59 Salvador Anglada Optasia CEO Salvador Anglada says the very same algorithms that made credit-vetting decisions via mobile wallets can be used in formal banking. Newly listed, technology-driven fintech Optasia sees the…
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AWS again disrupted by drone attacks in Middle East
54 Amazon said on Monday its Amazon Web Services region in Bahrain has been “disrupted” amid the current conflict in the Middle East, marking the second time in a month that its…
Oracle is rebuilding its software empire around AI agents
70 An Oracle office in Silicon Valley, California. Image: ykanazawa1999 Oracle is revamping its cloud-based financial software used by large companies to work with artificial intelligence agents, with a goal of having…
Sanlam appoints group chief AI officer
66 Sanlam’s Theo Mabaso Sanlam has appointed Theo Mabaso as group chief AI officer, giving artificial intelligence a dedicated seat on the financial services group’s executive committee. The move makes Sanlam one…
SA’s digital economy is booming
71 The author, ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi For millions of South Africans, a mobile phone is far more than just a device – it is their social life, work and connection to…
Namibia rejects Starlink
64 Namibia has turned down applications from Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink for a telecommunications service licence and access to radio spectrum, a notice in the Southern African country’s government gazette…
GoMetro puts a date on its electric minibus taxi launch
59 GoMetro’s Justin Coetzee GoMetro, the company behind South Africa’s first electric minibus taxi, plans to begin operating its eKamva vehicles on routes serving Century City in Cape Town from October this…
ads are coming to ChatGPT
62 Image: Jernej Furman OpenAI will begin showing ads to all users of the free and Go versions of ChatGPT in the US in the coming weeks, a company spokesman said in…
Meet the CIO | HealthBridge CTO Anton Fatti on the future of digital health
87 Anton Fatti, chief technology officer of HealthBridge, says the doctor-patient relationship must remain at the centre of digital transformation in healthcare, even as AI reshapes how medical practices operate. Speaking on…
high-performance remote access built for the modern enterprise
62 As organisations across Africa accelerate digital transformation, remote access has shifted from a support tool to a core business enabler. Hybrid work, distributed teams, multi-site operations and cloud infrastructure demand secure,…