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Digital finance for AI-driven economies: Africa’s role in the next phase of cross-border commerce

Africa’s relevance to the evolution of global finance is significant. The continent’s experience, particularly in cross-border payments, provides a glimpse into what tomorrow’s increasingly digital, data-driven global financial system...

SNG Grant Thornton webinar highlights importance of turning fraud investigations into institutional learning

Fraud prevention should not end when an investigation is closed. Organisations need to use every fraud incident to understand what failed, strengthen controls and reduce the likelihood of the...

Maintenance, not technology, is deciding whether South Africa’s solar boom pays off

Rhino Energy Solutions says operations and maintenance (O&M) and not panel quality, financing structure, or even load shedding is now the single biggest determinant of whether a solar and...

Workforce Holdings launches new AI-Zone – turning paperwork chaos into instant, usable data

Workforce Holdings has introduced a customisable, cloud-based workforce AI processing platform to bridge the gap between traditional paper workflows and modern digital enterprise systems. This digital platform enables the...

Huawei Cloud rolls out enterprise AI products across the board, building an Open Agentic Cloud

On September 18, Dr. Peter Zhou, Director of the Board at Huawei and CEO of Huawei Cloud, delivered a keynote titled "The Agentic Cloud for the Agentic World: Build...

Four in ten South African consumers are comfortable with AI agents applying for credit, Experian research finds

Consumers are moving beyond using AI to research financial products, with growing confidence in AI agents supporting parts of the lending journey, creating new opportunities and challenges for financial...

The bedroom, the ring light, the upload button: Openserve backs the creators moving South African culture

Openserve confirmed as Headline Sponsor of the 2026 South African Social Media Awards It usually starts small. A phone propped against a wall. A ring light balanced on a stack...

African cities rank among world’s most enthusiastic AI adopters despite infrastructure deficits, new BCG index finds

London, Dubai, New York City, Washington, DC, and Amsterdam top the rankings of the world’s most intelligent cities according to new research from Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Yet even...

The human touch in an AI-driven customer experience

When a customer can't tell whether they're talking to AI or a human, does it matter? The answer may surprise you: what matters most is not who — or...

Kaspersky discovers a new version of MacSync malware stealing credentials and crypto from macOS users

Kaspersky researchers have discovered a sophisticated, updated version of the macOS infostealer known as MacSync. First emerging in 2024–2025 as a variant of the AMOS stealer, the malware has...

AI fluency is not data competence, warns PBT group

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is giving data professionals faster ways to write code, generate queries, prepare documentation, and work through technical problems. For junior talent in particular, that creates opportunities...

Standard Bank Group Technology Hackathon 2026 gets underway with challenge to solve Africa’s biggest AI opportunities

The 2026 Standard Bank Group Technology Hackathon officially got underway as more than 252 innovators from across Africa answered a challenge to harness artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to...
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SAS predictions: 2027 is the year of AI consequences

For years, AI has shown enterprises what’s possible. In 2027, they’ll demand proof that it delivers. As AI moves deeper into business operations and gains...

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%)...
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