Jul 21, 2026
Kathy Gibson reports from SAP Connect – Word on the street is that agentic artificial intelligence (AI) heralds the end of the ERP era. Not so, says Nazia Pillay, MD: southern Africa at SAP. “ERP is no longer just a system of record,” she tells delegates...
Jul 21, 2026
Kathy Gibson reports from SAP Connect in Kyalami – Standard Bank is working with SAP to build a resilient and adaptable business. Vanessa Padiachee, executive: group CIO for corporate functions at Standard Bank Group, explains that the finance organisation was at a...
Jul 21, 2026
A new framework that could transform crop breeding by integrating biology-driven pangenetics with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered prediction models. This has been suggested by a new study from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics...
Jul 21, 2026
Only 38% of employers involve employees in discussions about AI, according to new research, and only 40% keep checking what AI is doing to wellbeing, job satisfaction, and skills development once systems are in place. These are organisations certified for excellence...
Jul 21, 2026
In another milestone for Africa’s digital infrastructure and cloud ecosystem, Africa Data Centres (ADC) has been designated a Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro peering location in Johannesburg. “Being designated a Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro peering location...
Jul 21, 2026
Worldwide end user spending on AI models and platforms is projected to total $64-billion in 2026, up 63,4% from $39-billion in 2025, according to Gartner, which says spending on GenAI models is forecast to grow 117%, while AI platform spending will rise 36,9% in 2026....
