Stokvels’ use of technology does not erode its traditions
Technology, so often blamed for eroding culture, can be a powerful tool for cultural survival when communities control it on their own terms, according to a new University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD study in Information Systems. Authored by Pitso Tsibolane, a senior...
Lawyers must shape AI, not simply adopt it
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future consideration for the legal profession - it is fast becoming an everyday tool for lawyers, compliance officers and regulators, forcing organisations to decide not whether to adopt it, but how to use it responsibly while...
Crypto market cap rises after milestone August rally
Total cryptocurrency market capitalisation rose 17,6% to $2,7-trillion in August driven by the strongest ETF month of 2026, according to Binance Research’s Monthly Market Insights, September 2026. Spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $3,52-billion, a step change from July's...
SMEs urged to capitalise on domestic tourism opportunities
This Tourism Month (September), and as South Africans explore destinations closer to home, new opportunities for businesses that can anticipate and meet the changing expectations of local travellers abound. While international arrivals remain an important contributor...
Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off
In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...
Digital skills provide pathways to employment
South Africa's youth unemployment crisis deepened in the second quarter of 2026, with youth unemployment rising to 47,4%, according to Statistics South Africa. Graduate unemployment also reached 12,4%, highlighting a growing challenge for the country: ensuring that...
Cable imports are up – but prices have collapsed
South Africa imported 32 943 tonnes of electrical cable in the year to June 2026, up from 23 091 tonnes two years earlier, a 43% surge - but customs value barely moved. The average landed price fell from R156 636 a tonne to R112 086 a tonne, a drop of 28%. This is a...
NASA rocket peers into radio-disrupting clouds
High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude “clouds” form from the vaporized dust of burnt-up meteors, earning their name from the unpredictable way they emerge and then dissipate. Now,...
Mastercard and Flowcart secure social commerce card payments in East Africa
Mastercard has entered a strategic collaboration with Flowcart to embed secure, seamless card payments directly within social and conversational commerce journeys. Initially launching in Kenya, the collaboration will expand across East Africa and into key high-growth...
Visa helps banks stop A2A fraud
Visa has launched an enhanced version of A2A Protect, delivering real-time risk insights that help banks stop account-to-account fraud before money leaves customer accounts. The expanded solution introduces a new unified fraud score - Visa’s first in-market...
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The missing link in cyber resilience
Cybersecurity has become one of the biggest priorities for organisations across South Africa. Businesses continue to invest in security platforms, monitoring tools and threat detection technologies in an effort to strengthen their cyber resilience. Yet despite these...
Africa can’t download its future
Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence changing Africa. Almost no one is talking about the uncomfortable truth that much of the continent lacks the telecommunications infrastructure to support it writes Matone Ditlhake, CEO of Corridor Africa. You cannot...
When firewalls aren’t enough, human behaviour is the new security perimeter
For years, organisations have invested heavily in firewalls, encryption, and endpoint protection to build digital fortresses to keep threats out. Yet despite these improvements, breaches continue to rise, writes Saurabh Prasad, senior solution architect at In2IT...
SA’s AI rules won’t land until 2027. waiting for them is a choice
Phone your bank, your medical aid or your insurer this week and there is a fair chance the voice that answers will not be human. It will ask for your ID number. It will pull up your balance, your claims history, the last three conversations you had with the brand. By...
e4 and Tushiyah invest in KZN entrepreneurs
A new group of aspiring ICT entrepreneurs from KwaZulu-Natal have officially begun their enterprise development journey through the e4 Enterprise Development Programme, delivered in partnership with Tushiyah Xchange. The latest intake marks another milestone in the...
Local AI surveillance expands from security to business intelligence
South African non-profit security provider CAP has transformed its traditional SmartGuard surveillance infrastructure into an artificial intelligence-powered business intelligence platform that helps organisations improve operational efficiency, safety, compliance and...
Trade credit insurance a strategic business growth tool
South African businesses have never had the luxury of operating in a predictable environment, writes Luke Morawitz, country manager and head of credit at Allianz Trade South Africa. Economic growth has remained subdued for years, competition has intensified across...
Why great banking apps no longer win customers
For many years, digital banking was defined by one question: does your bank have an app? Today, that question has largely been answered. Every major South African bank offers a capable mobile banking platform, digital payments, self-service functionality and online...
Africa is training the female tech talent it needs, then losing half of them
Here's a statistic that happily surprises people: Africa has the world's largest proportion of women graduating in STEM fields, coming in at 47% according to UNESCO. But the less encouraging follow-up statistic is that despite producing the graduates, only about...
Autonomous AI agents will drive the next productivity surge
Prompt‑driven AI cannot deliver the reliability, scale or governance that modern enterprises need. Productivity gains have plateaued, operational risks are rising, and global competitors are already moving into a new phase of AI maturity built around autonomous...
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