At a time when talent retention, automation and compliance pressures are reshaping the workplace, Sage brought a group of HR and payroll professionals together in Cape Town for a focused, future-facing discussion on the power of data in people management. Hosted in partnership with TechCentral at Century City, the event brought together leaders and specialists…
Sonke has collaborated with Unilever, the UK government and EY to drive the circular economy through its automated refill store, SKUBU. Sonke, a South African tech start-up, in collaboration with impact accelerator TRANSFORM, led by Unilever, the UK government’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and EY, has launched its first automated refill store, SKUBU. The…
By 2050 the global market for non-military drones is expected to have transformed how goods and people move across cities and rural landscapes. In South Africa, where road access remains limited in many regions and urban congestion chokes daily logistics, drones present an opportunity to leapfrog legacy infrastructure and reimagine mobility from the sky down…
Selected start-ups will each receive up to $1 million in AWS credits, mentorship and access to AWS’s GenAI tools. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has opened applications for the 2025 cohort of its Generative AI Accelerator (GAIA) programme. Now in its third instalment, the initiative is a global eight-week programme that supports start-ups building foundational generative…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman/Reuters OpenAI executives have considered accusing Microsoft, the company’s major backer, of anticompetitive behaviour in their partnership, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (paywall), citing people familiar with the matter. OpenAI’s effort could involve seeking a federal regulatory review of the terms of its contract with Microsoft for potential violations of…
Starlink has committed to connect 5 000 South African schools if it gets a licence. US-based low Earth orbit satellite Internet service provider Starlink has reaffirmed its commitment to South Africa, as it looks to start operating in the country. So says Ryan D Goodnight, senior director of Starlink Market Access, in a letter addressed…
Starlink has taken aim at what it has described as “misleading claims” in sections of the media about its views on South Africa’s black empowerment laws and reiterated that it is keen to get an operating licence as soon as possible. The company, which is owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, said in a letter to…
Pretty Kubyane grew up surrounded by entrepreneurship — from her father’s car repair workshop to a wood-cutting business that trained local women and youth. Those early lessons in resilience and community impact stayed with her, even as she pursued a career in technology. Today, as co-founder and tech lead of the eFama App, Kubyane is…
Africa accounts for 70% of the R18 trillion stored in mobile wallets. Credit bureau TransUnion believes it is possible to enable as many as 500 million financially excluded Africans to join the formal economy, growing gross domestic product (GDP), through analysing mobile network subscribers’ behaviour when they buy data or airtime. TransUnion Africa − in…
Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub received a 15.2% bump to his total remuneration package in the financial year ended 31 March 2025, taking his pre-tax pay to R71.1-million. This marked an increased from the R61.7-million in total pay – including short-term incentives – he received in the 2024 financial year….
