203 Cape Town-based messaging platform Turn.io is betting that voice AI can do for the world’s 739 million non-literate adults what text-based digital services have failed to: deliver healthcare to a phone…
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Here’s what South Africans spend most of their money on
179 Most people spend money on alcoholic drinks during long weekends. The SpendTrend26 report by Discovery Bank and Visa has revealed that South Africans continue to spend more of their money on…
The quiet grief of outgrowing your dreams
150 There is a subtle, or rather unspoken sorrow in outgrowing the dreams you once held dear. Dreams, especially those formed in youth or during moments of passion, carry with them hopes, identities and visions of the…
The AI policy that AI broke
189 South Africa’s draft national AI policy is not the first hallucination-fuelled blunder of its kind – and it won’t be the last. But it does offer the department of communications &…
State broadband merger limps into a second decade
186 Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT The merger between state-owned signal distributor Sentech and Broadband Infraco (BBI) – the ailing fibre wholesaler meant to serve as South Africa’s “carrier of carriers”…
Here’s how much miners at Sibanye-Stillwater get paid
214 The highest-paid miner gets over R40k per month. South Africa-based mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has increased its entry-level salary for mineworkers, according to the group’s 2025 integrated report. The report revealed that…
New DStv owner Canal+ confirms JSE listing date
189 Canal+, the global media and entertainment group that took control of MultiChoice last year, has confirmed it will conduct a secondary listing on the JSE on 3 June, becoming the first…
Pivotal week for US tech stocks
177 Big Tech has spent hundreds of billions of dollars over three years to power the AI. But investors still want one answer: will all this spending pay off? Quarterly results from…
Third-party cyber risks emerge as weak link for banks after data breach concerns
178 Banks are facing growing cybersecurity risks from third-party vendors, with experts warning that these external partners are increasingly becoming a weak link in protecting sensitive customer data. Third-party vendors refer to…
AI governance: the key to growth for SA’s financial institutions
182 Advanced AI is reshaping how financial institutions operate and drive growth. At the same time, South Africa’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF’s) grey list has signalled renewed regulatory…