How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

As economies shift, Africa urged to follow the money

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa is enjoying a renaissance as it embraces technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive its future growth. But there is a danger that the continent will remain a mere consumer of the...

The Middle East oil crisis is SA’s EV wake-up call 

International oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel during the escalating conflict in the Middle East, and South Africa is bracing for what economists warn will be the highest single-month fuel price increase in the country’s history. “With early projections from...

Customers’ data exposed in Liberty breach

Liberty has warned customers about a data breach that has exposed some personal information. Customers today received an SMS reading: “Liberty recently detected unauthorised access to your personal information. “Your policies and investments remain secure and our...

AI infrastructure will become pervasive, says Huang

AI is becoming the foundation of the “largest infrastructure buildout in human history”, spanning energy and computing infrastructure, AI models and applications. This is the word from Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, in a discussion with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink...

AI search will play an outsize role in e-commerce

Digital commerce is undergoing a seismic transformation as generative AI platforms become mainstream discovery tools, according to Euromonitor International. Euromonitor International's Voice of the Consumer: Lifestyles Survey 2025 finds that over half of consumers...

Humans will be more cost-effective than GenAI for CX

By 2030, cost per resolution for generative AI (GenAI) will exceed $3, higher than many B2C offshore human agents, according to Gartner. Rising data center costs, a pivot from subsidised growth to profitability for AI vendors, and increasingly complex use cases that...

How to measure data streaming ROI

Organisations measure their return on investment from both operational and business perspectives. This is one finding from a survey of 200 senior IT and data executives at large companies with an annual revenue of $50-million or more. The study, which was commissioned...

Climate stress testing an emerging challenge for banks

As financial institutions worldwide grapple with how to turn climate-related risks into credible stress testing scenarios, new guidance on climate stress testing for banks offers a timely roadmap. Climate Stress Testing Methodologies: Current Practices, Challenges,...

Cloud AI market size to hit $1 728,4bn by 2033

The global cloud AI market size is expected to reach $1 728,4-billion by 2033, registering a CAGR of 39,3% from 2026 to 2033, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The key factors propelling the growth of the market are the demand for intelligent virtual...

Wearables to the fore in health digitalisation

Enhancing the relationship between people's health and wellbeing and the global movement of digitalisation with the use of wearables will allow for a wider understanding of health conditions or the optimization of communication. This is according to IDTechEx's...

European Commission launches Grok investigation

The European Commission has launched a new formal investigation against X under the Digital Services Act (DSA). In parallel, the Commission extended its ongoing investigation launched in December 2023 into X's compliance with its recommender systems risk management...

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SAS debuts custom AI models

SAS has debuted a new selection of AI models, each of which addresses a specific labour- and time-intensive process that can drag business down. SAS’ packaged models come either ready-to-go or intended to tailor and accelerate model training on customer data. All can...

Salesforce introduces Agentforce for Financial Services

Salesforce has introduced Agentforce for Financial Services, a set of pre-built, role-based AI agent templates that augment financial services teams with digital labour and automate key front-office tasks like preparing for an investment review, replacing a lost...

Workday unveils Illuminate Agents for HR, finance operations

Workday has announced a new wave of Illuminate Agents designed to significantly speed up the hiring processes, improve frontline worker experiences, streamline complex financial processes, and empower employees to find information quickly and easily. “The key to...

How working from home affects your insurance

While remote and hybrid work arrangements have recently started to decline as the return-to-office trend has gained momentum around the globe, many companies continue to embrace these models to attract and retain top talent. The working-from-home option does impact...

We need to make urban mobility convenient

People’s transport choices are shaped by safety, accessibility and socio-economic factors, writes John Rammutla, principal associate: highways, transport and infrastructure at WSP in Africa. Many African countries lack the infrastructure necessary to provide...

These are Veeam’s top African partners

Veeam Software celebrated the achievements of its top-performing partners across South Africa and the rest of Africa at the 2025 Veeam ProPartner Awards. “This year’s winners exemplify the very best of what partnership means to us at Veeam,” explains Lisa Strydom,...

Unpacking the performance and AI capabilities of Surface Copilot+ PCs

In the dynamic, rapidly evolving business technology world, the introduction of Surface Copilot+ PCs is a significant step forward, combining high-performance hardware with sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. These machines are...

Huawei deepens partnership with the CPUT

Huawei has deepened its partnership with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), elevating the institution to an ICT Academy Support Center (IASC). Charles Cheng, deputy CEO of Huawei South Africa, delivered the keynote address at the event and said: “The...

NordVPN launches post-quantum encryption across all its applications

NordVPN has launched post-quantum encryption (PQE) support for all its VPN applications. The first iteration of post-quantum cryptography was implemented on the NordVPN Linux application last year. In 2025, NordVPN also rolled out its PQE feature for Windows, macOS,...

EFTCorp, EmpowerBank partner in Zimbabwe

In a country where more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25 and women remain underserved by formal banking, access to financial services can be a life-changing enabler. EmpowerBank, Zimbabwe’s youth-focused microfinance institution, is meeting that need...

Data Warehouse Analyst – Gauteng Centurion

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Warehouse Analyst to join our financial services client based in Centurion.What you will be doing: Requirements Gathering:...

Network Engineer – Gauteng Erasmuskloof

We are seeking a mid-senior level Network Engineer to support, operate and evolve our enterprise network environment with a strong focus on SD-WAN, LAN, and WLAN. Experience with Huawei technologies is preferred but not mandatory as the environment is multi-vendor...

Test Analyst at Reverside

Reverside is an established IT services provider delivering high-quality Software Development, IT Resourcing, Digital Transformation, and Systems Support solutions. We partner with leading organizations to provide skilled professionals who drive innovation,...

Commercial Business Analyst at Ntice Sourcing Solutions (Pty) Ltd.

Our client is a well-established and growing technology solutions provider within the ICT and telecommunications sector. Operating in a fast-paced, data-driven environment, the business requires strong commercial insight and operational efficiency to support...

Test Analyst at Reverside – Western Cape Cape Town

Reverside is an established IT services provider delivering high-quality Software Development, IT Resourcing, Digital Transformation, and Systems Support solutions. We partner with leading organizations to provide skilled professionals who drive innovation,...

IT Project Manager at Ability Executive Recruitment

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Project Manager to join our team based in BEACON BAY, EAST LONDON. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the implementation of new systems and technologies. You will work closely with our clients and...

IT Software Developer at Ability Executive Recruitment

The main purpose of this position is to consuct system upgrades, patch management, and configuration changes, handle the implementation and rollout of new applications and systems, support data integrity, data migration and integration and ensure complaince....

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