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...

Emerging markets lead global phone recovery

While the supply chain situation hasn't drastically improved, the global smartphone market has shown positive results in recent quarters. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones are...

AI investments set to accelerate

Businesses and organisations across all industries are increasing their investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to create competitive advantage through improved customer insight, greater employee efficiency, and accelerated innovation. The new Worldwide Artificial...

What is driving African youth?

Young Africans are connected, switched on to a broader ecosystem, and want to make a difference in the world. Burson-Marsteller Africa has introduced The A-Generation Study showcasing six trends that reflect the mind set and changing priorities of African youth in...

Mobile app installs to top 210bn

Mobile device users installed nearly 156-billion mobile applications worldwide in 2015, generating $34,2-billion in direct (non-advertising) revenue. A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that these figures will grow to more than...

FNB Connect makes WhatsApp free

As of 1 May 2016 all FNB Connect subscribers have been able to use WhatsApp messaging for free on any FNB Connect SIM. The growing demand for data usage and a large portion of Connect customers using the WhatsApp service on a daily basis has prompted FNB Connect to...

Is blockchain really effective?

While blockchain offers the potential to transform the financial services industry, fully achieving these benefits will require board level buy-in to a substantial commitment of time and resource, and active regulatory support for reform of business processes - with...

Unemployment rockets in 2016

Employment declined by 2,2%, or 355 000, in the first quarter of 2016. Combined with an increase in the number of unemployed persons of 521 000, this resulted in an unemployment rate of 26,7% - 2,2 percentage points higher compared to that reported in the fourth...

More travel tech disruption to come …

Consumer shopping and buying behaviours are always evolving, but the most disruptive changes are still ahead, according to a study from Sabre that examines today's emerging trends to reveal what travelers will want tomorrow. Sabre Hospitality Solutions has partnered...

Lenovo to manufacture servers in Europe

Lenovo has announced that it will begin manufacturing enterprise products for EMEA customers in Europe - including x86 servers and the full range of storage and networking products for the data centre environment. EMEA customers and partners will benefit from faster...

Businesses still at risk from ransomware

Over the last 12 months, there has been a 16% increase in ransomare attacks, according to a data breach investigation report by Verizon. Ransomware is a hot topic because of the organisations being targeted and because of how prevalent it has become. The report...

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