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...

Covid has devastating effect on childhood cancer treatment

Drastic Covid-19 preventive measures following the onset of the pandemic in Africa as well as the heightened focus by countries' health workforce on curbing the virus hugely disrupted other essential health services across the region. Although routine services are now...

Financial services in the age of the platform economy

Digitisation is driving the convergence of industries across the globe resulting in traditional financial services groups contending with a range of new competitors. The implications could be dire for financial services organisations that are unwilling to adapt their...

Quantum leap for cryptography

Researchers have developed a new method to overcome one of the main issues in implementing a quantum cryptography system, raising the prospect of a useable 'unbreakable' method for sending sensitive information hidden inside particles of light. By "seeding" one laser...

People still use unreliable communications

Most Internet users consider online communication channels to be unreliable, but still use them regularly, including to discuss private topics. This is according to a joint survey by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, which found that users consider photo messengers...

Hard transformation journey for banks

Digital transformation (DX) represents the best way for banks worldwide to prepare to respond to rapidly changing customer behaviours and market conditions. However, as with any transformational journey, however, the road to DX maturity is beset with challenges. For a...

IBM, SAP partner on modernisation

IBM and SAP have announced plans across both companies to drive the modernisation of clients' systems and processes and accelerate them into the digital economy. Specifically, the companies plan to co-innovate solutions that increase customer value through cognitive...

SQL Server 2016 arrives in SA

Microsoft South Africa launched SQL Server 2016, the data platform built with advanced predictive analytics capabilities, in South Africa. SQL Server 2016 allows organisations of all sizes to tap into the power of the cloud, data and intelligence to ultimately,...

Transformation in Africa will take leadership

In Africa, transformation will not happen spontaneously, but rather as a result of deliberate and coherent policies that are entrenched into a harmonised development strategy and enlightened by transformational leadership. This is according to Dr Carlos Lopes, UN...

Options for a UK exit of the EU

There is a 35% to 40% chance that the UK could vote to leave the European Union in the 23 June Referendum, according to analyst IHS. "Should the UK decide to leave the EU, the outcome of the move is dependent on terms of the exit," says Howard Archer, chief European...

Locky ransomware targets SA users

South Africa has experienced the sixth-highest number of Locky ransomware attacks in the world, at 220. Kaspersky Lab warns that this ransomware is spreading pervasively across the world, whereby Kaspersky Security Network has already reported Locky attacks in 114...

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