South Africa’s online population is showing increasing enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI) as the technology continues to expand globally. According to a new survey…
[Opinion] As smartphone use grows, users’ trust wanes
While mobile phone usage has grown consistently, there are also rising concerns about the risk of spam, fraud, and the lack of privacy, writes…
Flutterwave accounts frozen in Kenya amid court probe
A court in Kenya has frozen more than $40 million in accounts belonging to an Africa-focused payments giant, Flutterwave, under the country’s anti-money laundering…
Fintech boom: African start-ups going from zero to hero
At the end of 2021, Africa saw close to $5 billion invested in tech start-ups. Fintech, especially, has seen one of the largest expansions with $2…
Tech investment fund could fast-track growth in Namibia
To build a sustainable future for Namibia, our children, and far into the future, we need to invest in the country. However, as a…
SA digital news start-up shines in Africa’s top media awards
After winning 11 global media awards in the last three years, a South African digital news start-up, Food For Mzansi, has also received three…
[Opinion] Technology can help to reduce inequalities
There have been many solutions put forward for addressing the various forms of inequality, most of them policy-driven. While those kinds of interventions are…
60 unemployed youth trained as mobile device repairers
Sixty unemployed youth from the Emfuleni Local Municipality area have been given the opportunity to capitalise on South Africa’s rapidly growing telecommunications sector with…
[Opinion] Future-proof your start-up’s digital experiences
Even as start-ups that successfully built great digital experiences revel in their achievements, it’s easy to forget just how much effort had to go…
Why start-ups with flat organisational structures often fail
A United States-based management professor, Ronnie Lee, has a word of warning for aspiring entrepreneurs who envision an egalitarian workplace where there are no…
[Opinion] Exactly how smart will tomorrow’s homes be?
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly entrenched in our daily lives and, as a result, becoming more intelligent. This dramatically accelerates the rate of smart…
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