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Tech sales under the lash as consumers curb spending

South Africa’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is proving resilient so far in 2026, although retailers and brands in the tech and durables (T&D) sector are experiencing a number of challenges. This is according to NielsenIQ (NIQ) South Africa, which has...

SMBs targeted in enterprise-level attacks

The illusion that small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) can fly under the radar of cybercriminals is becoming obsolete. Kaspersky warns that attackers are deploying the same methods against smaller businesses as they do against large enterprises. To help strengthen...

Drop in factory activity drives PMI down

The seasonally adjusted Absa PMI declined from 46.8 to 45.8 in August, marking its lowest reading so far in 2026 and a fourth consecutive month-on-month decline. The deterioration was driven by a sharp fall in factory activity and a renewed weakening in new orders,...

Why the rise of model routing is a bet against permanence

Recently, Stripe agreed to acquire OpenRouter at a reported $8-billion. Just last week Nvidia reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the open-source AI model hub, for $12,9-billion. Different headlines, but they reflect the same broader shift. The value in AI is...

Call for a constitutional approach to regulating AI

South Africa needs to move beyond its longstanding “wait-and-see” approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation and establish a binding, constitutional framework that protects human rights while allowing technological innovation to continue. This is according to...

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AI could make hospital inventory counting obsolete

Chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) of healthcare organisations should prepare to replace manual inventory counting with supply rooms that use AI and computer vision to track supplies and trigger replenishment, according to Gartner. Advances in AI, computer vision and...

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Healthcare mobile robots set to expand

The global healthcare mobile robots market size is expected to reach $4-billion by 2033, registering a CAGR of 18,2% from 2026 to 2033, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Healthcare companies and hospitals are progressively implementing mobile robots to...

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AMD-based AI system goes live in Saudia Arabia

An AMD Instinct MI355X GPU-based AI infrastructure built on Cisco Silicon One-based AI networking is now live in Saudi Arabia and serving HUMAIN customers in the Kingdom and beyond. The production deployment, powered by AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs, AMD EPYC CPUs and...

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GirlCode summit brings women in tech together

GirlCode summit brings women in tech together

GirlCode hosted its annual Summit at Riversands Innovation Hub last week under the theme “Lift as You Rise”, with call to action for women in technology to support, mentor and create opportunities for the next generation of female developers, engineers and technology...

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Mukuru Wallet adds card for Botswana customers

Mukuru launched its Visa-branded Companion Card in Botswana. Linked to the Mukuru Wallet, this new offering expands its functionality and enables customers to make secure, cashless payments for everyday purchases directly from their Wallet balance. With the Mukuru...

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