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Visa lays groundwork for AI payments in South Africa
331 Only 23% of South African consumers would trust an AI agent to complete a purchase on their behalf, according to new research from Visa, even as the payments company prepares technology…
Why Dis-Chem is spending hundreds of millions to disrupt itself
329 ‘The alternative is to stay safe and become irrelevant over time’ – CEO Rui Morais. Pharmacy retailer Dis-Chem invested over R300 million last year in its innovation hub, X, bigly labs,…
More speakers, free sponsored sessions at Pan African DataCentres event
233 In just two weeks, the Pan African DataCentres Exhibition & Conference (PADC) returns to the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, on 23 and 24 June. Combining a multi-streamed paid-for conference and…
BYD sets its sights on Toyota’s crown
261 Wang Chuanfu, chairman of BYD, on Tuesday said he expected the Chinese firm to become the world’s largest car maker within five years, as he sought to reassure investors following a…
Digital radio inches forward as Icasa seeks technical experts
289 Communications regulator Icasa has taken another step towards digital radio in South Africa, calling for nominations to a technical advisory group that will help shape how the long-delayed technology is rolled…
GDP grows in Q1, but little hope for growth in Q2
205 This marks the sixth consecutive quarter of growth. South Africa’s real gross domestic product (GDP) delivered good news for the first quarter of 2026, as it increased by 0.5%, marking a…
Understanding funeral cover and social grant deductions: What you need to know!
282 In South Africa, funeral policies linked to social grants are strictly regulated to protect beneficiaries. For many grant recipients and their families, the key concerns are simple: What is allowed, what…
Built for the factory floor: inside the ASUS PE1100N edge AI computer
302 Edge AI has matured from an experimental frontier to a practical necessity, as manufacturers want real-time anomaly detection on production lines, retailers want instant customer-flow analytics and cities want smarter surveillance…
MTN enlists Alipay owner to turn MoMo into a super app
343 MTN Group Fintech has signed a technology partnership with Ant International – part of Ant Group, the Chinese company behind Alipay – to rebuild its MoMo mobile money service into a…