoring is OK, say 38% of SA users

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of South African consumers say they are happy for the government to monitor social media activity to keep its citizens safe. This is according to Kaspersky's latest report, Social credits and security: Embracing the world of ratings, that...

Public cloud bucks pandemic spending trends

Public cloud spending in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) will increase to $2,8-billion this year as demand increases following the spread of Covid-19. That's according to the latest research update from International Data Corporation (IDC), which expects...

PayFast sees spike in new registrations

Online payment gateway PayFast has seen a 226% year-on-year increase in new business account registrations in the food industry since Covid-19 led restrictions were put in place in mid-March. In order to continue trading during the lockdown, many businesses have...

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...

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