How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Capitec named as Best Digital Bank

InSites Consulting South Africa today revealed the results of its tenth annual SITEisfaction survey. Launched in 2012, the report is an annual measure of customer satisfaction with digital banking services in South Africa. It rates each banking institution with a...

Banks continue digitalisation journey

The banking sector has undergone many changes in the past few years, especially since the introduction of digital banking platforms and as a result of the pandemic. Customers nowadays are seeking a simplified, integrated and unified experience for all their...

ISPA urges co-operation, not regulation for OTT

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has urged the country's mobile networks to develop new ways to partner and compete with innovative OTT services for the benefit of consumers and to drive the uptake of broadband. OTT is the term used for...

Public cloud on track to hit $204bn in 2016

The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 16,5% in 2016 to total $204-billion, up from $175-billion in 2015, according to Gartner. The highest growth will come from cloud infrastructure services (infrastructure as a service or IaaS), which is...

More effort needed to keep science relevant

Science and technological innovations have been among the most powerful drivers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. But ensuring that science can continue to address social challenges for the years ahead will require greater investments in basic research and better...

Cyber-security a major risk for utilities

Today, even more than in the past, utilities are lamenting the rigidity and costs of running and maintaining their legacy IT solutions, putting CIOs in the spotlight. Utility CIOs are facing significant challenges in determining where to make the most effective budget...

African fintech hub set up in Sandton

AlphaCode, a collaborative club for next generation financial services entrepreneurs, has launched in Sandton, offering members a platform to engage and work alongside experienced entrepreneurs, technology investors and industry experts, resulting in accelerated...

Would-be students could look to a trade

Currently the failure rate at universities is sitting around 50%, with many students not suitably prepared for tertiary education. The solution to this dilemma is for youth to consider a career as an artisan, as there is quicker access to full-time employment - with...

SweepSouth cleans up with R10m funding

SweepSouth, the market-leading pioneer in on-demand home cleaning services on the African continent, today announced it has secured R10-million in new funding. The funding comes from the Vumela Fund, as well as from its existing investor, Vinny Lingham and Llew...

Inoxico secures DEG cash injection

African commercial data and counterparty risk services provider in Africa Inoxico has secured funding from the Up-Scaling Program of DEG, a subsidiary of KfW. With the Up-Scaling Program, DEG finances investments of small and medium enterprises that intend to scale up...

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