As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

Spatial data maps where Super El Niño will hit SA hardest

The South African Weather Service gave the clearest sign yet on 1 September: this El Niño is on course to become the strongest event in living memory, with sea surface temperatures already tracking past 3°C above normal. A national outlook can't say which town or...

Stealer is disguised as games and performs well in search

Even with more ways to play games, from new consoles to in-browser options and mobile games, demand for PC games persists. So does a gamer’s desire to play them for free – often by finding and downloading cracked versions of games. However, such shortcuts often come...

Africa Data Centres in hyperscaler expansion

Africa Data Centres has announced a $500-million plan to build large hyperscale data centres throughout Africa, including the North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. The project will involve building 10 hyperscale data centres, in 10 countries, over the...

MTN aims for better customer experience

Improved voice quality, enhanced data throughput and guaranteed network availability, will be the key drivers that will propel and enrich customer experience and make MTN the preferred network of choice for broadband services. This is according to Krishna Chetty,...

Mining, water authorities fail people of Mpumalanga

Government's failure to ensure that mining companies comply with the law is causing unprecedented environmental degradation and chronic health problems in Mpumalanga - with dire consequences for communities and South Africa's future prosperity. These are the findings...

#Hack.Jozi winners solve real issues

The winners of the 2016 #Hack.Jozi Challenge, announced by the City of Joburg and Wits University last night, will scale their businesses to create jobs and help beat real issues they identified in healthcare, education and local government administration in the City...

Africa is still open for business

Africa remains one of the preferred frontiers for investment opportunities and doing business, according to a report released by PwC Africa. Despite recent global economic uncertainty, growth and foreign direct investment in Africa has continued. This is confirmed by...

Search for a Zika cure is on …

IBM's World Community Grid and scientists are launching an international study to identify drug candidates to cure Zika, a fast-spreading virus that the World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency. IBM and a global team of scientists are...

Orange signs multi-site deal with AngloGold Ashanti

Orange Business Services has extended and expanded its network contract with AngloGold Ashanti, delivering a range of network services across 44 sites in Africa, America and Australia to improve collaboration and securely manage Internet and cloud growth....

MTN aims for major turnaround

MTN SA is working on an aggressive turnaround strategy that involves investment in people, processes and technology. Mteto Nyati, CEO of MTN SA, says the company has made some firm commitments: to transform customer experience, return to growth and overhaul people...

Is SA heading for stagflation?

Weak preliminary indicators, which include manufacturing production, mining output, and retail trade sales, strongly suggest that South Africa's GDP growth rate could record a quarter-on-quarter annualised contraction during the first quarter. Thea Fourie, senior...

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