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...

SA holds its own as global AI adoption accelerates

Worldwide adoption of artificial intelligence continued to rise in the first quarter of 2026, according to Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Q1 2026 Trends and Insights report from its AI Economy Institute. During the quarter, AI usage increased by 1,5 percentage points...

Most ICT job roles now include AI skills

AI roles now dominate tech market growth, according to the second study released by the AI Workforce Consortium titled “ICT in Motion: The Next Wave of AI Integration.” Led by Cisco, the consortium is a private sector collaboration that includes industry leaders...

Crypto losses to scammers heading for record high

With three months still to go before year's end, it's clear that 2025 is shaping up to be one of crypto's most dangerous years yet - with criminals and hackers stealing a record-breaking amount of money – according to CryptoPresales. So far, their illicit activities...

AI leaders urged to address opportunities, risks

A new wave of autonomous AI - capable of reasoning, acting independently, and scaling at unprecedented speed - is rapidly reshaping the technological landscape. The rise of “agentic AI" and powerful, low-cost AI models is making artificial intelligence cheaper, more...

President underscores importance of tech

Technology is key to building a capable state in South Africa. This is the word from South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, giving his annual State of the Nation address last night in Cape Town. “As we work to reform the Public Service and build the capability of...

All the winners at the 2024 HP Partner Awards

HP honoured its top resellers and distributors at the 2024 Partner Awards last night. Yesh Surjoodeen, MD of HP Southern Africa, and Richard Stainforth, HP omnichannel manager, named the company’s top retail and commercial resellers, and distributors across various...

Supply chain GenAI shows productivity gains at individual level

Generative AI (GenAI) is being deployed by 72% of supply chain organisations, but most are experiencing middling results for productivity and ROI, according to a survey by Gartner. Productivity gains from the use of GenAI for individual, desk-based workers are not...

January breaks temperature records

January 2025 was the warmest month on record globally, despite an emerging La Niña. Typically, La Nina conditions are expected to reduce temperatures around the world – something that hasn’t happened this time around. Surface air temperature and sea surface...

AI expected to speed up financial transactions

Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) will allow financial institutions to better service and faster transactions. This is according to Salesforce’s latest “Connected Financial Services” report that shares insights from 9 500 financial services institution (FSI)...

Opinion: Trump’s aid review a win for Africa

NJ Ayuk, executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber, offers his opinion on the implications of Western aid on industries like oil and gas. After President Trump announced a 90-day overseas spending freeze, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "every dollar" must...

Tariff implications larger than 2018 trade war

Expectations for 2025 were for robust US growth and a fragile recovery in other nations. As US president Donald Trump settles into the White House, his unpredictable policies have the power to turbo-charge or upend these assumptions. Investors should prepare to...

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How HR can manage employee mental health

The Deloitte Global 2020 Millennial Survey of more than 18 000 millennials and Gen Zs across 43 countries revealed that 48% of Gen Zs and 44% of millennials felt anxious or stressed all or most of the time, with a higher proportion among women and young parents. By...

Youth will drive the future of African digital payments

With 70% of sub-Saharan Africa under the age of 30 and the youngest population in the world, Africa is home to one of the most ambitious, highly motivated and vibrant youth populations in the world. By Clinton Leask, head of digital at Pay@ Millennials, the largest...

SAS renews partnership with NWU

SAS has renewed its Global Academic Program (GAP) partnership with the Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (BMI) at North-West University (NWU) for another five years, extending its impact in data skills development. The partnership has seen over 500...

Why SD-WAN cannot be ignored

Doing any type of business in 2022 demands higher bandwidth, faster speeds and secure connections. This demand for connectivity is growing at an exponential rate that is far exceeding the IT capabilities of organisations. By Mandy Duncan, Aruba country manager South...

Securing your business information is more important than ever

With the country returning to some form of normalcy, an echo of the pandemic remains: the hybrid working model. This trend is spurred on by among others escalating fuel prices that makes it simply more affordable to alternate working from home and the office. By Carl...

A token approach to ownership

Since 2021, we have seen the rise and rise of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The NFT boom has been powered by the sale of NFT artwork, the first-ever tweet on Twitter and even popular memes, which have all fetched a pretty penny. Kim Rampersadh, partner at Adams &...

Embracing the era of smart, sustainable, and slick buildings

Globally, there is a significant drive to achieve a net zero carbon footprint and make buildings more sustainable and energy efficient. But this extends beyond the environment and must incorporate the health and wellbeing of people as well. By Faiyad Peterson,...

Embrace the skills of those born in the cloud

How to mitigate the risk of the massive brain drain that has become a perennial problem in Africa is something that keeps many business and technology leaders up at night. Investing in skills development just to see talent moving abroad is not only frustrating but...

A new way of selling insurance

Moving from paper-based solutions to digital solutions has long been a goal of the insurance industry. By Jonathan Stewart, co-founder of Root It has been brought into greater focus by the post-pandemic reality that while more people are considering certain insurance...

Talent shortage is an existential threat to business

The Employment Equity Act and Skills Development Act will not be enough to save businesses from failure if training and upskilling are only approached from a compliance perspective. Owners, leaders and managers must commit to training their staff with a view to...

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