371 Zoho’s Andrew Bourne South Africa now sits as the third-fastest-growing market in Zoho’s top 15, according to Andrew Bourne, the Indian business software company’s regional head for Southern Africa. This, he…
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OpenAI’s new audio APIs aim for conversational voice agents
350 Image: Jernej Furman OpenAI introduced three audio models for its developer platform on Thursday, aiming to make voice-based software agents more conversational and capable of completing tasks in real time. The…
Phumudzo Thenga: Driving business growth through strategic positioning and enterprise execution
285 The group’s operations are designed around delivering practical solutions to market needs, with a focus on operational services, project-based execution, and scalable business models. In today’s business environment, success is increasingly…
7 Ways to protect your work-life balance in a toxic workplace
320 Toxic workplace (Picture: Pexels) In today’s fast-paced world, achieving a healthy work-life balance is essential for overall well-being. However, for many South Africans navigating toxic work environments which are often characterised…
The gaps in South Africa’s digital ID plan
412 South Africa’s draft digital identity regulations lay a workable foundation but leave critical gaps around wallet architecture, biometric strength and the verification side of the ecosystem, according to industry specialists who…
Ekurhuleni electricity tariff application inflated by billions
282 Reapplications before regulator ‘full of mistakes’. The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, whose electricity tariffs for 2024/25 were declared unlawful by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, submitted a new application…
South Africa’s TikTok election is coming
379 Icasa wants you to know it has tightened up the rules for South Africa’s pivotal municipal elections, set for 4 November 2026. The communications regulator recently published the Municipal Party Elections…
Datatec is firing on all cylinders
310 Datatec group CEO Jens Montanana JSE-listed international ICT group Datatec has flagged a sharp jump in earnings for its 2026 financial year, with headline earnings per share (Heps) expected to come…
Joburg wants households to pay 66% more to receive water
331 Opaque fixed ‘water demand management levy’ to increase significantly in July. The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has proposed a 65.6% increase for the water demand management levy charged to households each…
The AI revolution has a new capital
258 Just as the world’s AI bulls looked to be running out of puff, a fresh investor frenzy has hit Asia’s tech names, making Seoul’s stock market the world’s hottest and delivering…