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A practical guide to strategic AI

May 30, 2025

By Charlene Smith – The hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) being leveraged in businesses has reached fever pitch, to the point where many businesses are panicking about AI implementation. They fear being left behind, worrying that their competitors...

AI-driven document processing transforms business efficiency

May 30, 2025

Businesses are drowning in thousands of documents – from emails to invoices and contracts to handwritten notes – flowing through operations every day. Traditional document processing methods have long been inefficient, error-prone, and time-consuming....

What does agentic AI mean for cybersecurity?

May 30, 2025

If you’ve ever felt frustrated booking trips, finding troubleshooting information, coordinating complex supply chains, or managing any elaborate environment, you’ll be interested in what AI agents offer. AI agents are poised to reshape how we get things...

Growing data centre industry paves the way for AI-powered enterprises

May 30, 2025

By Johan Robinson – Data centre infrastructure in South Africa has enjoyed a significant boost thanks to continued investments by hyperscalers and the increasing need for AI-ready infrastructure. Case in point, Microsoft plans to spend R5,4-billion over the next...

Balancing AI, security to future-proof SA’s auto sector

May 30, 2025

By William Petherbridge – Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the automotive sector has the power to shift the industry into the next gear, as organisations face increasing pressure to innovate amidst a turbulent climate of stricter regulations, budget cuts, skills...

Automation: is it 2049 already?

May 30, 2025

By Johan Potgieter – Trend forecaster and designer Li Edelkoort said: “We will design out of hope and not out of fear.” This quote that transcends so many industries and undoubtedly underscores man’s infinite desire to innovate and grow. And today,...

Now is the time to ramp up solar investment

Apr 25, 2025

The business case for renewables is as compelling as ever for South African businesses, even though there have been relatively few rolling blackouts. By Jo-Anne Arends, product manager at Nashua Organisations that increase solar investment today, can protect their...

How to run your business on a budget

Apr 25, 2025

Successive monthly fuel price hikes since November 2024 and again this February, coupled with a weakening rand, paint a challenging economic landscape for local businesses. Adding to these pressures is the returned threat of loadshedding after nearly 10 months,...

Plan to build resilience in 2025

Apr 25, 2025

Before the 2024 general elections many South African businesses were concerned about the impact of global conflict, rising inflation and the risks of ongoing power outages and potential social unrest on their businesses. Some of these risks had a tangible impact like...

Tariff war could be a win for home-grown ICT sector

Apr 25, 2025

As the world reels from the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariff trade war and a pending slowdown in economic growth across the world, South Africa’s ICT sector can use the opportunity to develop its own technologies. As a proud member of the African Union,...

How a volatile rand can affect your insurance cover

Apr 25, 2025

Times are tough, and geopolitical tensions are high in markets across the globe, and South Africa is not immune. Continued pressure on- and depreciation of the rand – largely due to factors outside of our control – fuel fears and add financial strain to a struggling...

These dire wolves were brought back from extinction

Apr 11, 2025

On October 1 2024, for the first time in human history, Colossal Biosciences successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of de-extinction. After a more than 10 000 year absence, the company returned the dire wolf to earth. From a longstanding...

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