Creator economy takes centre stage at SA Innovation Week

Creator economy takes centre stage at SA Innovation Week

The programme positions creators as entrepreneurs and technologists influencing product design, digital culture and platform evolution. (Image source: 123RF) South Africa’s growing creator economy will take centre stage at the SA Innovation Week 2026, where a new collaboration between the SA Innovation Summit and Creator Hub will explore how digital creators are driving innovation and…

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‘Please Call Me’ creator labels Black Rock’s quest for money ‘fraud’

‘Please Call Me’ creator labels Black Rock’s quest for money ‘fraud’

‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate. ‘Please Call Me’ creator Nkosana Makate says Black Rock Mining’s claim that he owes it money is fraudulent, and there is no basis for arbitration to secure 40% of his settlement with Vodacom, South Africa’s second-largest mobile operator. In December, British Virgin Islands-registered Black Rock Mining lost its battle…

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Cassava, Gebeya unveil AI-powered creator platform

Cassava, Gebeya unveil AI-powered creator platform

Amadou Daffe, CEO and co-founder of Gebeya. Pan-African technology group, Cassava Technologies and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools provider, Gebeya have collaborated to launch Gebeya Dala, a suite of AI tools aimed at enabling Africans to create digital content using Cassava’s data centres and infrastructure. According to a statement, the partnership combines Cassava’s cloud and GPU…

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