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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,...

ISO 27001 is becoming a baseline requirement for doing business

Cyber threats are increasing in both frequency and sophistication, and organisations need a consistent way to manage information security. At the same time, businesses are increasingly being asked to...
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Your employees are using AI. Have you given them a safe way to do it?

An employee is preparing for a customer meeting and wants an AI assistant to summarise a lengthy proposal. They paste the document into a...

South Africa’s insurers enter the age of agentic AI as CX becomes the new battleground

Despite South African insurers investing significantly in digital transformation over the past decade, many customers still experience fragmented and slow journeys that rely heavily...

Founders at Work returns with a stronger focus on practical AI implementation for scaling founders

The second instalment builds on insights from 1 523 scaling founders across all nine provinces and will help established QSE businesses move from experimenting...

Kaspersky reveals how generations discover sales offers and shares online security tips

A recent global Kaspersky survey highlights that Gen Z finds sales offers through creators and social media (48%), while Boomers prefer search engines (38%)...

More Than “A Human in the Loop”

Good grammar, perfect spelling, and beautifully constructed sentences were once hallmarks of a great copywriter. But as AI becomes increasingly capable of mastering these...
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