Strong AI oversight and governance will shape the financial services future
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become deeply woven into every aspect of financial services, from customer onboarding and fraud detection to transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and risk assessment. By Chanal Subramoney, group senior compliance manager at...
Bowmans joins SA AI Association Advisory Board
The South African Artificial Intelligence Association (SAAIA) has announced that law firm Bowmans has joined its Advisory Board. SAAIA is an industry body focused on promoting the advancement of responsible AI in South Africa by uniting practitioners across...
Share doesn’t mean surrender when it comes to digital ID
South Africa is on the cusp of a major shift in how we prove who we are in the digital world. By Gerhard Oosthuizen, chief technology officer at Entersekt If the deluge of posts on community message groups is anything to go by, the proposed new digital identity (ID)...
Corruption may just get more expensive
South Africa has been fighting corruption with legislation that, frankly, lacked teeth. By Kim Rew, partner at Webber Wentzel The Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004 (PRECCA) has long been the cornerstone of the country's anti-corruption...
Your AI KYC tool won’t save you in an audit
South African companies are buying AI-powered compliance tools faster than they're reading the regulation those tools are supposed to satisfy. That gap is about to become very expensive, writes Bradley Elliott, CEO of RelyComply. Directive 11 is live; and SARS is...
Super El Niño highlights urgent green skills need
Warnings of a Super El Niño event for the 2026/2027 season has drawn attention to heightened risks of droughts, floods and major agricultural disruptions across South Africa, reinforcing the immediate need for climate resilience measures. The US National Oceanic and...
AI won’t replace mine inspectors, but could save lives
South Africa's mining industry has made significant progress in improving safety, but one fatality is still one too many. By Sanel'Ekhaya Ntathu, quality control specialist at Proxicom Every life lost is a reminder that while our safety systems have improved, they are...
POPIA and AI sovereignty: Local isn’t just lekker, it’s the law
Let's be honest, artificial intelligence is the ultimate productivity hack for South African businesses right now. By Rowen Pillai, CEO of LeanTechnovations and AIESA It drafts complex contracts, summarises board reports, and answers deep analytical queries in...
Can SA trust its ESG data?
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations are now firmly embedded in investment decision-making, with 73% of global asset owners incorporating sustainable investment approaches, according to FTSE Russell's 2025 Global Asset Owner Survey. The stakes are...
NEC XON expands ISO 27701:2025 alignment
NEC XON has aligned its data protection (privacy) management framework with the latest requirements of ISO 27701:2025, strengthening the company's ability to protect customer data and support evolving governance expectations. "Privacy expectations have evolved...
ISO 42001 helps prepare for the realities of AI governance
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already embedded in many business environments through public tools like ChatGPT and through AI functionality built into existing software platforms. While adoption is accelerating, governance and regulation are still catching up. By...
CISOs are flying blind on AI agents – but POPIA won’t care why
Ask any South African CISO how many AI agents are running in their environment right now and most will be hard pressed to answer. This is the uncomfortable truth behind the local rush to deploy agentic AI, and it is happening while many of the same organisations are...