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...

Generative AI revs up a new age in the auto industry

From generating content and code, creating images and videos, and testing algorithms with synthetic data, generative AI is a force multiplier enabling leaps in productivity and creativity for nearly every industry – and particularly in transportation, where it’s...

How we could eliminate rare earths in EV motors

The use of rare earths in various modern technology has drawn attention over the years. But with the rising demand for electric vehicles (EVs), the issue has been brought to the fore. By Dr James Edmondson, principal technology analyst at IDTechEx In 2022, 82% of the...

EOH reports progress on turnaround plan

EOH Holdings has reported revenue of R6,354-billion for the six months ended 31 January 2020, with a gross profit margin of 24% and normalised EBIDTA of R405-million. "Our key businesses have delivered sound performances demonstrated by improved gross margins over the...

Wits teams design and manufacture scarce medical kit

Teams from Wits University's digital incubator at the Tshimologong Precinct, the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (MIA) along with the Transnet Centre of Systems Engineering (TCSE) and the Transnet Matlafatšo Centre (TMC) are putting their...

Icasa releases long-awaited spectrum as temporary crisis fix

Icasa is making spectrum, including 5G, available for operators during the Covid-19 crisis. The move is a temporary measure to tide the country over the current period and allocations will be valid until November 2020. The regulator aims to ease the burden of...

ADC buys Standard Bank data centre

Africa Data Centres is acquiring Standard Bank's purpose-built Tier IV data centre in Samrand. Designed to provide the security and reliability demanded by a banking IT system, the data centre is configured with total redundancy of all power and cooling equipment, and...

Contingency planning can minimise disruption

Contingency plans will minimise the business impact of cancelled or postponed events and enable organisations to overcome associated disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Gartner. "Due to the uncertainty surrounding the current event and travel...

Remote working adds unintended risks

Many companies are having to shutdown their premises temporarily at short notice due to the Covid 19 pandemic - and this could be adding to their risk profile. According to the risk consultants of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), improper action or...

Blockchain on the radar in 2020

Data gathered by InsideBitcoins.com indicates that about 38% of organisations are planning to integrate blockchain solutions into their operations in 2020. From the data, it appears that 15% of the enterprises will adopt blockchain solutions on a large scale while 23%...

Second African Business Heroes competition kicks off

The Jack Ma Foundation has launched the second edition of the "Africa's Business Heroes" (ABH) prize competition with applications now open to African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, as well as every sector, age group, and gender. Applications will also...

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