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...

PrintNightmare vulnerability may drive more attacks

In June 2021, researchers accidentally published a proof of concept (PoC) exploit for a critical Windows Print Spooler vulnerability, also known as PrintNightmare that allows users to gain access to corporate networks. While the patch for the vulnerability has been...

Snake Keylogger enters malware top 10

Trickbot was still the most prevalent malware in July while Snake Keylogger, which was first detected in November 2020, has surged into second place following an intense phishing campaign. These are among the findings from the latest Global Threat Index for July 2021...

Milk shortages add to cost pressures

As consumers continue to grapple with high food prices triggered by the recent drought and the ailing economy, milk will soon be added to their list of costly staple foods. Dairy farmers are currently facing production shortages and will likely run into supply issues...

In-app advertising to dominate on mobile

A new study released by IHS and Facebook's Audience Network found that by 2020 in-app native advertising revenue will generate almost two-thirds (63,2%) of mobile display advertising revenue and will amount to $53,4-billion. Mobile advertising has grown faster than...

Industrialisation must be green

The economic and environmental benefits stemming from greening Africa's industrialisation make the environmental approach the only viable option for the continent's continued development, argues the latest Economic Report on Africa, titled "Greening Africa's...

What it costs Apple to build the iPhone SE

A preliminary estimate by IHS and its Teardown and Cost Benchmarking Service shows that the iPhone SE smartphone costs about $160 to build. The US version of an entry-level iPhone SE with 16Gb of NAND memory carries a bill of materials (BOM) of $156.20, which rises to...

All systems go for virtualization, cloud

Virtualisation and cloud computing are finally becoming a reality, with a new study indicating that adoption is increasing, together with faster deployment and greater tangible benefits. But there are mixed feelings about how secure these systems will prove to be....

Cell C joins fibre to the home fray

Cell C's commercial offerings of its fibre-to-the-home service, C-Fibre, are available to customers immediately. The company has partnered with open access fibre network operator, Vumatel to bring competitive uncapped fibre offerings to customers in the Vumatel...

April Fool’s joke backfires for Notebook Co

An April Fool's joke turned sour for The Notebook Company when some suppliers failed to see the humour in a spoof liquidation notice. On Friday, 1 April 2016 The Notebook Company CEO, Christopher Riley, informed all its local suppliers that the company hasdbeen placed...

Orange buys into African Internet Group

Africa Internet Group, the largest e-commerce platform in Africa and parent company of Jumia, has partnered with telecommunications company Orange to accelerate the growth of the company and seize development opportunities on the continent. In line with the...

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