[CAPTION] Company leaders are increasingly positioning AI as a driver of growth. (Image created using GenAI via ChatGPT) Artificial intelligence (AI) will this year become a central pillar of leadership strategy, shaping how organisations plan to grow, compete and reinvent their operating models. However, the gap between ambition and execution will remain one of the…
ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi Telecommunications industry body the Association for Comms & Technology (ACT) has called for greater transparency of equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) should sector regulator Icasa choose to implement last week’s ministerial policy directive on black economic empowerment. Speaking to TechCentral on Wednesday, ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi said EEIPs in other sectors…
Addis Ababa — Developing policies and ambitious reforms in taxation and public financial management is not sufficient by itself as the real impacts depend on effective implementation, institutional capacity, and sustainable political commitment of the African continent, Revenues Minister Aynalem Nigussie underscored today. Opening the 11th Africa Think Tank Summit in Addis Ababa, she noted…
Absa chief digital officer Subash Sharma. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Absa is increasingly deploying agentic artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, and has upgraded its AI virtual assistant, Abby. The big-four bank’s digital future was unveiled yesterday during its inaugural Digital AI Conference in Sandton, Johannesburg, to industry stakeholders and media. Chief digital officer Subash Sharma said…
Kigali — The Project Management Institute (PMI) is set to convene leading voices from across Africa at the upcoming Global Summit Series Africa 2025, with a focus on how project execution can drive inclusive growth, innovation, and resilience on the continent. The Summit, themed “Africa on Purpose,” will take place from August 19-21 at the…
