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 Isn’t Shrinking Jobs – It’s Exposing a Bigger Talent Crisis
As generative AI accelerates content production across global marketing organisations, a new reality is emerging: the industry isn’t facing a shortage of ideas, it’s facing a shortage of people...
When hard work meets opportunity: How one young South African woman discovered a career in technology
For many young South Africans, the leap from matric to a career in technology can be difficult without formal qualifications or prior experience. redAcademy was established to help bridge...
Skills development as a foundation for sustainable renewable energy projects
South Africa’s renewable energy build programme is visibly reshaping the country’s power grid. Wind farms rise along coastal ridges; solar plants stretch across arid plains, and battery facilities are...
Connecting global trends to local retail realities in 2026
NRF is a bit like the Super Bowl of retail industry events. It’s big, it’s busy and it’s attended by the who’s who of the retail and tech industry....
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...
AI readiness starts with data architecture, not algorithms
Most South African organisations we engage with say they are exploring artificial intelligence (AI) but far fewer can explain how their existing data architecture will sustain it. The current...
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...
AI Won’t Replace Accounting Platforms. It Will Make Them More Important.
The market is spooked by AI. I understand the anxiety. But I think the conclusion many people are drawing is backwards: AI advances don’t make systems of record less...
How regional growth and data sovereignty will shape Africa’s data centre future in 2026
In 2026, Africa’s data centre industry stands at a critical point, driven by regional growth, evolving regulations, and an urgent push for data sovereignty. South Africa remains the continent’s...
