Strategy does not win. Execution does

Strategy does not win. Execution does

We have never struggled to generate ideas. As an industry, we are strong on insight. Strategies are increasingly sophisticated. Human truths are well understood. Data is abundant. Platforms promise optimisation and performance. And yet outcomes remain volatile. Author: Carni Wilkens, chief growth officer at dentsu Campaigns that look right in planning fluctuate once they are…

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT an ‘inflection point’ in technology

OpenAI’s ChatGPT an ‘inflection point’ in technology

Johnson Idesoh, group chief information and technology officer, Absa Group. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) ChatGPT’s release in November 2022 marked a true technological inflection point; not an incremental shift but a discontinuity reshaping how we work, communicate and create value, says Johnson Idesoh, group chief information and technology officer at Absa Group. He adds that the…

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Icasa’s infrastructure database plan raises national security alarm

Icasa’s infrastructure database plan raises national security alarm

A body representing South Africa’s largest telecommunications operators has warned that Icasa’s proposed national infrastructure database could create national security risks and has accused the ICT sector regulator of failing to tackle the municipal wayleave bottleneck that has long throttled broadband roll-out. In preliminary feedback to TechCentral on the draft rapid deployment regulations gazetted on…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – April 15, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – April 15, 2026

  Roelf Meyer Appointed South Africa’s New Ambassador to the U.S. South African ‌President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer to be the country’s next ambassador to the United States.  The post had been vacant since 2025. His appointment follows the expulsion of former ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, who was declared persona non grata in 2025 after the…

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