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...

Tesla outperforms rival stocks with 224% ROI

Tesla is among the notable growth stocks that have recorded significant returns for investors. Despite the electric vehicle manufacturer's stock slumping in 2021, it has maintained an edge over competitors. According to data acquired by Finbold, Tesla stock registered...

Growth resilient for backup appliances

The EMEA purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) market has been resilient to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, with spending on traditional backup appliances reaching $366,9-million in 1Q21, up 10.3% from 1Q20, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC)...

Vodacom Business helps get ARVs delivered

Patients with Aids and tuberculosis, who often suffer unnecessarily when their medicines are unavailable due to stock shortages at hospitals and clinics, will soon be receiving improved service thanks to new technology. Vodacom Business is rolling out a new stock...

Vox rolls out uncapped voice

Vox Telecom has launched what it believes to be a first-to-market uncapped voice product aimed at reducing the telephony costs of small to medium businesses. "We want to make telephony costs predictable, and cost effective for small to medium businesses, and an...

Employers miss out on talent

New research from specialist recruiter Robert Walters has revealed that employers are still largely neglecting valuable sources of talent despite the ongoing skills shortage. The study, which surveyed over 600 professionals and hiring managers from a range of...

SA drivers could save big on electric cars

South African drivers could save significant sums by choosing an electric vehicle (EV), according to a new study by the uYilo e-Mobility Technology Innovation Programme at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Researchers at uYilo, which is supported by the...

Rob Abraham set to retire

Industry veteran Rob Abraham is set to retire from his position as director of Altron, effective the end of February 2016. Abraham was appointed as CEO of the Bytes Technology Group and member of the Altron Executive Committee in March 2010. Prior to that, he was MD...

Shoppers flock to Jumia on Black Friday

Black Friday, the busiest shopping day imported from the US, drew in more than 2,8-million unique visitors on jumia.com, the Nigerian online shopping mall that is believed to be the biggest in Africa. Mobile traffic accounted for 67% of total traffic amounting to a...

Absa, MTN Huawei partner on mobile banking

Absa has partnered with MTN to offer free access to mobile and internet banking via Absa's banking application and via Absa.mobi for all MTN customers. Customers who don't have data or airtime will be able to access digital banking at no charge through this...

Logicalis buys Australian cloud company

Datatec subsidiary Logicalis Group has acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Thomas Duryea Consulting, an Australian ICT services and solutions provider. Established in 2000, Thomas Duryea is a provider of data centre, cloud and Microsoft solutions and service...

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