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...

Better protection needed as healthcare breaches surge

The healthcare industry's rapid adoption of digital health services and the progression of interconnected devices have revolutionised patient care and operational efficiency. However, this digital transformation has also exposed healthcare systems to a mounting wave...

Most South Africans don’t have enough for retirement

Deloitte's South African Investment Management Outlook for 2023 recently revealed that the country's savings rate sits at only 0,5% and is below that of most emerging market peers. Equally concerning was a report from Genesis Analytics in partnership with the...

Tourism rallies behind WHO on Covid-19 response

As the current outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues to develop, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) have issued a statement outlining their commitment to working together in guiding the travel and tourism...

Sage appoints new distribution partners in Africa

Sage has appointed three Authorised Sage Distributors in the SADC, East Africa and West African regions to serve as valued-added distribution partners for its small and medium business products and services. The new distribution partners are: * First Distribution will...

SA sees decrease in mobile malware attacks

Mobile malware detected in South Africa within 2019 saw a decrease in the number of attacked users compared to 2018. According to Kaspersky researchers, the overall number of users attacked fell from almost 20 000 to around 12 700. This, however, is different from the...

AI set to drive privacy compliance

More than 40% of privacy compliance technology will rely on artificial intelligence (AI) by 2023, up from 5% today, according to Gartner. "Privacy laws, such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), presented a compelling business case for privacy compliance and...

Covid-19 set to slow world growth in 2020

The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 is expected to weaken China's growth sharply in the short-term, causing global disruption. This is according to Orxford Economics, which points out that optimism about 2020 bringing relief for world trade and...

Apple, Samsung dominate smartphone top 10

Apple's iPhone XR was the world's most popular smartphone in 2019, easily outshipping all other models. Apple shipped 46,3-million iPhone XR smartphones last year, more than doubling the 23,1-million units in 2018, according to Omdia's Smartphone Model Market Tracker...

Ransomware threat still alive and well

Ransomware continued to be a mainstay cyber threat last year, according to Trend Micro's 2019 security roundup report. The report details details the most important issues and changes in the threat landscape to provide businesses with insights into best practices and...

What to look for in the budget

The South African economy is in crisis and the annual budget today (26 February) will provide the most important indication of whether the catastrophe will deepen. Independent statistician Garth Zietsman, on behalf of the Free Market Foundation (FMF), examines what he...

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