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AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

Digital ownership, not speculation, is blockchain’s next local challenge

What would it mean if a South African investor could take a smaller, properly structured stake in a wine farm, a padel club, an agricultural finance opportunity, or a commodity-linked asset without needing the capital, access, or administrative complexity usually...

Africa’s banks must be ‘bolder on productivity, growth and innovation’

Africa’s financial services sector is entering a new growth phase, despite a robust performance in 2025; financial services groups on the continent have kept pace with global performance, but still trail leading developed markets; and sustaining momentum will depend...

Customers prefer third-party GenAI to chatbots

Customers are approximately three times more likely to use third-party GenAI tools than company-provided chatbots when resolving customer service issues, according to a survey by Gartner. A Gartner survey of 3 566 B2B and B2C customers, conducted in February and March...

AI key to transforming manufacturing operations

As the manufacturing industry undergoes rapid transformation, driven by the green transition, digital innovation, and shifting supply chain dynamics, local businesses must adapt or risk being left behind. In its latest report, “AI in Operations: Revolutionising the...

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BETI sees encouraging uptick in June

The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), measuring the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica on a monthly basis at seasonally adjusted real prices, improved for the second consecutive month in June 2025, indicating a more...

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Apple commits $500m to US-made rare earth magnets

Apple has announced a new commitment of $500-million with MP Materials, the only fully integrated rare earth producer in the US, to buy rare earth magnets developed at MP Materials’ flagship Independence facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The two companies will also work...

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MEA spending on telecom and pay TV hits $149bn

According to IDC’s Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker, spending on telecom and pay TV services in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region reached $149-billion in 2024, increasing 7,7% year over year as compared to worldwide growth of 2,2%. IDC expects the...

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UCT adopts AI in Education Framework

With the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies starting to reshape teaching and learning at universities, the University of Cape Town (UCT) aims to provide an enabling environment and systematic approaches to shape and support staff and students in...

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Europe urged to take a chance on BRICS

Europe’s industrial SMEs are urged to proactively seize opportunities in BRICS markets. This is the call from Karlheinz Zuerl, CEO of the German Technology & Engineering Corporation (GTEC), headquartered in Shanghai, who says: “In a time of global economic...

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SA’s top banks face new competitive realities

South African banks have delivered solid returns since the post-Covid lows. However, as economic growth remains weak, interest rates drift lower, and competition intensifies, the operating environment is becoming increasingly complex. Against this backdrop, Byron...

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Future Filmmaker awards open for submissions

The 2026 edition of the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards is open for submissions and free for all to enter on sonyfuturefilmmakerawards.com. Now in their fourth year, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards celebrate the filmmakers shaping the cinematic landscape of tomorrow....

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