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Digital ID and AI agents must never make South Africans invisible to the state
As South Africa debates expanding digital identity, connecting public systems to autonomous AI agents poses severe risks of excluding vulnerable citizens unless strict guardrails…
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The Government of Lesotho seeks consulting firms to digitalise its national breeding centres under the IFAD-financed Wool and Mohair Value Chain Competitiveness Project to…
Fibre-ready homes connect South Africa’s housing and digital ambitions
Fibre-ready housing developments are bridging South Africa's digital divide by integrating high-speed internet infrastructure directly into national housing initiatives.
A drone that can watch SA borders
South African defence firm Milkor has positioned its locally developed Milkor 380 drone as a high-tech solution to monitor porous borders and tackle illegal immigration.
Blaming the phone won’t save our kids
As calls mount globally to ban social media for children, comprehensive research reveals that screen time accounts for only a tiny fraction of adolescent distress, urging parents…
MedicalAid.ai: How Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionising Medical Aid Comparisons in South Africa
MedicalAid.ai introduces artificial intelligence to help South Africans compare complex medical aid schemes, matching plans to household budgets and healthcare priorities.
Who gets to shape Africa’s AI future?
As artificial intelligence reshapes global economies, experts at the Singularity Summit South Africa urge the nation to build local research and IP rather than just adopting…
Singularity South Africa Summit 2026 Day 2 Round up
Day 2 of the Singularity Summit South Africa 2026 brought global leaders together to explore breakthrough innovations in quantum computing, AI, cancer therapies, longevity, and…
Global thought leaders converge for Singularity Summit in Sandton
The Singularity South Africa Summit 2025 opened in Johannesburg, uniting over 2 000 global thinkers and leaders to explore how AI, robotics, and exponential technologies can…
How AI Is Changing Digital Creativity: From Simple Ideas to 3D Design
Generative AI is transforming digital creativity by turning text prompts and 2D images into textured, production-ready 3D models in minutes.
Our children are connected but are they really present?
A study across South African high schools reveals that while smartphone distraction has a negligible impact on marks, the deeper toll on attention, relationships, and presence…
SAs digital payments future has a cash problem
Despite significant investments in faster payments and AI across South Africa's banking sector, cash remains dominant due to high fees, connectivity issues, and a lack of public…
Africa must design and produce its own solutions, says Gugu Motlanthe
Speaking at the launch of Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026 in Cape Town, Gugu Motlanthe urged Africa to move beyond consuming foreign ideas and lead through homegrown, human-centred…
Unisa ICT leader earns global recognition at World CIO 200 Summit
Unisa's Acting Executive Director for ICT Governance, Dr Marothi Philip Lemekwane, has been honoured at the 2026 World CIO 200 Grand Finale in Sri Lanka for excellence in digital…
South African AI Awards to recognise innovation that creates opportunity
The inaugural South African AI Awards, presented by NTT DATA, will celebrate local artificial intelligence innovation focused on inclusive socio-economic prosperity in Sandton.