Oct 29, 2025
Google has announced $2,85-million (R49-million) funding through Google.org to support AI skills development, education, online safety and cybersecurity in South Africa. The funding builds on Google’s AI skilling work announced earlier this year and focuses on...
Oct 29, 2025
Microsoft South Africa, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), has launched Ikamva Digital, a transformative digital learning platform designed to empower South African youth and educators with the skills needed to...
Oct 28, 2025
A new study from IBM reveals that enterprises across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are already reporting significant productivity gains from using AI, with many expecting returns on their investments (ROI) within the next year. However, the findings...
Oct 28, 2025
As the Institute of Directors South Africa (IoDSA) prepares to launch King V at the end of October, it is expected that the new code will strengthen rather than radically reshape corporate governance in South Africa. “From a technology governance perspective, I...
Oct 28, 2025
Fifty percent of CIOs and technology executives outside the US anticipate changes in vendor engagement due to regional factors – compared to only 31% of their US-based counterparts, according to an annual global survey of more than 2 500 CIOs and technology...
Oct 28, 2025
Coinciding with the IPO of Optasia – one of the world’s largest AI-powered fintech platforms providing financial access to people in emerging markets – FirstRand says it is acquiring 20,1% of the firm. “FirstRand believes that this investment in Optasia...
