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Wonga takes the highest accolade of the night at the 2026 Africa Tech Week Awards

Technology

Wonga takes the highest accolade of the night at the 2026 Africa Tech Week Awards

Issued by Topco Media 27 May 2026

South Africa targets January 2027 for revised AI policy after earlier withdrawal

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa targets January 2027 for revised AI policy after earlier withdrawal

Nqobile Dludla 26 May 2026

Santiago Sánchez-Lozano is the new CEO for WPP Production in EMEA. Source: LinkedIn.

Advertising

WPP Production appoints new CEO for EMEA region

26 May 2026

Global survey highlights the balance between human experience and AI innovation

PR & Communications

Global survey highlights the balance between human experience and AI innovation

Nicole Capper, Issued by MANGO-OMC 19 May 2026

Advertising

Warc: Meta ad revenue to hit $240bn in 2026 on AI automation

14 May 2026

Sentech Africa Tech Week 2026 returns to Cape Town

Digital

Sentech Africa Tech Week 2026 returns to Cape Town

Issued by Topco Media 5 May 2026

IFPI Global Music Report 2026: South Africa dominates sub-Saharan music markets with 78.1% share

Music

IFPI Global Music Report 2026: South Africa dominates sub-Saharan music markets with 78.1% share

24 Mar 2026

Branding

Musk drives Tesla’s sustainability brand value down by over $7.7bn

20 Mar 2026

4th Industrial Revolution

How African countries rank on AI competitiveness in 2026

19 Dec 2025

Cape Town startup eFama wins top prize in Meta AI accelerator

Awards

Cape Town startup eFama wins top prize in Meta AI accelerator

5 Nov 2025

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4th Industrial Revolution

Study reveals privacy and ethics are a top priority in AI implementation

4 Nov 2025

Global thought leaders converge for Singularity Summit in Sandton

Artificial Intelligence

Global thought leaders converge for Singularity Summit in Sandton

Issued by Mann Made 3 Nov 2025

Google invests R49m to boost AI skills in South Africa

4th Industrial Revolution

Google invests R49m to boost AI skills in South Africa

29 Oct 2025

Promptathons: Catalysing AI Adoption and Innovation in the Enterprise

Education

Promptathons: Catalysing AI Adoption and Innovation in the Enterprise

Issued by Shaper 8 Jul 2025

Techsys Digital wins double at The Mark Awards 2025 for Innovation

Digital

Techsys Digital wins double at The Mark Awards 2025 for Innovation

Issued by Techsys Digital 5 Sep 2025

(L to r:) Mark Elliott, division president, Africa at Mastercard and Kenyan ambassador, Philip Thigo (Image supplied)

4th Industrial Revolution

The transformative power of AI to create jobs in Africa

13 Aug 2025

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the bar for smartphones

Mobile & Apps

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the bar for smartphones

Issued by Samsung 10 Jul 2025

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Medtech

Stellenbosch University to explore AI-powered TB testing

25 Jun 2025

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CRM

Customer Experience Africa Awards (CXAs) calls for entries

20 Jun 2025

CEM Africa Summit 2025: Leading the future of customer experience with AI innovation

CRM

CEM Africa Summit 2025: Leading the future of customer experience with AI innovation

Issued by CEM Africa 18 Jun 2025

Winners announced at Africa Tech Week 2025

Events & Conferencing

Winners announced at Africa Tech Week 2025

Issued by Topco Media 6 Jun 2025

Advertising

Amazon’s ad business boom: Raking in over $60bn

21 May 2025

Cassava Technologies and Zindi team up to accelerate AI innovation in Africa

Technology

Cassava Technologies and Zindi team up to accelerate AI innovation in Africa

13 May 2025

Google launches 2025 Africa startup accelerator, focusing on AI

SMEs

Google launches 2025 Africa startup accelerator, focusing on AI

22 Apr 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Kenya launches national strategy for responsible AI development

3 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Ogilvy One’s global CTO Ravi Pal will present a virtual session at Adobe Summit 2025 in Las Vegas from today, Monday, 17 March to Thursday, 20 March on strategies for future-proofing AI and delivering customer-centric growth

Artificial Intelligence

Ogilvy One CTO Ravi Pal: Strategies for future-proofing AI and delivering customer-centric growth

17 Mar 2025

Female marketers drive business growth in Africa

IMC Conference

Female marketers drive business growth in Africa

Issued by IMC Conference 11 Mar 2025

Is public relations one of the most in-demand careers of 2025?

PR & Communications

Is public relations one of the most in-demand careers of 2025?

Adam Hunter, Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 3 Mar 2025

The wall fan cooled hall at ADC's CPT 1 facility in Cape Town, with a graphic of Africa overlaid. Source: Lindsey Schutters.

4th Industrial Revolution

Open source models could light African AI fire

Lindsey Schutters 20 Feb 2025

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4th Industrial Revolution

New report shows disconnect between AI innovation and workforce readiness

Lindsey Schutters 13 Feb 2025

Nvidia H100 GPUs are the cornerstone of the AI revolution. Source: Nvidia

Technology

Biden policy is first stress test for Nvidia AI card house

Lindsey Schutters 15 Jan 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

AI adoption in Africa - balancing innovation and regulation

Zaakir Mohamed, Kabelo Dlothi, and Lebogang Molebale 10 Jan 2025

Advertising

Facebook's global ad revenue expected to exceed $100bn

12 Dec 2024

AI: A leapfrog opportunity for South African economic growth

Artificial Intelligence

AI: A leapfrog opportunity for South African economic growth

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 6 Dec 2024

As the world moves towards massive cloud adoption, networking specialist Cisco turns to AI acquisitions to stay relevant.

Cloud

Cisco plays its AI cards to stay in the cloud-first solutions game

Lindsey Schutters 26 Nov 2024

Using data to revolutionise customer experiences

Technology

Using data to revolutionise customer experiences

21 Oct 2024

AI with the human touch in calls to action

Marketing

AI with the human touch in calls to action

Issued by Helm 3 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf This month AI in Advertising examines a key topic in AI: the state of regulation and all the legal issues that this topic raises

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: How AI regulation is shaping the future of advertising and its impact

Jarred Cinman 16 Sep 2024

Get aboard the AI rocket ship at the 2024 Dell Technologies Forum

Technology

Get aboard the AI rocket ship at the 2024 Dell Technologies Forum

Issued by PBPR 11 Sep 2024

Human8 announces new global CEO to lead the next stage of growth and AI innovation

Artificial Intelligence

Human8 announces new global CEO to lead the next stage of growth and AI innovation

Issued by Human8 10 Sep 2024

Branding

Brand Finance 2024: Apple leads, Microsoft’s value surges to $340bn on back of AI innovations

29 Aug 2024

South Africa's AI policies will be shaped by a human-centric approach.

4th Industrial Revolution

SA’s AI policy tries to balance unemployment and automation

Lindsey Schutters 20 Aug 2024

Generative AI is having its legitimacy as an artistic tool tested in the latest recording industry court filing.

4th Industrial Revolution

Generative AI sent to the dock in RIAA ‘BBL Drizzy’ legal action

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jun 2024

Harness the power of Acrobat's new AI Assistant to boost productivity

Digital

Harness the power of Acrobat's new AI Assistant to boost productivity

Issued by Dax Data 22 May 2024

Microsoft unveiled its new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop which both run on Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors.

Hardware

Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs, sends Qualcomm stock through the roof

Lindsey Schutters 20 May 2024

Image supplied. Formula-E's latest all-electric GEN-3 model generated in WPP Open using Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro

Digital

WPP and Google Cloud collaboration a step-change in marketing efficiency and effectiveness

9 Apr 2024

Survey reveals AI can significantly improve service and support

Research

Survey reveals AI can significantly improve service and support

18 Jan 2024