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What policymakers need to know about foundation models

Jun 19, 2023

The last few years – even the last few months – have seen artificial intelligence (AI) breakthroughs come at a dizzying pace. AI that can generate paragraphs of text as well as a human, create realistic imagery and video from text, or perform hundreds of...

Sustainability key to smart power usage

Jun 2, 2023

As South Africans are daily under more pressure because of power issues, there’s a new imperative to lessen the load on the grid. So we need to that ensure data centres and end user computing are as power-efficient and sustainable as possible. Data centres are big...

Renewable energy top of mind in Africa

Jun 2, 2023

By Kathy Gibson – 2022 was another record year for solar around the world, with Africa holding its own in terms of renewable deployments. “And most probably we will be progressing faster across the continent than other regions in years to come,” says John van...

How big is big enough when it comes to solar installations

Jun 2, 2023

As persistent loadshedding continues to dampen South Africans’ mood, demand for solar has continued to heat up, to satisfy their energy needs – and recent incentives will increase this further. But when it comes to installing solar solutions, one key question remains:...

Rectron takes head office operations off-grid

Jun 2, 2023

IT distributor Rectron has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to purchase a FusionSolar Smart String Battery Energy Storage System (ESS) from Huawei. The Smart String ESS system has capacity for 1MWh and will be installed at Rectron’s head office in Midrand,...

Loadshedding and risk to communications

Jun 2, 2023

Winter is coming, and with it the threat of ever-increasing levels of loadshedding for South African businesses and consumers. This puts huge challenges in the way of those that rely on networks, fibre and LTE, warns Theo van Zyl, head of wireless at Vox. “Most of the...

Africa embraces the innovation wave

Jun 2, 2023

The rise of AI and its revolutionary impact on African business, society, and culture led discussions at GITEX Africa 2023 in Morocco, as experts from across the globe gathered to debate and advance the transformational new tech that’s now the focal point of worldwide...

How do we take ownership of the national education agenda?

May 11, 2023

Since the democratisation of South Africa in 1994, significant strides have been made to address the South African education system so that it addressed the legacy challenges that it faced from apartheid. And while Government has immeasurably changed the education...

Insurance key to protecting the hard work and capital in your startup 

May 11, 2023

A vibrant small and medium business (SMB) sector is the key to creating jobs and prosperity in South Africa. By Francois Potgieter, MD of Bi-me According to OECD, the contribution of SMEs towards South Africa’s gross value-added (which is equal to GDP before taxes and...

AI, advanced analytics drive sustainability and efficiency

May 11, 2023

To support greener business strategies, leading organisations are increasingly turning to AI, machine learning and Internet of Things (IoT) analytics. These technologies are helping them become more sustainable, reduce emissions, and develop smarter and more efficient...

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