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There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies…

South Africa just celebrated Freedom Day, but it’s worth asking what financial freedom looks like in the digital age. There…

Many South Africans have viewed offshore investment as an informal insurance policy to protect their wealth, so they would move…

The publication of South Africa’s Draft National AI Policy (Draft Policy) marks a turning point for organisations that develop, deploy…

By MJ (Thinus) Booysen, Stellenbosch University and Joshua Sello, Stellenbosch University The minibus taxi is ubiquitous in southern Africa. These…

Picture a rainy Wednesday morning in Sandton, sometime in the near future. A claims handler opens their laptop, and right…

 Trying to scale AI on outdated digital foundations is like playing Jenga on a wobbly table: early wins stack up…

The global energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is only the beginning of the economic…

Artificial Intelligence is no longer confined to the back office. From chatbots handling complex queries to robo-advisers producing portfolio summaries,…

In many African homes, history does not live in books, but it lives in people. In stories told at family…

The release of the latest South Africa Social Cohesion Index comes at an important moment for the country as South…

In South Africa’s increasingly complex road landscape, the “he said, she said” of accident reporting is evolving. Whether you are…

South Africa stands at a decisive moment for its mining industry, shaped not only by rising global demand for critical…

In the boardroom, we often speak of digital transformation as a goal to be reached. But in the era of…

South Africa is taking a decisive step toward strengthening inclusive decision making through the introduction of the GBA Plus Course,…

As artificial intelligence accelerates the creation and distribution of content, the digital economy is entering a new phase—one defined not…

The rollout of an EdTech pilot programme is often measured by visible signals. Thousands of tablets deployed. Active user dashboards…

When an ambulance takes hours to arrive, or indeed never arrives at all, the consequences can quite literally be deadly.…

n a quiet corner of the South African construction sector, Nzwalo Investments (Lumacon) is serving as a case study for…

A country reveals who holds power by watching who gets to wait. Waiting is often framed as a minor inconvenience,…

February is globally regarded as the month of love. It is a time when relationships are celebrated and a connection…

For millions of people, the digital world still begins with a quiet translation. They speak one language at home, think…

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has received a long-term foreign-currency issuer rating upgrade from Moody’s to Ba2 from Ba3.…

Changes in the development finance world – especially the sharp drop in foreign aid and fewer cheap loans for low-income…

As the mining industry prepares to gather at Mining Indaba, conversations once again turn to the future of mineral commodities,…