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...

Traditional employment avenues are disappearing

While South Africa's economy is unable to absorb huge numbers of the unemployed, a lesser traditional approach to income generation may be the solution. This is the word from Direct Selling Association of South Africa (DSA) chairperson Rajesh Parshotam, responding to...

New work shakeup as talent seeks its freedom

Skilled professionals forced to work from home since the Covid lockdown are finding themselves reluctant to return to the rigid corporate world. The sense of freedom gained from this enforced change to their working lives is prompting many to plan the even more...

ICT investment could drive SA economy

While the expansion of mobile broadband and fibre-optic networks are driving growth of ICT services in South Africa, additional infrastructure investment will be needed to keep pace with rapidly-rising market demand.  South Africa has a set of ambitious targets laid...

Smartphone sales flat in saturated markets

Vendors shipped a total of 334,9-million smartphones worldwide in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16), up slightly from the 334,3-million units in 1Q15, marking the smallest year-over-year growth on record. The minimal growth this quarter is primarily attributed to...

Network skills for TUT students

Huawei and the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) have jointly launched a Huawei Authorised Information and Network Academy (HAINA) at the university's Soshanguve Campus. The HAINA initiative is a global ICT technology education programme and this is its first...

#Hack.Jozi: top 10 finalists announced

The top 10 finalists of the 2016 #Hack.Jozi Challenge have been announced, and include ideas ranging from ways for parents to reduce screen time for their children and a free pick up and drop off laundry service, to an online platform to upload or download building...

Net neutrality key to robust democracy

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) believes discrimination should not feature in the country's online or real-world environments. The association says there should, therefore, be no blocking or prioritisation of lawful websites, content,...

SAB wants innovators who make an impact

The SAB Foundation opens entries into its annual Social Innovation programme today (3 May 2016). Entrepreneurs or innovators who have developed a product or service with a demonstrable social impact are invited to participate in the programme which offers a first...

IT services spend to reach $480bn

According to a series of new IDC Financial Insights Worldwide IT Spending Guides, financial services IT spending will reach almost $480-billion worldwide in 2016 with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4,2%. The new series of guides for banking, capital...

SA scientists ID exploding star

South African astronomers have identified a rare star that exploded about 1 500 years ago. At the time, the star would have outshone all the stars of the Orion constellation, reaching a similar brightness to Jupiter in the night sky. Dr Brent Miszalski, South African...

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