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...

Manufacturers say they are more confident

The Q2 Absa Manufacturing Survey has seen a significant improvement in overall sector confidence, with business confidence rising by 21 points to 46 points during the quarter, the highest level since 2012. "The increase was largely driven by strong selling price hikes...

The changing threat landscape

During the last quarter cyber adversaries have shifted from low-return, mass-spread ransomware campaigns toward fewer, customised ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) campaigns targeting larger, more lucrative organisations. This is one of the findings from the McAfee...

Expect cyber-espionage to increase in 2016

2016 is expected to see significant evolution in cyber-espionage tradecraft, according to Kaspersky Lab experts. They believe there will be a dramatic change in how APTs are structured and operated. It is expected to see a decreased emphasis on "persistence", with a...

Nigeria revises new MTN fine upwards

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) appears to have backtracked on a revised fine levied against mobile telecommunications operator MTN, and yesterday raised the amount. On 2 December, MTN received a letter from the NCC to the effect that the fine had been...

Wearables on an upward trajectory

A quarter after Apple debuted as the number two wearables vendor worldwide, Chinese vendor Xiaomi finished the third quarter of 2015 (3Q15) as a strong contender for this position. Similarly, newcomer XTC beat out Samsung as the world's number five wearables vendor....

Tablet shipments set for decline

Worldwide tablet shipments will reach 211,3-million units in 2015, down -8,1% from 2014, according to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker forecast. The new forecast follows three consecutive quarters of declining worldwide...

Huawei plans to promote African connectivity

Huawei has called for enhanced cooperation between China and Africa in building a better connected world in order to promote the digital economy in Africa. As the only representative from the telecommunications industry present at the 5th Conference of Chinese and...

Vox Telecom’s Friday Frenzy kicks off today

Vox Telecom has kicked off a series of Friday Frenzy promotions that aim to cut the cost of connectivity for consumers, across a range of Fat Pipe Home ADSL packages. Starting today (4 December), consumers are encouraged to check the Vox Telecom web site every Friday...

Altron sells Aberdare to Chinese firm for R1,232bn

JSE listed Allied Electronics' subsidiary, Power Technologies (Powertech), has entered into an agreement whereby it will dispose of a controlling equity stake in its shareholding in Aberdare Cables and Aberdare International will dispose of 100% of its shareholding in...

SA is under cyber-attack

The number of malware attacks on South African users increased significantly in 2015 - as much as tripling in some regions. These are some of the figures from Kaspersky Labs' Global Research and Analysis Team, which has noted a significant increase in infection rates...

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