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...

Windows 11 launches with features to make connecting easier

Kathy Gibson reports - Microsoft has launched Windows 11, the latest iteration of the operating systems that debuted 35 years ago. "This comes at a time when the PC has played a more important time in our lives," says Frank Shaw, corporate vice-president:...

Digital experience a key priority for insurers

Kathy Gibson reports – Too often glitches in computer systems end up being bad customer experiences, which can turn into massive problems for companies. But a digital experience platform (DXP) can go a long way to alleviating these issues, says Ndagi Job Gohsi, GM of...

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...

Call for FBP to release policy comments

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has called on the Film and Publications Board (FPB) to make public copies of submissions made by interested parties in response to the FPB's Draft Online Content Regulation Policy. The controversial draft...

Smartphone boom in emerging markets

Continued demand for affordable smartphones in emerging markets drove worldwide sales of smartphones in the third quarter of 2015, according to Gartner. Global sales of smartphones to end users totalled 353-million units, a 15,5% growth over the same period in 2014....

MTN engages on NCC fine, restructures

The Nigerian Commuinications Commission (NCC) has reduced the massive fine imposed on MTN to the equivalent of $3,4-billion (R46,42-billion) The original fine was $5,2-billion (R71-billion), made up of $200 000.00 for each subscriber the operator didn't deregister....

Android, iOS mobile devices under attack

Cyber-criminals continue to leverage the gaps in the security of Android and iOS operating systems to target mobile device users, regardless of platform, which is causing an increase in the already exponential growth of mobile malware. This is according to the Trend...

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