https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/185.html South Africa Technology news 15 Technology news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/185.html en-us Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:41:17 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/will-ai-put-your-brand-on-the-festive-shopping-shortlist-969824a Your festive campaign may be ready. The creative is approved, the offers are loaded and the media budget is allocated. But can your brand answer the question a customer is actually asking? 1-272494 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Technology South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/smarter-in-store-payment-options-can-cut-queues-and-lift-retail-sales-070965a For many retailers, payments remain a cost to be managed rather than a strategic business tool. The focus is often on negotiating fees with banks or payment providers and keeping terminal costs down. 1-272467 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Technology South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/woolies-brings-ai-food-assistant-wchef-into-live-customer-testing-636351a Woolworths has moved its AI-powered food assistant W.Chef from development into live customer testing, giving its first group of customers the ability to ask the Woolies app the increasingly familiar question: “What’s for dinner?” 1-272371 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Technology South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/tfgs-bash-turns-3000-stores-into-sales-machines-driving-r551m-in-sales-303918a TFG (The Foschini Group) is using its physical store network as an increasingly important part of its digital retail strategy, with Bashstore generating R551m in revenue in FY26, up 306% year on year. 1-272243 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Technology South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/retail-marketers-face-a-huge-ai-shift-in-2026-181176a For much of modern marketing, the campaign has been the core unit of work. Teams identify a target audience, shape an offer, choose the right channels, launch the campaign and assess its impact once it is over. 1-272168 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Technology South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/exclusive-quinces-101bn-valuation-spotlights-the-appeal-of-algorithmic-retail-292247a For a growing part of the industry, fashion design now starts with a search bar. Software scours query logs, viral TikTok feeds and celebrity street style for the next thing shoppers want. 1-272130 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:21:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Technology South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/propak-cape-highlights-latest-advances-in-sustainable-plastics-and-recycling-742522a The South African plastics recycling industry continues to make strides in creating a circular economy for plastics. Recent statistics from Plastics SA revealed that plastics recycling increased by 3% in 2025 to 485-thousand tonnes, across the packaging, building, construction, agriculture, mining, automotive and consumer goods sectors. 1-271982 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Technology South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sas-unique-ai-habits-key-to-capturing-market-share-this-retail-peak-520670a South Africans have changed the way we shop. While economic pressure may be forcing us to watch every penny, we have wholeheartedly embraced AI, which is now acting as our trusted shopping assistant. However, many retailers haven’t even begun to shift their digital approach to accommodate the changes, leaving gaps for challenger brands this retail peak. 1-271736 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Technology South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/loops-nafi-abrahams-is-connecting-people-from-mitchells-plain-to-the-world-520660a The Cape Flats in Cape Town was shaped by apartheid-era forced removals and racial segregation. If you scan headlines about the area, you’ll be overwhelmed with stories about extreme violence, fuelled by gangsterism and drugs. However, the area is also home to people working to improve their communities through medicine, science, technology, and more. 1-271726 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Technology South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/black-friday-2026-3-things-retailers-must-fix-now-or-it-bad-news-742192a The online retailers who win Q4 are the ones who do the hard work in September. By the time November comes around, it is too late. 1-271632 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Technology South Africa