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...

Global government spending set for 2022 growth

Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total $557,3-billion in 2022, an increase of 6,5% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Governments will continue to accelerate investments in digital technologies to respond and recover from the...

Downward pressure on pricing drives wearables momentum

Global wearables shipments grew 32,3% year-over-year as volumes reached 114.2 million during the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Despite early signs of...

Africa’s economic growth still constrained

Economic growth across the region is likely to remain slower in coming years than it has been over the past 10 to15 years. The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) baseline projection for 2016 is now down to 3%, from what was a forecasted 6,1% in April 2015. The main...

Global, domestic factors drive SA equity volatility

South African equity markets are currently undergoing the highest level of volatility on record, driven by global growth factors, domestic policy issues and uncertainty about the Chinese economy. This is according to Head of Old Mutual Investment Group’s Macro...

Youth key to African success

Africa’s future lies in the hands of its youthful population. But, while the region’s start-up businesses are gaining confidence and scale with a growing number of innovations achieving recognition beyond the region’s borders, much more must be done to create an...

Africa can up competitiveness

A new action agenda to help African economies improve their economic competitiveness has been published by the World Economic Forum, the African Development Bank, OECD and the World Bank. The agenda comes at a time when shocks such as low commodity prices and a strong...

Internet for All aims to connect Africa

Efforts to extend the reach of the internet to the 4-billion people worldwide that are not yet connected will only succeed if a digital ecosystem approach is adopted where access, affordability, skills and content are given equal attention, This is according to a new...

FNB is tops for digital and mobile

FNB has been placed at the top of the charts for both digital banking and mobile banking in Columinate's fifth annual Internet Banking SITEisfaction survey. Launched in 2012, the survey is a measure of customer satisfaction with digital banking services in South...

Old Android devices still at risk

While observing the activity of several cybercriminal groups, Kaspersky Lab researchers have spotted unusual activity in a malicious script on an infected web site that is putting Android users at risk. The script usually activates the download of Flash exploits to...

IT and business need to work together

Digital transformation is driving a need for business and IT to work much more closely together to realise business imperatives. While this need has always existed, the increased involvement of lines of business (LoB) and the need for a more business-focused...

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