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Deepfake fraud escalates as detection technology enters South Africa

Partnership with Certified AI Access and Reality Defender delivers real-time detection of AI-generated fraud across voice, video, image, and text for South African financial institutions.  Certified AI Access, a South...

AI projects are failing at alarming rates, and the problem started long before AI

As organisations around the world accelerate their investments in artificial intelligence, digital transformation and data analytics, a growing number of industry experts are warning that many companies are still...

Africa’s developer surge highlights a gender gap and opportunity

BCG analysis finds that scaling Africa’s software developer base could unlock major economic value, competitiveness and long‑term growth across the continent, with the inclusion of women representing one of...

Why AI voice agents are being met with open arms

For years, the South African contact centre industry has been building the foundations of digital customer service. While the traditional automated systems that aided them have served us well, we...

How to hire front-end developers in 2026: Skills, costs & screening process

Hiring front-end developers in 2026 costs between $25 and $120 per hour depending on region and seniority. The actual rate depends on experience, product complexity, and performance expectations. Modern...

Top Education Software Development Companies in 2026: How to Choose the Right Partner

In 2026, building education software requires scalable architecture, solid user experience, and deep domain experience. Software being developed today will rely heavily on personalization of the experience, analytics, and...

Infobip South Africa appoints Lauren Potgieter as new Country Manager

Infobip South Africa, a communication platform for businesses and a leader in omnichannel customer engagement, has appointed Lauren Potgieter as Country Manager in a strategic move to accelerate growth...

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity reshapes options for remote, resilient networks

As enterprise dependency on always-on digital services continues to grow, organisations operating in remote and infrastructure-constrained areas are re-evaluating how they design resilient networks. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite...

Soweto-Based Tech Entrepreneur Marks 10-Year Knowledge Journey with Launch of AI-Powered Business Operating System Set to Disrupt SME Software and Advisory Industries

After more than a decade of research, coaching, writing, and testing practical SME development strategies, Soweto-based digital transformation expert and tech entrepreneur KK Diaz has officially launched an advanced...

Lenovo Accelerates Production-Ready Enterprise AI with NVIDIA—From AI Inferencing to Gigawatt-Scale AI Factories

Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage™ with NVIDIA helps operationalise AI through faster deployment and real-time inferencing across workstations, edge, data centres, and emerging AI factories. At NVIDIA GTC, Lenovo unveiled new Lenovo Hybrid...

Geopolitical conflict and the global insurance market – lessons for South African insurers and reinsurers

The global insurance market has entered a period of unprecedented complexity. Geopolitical conflict, once regarded as a peripheral risk confined to specialist underwriters and political risk markets, has migrated...

Africa’s opportunity to shape the future of human-centred AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping economies, industries, and public institutions worldwide. Yet the global conversation about AI still tends to follow the familiar narrative that the Global South lags while the...
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Datacentrix secures Agrimark Information Management Supplier Award for third time running

Datacentrix, a leading hybrid ICT systems integrator and digital transformation partner, has once again been recognised as Agrimark’s Supplier of the Year for Information Management (IM),...

Introducing multi-model intelligence in Researcher

Today, Researcher—Microsoft 365 Copilot's deep research agent for work—takes a significant step forward. Designed to tackle complex research in the flow of work, Researcher...

AI is changing the rules of cloud migration

Six percent. That’s how many database migrations have finished on time. Cloud migrations are even more complex, moving entire workloads across environments in processes...

DMP South Africa buys stake in AI tech firm Plastic Duck Armada to boost data-driven managed services

End-to-end data management solutions and services provider Data Management Professionals South Africa (DMP SA) has acquired a stake in local software development specialist Plastic...

Balancing AI and Human Rights in the modern workplace

The month of March sees South Africa observing Human Rights Day, and increasingly we are seeing discussions about dignity and fairness shifting into the...
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