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...

Call for mandatory procurement transformation in community schemes

Minister of Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi believes economic transformation has to take place in the multi-trillion rand community schemes economy, which includes sectional title complexes, homeowners' associations, retirement housing schemes, share block...

Gauteng road users can report faulty traffic lights

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has introduced the ability to report faulty traffic signals through the PotholeFixGP app. The app was launched in 2022 and so far, more than 7 418 potholes have been reported. It is available from Google PlayStore and...

Almost 1bn used smartphones set to enter the market

5G smartphone upgrades could see nearly a billion used devices enter the market across the globe in 2020. This is according to results of an exclusive global consumer research study examining consumer sentiment towards 5G smartphone upgrades and preparedness for...

Tekya Clicker hides in games, utility apps on Google Play Store

Although Google has taken steps to secure its Play store and stop malicious activity, hackers are still finding ways to infiltrate the app store and access users' devices. Millions of mobile phone users have unintentionally downloaded malicious apps that have the...

Covid-19 and OPEC price war strikes Africa’s oil and gas sector

While the short-term effects of Covid-19 on world economies are already being felt and put millions in a situation of economic distress, their long-term ones are yet to be fully grasped. In sub-Saharan Africa, the impact will be felt even stronger because the pandemic...

NASA opens up STEM learning resources

As South Africa goes into lockdown, one big question that looms large in the minds of parents is what to do with children unable to go out to play, and cut off from school. NASA has made available a wealth of education materials to promote STEM (science, technology,...

OTT voice traffic tops 1trn minutes

Telecommunications market research and consulting firm, TeleGeography, has completed the annual update to its TeleGeography Report and Database with refreshed pricing, revenues, traffic volumes and other key performance indicators (KPIs) in the international voice...

Mobile money accounts take off globally

The GSMA today unveiled the annual "State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money", offering a view of the mobile money landscape and highlighting the impact that greater financial inclusion has on lives, economies and innovation, especially in emerging markets. This...

Free Covid-19 monitoring tool for business

In a move designed to assist South African companies more accurately track indicators of Covid-19 at the workplace, data monitoring and evaluation company The Social Collective has created a free platform where decision-makers can internally monitor key metrics daily....

Mental health a priority during pandemic

During the current global crisis brought about by Covid-19 - at the time of writing it was estimated that about 3-billion people around the world are in lockdown situations - it is imperative that businesses and employees prioritise their health. And that includes...

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