Finance organisations on the lookout for digital talent
The promise of AI in the finance function - and challenges in obtaining the required digital talent - are driving leading CFOs to concentrate hiring efforts and development resources on employees with the necessary aptitude and attitude to meet the function’s digital...
Strongest start to new vehicle sales in 13 years
New vehicle sales in South Africa continued their strong start in 2026, with naamsa reporting 209 838 units sold in the first four months, 12,5% higher than the same period in 2025 (186 599 units) and the strongest January-April performance since 2013 (217 296 units)....
New degrees aim to plug digital skills gaps
The Academic Institute of Excellence (AIE) has launched three new Bachelor of Information Technology degrees at NQF Level 7, targeting the most critically understaffed disciplines in South Africa's rapidly expanding digital economy: Software Engineering, Network and...
LiveTwin uses AI to monitor Mpumalanga forests
Reama AI Technology, a deep-tech research and deployment lab focused on developing reliable and responsible artificial intelligence solutions for Africa's industrial sectors, has launched its LiveTwin pilot installation at a forestry plantation near Sabie, Mpumalanga....
ASUS Business strengthens Zimbabwe presence
ASUS Business is strengthening its presence in Zimbabwe through its commercial partnership with Micro Man, one of the country's longest-standing technology providers and an accredited ASUS service centre. Having partnered with ASUS for many years across notebooks, PCs...
WSIS Prizes honour top tech solutions for digital development
South Africa’s Reach Digital Health has been received an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) award for its MomConnect system. The 15th annual WSIS Prizes honour innovative technological approaches that support global development. The awards, announced at the...
Emerge debuts career acceleration platform
Emerge, powered by TheBoardroom Africa, has launched its digital platform to connect young African professionals with the skills, networks, structured career support, and employer opportunities they need to build sustainable careers. Across Africa, talent is not in...
SA fintech exports card-linked instalment innovation
Float, the card-linked instalment platform founded in South Africa, has expanded into the UK. The launch has been supported by the UK Government's Global Entrepreneur Programme, which brings high-growth international businesses into the UK market. The South African...
King Price cuts claims turnaround times with AI
AI is no longer a future-facing concept in insurance. Increasingly, it is becoming a practical business tool that helps insurers make better decisions, respond more quickly, and protect the integrity of the claims process. At King Price Insurance, enterprise AI (EAI)...
Westcon-Comstor, BeyondTrust in Africa-wide collaboration
Westcon-Comstor has announced a pan-African distribution agreement with BeyondTrust, which provides privilege-centric identity security. Building on an established partnership in Asia-Pacific, the collaboration sees Westcon-Comstor become BeyondTrust’s first dedicated...
Agentic AI platform targets R1,2bn gap in missed chronic patient care
South African health technology company Healthbridge has launched a beta version of Practice Agent, an AI-powered platform designed to help medical practices identify chronic patients who have fallen out of care and reconnect them to funded consultations, tests, and...
AI, healthcare, public sector procurement under the spotlight
Hundreds of supply chain professionals from across Africa and around the world will convene in Cape Town this month to learn, share knowledge and network at the annual SAPICS Conference. Now in its 48th year, this event is more important than ever in a supply chain...