ILO staff with Brazil Labour Minister Luiz Marinho at the Just Transition Pavilion. PHOTO/UN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] The International Labour Organization (ILO) welcomed the adoption of the Belém Political Package at the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Package, adopted by 195…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded the possibilities for precision medicine and boosted efficiency, from processing X-rays in seconds to anticipating disease outbreaks and adapting treatment regimens to specific patients. However, as AI systems become more integrated throughout the patient journey, from diagnosis to aftercare, they create serious ethical concerns. Who is accountable when an algorithm…
Fred Zhou, CEO of Honor South Africa. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Honor wants to move from being a handset maker to becoming a leading AI-enabled device business. According to Fred Zhou, CEO of HONOR South Africa, the start of this journey is all about delivering intelligent AI handsets. “For so many, these mobile devices are…
JCI Mining says AI-driven analytics and process automation will become essential to staying competitive. JCI Mining positions itself as a leading opencast mining contractor based in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The company operates primarily in the coal mining sector, supplying Eskom power stations and producing export-quality coal for international markets. Known for its extensive use…
Fresh from the global launch of its flagship Xiaomi 15T Series, co-engineered with Leica, Xiaomi South Africa is marking World Animal Month with #XiaomiPETriotism, a campaign that zooms into creating awareness about shelter pet adoption by capturing the unconditional love between rescued animals and the people who open their homes to them. At its core,…
The Africa Trade Gateway (ATG), a pioneering digital trade ecosystem designed to revolutionize Africa’s trade, has launched an initiative for national adoption awareness in Rwanda, marking a significant milestone in the continent’s economic integration journey. A collaboration between African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, the ATG…
As the globe shifts, Africa has seen a marked increase in the adoption of Bitcoin. Increasing volumes of trade, investments from leading institutions, and new policies are changing the continent’s cryptocurrency environment. As of August 2025, the total cryptocurrency market had a market capitalization dip of 1.7 per cent. This was due to the PPI…
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, professor Blade Nzimande, has used the GovTech 2025 Conference, held in Durban, to highlight the challenges faced by many developing countries in adopting new technologies. “Many countries in the developing world are struggling to address their national priorities due to problems such as the slow, uneven and discordant adoption…
Nigeria has emerged as the largest stablecoin market in Africa, with nearly $22 billion in transactions recorded between July 2023 and June 2024. This was stated in the latest report released by Yellow Card titled, ‘Stablecoin Adoption in Emerging Markets – The Report for Global Business Leaders’. The report which is Yellow Card’s third and…
Matthys Marais, CEO, Incasu. A survey on AI adoption in South African business, being conducted in partnership with Incasu, has gone live on ITWeb. The objective of the survey is to gain an understanding of general AI requirements in the local market as well as whether there’s demand for chatbot and AI agent services. Incasu…
