For every 10 girls who complete primary school, fewer than four finish secondary Open source STEP tool supports ministries to manage vulnerable transitions June 23, 2026 – Governments and education leaders must address a critical blind spot if they are to help the most disadvantaged girls stay in education, a high-level panel has heard. While…
Police warnings around unauthorised drone activity during the 2026 Comrades Marathon have renewed attention on South Africa’s drone regulations and growing concerns around compliance. South Africa’s approach to drone regulation came into focus ahead of the 2026 Comrades Marathon after the South African Police Service (SAPS) warned that the entire 86km route would operate as…
Every boardroom is talking about AI. Organisations are investing heavily in analytics platforms, predictive models, automation tools and operational dashboards. The expectation is that better technology will lead to better decisions. But there is a problem hiding beneath the excitement: AI is only as intelligent as the data feeding it. For Rory Atkinson, director at…
Arctic Wolf’s Jason Oehley Arctic Wolf, a global cybersecurity leader, has announced the launch of its new Aurora Attack Surface Management (ASM) offering in South Africa, giving local organisations unprecedented visibility into their technology environments at a time when unmanaged assets, shadow IT and sprawling digital estates are driving significant cyber risk. The introduction of…
Africa’s cultural contribution to global music is not reflected in the data being used to train generative AI systems, and the continent must move quickly to secure a “seat at the table” before it becomes a consumer rather than a shaper of the technology, music industry veteran Charles Goldstuck has warned. Goldstuck, founder of GoldState…
Small businesses don’t fail because they don’t work hard. They fail, plateau, or stay “small” because they run out of repeatable growth. One of the most underestimated blockers to scale is customer experience for small businesses, yet it is also one of the least measured drivers of growth. Often in the SME world, CX is…
The climate fiction movie The Day After Tomorrow, released in 2004, popularised the devastating effects of sudden climate change on planet Earth. The plot dramatises the consequences of a shut-down in an ocean current, and features the Northern Hemisphere plunging, within a few weeks, into an ice age. The lead character, palaeoclimatologist Jack Hall, uncovers…
On November 5, the Trump administration unveiled the new National Security Strategy (NSS) for the United States. Since the passage of the Goldwater-Nichols Act in 1986, presidents have been required by Congress to provide an NSS. Waiting for this strategic guidance has become a routine across parts of the US government, and the document’s release…
Given its obligations in the region, South Africa is uniquely positioned to represent Africa’s interests in Antarctic governance. The Southern Ocean, encircling Antarctica and extending northwards to about 60° south latitude, contains some of the world’s richest polar marine living resources. Around 85% of the planet’s ocean biological productivity depends on nutrients from this ocean….
