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Santam-owned Kandua launches South Africa’s first Ai-powered home companion

Kandua, a wholly owned Santam subsidiary, has announced the launch of Jess, South Africa’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered home companion, which is aimed at improving trust, safety and certainty in...

IITPSA ICT Skills Survey to delve into burning questions around AI’s impact on jobs

The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa 2026 IITPSA Skills Survey has gone live, this year with a strong focus on the impact of AI on recruitment, jobs...

Datacentrix launches enterprise CPaaS platform to simplify business communication, enhance customer engagement

Effective communication has become the backbone of every successful business, critical to both operational efficiency and customer experience. Recognising this shift, leading hybrid ICT systems integrator Datacentrix has officially launched its Communication...

Master Power Technologies unveils R50m state-of-the-art Customer Experience Centre at new Midrand premises

Master Power Technologies (MPT), a leading pan-African provider of turnkey data centre and critical power solutions, has unveiled its hi-tech Customer Experience Centre, also home to its new regional...

The AI replacement myth: Why the future of work is about reinvention , not redundancy

As artificial intelligence (AI) advances at remarkable speed, concerns about job displacement continue to dominate global discussion. However, the focus should not be on replacement, but reinvention. A narrative of...

Why South Africa’s data centre boom is the key to its AI future

South Africa is rapidly positioning itself as the infrastructure backbone of digital economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. With the local data centres reaching capacity and many new facilities planned,...

ISO 42001 helps organisations prepare for the realities of AI governance

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already embedded in many business environments through public tools like ChatGPT and through AI functionality built into existing software platforms. While adoption is accelerating, governance...

Healthtech is only as strong as the hands that shape it

Healthcare is investing heavily in technology, but outcomes do not always improve at the same rate or deliver the desired effect. The issue is rarely a lack of tools....

Moving from crisis mitigation to long-term AI sovereignty in South Africa

For today’s executives in South Africa, Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a delicate balancing act. On one side lies the immense pressure to harness AI for economic growth, rapid decision-making,...

Inside four walls: Fibre and economic creativity in the townships

Fibre has the potential to produce Africa’s new generation of gamers, content creators and digital earners, says Sandile Mkhwanazi, Head of Community Relations at Frogfoot RISE There’s a persistent assumption...

Your vendor knows where your data lives. Do you?

Many South African companies have no clear picture of where their data lives, which jurisdiction governs it or what happens if something goes wrong. And that uncertainty comes at...

Why most AI projects fail after launch

DY|DX says the real challenge isn’t building AI tools, it’s getting people to use them South African businesses are under growing pressure to adopt artificial intelligence (AI), but according to...
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AI investors are buying professional services firms: this is what South African businesses can learn from the global trend

As investors begin to back accounting and IT services firms, Specno, South Africa’s leading product consultancy firm, states that SA businesses should also turn...

Сybercrime for the price of a streaming subscription: Kaspersky finds darknet DDoS offers starting at $30, with DDoS-as-a-Service available for $1

Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence reports that brokered DDoS attacks are priced on a case-by-case basis, ranging from $30 to $2,000. Pricing varies depending on...

The AI disclosure gap: Are insureds telling insurers enough?

The pattern of commercial innovation in business is familiar: adopt new technology, discover its exposures, and then look to the insurance market to respond. AI...

Human-orchestrated AI: why emerging markets need a smarter model of oversight

The debate around artificial intelligence in enterprise strategy is often trapped in a false binary: machine autonomy or human control. Either we allow AI...

Dell Technologies Forum Johannesburg to Focus on Scaling AI, Modern Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience

Dell Technologies Forum 2026 will take place at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg on 3 November, bringing together business and technology leaders to...
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