Marketing's new superpower: Adobe Firefly for Teams (opens on the publisher’s site)
Adobe Firefly for Teams brings creative AI, design and editing into one connected subscription, says Dax Data.
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CIO of the year: The search is on (opens on the publisher’s site)
Cast your vote and nominate your CIO.
Cell C CEO Mendes buys R20.8m in company shares (opens on the publisher’s site)
The CEO has bought R20.8 million worth of shares, deepening his direct stake as the operator pursues its turnaround.
Apple’s first foldable iPhone heads to South Africa (opens on the publisher’s site)
iStore believes Apple’s iPhone Duo will appeal to SA consumers at the upper end of the market, with an expected price tag of over R50 000.
Prosus reshuffles tech leadership amid AI push (opens on the publisher’s site)
The company appoints new AI, tech and product chiefs as it seeks to speed up AI development across its global ecosystem.
ZARU goes live on Circle’s Arc blockchain (opens on the publisher’s site)
The ZAR Universal launch is aimed at addressing some of the constraints faced by the rand in cross-border foreign exchange.
Africa Bitcoin Corp founder quits after R5m fine (opens on the publisher’s site)
Warren Wheatley resigns as ABC's CEO, saying the FSCA's R5 million fine relates to trades worth just R301.
Getting minimum viable business back up and running (opens on the publisher’s site)
The partnership between NEC XON, Cohesity and HPE Zerto improves business resilience through their complementary technologies and expertise.
Coronation ups MTN stake to 5% (opens on the publisher’s site)
The investment manager builds its beneficial interest to 5%, making it one of the MTN’s largest disclosed institutional shareholders.
SITA in recovery mode, says comms minister (opens on the publisher’s site)
New, secure leadership means the organisation is ready to fulfil its mandate, say government representatives at GovTech 2026.
The Please Call Me millions: So, who paid? (opens on the publisher’s site)
Five different amounts, cited across hundreds of pages, are at the heart of the dispute over who actually funded Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate’s fight against Vodacom.
Mitsumi Distribution partners with Samsung to expand device reach in SA (opens on the publisher’s site)
Mitsumi Distribution has partnered with Samsung South Africa as an authorised B2B distributor, expanding access to Samsung smartphones, tablets, wearables and accessories.
Standard Bank, Stellenbosch University develop responsible AI framework (opens on the publisher’s site)
The framework is intended to guide the responsible development, deployment and use of AI in business.
Security effectiveness falls despite increased spend (opens on the publisher’s site)
As demand for cyber security budgets grows, South Africa falls prey to the effectiveness paradox.
The device decision that isn’t really about the device (opens on the publisher’s site)
AI PCs demand a new approach to procurement, data sovereignty and channel engagement.
Sigfox South Africa engages with Anthropic’s Model Hardware Standard to bridge the gap between IOT, AI (opens on the publisher’s site)
MHS is currently being made available through a limited research preview to organisations across science, robotics, electronics and advanced manufacturing.
Today’s electrical labelling landscape: Evolution or revolution? (opens on the publisher’s site)
Labelling is no longer an afterthought – it's a digital workplace function and operational requirement.
The most expensive work in your business is the work nobody designed (opens on the publisher’s site)
Manual work between systems is the hidden cost of digital transformation, says Noscotek.
AI fluency is not data competence, warns PBT Group (opens on the publisher’s site)
AI fluency without data competence creates a dangerous skills gap in data teams, says Andreas Bartsch, head of innovation and services at PBT Group.
Pierre Le Manh to Step Down as PMI President and CEO (opens on the publisher’s site)
Project Management Institute (PMI), the leading authority in project management, today announced that Pierre Le Manh has decided to step down as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 30, 2026. Johannes Heinlein, Chief Growth Officer, has been appointed Interim President &…
Mission Mobile secures R500m funding (opens on the publisher’s site)
The backing will enable the company to extend its customer reach and develop additional propositions for mobile network operators.
Top ICT tenders: SASSA to enhance contact centre (opens on the publisher’s site)
The South African Social Security Agency says it is targeting a modern, national citizen engagement capability.
FPB plans AI-powered oversight of streaming, social platforms (opens on the publisher’s site)
The content watchdog approves an AI strategy targeting content monitoring and classification, to better scrutinise online content and video-on-demand streaming platforms.
SA wins bid to host World Robot Olympiad (opens on the publisher’s site)
Cape Town will host the 2028 World Robot Olympiad International Final, bringing the flagship competition to the African continent.