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...

Machine learning will create satellite swarms with a hive mind

Swarms of small satellites could communicate amongst themselves to collect data on important weather patterns at different times of the day or year, and from multiple angles. Such swarms, using machine learning algorithms, could revolutionize scientists’ understanding...

MTN Business aims for the big time

MTN Business, the enterprise business unit of MTN SA, plans to focus on three key areas in a bid to become the ICT partner of choice, namely, getting the basics right, accelerating growth and diversifying its revenue streams. The interplay between these goals in the...

Untested policies could hamstring telecoms

Proposed policy changes could have a huge negative impact on the telecommunications industry. This is the word from Mteto Nyati, CEO of MTN SA, who points out that the industry is facing a number of massive challenges. The new integrated broadband policy on the table...

PC opportunity amid the gloom

The worldwide PC market registered one of its lowest quarterly growth rates in the first quarter 2016, but Gartner thinks that several profit opportunities exist for PC vendors. "PCs are no longer the first or only devices users are choosing for internet access," says...

Microsoft moves to shed phone business

Microsoft is selling off its ex-Nokia feature phone unit for $350-million. At the same time, a new Finnish company called HMD Global HMD has conditionally agreed to acquire from Microsoft the rights to use the "Nokia" trademark on feature phones until 2024, and design...

Wits pioneers chair in digital business

Africa's first chair in digital business will be established at the Wits Business School through an initial five-year funding commitment from Telkom. This is in line with leading academic institutions around the world where the digital aspect of business is becoming...

Users conflicted about privacy, security

While European and Middle Eastern consumers have confidence in some organisations to keep their data safe, many are willing to share their personal information in return for using a service for free. This is according to an EMEA-wide study by Opinium Research on...

How to retain professional women

The most important factors that employers of women need to consider when looking to retain employees include a good work life balance, competitive salary and fulfilling work, according to 97% of respondents to a Robert Walters study. The research, which surveyed over...

Technology helped emergency response to Ebola

Mobile phones serving as digital wallets for payments to response workers proved an invaluable tool in Sierra Leone's response to the Ebola crisis. With economic instability, natural disasters and political conflict now taking place at unprecedented rates, a new study...

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