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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...

South African SMEs shift from survival to disciplined growth in 2026, Lula report finds

South African SMEs are entering a new phase of measured optimism, balancing improving local conditions with ongoing global uncertainty, according to Lula’s latest SME Pulse Report. The report points...

Absa and Salesforce Expand Strategic Collaboration, Solidifying AI Leadership in Banking across Africa

One of Africa’s biggest Salesforce collaborations in the financial sector is here. Thisdeployment is expected to improve operational efficiency, reduce time-to-market for new products, and improve how customers engage...

Uhuru Marketplace brings personalised AI selling tools and services to South Africa

As South Africa’s second-hand apparel market grows towards $17.9 billion and more than 60% of the population has a side hustle, a new AI-integrated marketplace makes selling simple South Africa's second-hand apparel market is...

Multi-entity reporting in 2026: the hidden pressure on South African finance teams

Finance teams in South Africa are operating in an environment where reporting expectations are tightening while organisational structures continue to grow in complexity. Multi-entity consolidation, once a standard month-end...

Peptide-based metabolic treatment is changing how male mental health is treated

Peptide-based metabolic treatment, long used to manage type 2 diabetes and support weight loss, may also offer mental health benefits that were not fully recognised when these therapies were...

Shadow AI is the new shadow IT, and financial institutes are sleepwalking into it

The 36,000-system bank isn’t an outlier. It’s a preview. Someone at your institution is running a critical risk calculation from a laptop under a desk. You just don't know which...

The real cost of hiring: What SMEs often overlook when expanding.

South Africa’s SMEs are under increasing pressure to grow cautiously as economic volatility, rising operating costs and stubbornly high unemployment continue to reshape hiring decisions across the country’s small...

The real AI opportunity is not replacing technology, it is redefining the business

Much of the current conversation around artificial intelligence is still centred on technology choices. Which platform should we use? Which model is best? Which tools will replace the systems...

Correcting the misalignment between digital skills and business needs

The conversation around AI is often dominated by speculation about job losses. Yet this focus distracts from a more immediate and measurable challenge: South African businesses are investing in...

Over 100 Residents Receive AI-Powered TB Screening at Cape Town Health Day

 On Saturday, 16 May, The Impilo Project, a South African NGO delivering healthcare to underserved communities, facilitated a health screening day at Marconi Beam Primary School in Joe Slovo,...
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Nobody explains your benefits on the way out. That silence is worth R88 billion.

South Africa holds roughly R88 billion in unclaimed financial assets and National Treasury is now consulting on a cut-off date after which some claims...

Future of HR Conference 2026 returns to help HR Leaders solve the problems they can’t ignore

HR leaders are being asked to solve some of the toughest challenges facing organisations today: skills shortages, retention, AI disruption, leadership gaps and shifting...

Stop buying AI. Start redesigning work.

Operating model, capability and process, not technology alone, will decide who turns AI investment into measurable value. Every executive conversation about AI eventually arrives at...

Majority of transport & logistics operators face compound human, technical and regulatory challenges

Kaspersky warns that in transport & logistics, a sector built on interdependence, the blast radius of a cyberattack extends across supply chains, borders and...

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...
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