IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

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...

Economic freedom allows better income mobility

Economic freedom enhances income mobility while the poor in unfree nations have fewer opportunities to escape poverty and build prosperity. This is among the findings of a study released today by the Free Market Foundation (FMF) in conjunction with Canada's Fraser...

African mobile phone market recovery still on track

Smartphone shipments into Africa grew 13,2% year on year in Q2 2021 to total 22,8-million devices, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The Worldwide Quarterly Global Mobile Phone Tracker shows that feature phone shipments...

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...

Storage sales see regional contraction

Although one of the fastest developing regional markets until 2015, the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMA) external storage market declined by 10% year-on-year in 2015. Total shipment value dropped below $2-billion, while total market capacity...

Game algorithms could catch criminals

Fujitsu Laboratories and the University of Electro-Communications have announced the development of a high-speed algorithm that uses mathematical game theory as an artificial intelligence technology to aid in the development of security planning. This will work to...

Local identity app aims to go global

ThisIsMe, the South African developer of an identity solution, has set its sights on expanding into the African and international markets this year, having gained $2,5-million in funding from private investors. Mark Chirnside, CEO of ThisIsMe, says the solution and...

Openserve slashes access pricing

Openserve, the wholesale division of Telkom, has is planning price reductions to its IP Connect (IPC) and South African Internet eXchange (SAIX) Dedicated Access services, becoming effective on 1 June 2016. Prenesh Padayachee, chief of sales and marketing at...

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