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The Agentic AI Era demands new entry-level roles. Are SA companies creating them?

With all the speculation about AI eliminating entry-level jobs, it is no wonder young South Africans are anxious about launching their careers. This anxiety is entirely understandable. According to the...

AI Fraud Industrialises as INTERPOL Warns of Global Crime Networks, South African Businesses Urged to Rethink Detection

Certified AI Access and Reality Defender position real-time detection as critical infrastructure as deepfake-enabled fraud becomes a scalable business model Fraud has entered a new phase. What was once opportunistic...

TransUnion Africa Appoints Annemie Botha to Lead Legal, Risk and Compliance

TransUnion Africa, a global information and insights company, announced the appointment of Annemie Botha as General Counsel, effective 1 February 2026. In her role, Botha will lead TransUnion Africa’s Legal,...

South Africa’s AI moment will be shaped by the strength of its networks

Trying to scale AI on outdated digital foundations is like playing Jenga on a wobbly table: early wins stack up quickly, but as ambition grows, every underlying weakness is...

The CFO’s New Mandate for AI Assurance

Artificial intelligence (AI) influences forecasts, accelerating reconciliations, shaping decisions made on working capital and generating real-time insights. What began as a simple way to automate tasks quickly evolved into...

New SA platform takes on AI’s biggest classroom problem – students getting answers without understanding them

South Africa’s newest AI tutoring platform is designed to help students think, understand, and grow – rather than simply find answers. Ask any South African teacher about their biggest concern around...

While the world is still debating how digital assets fit into financial systems, Africa is showing how they work

This year, the digital asset industry will no longer be divided by ideology, but by execution. The question will not be whether digital assets belong in the financial system,...

Bridging The Cio And Cfo Divide: How South African Business Can Approve AI With Confidence

South African businesses are not short on AI ambition but many are struggling to move from conversation to execution, or from proof of concept into production. While CIOs increasingly...

Hackers don’t wait – why your cybersecurity strategy shouldn’t either

The old playbook of periodic vulnerability scans and annual security audits no longer suffices when attackers operate in real time, using automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to exploit the...

500 young women equipped with future ready AI and cloud computing skills

Cell C has again partnered with GirlCode to train and certify 500 unemployed South African youth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, strengthening access to future‑ready digital skills and...

Navigating macro-environmental disruptors

While they grapple with long-standing regional and local challenges, African organisations are simultaneously under pressure to navigate a global environment characterised by poly-crisis. Currently, Middle East turmoil makes the...

iGaming’s talent squeeze is based on a need for more senior, technical experts – and it’s largely thanks to AI

As the South African iGaming and technology sectors begin to transition from rapid expansion to operational maturity, companies are on the hunt for experienced technical staff while AI enters...
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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...

Zoho simplifies multichannel marketing with a rebuilt Campaigns platform and AI agent capabilities

The enhanced platform brings email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing together, helping businesses streamline campaign management, improve customer engagement and automate marketing workflows.  Zoho today announced...

Capitec puts scam detection tool in 26 million clients’ hands

Capitec is introducing Scam Checker, an AI tool that gives an assessment on suspicious links and SMS messages before they click, reply or pay....

How sovereign data governance will drive Africa’s economic independence and technological innovation

Data and digital sovereignty are no longer abstract or distant concepts for Africa. They are active, pressing conversations, prompting governments, companies and institutions to...
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