Intent-driven marketing fuels SA’s e-commerce

Intent-driven marketing fuels SA’s e-commerce

Automation drives ecommerce gains in South Africa. South Africa’s e-commerce sector recorded strong growth in 2025, with order volumes across all channels increasing by 47% year-on-year (YOY), according to a new report by e-commerce marketing platform, Omnisend. The report is based on an analysis of nearly 3 000 South African e-commerce platforms, drawing on data…

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Google Gemini will power Apple’s new Siri

Google Gemini will power Apple’s new Siri

Apple and Google have officially confirmed a multi-year collaboration that will see Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology power the next generation of Apple Foundation Models. According to a joint statement released by both companies, this partnership is designed to enhance Apple Intelligence features, with a specific focus on launching a more personalized version of…

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Big solar and energy storage projects going live across South Africa

Big solar and energy storage projects going live across South Africa

Several major renewable energy projects currently under construction will go live this year, according to industry organisation Sapvia. Once operational, these projects will collectively add hundreds of megawatts of new generation capacity to the national grid. This additional capacity is expected to contribute to improved energy security, reduce reliance on fossil-fuel-based generation and support increased…

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SolarAfrica receives R1.5bn investment boost

SolarAfrica receives R1.5bn investment boost

SolarAfrica secures R1.5 billion to deliver power to SA businesses. Independent power producer SolarAfrica has secured R1.5 billion in funding to build SunCentral 2, the next 114MW plant of its utility-scale solar development in the Northern Cape. SunCentral is a large-scale solar photovoltaic plant located between Hanover and De Aar in the Northern Cape. The…

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Visa moves to plug stablecoins into the global payments system

Visa moves to plug stablecoins into the global payments system

Visa is working to integrate stablecoins into existing payment systems, seeing an opportunity to maintain its market leadership as these tokens gain traction, Visa’s head of crypto, Cuy Sheffield, said in an interview. Stablecoins, cryptocurrencies typically pegged to the US dollar, allow funds to be moved outside traditional banking systems. While their circulation has surged,…

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Leading through the AI shift: Implement AI with soul

Leading through the AI shift: Implement AI with soul

Augustine Tumi Mogashoa, Director of IT and Business Continuity Management Specialist, ASQE. (Image: Supplied) Agentic AI is transforming business – and tech executives must now lead with both strategy and soul. “By 2026, AI isn’t the future anymore; it’s the present,” says Augustine Tumi Mogashoa, Director of IT and Business Continuity Management Specialist at ASQE….

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Touchscreens are making cars more dangerous

Touchscreens are making cars more dangerous

In recent years, the way drivers interact with cars has fundamentally changed. Physical buttons have gradually disappeared from dashboards as more functions have been transferred to touchscreens. Touchscreens in vehicle dashboards date back to the 1980s. But modern cars consolidate functions into these systems far beyond what we’ve seen before, to the point where a…

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