Preparing Africa’s data centres for the demands of autonomous AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept; it is rapidly becoming the backbone of modern business and society. Yet the conversation cannot stop at ChatGPT and other chat-based tools, writes Faith Waithaka, cloud and service provider segment lead...

Africa’s AI advantage will be built in production

AI has become remarkably easy to demonstrate, yet deploying it well remains a far harder test. By Paul Spagnoletti, chief revenue officer of Synthesis A convincing prototype can now be assembled in days, sometimes hours. The real work begins when an organisation...
Unrest readiness is built between crises, not during them

Unrest readiness is built between crises, not during them

The 30 June marches passed largely peacefully, and that outcome was no accident, writes Adriaan Otto, managing director of Excellerate Services. It was the result of preparation, and a level of cooperation between police, private security, communities and business...
NjiaPay’s one-click payments reduce cart abandonment

NjiaPay’s one-click payments reduce cart abandonment

NjiaPay has launched one-click payments for South African merchants, giving consumers a fast and convenient way to pay without re-entering card details or taking additional payment steps like 3-D Secure verification. Unlike one-click solutions tied to a particular...

Vodacom Business modernises with Huawei SD-WAN solution

Vodacom Business has launched its Huawei Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solution, offering SMMEs a cost-effective and flexible way to manage, secure, and optimise their networks. Designed for rapid deployment and simplified management, the Vodacom managed...
Comfortably Numb

Comfortably Numb

“Comfortably Numb” is a song about anaesthesia. A doctor administers just a little pinprick so the show can go on — the performer feels nothing, and performs brilliantly. Keep that image in mind. It’s about to describe an entire industry.