AI Impact Talk
AI-backed platform targets inequality in South Africa’s early learning system
South Africa's early childhood development (ECD) sector is facing mounting pressure to improve learning outcomes amid persistent educational inequality and a deepening literacy crisis. In response, The Unlimited Child,...
Samsung expands its vision AI future with the launch of new Mini LED M70H and M80H TVs in South Africa
Samsung South Africa has announced the launch of its new Mini LED M70H and Mini LED M80H televisions, expanding its premium TV1 portfolio with powerful new viewing experiences fit for...
Why omnichannel communication is becoming a critical defence against digital fraud
Digital payments may be accelerating the growth of West Africa’s economy, but with new fraud tactics emerging, organisations are increasingly relying on omnichannel communication to protect both customers and...
Kaspersky has detected a multi-stage phishing attack targeting manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and the Middle East
Kaspersky experts have uncovered a phishing campaign targeting manufacturing facilities in multiple countries across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The attackers are sending English-language emails, allegedly from potential customers...
Manufacturing SMEs can adopt AI at the pace they want, with the right funding approach
South Africa’s manufacturing sector contributes close to 11% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and was one of only three industries to add jobs in the first quarter of 2026,...
TikTok expands AI transparency and literacy efforts across Sub-Saharan Africa
As part of the AI for Good Global Summit hosted in Geneva, TikTok has announced a series of initiatives globally designed to strengthen AI literacy, improve transparency around AI-generated...
The risk of AI tunnel vision in IT efficiency
It would be impossible to fix a city’s traffic congestion by widening a single busy highway. Yet today’s conversation around IT efficiency risks falling into the same trap, focusing...
AI can strengthen storytelling, but human experiences must remain at the heart of film.
As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes the global film industry, emerging South African filmmaker Oratile Prudence Sesinyi is encouraging creatives to embrace the technology without losing sight of the people and experiences...
What we can learn from AI skeptics
Across the world's most technologically advanced economies, a significant proportion of desk workers describe themselves as AI skeptics, while the number in emerging markets is dramatically lower. For South...
A tap to the left: South Africa’s digital payment revolution
South Africa’s online payments ecosystem has moved through four distinct eras over the past 10 years. QR code wallets, screen scraping instant EFTs, secure direct bank APIs and now,...
