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As we commemorate Workers’ Day, a chilling reality confronts us: South Africa stands at the most dangerous crossroads in its…

 We might describe the past decade in fintech as a three-legged journey, and it can be instructional if we as to…

South Africa’s minibus taxis, bus rapid transit (BRT) systems, and train stations serve millions of commuters daily, making them ideal locations for smart locker…

Harvard University took the extraordinary step of suing the Trump administration on April 21, 2025, claiming that the pressure campaign…

With more of South Africa’s economy going digital-only, the need for robust data centre capacity has never been more critical.…

Since 2020, law enforcement agencies have conducted just 27 investigations into serious crimes linked to SIM card fraud, resulting in only one arrest (later…

The Trump administration has announced a 90-day pause on its plan to impose so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on nearly all US…

My brother’s text messages can read like fragments of an ancient code: “hru,” “wyd,” “plz” – truncated, cryptic and never…

FNB’s new GetPaid+ app is a free comprehensive inventory-management tool designed to streamline business operations for merchants across South Africa.…

In 2014, Stephen Hawking voiced grave warnings about the threats of artificial intelligence. His concerns were not based on any…

South Africa has called on the Group of Twenty (G20) members to support initiatives that develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) in low-resource…

Last weekend, at a typical South African braai (barbeque), I found myself in a heated conversation with someone highly educated—yet…

Across industries, there is a growing move away from paper-based processes and toward the adoption of blockchain and Distributed Ledger…

Data workers in Africa often have a hard time. They face job insecurities – including temporary contracts, low pay, arbitrary…

Social media platforms tend not to be that bothered by national boundaries. Take X, for example. Users of what was…

As South Africa commemorates Human Rights Month this March, we must confront an escalating crisis that threatens to entrench inequality…

Access to information, education, and opportunity is one of the defining human rights issues of our time. In a world…

As South Africa commemorates Human Rights Day, guided by the imperative to “deepen a culture of social justice and human…

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), South Africa’s market conduct regulator for financial institutions, recently conducted a desktop review to…

The TV licence system is on life support. Less than 20% of South Africans with a licence actually pay, and…

In the digital economy, data is more than just information – it is an asset with immense economic and strategic…

In the modern digital landscape, effective communication is crucial for businesses to stay ahead of the competition, and the introduction…

South Africa has about 700 state-owned enterprises. They operate across sectors like transport, energy and public utilities, and some are…

Much ink has been spilled over the so-called “digital divide,” “connecting the unconnected,” and “digital exclusion.” But have we ever…

A national budget is often dismissed as a series of promises and colossal figures recited by a country’s Minister of…