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...
26 346 new call centre jobs, and how SA is making them stick with AI
Frontline voice work has some of the highest churn of any job globally, but South Africa’s growing pipeline of young, first-time workers don’t need to face that reality the...
Tax deadline rush gives scammers an opening, warns Kaspersky
With fewer than six weeks remaining before the 23 October filing deadline for non-provisional individual taxpayers, many South Africans will be turning their attention to outstanding tax returns. SARS...
Organisations with trustworthy AI practices are 15 times more likely to see strong ROI, per study findings
The number one reason employees override AI in the field? When AI can't explain a decision it’s made.
Most organisations still lack the data foundation needed to make...
More flexibility when it matters most, FNB enhances eWallet Cash Advance and introduces FNB Connect Prepaid Advance
As household budgets remain under pressure, FNB has enhanced its eWallet Cash Advance solution and the FNB Connect Prepaid Advance, giving customers quick access to short-term credit when money is...
Family IT support becomes essential for older generations in South Africa, Kaspersky survey highlights
Kaspersky’s recent survey undertaken in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region reveals that younger family members and friends are playing a critical role in helping elderly people navigate...
Technical debt is now a boardroom metric, not an IT one
As AI ambitions collide with ageing architecture, technical debt is becoming a business risk that boards can no longer leave to IT to quietly manage.
For years, technical debt was...
Standard Bank Hackathon 2026 showcases Africa’s next wave of AI and banking innovation
Record 1,208 ideas submitted as 50 teams prepare to turn bold concepts into practical solutions
DATES
15–17 September 2026
VENUE
Global Leadership Centre
LOCATION
Morningside, Johannesburg
More than 300 innovators from across Africa will gather at...
AI is decentralising corporate training as demand for workplace learning surges
New technology is putting training creation into the hands of employees and subject experts as the global corporate e-learning market heads towards US$335 billion
The global corporate e-learning market is...
GSMA Intelligence highlights $3.5 trillion opportunity in closing the Digital Literacy gap
More than one in three (38%) people remain offline despite being covered by mobile broadband, with a lack of digital literacy skills among the key barriers, according to new...
Building South Africa’s digital future starts in the classroom
As South Africa marks National Coding Week (14–20 September) and Education Technology Day (23 September), the spotlight is on an increasingly important question: Do young people have the digital skills they need to...
