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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…

South Africa took over the presidency of the G20 at the end of 2024. Since then the world has become…

Threat actors are constantly finding new and innovative ways to compromise systems, and the latest technique is “quishing.” Quishing -…

After an optimistic start to the year, recent weeks saw new challenges emerging that could affect not only SMEs but…

With Eskom tariffs having risen 182% in the last five years and set to continue to rise, many South African…

On 15 February 2025, Gautrain services between Rosebank and Park Station were halted due to an illegal borehole that caused water and…

In traditional finance, capital is a key driver of economic power. Similarly, digital access is a foundational form of capital…

The Expropriation Act has triggered shrill protests and threats. This cacophony of criticism is diverting us from a key question…

In an age where digital giants like Google and Facebook dominate the advertising landscape, South Africa is at a critical…

There are approximately 44 million small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, employing around 80% of the workforce on the continent and…

Detectives solve mysteries, and business is full of them. For example, you may know who your best channel partners are,…