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What you need to know about the SA’s draft AI policy

Apr 17, 2026

The publication of the Draft South Africa National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy on 10 April 2026 signifies a transition from AI as a technical novelty to AI as a national strategic imperative. For business leaders, this policy acts as a strategic compass,...

Free SA highlights the dangers of overregulating AI

Apr 17, 2026

Free SA has made an initial submission to Parliament opposing elements of South Africa’s Draft National AI Policy that risk burdening innovation with excessive bureaucracy, compliance costs and expanded state control. While the draft policy correctly recognises the...

An SME view of how to build in a changing ICT channel

Apr 17, 2026

The ICT channel has always been a reflection of the way businesses use technology, rather than the way the industry thinks they should use it. By Razeena Ramjan, founder of A2IT Solutions The decisions being made today, the partnerships being formed, and the way...

The Green Drop crisis: we have the skills, now we need a system

Apr 17, 2026

South Africa’s latest Green Drop Report is more than a dataset. It is a diagnostic of a national essential service in critical condition. Of the 848 wastewater treatment plants assessed across the country, 396 are in a critical state. Only around a quarter are...

How to reduce licensing complexity and costs

Apr 17, 2026

Licensing models and costs have undergone significant changes over the past year, leaving companies at an expensive crossroads if they don’t modernise and manage their licensing effectively”, writes Chris Badenhorst, head of Azure Core Services at Braintree. Changing...

Resilient leadership in uncertain markets

Apr 16, 2026

Uncertainty has become a defining feature of modern leadership, writes Brian Andrew, MD of RS South Africa. From global supply chain disruption to economic volatility and rapid technological change, leaders are increasingly required to make decisions without perfect...

Hidden identity patterns hold entrepreneurs back

Apr 2, 2026

For years, entrepreneurs have been told that success is a matter of strategy: the right funnel, the right marketing plan, the right productivity system. Yet a growing body of behavioural and leadership research suggests something far more fundamental is at play and it...

Geopolitical conflict and the lessons for insurers and reinsurers

Apr 2, 2026

The global insurance market has entered a period of unprecedented complexity, write Sandra Sithole and Raynold Tlhavani, partners at Webber Wentzel. Geopolitical conflict, once regarded as a peripheral risk confined to specialist underwriters and political risk...

Refurbished and IT supply chain resilience

Apr 2, 2026

For years new equipment was treated as the safe option while refurbished was framed as a compromise. By Kwirirai Rukowo, managing executive at Qrent That belief has always been fragile. What the last few years have exposed is that refurbished technology has...

Why geopolitics matters to your pocket

Apr 2, 2026

Geopolitics tends to be something that most people view as something that happens far away from them, tensions involving things like borders or disputes over natural resources taking place at the other end of the world. The reality is far more personal for the average...

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