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Google opens free AI and digital skills training to South Africans

Google opens free AI and digital skills training to South Africans

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Homegrown AI platform puts African tech on the map

The AI bubble is going to burst. Here’s why that matters

The AI bubble is going to burst. Here’s why that mattersRichard Firth

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Homegrown AI platform puts African tech on the map

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The AI bubble is going to burst. Here’s why that matters

The AI bubble is going to burst. Here’s why that matters

By Richard Firth 29 Oct 2026

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Idris Elba’s Akuna Group opens applications for new AI filmmaking programme in SA

Idris Elba’s Akuna Group opens applications for new AI filmmaking programme in SA

27 Oct 2026

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Are you covered? How undisclosed AI usage can leave insureds exposed

Maria Philippides and Erwyn Durman 26 Oct 2026

As AI spreads, businesses lose sight of where their data goes

As AI spreads, businesses lose sight of where their data goes

Chris Badenhorst 22 Oct 2026

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Advtech buys 25% stake in AI edtech, MathU

21 Oct 2026

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AI, fake news, and free elections: How SA is tackling digital disinformation

Vanessa Jacklin-Levin 21 Oct 2026

Meta opens AI skills programme to SA developers and students

Meta opens AI skills programme to SA developers and students

19 Oct 2026

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

Warren Olivier 16 Oct 2026

Securex Africa 2027 puts African market access at the heart of new show strategy

Securex Africa 2027 puts African market access at the heart of new show strategy

Securex Africa 15 Oct 2026

Google chooses 15 SA startups for AI accelerator

Google chooses 15 SA startups for AI accelerator

8 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Reserve Bank's Lesetja Kganyago.

Sarb crypto rules risk driving investment and innovation offshore, says Luno

7 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Leslie Muthen, Director: Africa, US & Caribbean, SSP Worldwide.

Swan’s insurance transformation goes live after seven-month push

5 Oct 2026

African businesses race to adopt AI, but workforce readiness lags

African businesses race to adopt AI, but workforce readiness lags

ALX 30 Sep 2026

Source: Old Mutual.

#HeritageMonth: Ask, learn, understand: Old Mutual brings financial education to WhatsApp

23 Sep 2026

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Smart wearables and PoPIA: What SA employers need to know

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 21 Sep 2026

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South Africans ready to let AI take on credit decisions, says Experian

18 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. John Mukomberanwa, Head: Digital Insights at Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking.

AI’s business opportunity comes with a catch – Standard Bank and Stellenbosch University respond

17 Sep 2026

AI can make workers faster without making businesses faster

AI can make workers faster without making businesses faster

17 Sep 2026

Supplied image: Team Resolute and WRO 2026

Cape Town to host World Robot Olympiad International Final in 2028

16 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Roelof van den Berg, CEO of Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

The construction AI shift: From replacing workers to empowering them

Roelof van den Berg 16 Sep 2026

Activists have lodged an appeal against the rezoning approval given for this land near Cape Town Airport to be the site for a hyperscale data centre. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Activists appeal Cape Town data centre approval

Tania Broughton 15 Sep 2026

Source: Reuters.

Brics finance chiefs urge reform of global development financial institutions

14 Sep 2026

Source: Nedbank.

How smart geysers are saving Nedbank clients millions

8 Sep 2026

Africa’s AI strategy should focus on what matters most

Africa’s AI strategy should focus on what matters most

Brian Pinnock 8 Sep 2026

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Injini launches incubator programme for African AI edtech founders

7 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Gideon Gitonga, co-founder of Kenya-based blockchain company Nomachain.

From renting to owning: How Nomachain is tokenising Africa’s property market

1 Sep 2026

Source: AJ Property Holdings/Durban's proposed Ntuzuma Mall.

Ntuzuma Mall to bring Shoprite, Boxer and hundreds of jobs

24 Aug 2026

Cape Town AI startup Verascient raises R19.2m

Cape Town AI startup Verascient raises R19.2m

24 Aug 2026

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