Oct 13, 2025
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...
Oct 9, 2025
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,...
Oct 9, 2025
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...
Oct 7, 2025
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:...
Sep 30, 2025
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...
Sep 29, 2025
The ability to see, act and understand events in real time is changing the face of emergency response and the speed at which lives are saved. By Reshaad Sha, executive chairman of Sentiv For decades, this visibility was built on two-way radios, CCTV cameras and...
