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Emerging middle-power countries like South Africa, India and Brazil face growing inequalities. At the same time, everyday lives are becoming…

Local government is the frontline of service delivery in South Africa. It is where citizens experience the state most directly…

If you’re a member of a medical scheme, you should know about Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs). These are the benefits…

I’ve just returned from Dreamforce 2025 in San Francisco, where leaders from around the world were talking about what comes…

Telkom released its interim results for the six-month period ending September 30, 2025. On the surface, the headline number is…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising healthcare as profoundly as the discovery of antibiotics or the invention of the stethoscope. From…

The humming of a laptop fan was the only sound in the small bedroom on a farm in East London,…

 By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s people will live in cities. South Africa is already feeling that pull as more…

AI in the courtroom: the dangers of using ChatGTP in legal practice in South Africa Jacques Matthee, University of the Free…

Social media has reached more than half (63.9%) of the world’s population since it got started in 1996. Social network…

In South Africa, we often speak passionately about “supporting local”, yet too often, that support stops at words. For local…

Let’s face it: WhatsApp has become the unofficial national archive of South Africa. From birthday wishes to business deals, from…

Across South Africa, millions of informal workers keep our towns and cities running: street vendors, domestic workers, market traders, delivery…

Vukosi Marivate, University of Pretoria; Ife Adebara, University of Alberta, and Lilian Wanzare, Maseno University Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like…

What does it say about the future of public safety when governments require panic buttons in every e-hailing vehicle? This…

From the earliest year of school, children begin learning how to express ideas in different ways. Lines across a page,…

Here’s a simple idea for the new bosses at Canal+: sometimes, the smartest way to win is to make your…

The global economy thrives on predictability. When that certainty evaporates, businesses have to adapt or perish. South Africa is aiming…

South Africa’s G20 Presidency arrives as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes the organising principle of global competitiveness. Across markets, AI is…

Deepfakes are forgeries of people’s faces, voices and likeness generated through artificial intelligence (AI). They create a serious digital deception.…

South Africa faces one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, while simultaneously standing on the brink of an…

Green hydrogen has numerous applications across multiple industries, from decarbonising steel to fertiliser production, fuelling heavy transport, storing renewable energy…

By Ursula Fear, Senior Talent Program Manager at Salesforce The pace of change in the workplace is faster than…

Nine years ago, Vodacom announced a vision that seemed ludicrous to many: a future where they would provide full internet…

The conversation about AI and the workforce has been dominated by one word: replacement. However, the true story of this…