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Johannesburg manufacturer launches one of South Africa’s first AI wallpaper visualisers

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed the way people shop, design and make decisions. Now, it is entering South Africa’s wallpaper industry. Johannesburg-based manufacturer Wallpaper Online has launched what is believed...

SAS: For agentic AI ROI, invest in human judgment

As enterprises move from AI experimentation to agentic AI systems that can take action across workflows, SAS leaders say the next test of AI ROI will be whether organisations...

Young South Africans design the future – one AI-Powered sneaker at a time

Recently more than 30 schools gathered at the Amazon Think Big Space in Cape Town for the Amazon Think Big Community Challenge - a global initiative, in partnership with...

AI is compressing cyberattack timelines and targeting ungoverned AI identities, Sophos AI Security report finds

Sophos today released its AI Security 2026 Report, finding that attackers are operationalizing artificial intelligence (AI) to collapse attack workflows from weeks to days. The report finds that AI’s most immediate...

Connectivity as infrastructure: Building networks for technology and revenue growth

Connectivity is becoming more than just a utility priced purely on data volume. In 2026, its story is changing, moving away from the concept of network access as a...

Corruption may just get more expensive: What the PRECCA Amendment Bill means for you

South Africa has been fighting corruption with legislation that, frankly, lacked teeth. The Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004 (PRECCA) has long been the cornerstone...

Kaspersky warns of a phishing campaign abusing Microsoft authentication mechanism

Kaspersky has released a report about a phishing campaign where attackers abuse Microsoft’s authentication mechanism. The campaign spanned from early April to mid-May 2026 and was styled as a notice from a...

Your transformation dashboard is green. So why has nothing changed?

It is Monday morning, and the programme steering committee is reviewing another transformation update. The milestones are on track, training has been completed, communications have gone out, system performance...

The business case for GenAI is no longer theoretical

A few years ago, many boardroom discussions about Generative AI (GenAI) centred on possibility. Today, those conversations are becoming far more practical. Business leaders are asking tougher questions: Where...

Nutanix to demonstrate enterprise AI innovations for the agentic AI era at AMD Advancing AI 2026

Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, will showcase its vision for enterprise Agentic AI at AMD Advancing AI 2026, demonstrating how organisations can build scalable AI infrastructure while improving...

AI can’t replace humans in mental health treatment

As more people turn to artificial intelligence (AI) agents for answers to everyday questions, mental health professionals warn that “helpful” advice from chatbots on issues such as stress, anxiety...

From IDs and personal photos to work emails: Kaspersky survey highlights the need for smartphone security

Kaspersky’s latest global survey shows that 48% of survey participants from South Africa now claim their smartphone is the main device they use to access the Internet. But as...
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Africa’s AI future dangles on a US-China tightrope

The global artificial intelligence landscape is rapidly fracturing into two distinct, increasingly incompatible ecosystems dominated by the United States and China. For the developing...

Johannesburg manufacturer launches one of South Africa’s first AI wallpaper visualisers

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed the way people shop, design and make decisions. Now, it is entering South Africa’s wallpaper industry. Johannesburg-based manufacturer Wallpaper Online...

Africa could gain from world AI organisation – Ticon Africa

In welcoming the development of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), the Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON) says the new entity could assist...

SAS: For agentic AI ROI, invest in human judgment

As enterprises move from AI experimentation to agentic AI systems that can take action across workflows, SAS leaders say the next test of AI...

Why Africa’s fastest AI adopters need governance, not just speed

AI adoption is accelerating across Africa's Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs). In South Africa, SMBs are investing in AI at rates above the global...
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