Use of technology | Bizcommunity

Use of technology | Bizcommunity

News

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Secure token systems bridge gap between legacy and smart grids

2 days

Ga ke se bope, Ga se ipope: Fragments of what we carry

Art

Ga ke se bope, Ga se ipope: Fragments of what we carry

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 2 days

From student beds to senior living

Residential Property

From student beds to senior living

Issued by Catchwords 2 days

Source: Image supplied

Social Media

Calling SA’s creators: 2026 Content Creator Awards now open

2 days

Universities with no application fees in 2026

Higher Education

Universities with no application fees in 2026

Issued by FundiConnect 2 days

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026: Ad law and self-regulation summit debuts at Cannes Lions

2 days

Source: Leroy Joubert via

Tourism

43 tourism businesses secure transformation funding

2 days

Image source: peopleimages12 –

Management & Leadership

People, not platforms: Why great strategies fail without team alignment

Frik van der Westhuizen 2 days

Protecting African stories from the threat of piracy

TV

Protecting African stories from the threat of piracy

Issued by MultiChoice 2 days

MEA region has done well at The One Show. Source: Supplied.

The One Club for Creativity

Accenture Song SA dominates One Show MEA with 3 Golds

2 days

The customer experience is FMCG’s next growth advantage

FMCG

The customer experience is FMCG’s next growth advantage

Keegan Reddy, Issued by Rainbow Chicken 3 days

Primary & Secondary Education

New Soweto tech hub a leap toward closing SA’s 4IR gap

3 days

Perion, Mediamark and McSorely Media launch exclusive AI advertising partnership across Africa

Artificial Intelligence

Perion, Mediamark and McSorely Media launch exclusive AI advertising partnership across Africa

Issued by Mediamark 2 days

Source: Reuters.

Finance

From disruption to opportunity: Africa’s path through global uncertainty

Refilwe Mokate and Zoya Sisulu 3 days

Incognito allows for sensitive chats. Source: Meta.

Social Media

Meta adds private AI ‘Incognito Chat’ to WhatsApp

3 days

Google launches new AI-focused Hustle Academy for African SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Google launches new AI-focused Hustle Academy for African SMEs

13 May 2026

ESG

Local brand, The Lab is redefining sustainability through fashion care

3 days

The unexpected sales channels powering SMMEs

Sales

The unexpected sales channels powering SMMEs

3 days

Secuvest and ConnectGroup launch integrated retail execution solution

FMCG

Secuvest and ConnectGroup launch integrated retail execution solution

Issued by MegaVision Media 13 May 2026

Gibs and Daily Maverick host live webinar on leading media through strategy, AI and sustainability

Media

Gibs and Daily Maverick host live webinar on leading media through strategy, AI and sustainability

Issued by Daily Maverick 13 May 2026

Nicola Tarr, managing partner at Tribeca, unpacks how AI search is reshaping visibility and why credibility is becoming the most valuable currency for brands. (Source: )

PR & Communications

AI is making PR the main character again

Nicola Tarr 13 May 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

CG Waste Data digitises Africa’s construction-waste lifecycle with AI

12 May 2026

From drones to AI-driven logistics, today’s farmers face a new generation of interconnected risks. Here are five that are reshaping how agricultural insurance needs to work Source:

Agribusiness

5 new farming risks reshape agricultural insurance

13 May 2026

New iPhone payment tool launches for SA’s small businesses

SMEs

New iPhone payment tool launches for SA’s small businesses

12 May 2026

Lulapay brings cash flow flexibility to Cloud on Demand’s reseller network

Services

Lulapay brings cash flow flexibility to Cloud on Demand’s reseller network

Issued by Lula 12 May 2026

The MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026 will look at where marketers should focus their efforts to drive real growth and deliver measurable impact (Image supplied)

Marketing

MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026: Driving growth in modern marketing

12 May 2026

Local manufacturer, Lesco leverages AI to protect, not replace, vulnerable workers

Manufacturing

Local manufacturer, Lesco leverages AI to protect, not replace, vulnerable workers

12 May 2026

Image credit: on

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

African Rainbow Energy's new deal to speed up private power for SA businesses

12 May 2026

Medshield activates wellness at the Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk 2026

Medical Aid

Medshield activates wellness at the Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk 2026

Issued by Medshield 12 May 2026

SMS + RCS + WhatsApp

Digital

SMS + RCS + WhatsApp

Issued by Celerity.chat 12 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Deals and new partnerships lined up at Africa-France summit

Duncan Miriri 12 May 2026

Supplied image - front L-R: Inga Javu, Limise Kalolo, Mesuli Meneze and Shaun Ngubo (all Joe Slovo High School).
Back L-R: Joe Slovo High School learners Minenthle Ngweni, Lultho Daniso, Maude Modise (Director of the Shoprite Foundation), Alulutho Mnyobe, Anam Kalman, Kungawo Mkhalali, Xoliswa Mahlangu (Head of Digital Learning and Technology at Sifiso EdTech) and Lisolethu Fana

Primary & Secondary Education

Khayelitsha high school receives new robotics lab

11 May 2026

Youlon Naidoo, Executive Head of Claims and Procurement at Miway

Insurance & Actuarial

How Miway turned claims into an online sentiment success story

Issued by MSL South Africa 11 May 2026

Eskom’s current and only nuclear power station located at Koeberg, Western Cape. Archive photo: Brent Meersman

Nuclear Power

Public gets three more weeks to comment on Eskom nuclear site — but critics say it’s not enough

John Yeld 11 May 2026

Image source: Andriy Popov –

Employee Wellness

Post-burnout management: How to lead teams through recovery

Brian Mhlanga 11 May 2026

Entries are open for Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards 2026

Marketing

Entries are open for Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards 2026

Issued by Everlytic 11 May 2026

South African businesses are rethinking who controls their enterprise technology

Technology

South African businesses are rethinking who controls their enterprise technology

Issued by Spinnaker Support 11 May 2026

Africa’s most powerful media isn’t on the media plan

Media

Africa’s most powerful media isn’t on the media plan

Ingrid von Stein, Issued by Dentsu 11 May 2026

Ascent Africa spearheads Spinnaker Support’s South African market entry campaign

Marketing

Ascent Africa spearheads Spinnaker Support’s South African market entry campaign

Issued by Ascent Africa 11 May 2026

Logistics inefficiencies pressure South African SMEs

Logistics & Transport

Logistics inefficiencies pressure South African SMEs

11 May 2026

Positioning the Western Cape in a shifting global economy

Tourism

Positioning the Western Cape in a shifting global economy

Wrenelle Stander 11 May 2026

Dis-Chem reimagines healthcare retail with Melrose Arch Health Hub

Retailers

Dis-Chem reimagines healthcare retail with Melrose Arch Health Hub

8 May 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Uniqlo rewrites the rules of global retail

Retailers

EXCLUSIVE: Uniqlo rewrites the rules of global retail

James Townsend 8 May 2026

Why refill won’t scale on good intentions alone

FMCG

Why refill won’t scale on good intentions alone

Issued by DY/DX 8 May 2026

TV

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 8 May 2026

The CSIR’s 2024 power generation statistics found that the power Eskom sells to South Africans is more than three times as expensive, on average, as what new wind and solar can deliver (R1.95 per kWh vs 50-60 cents per kWh). Above: Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the Free State. Photo: Simisa Bearbeitung (Auschnitt, Farben): Pechristener via

Coal, Oil & Gas

The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard – our oil dependency is why

Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana 8 May 2026

Image credit: on

Nursing

Life Healthcare eyes cost-effective AI to cut nurse burnout, admin load

Maroefah Smith 11 May 2026

Media

Warc warns CMOs: 3 shifts will redefine measurement in 2026

8 May 2026

Image source: Getty Images

Legislation & Regulation

Cabinet approves early childhood development and other bills

7 May 2026

Why the Chinese car boom in SA could come at a cost

Commercial & Industrial

Why the Chinese car boom in SA could come at a cost

Thanda Sithole 7 May 2026