Digital payment solutions fuel spaza shop success 

Digital payment solutions fuel spaza shop success 

The township economy is one of South Africa’s strongest economic lifelines. At its centre are spaza shops – small, often family-run businesses that keep millions of households stocked with daily essentials. Yet many of these shops still rely on cash-only...

Google gives African students free access to advanced AI tools

Google has announced a major initiative to support  higher education across Africa by offering its premium AI subscription, Google AI Pro for free to university students for 12 months. The offer is available to eligible students aged 18+  in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria,...

Digital skills key for public service delivery transformation

Digital transformation in local government can dramatically improve service delivery, transparency and citizen engagement, according to research published earlier this year by Nelson Mandela University. The study, “Assessing the impact of digital technologies on...

AI agents are shaking up financial trading

For years in financial services the application of natural language processing (NLP), and more recently with large language models (LLMs), has largely centered on quick insights derived from sentiment analysis or trend following. By Richard Harmon, vice-president:...

Platinum Health closes the care gap with satellite connectivity

Platinum Health Medical Scheme has implemented low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity at its critical healthcare facilities to address long-standing infrastructure connectivity challenges in South Africa’s remote mining regions. The aim is to improve access to...