the real story will be in the detail

the real story will be in the detail

Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong When Telkom releases its results for the year to end-March this Tuesday, the headline number will look spectacular. The detail beneath it will be more interesting. The JSE-listed group flagged in a trading statement last week that headline earnings per share (Heps) from continuing operations will climb 45-55% for the…

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Data centre ‘critical infrastructure’ tag welcomed, but detail still thin

Data centre ‘critical infrastructure’ tag welcomed, but detail still thin

South Africa’s data centre industry has cautiously welcomed the government’s move to designate data centres as critical infrastructure, though key details – including what incentives will be offered and how the policy will be implemented – remain unclear. As TechCentral reported on Wednesday, finance minister Enoch Godongwana used his budget speech to place data centre…

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Africa’s captains of industry detail digital demands

Africa’s captains of industry detail digital demands

Gerald Kasimu, partner and head of advisory, KPMG East Africa. Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into organisations’ processes and systems, including into workforce roles and responsibilities, is among the top pressures business leaders grapple with. This is according to African CEOs, who also list cyber security and digital resilience among pressing business risks. These insights were…

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AMD and Sony detail PlayStation 6 graphics

AMD and Sony detail PlayStation 6 graphics

Sony’s next console, presumably the PlayStation 6, is confirmed to be “a few years time” away, according to Mark Cerny, the lead architect for the PS5 and PS5 Pro. In a joint YouTube video, Cerny and Jack Huynh, SVP and GM of AMD’s computing and graphics group, revealed co-developed advancements in graphics technology that will…

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