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Why calling for a ‘kill switch’ is the wrong way to think about reining in AI It would be nice to…

Why AI will never replace the one thing patients need most: human care. When most of us hear the words artificial…

Leaders today are operating in an environment characterised by too much information, increasing complexity, greater uncertainty and limited time to…

As artificial intelligence adoption accelerates across South Africa’s property and real estate sector, industry voices are warning that enthusiasm for…

Any attempt to restrict access to legally authorised gambling through telecommunications regulation, rather than gambling legislation, would raise serious legal…

The delay to the independent transmission projects programme is an unfortunate slippage, but it is better than rushing to market…

South Africa’s digital divide is no longer only about whether people can get online. Increasingly, it is about whether small…

The narrative about Africa’s technological future is often framed through the narrow lens that the continent must “catch up” to…

Pay-or-consent model raises important questions about whether South African law can adequately protect consumers. Consent only meaningful when users can…

Electricity and energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa last week helpfully set out the shareholder’s expectations for what he called “Eskom 2.0”.…

South African organisations are no longer debating whether to adopt artificial intelligence. Across Africa, 64% of employees now report using…

The professionalisation of the civil service is a key matter for organised business in our effort to support improved service…

Smallholder farmers and the broader informal workforce play a vital role in ensuring food security and economic stability in Africa.…

South Africa faces a new challenge in staving off another potential visit to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey…

South Africa still has several million homes that remain unserved by fibre or other high-speed fixed access connectivity services. While…

The South African Constitution recognises access to justice as a fundamental human right. But in reality, most South Africans lack…

Retailers are losing direct control of the customer journey as shoppers hand the path to purchase over to autonomous AI…

OnlyFans was established in 2016 as a platform for content creators to post images and videos or host live streams…

Cyber insurance has typically been a grudge purchase, but it is rapidly becoming something businesses cannot operate without. While it…

The Association of Comms and Technology (ACT) wants a five-year exemption from parts of the Competition Act so that six…

Something is happening in the South African market that doesn’t always surface in the enthusiasm around AI. Customers are investing.…

AI is already here. Not just in business, in the political and electoral landscape too. And right now, the referee…

Artificial intelligence has moved beyond the hype and is now delivering real business value, as companies across the world use…

Meta has agreed to pay up to US$17 billion over 10 years to settle claims brought by a bipartisan coalition…

The partnership announcement was led by DIRCO, not DTIC, which suggests it is politics rather than economics that leads South…