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...

Altron set to divest of two operations

Altron has issued a trading statement for the six months ended 31 August 2023 warning shareholders of substantial changes in its financial results from the previous corresponding period. Headline earnings per share (HEPS) from continuing operations is estimated to be...

Half of breached organisations unwilling to up security spend

IBM Security's newly-released annual Cost of a Data Breach Report says that the global average cost of a data breach reached $4,45-million in 2023 - an all-time high for the report and a 15% increase over the last three years. Detection and escalation costs jumped 42%...

Mixed results for large format printer market

Results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker show that large format printer shipments grew on a worldwide basis in the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19). "Shipment growth in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa...

Positive month for vehicle sales

While South Africa's Budget Speech may only have an impact on new vehicle sales during March, the market seemingly reacted positively to it during February. In January, WesBank had forecast the market to decline 3,5% this year, and the second month of the year will...

Seacom, Tata extend SA partnership

Seacom and Tata Communications have joined forces to offer high-speed, reliable pathways between Africa, Europe and Asia to meet the growing demand for connectivity linking these regions. The partnership allows the two companies to leverage each other's regional and...

How CFOs can prepare for the future of finance

Finance leaders often struggle to make sense of the many trends that impact their finance function and the wider organisation today. According to Gartner, understanding these 10 trends will help them to succeed in their role. Digital is creating a skills disconnect As...

Macro-enabled documents used for malware delivery

While the fourth quarter of 2019 saw a decrease in total malware volume, a key global trend also unfolding within the period was the use of macro-enabled documents for malware delivery. This is according to Cofense's Q4 2019 Malware Trends Report, giving insight into...

Covid-19 stalls smartphone rebound

The global smartphone market recovery will be impacted in 2020 as uncertainties around Covid-19 increased over the last month. According to the latest forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the worldwide...

IDC revises PC figures down on virus fears

With 2019 in the rearview mirror and the emergence of the Covid-19 virus, International Data Corporation (IDC) has lowered its forecast for personal computing devices (PCDs), inclusive of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets. According to new projections...

Minimise turnover with new workplace culture

Retaining employees and avoiding the shortage of critical talent and skills that can result from employee turnover remains a top priority for HR leaders, according to Gartner. There are several factors that drive employee turnover, but lack of career opportunities...

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