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Useful AI has to make judgment calls. The worry is the character those calls create, writes Fanie van Rooyen.
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ITWebSAP says enterprise context is key to predictive AI operations
SAP's customer success chief says governance and enterprise context will shape how organisations adopt agentic AI.
BusinessTechGet your Black Friday deals in front of South African businesses and consumers
Black Friday is around the corner, and companies need to secure prime advertising spots before it’s too late.
BizcommunityFrom agriculture to automotive: The industries that make Algoa Country an economic force
There is a golden thread running through Algoa Country, connecting the things we make, the places we live, the experiences we share, and the natural resources that sustain us. We explore this golden thread through the lens of business, lifestyle, and sustainability, revealing the people, places…
MyBroadbandHow to get your products reviewed on MyBroadband
MyBroadband review videos include professional product and lifestyle photos of your product in use, and a review article to accompany the video.
Farmer's WeeklySugar industry needs protection, not just diversification
South Africa’s sugar industry needs urgent intervention to restore profitability and protect its future, as cheap imports, the sugar tax, and underinvestment in sugar mills threaten the viability of growers and millers alike.
BizcommunitySouth Africa’s Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, 85, won the Nobel Peace Prize “for her efforts to promote peace and international law,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
BizcommunitySouth Africa’s leadership pipeline is still failing women
Women hold 38% of board positions in South Africa’s JSE Top 40 companies. Yet they occupy only 27% of executive positions. Among the JSE Top 200, just 8% of CEOs are women. This should make everyone feel uncomfortable.
ITWebABC shareholders push for new directors
Shareholders controlling 76% of Africa Bitcoin Corporation’s ordinary shares want two new directors appointed, but the board is resisting.
ITWebn8n hosting options: Cloud convenience vs self-hosted flexibility
Domains.co.za's Self-Hosted n8n VPS Hosting ships with n8n pre-installed on Debian 13, letting users launch workflows without building a base server environment first.
ITWebNetcampus and CompTIA – building practical skills for real careers, one evening at a time
Netcampus has introduced its evening training programme, giving learners the flexibility to develop IT and cyber security skills after hours, without disrupting their daily responsibilities.
MyBroadbandSouth Africa comes to GTA 6
South African artists will be featured in Grand Theft Auto 6 as part of the in-game music station AfroBank FM, hosted by Burna Boy.
MyBroadbandStronger together: how Platform45’s product designers work with AI
AI has become one of the most valuable tools in Platform45's product design team's workflow. It doesn't replace design judgement. It gives that judgement more room to work.
TechCentralW&W | LDV’s Gerhard Moolman on electric bakkies and fleets
LDV South Africa CEO Gerhard Moolman talks fleet orders, a sub-R300 000 single cab and electric bakkies with Watts & Wheels.
BusinessTechEskom launching enough solar and batteries to cover 6 stages of load shedding in South Africa
Eskom has launched a Request for Qualification process to build renewable energy projects totalling 6 GW.
BusinessTechSARS nails 14 taxpayers over R4 million tax refunds
The South African Revenue Service has nailed five entities and nine individuals tied to an alleged VAT refund fraud scheme.
ITWebCape Town’s hybrid power plant now live
The city unveils the Helderhoop solar and storage power plant in Atlantis, as it looks to limit reliance on power utility Eskom.
MyBroadbandEmail accounts taken over in South Africa
Cyber attackers are taking over people's workplace email accounts and using them to steal funds for enterprises and consumers alike.
ITWebSeacom CEO placed on leave
Group CEO Alpheus Mangale is on special leave pending an investigation, with CFO Charl Slabbert serving as interim CEO.
TechCentralStarlink is coming for your mobile operator
SpaceX is reportedly paying $8-billion for 800MHz spectrum to boost its Starlink Mobile service in the US.
BusinessTechIconic 65-year-old shopping mall in South Africa being sold
The sale of Killarney Shopping Mall in Johannesburg has been approved by the Competition Commission.
BusinessTechHome Affairs U-turns on asylum seeker directive as social unrest in South Africa turns violent
The Department of Home Affairs has temporarily withdrawn its internal operational instructions on how to handle asylum-seeker applications.
ITWebThe WOAN may be dead, but open access is not
South Africa’s wireless open access network never achieved its ambition, but that does not mean the underlying objective was wrong.
SME South AfricaHow Tourism SMEs Can Add Day Tours To Their Offering
For tourism businesses, growth does not always mean attracting more customers. Sometimes, it means finding ways to generate more value from the customers you already…
BusinessTechXiaomi launches Robot Vacuum 6 series in South Africa
Xiaomi has introduced its three Robot Vacuum 6 models in South Africa, bringing game-changing cleaning, navigation, and automation features to the local market.
MyBroadbandXiaomi Robot Vacuum 6 series – Embrace the new era of automated home cleaning
The Xiaomi Robot Vacuum 6 series changes the game for the robot vacuum industry.
ITWebMore than 4 500 people took part in second Moscow Startup Summit
As part of the Demo Day, the finalists presented their technologies to investors, experts and major corporations.
ITWebThe rise of autonomous AI demands a new security strategy
As organisations adopt autonomous AI agents, cyber security strategies must evolve beyond protecting users and systems to governing AI itself.
TechCentralClaude is turning into an office suite
Anthropic has added live data dashboards and animated explainers to Claude, alongside docs and slides.
MyBroadbandUS Army will livestream execution by firing squad, and Starlink satellite near misses in orbit
Here are five important things happening in tech today.