Governance determines whether digital transformation succeeds
Ask organisations why digital transformation projects fail, and the answers are usually familiar. By Russell Thipha, chief solutions architect at Intellehub Budgets run out. Technology proves more complicated than expected. Users resist change. Legacy systems refuse...
Modern retail networks are secure, simple, and ready for what’s next
When a store’s point-of-sale (POS) system stalls during a holiday rush, the impact means longer lines, frustrated shoppers, and missed sales. Peak shopping periods test more than staffing and inventory, writes Miriam Kung, product marketing leader for Cisco Networking...
SoftwareOne earns AWS Data Services Competency
SoftwareOne has achieved the AWS Data Competency in both the Analytics and Database categories. The Data Service Competency involves rigorous technical validation across the full data lifecycle. It recognises AWS Partner Network (APN) members with proven customer...
Creative CFO wins top Xero partner award
Xero Accounting Software has revealed that Creative CFO has won the 2026 Xero Partner of the Year (Large Firm). Creative CFO has been building finance functions for high-growth businesses in the southern Africa region and the United Kingdom, for over a decade....
Kyocera honours SA’s service talent
When a printer stops, customer requests wait, invoices are delayed and everyday work slows down. Getting businesses moving again takes technical knowledge, practical experience and dependable support. Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa (KDZA) celebrated that...
The hardest part of getting Africa online has nothing to do with the Internet
Imagine waking up tomorrow morning to find that your phone has no signal. By Barbara Asafu Adjaye, head of TMT and industrials at Absa Bank Ghana (CIB), and Kabo Nkoana, senior coverage banker: pan-African TMT and industrials at Absa Bank South Africa You restart it,...
Rise of Fearless secures $1m funding
Rise of Fearless, the African-owned battle royale mobile game inspired by African history and culture, has secured $1-million in funding from advisory firm Epic Edges Capital. The capital injection, structured as a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), will...
Optix partners with Smart Eye on fatigue intervention
Smart Eye has partnered with Optix to offer fleets a complete solution to combat driver fatigue. This collaboration combines automotive-grade AI detection from Smart Eye’s AIS driver support system with human-driven intervention and predictive analytics—bridging the...
Learn AI and digital skills offline and for free
Google has launched Skilling Africa with Google, a free learning hub that gathers its digital and AI training programmes into a single destination built for the phones, networks, and data budgets most South Africans live with every day. The hub brings together more...
AGOA loss set to hit automotive components hard
The National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) notes the announcement by the United States government regarding its intention to end South Africa’s preferential access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act...
Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy
Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...
SA’s online retail boom is leaving millions behind
South Africa’s online retail market is forecast to reach R159-billion in 2026 - yet most adults still do not shop online. The Online Retail in South Africa 2026 report, produced by World Wide Worx in partnership with Mastercard, Peach Payments and Ask Afrika,...