Businesses must move beyond AI hype to real value

Businesses must move beyond AI hype to real value

Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion Africa. South African organisations need to shift from AI experimentation to measurable business outcomes, trusted governance and scalable execution, according to Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion Africa. Speaking at the ITWeb AI Summit in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Naik said too many enterprises remain caught up in the excitement around generative…

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Africa: Opening Statement At the Annual Retreat of the Group of African Ambassadors in China (Gaac), H.E. Ambassador Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, Phd AU Permanent Representative to the People’s Republic of China, Beijing | 23 April 2026

Africa: Opening Statement At the Annual Retreat of the Group of African Ambassadors in China (Gaac), H.E. Ambassador Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, Phd AU Permanent Representative to the People’s Republic of China, Beijing | 23 April 2026

His Excellency Martin Mpana, Ambassador of the Republic of Cameroon to China and Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps in China His Excellency Telesphore Irambona, Ambassador of the Republic of Burundi to China and Chairperson of African Union Her Excellency Dr. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of the AU Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and your formidable…

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Africa: Opening Statement At the Annual Retreat of the Group of African Ambassadors in China (Gaac), H.E. Ambassador Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, Phd AU Permanent Representative to the People’s Republic of China, Beijing | 23 April 2026

Africa’s Non-Bank Capital Pools Cross $2 Trillion Mark

Africa’s domestic capital base has reached a scale that now exceeds external financing flows over the past decade, marking a turning point in how the continent funds its growth and industrialisation, according to the Africa Finance Corporation’s (AFC) State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report 2026. The report finds that cumulative external flows to Africa totalled approximately…

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