Digify Africa unveils Didi Mobile Academy, a mobile-based learning platform that uses WhatsApp. Digify Africa has launched the Didi Mobile Academy, a WhatsApp-based learning platform aimed at equipping young people with digital skills and bridging the gap between technology access, skills development and employment opportunities. Designed for South Africans aged 18 to 35, the platform…
On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2026, commemorated annually on 2 November, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) stands in solidarity with journalists, media workers, and defenders of free expression throughout Southern Africa. Over the past decade, attacks against journalists have continued, but in recent years the nature and…
Operation Vulindlela’s digital payments programme advances. (Image source: iStock) Government has prioritised accelerating public infrastructure reforms, with plans to test secure digital payment authorisation across participating systems by March 2027. This is based on the Operation Vulindlela quarterly report released by National Treasury on Friday. Operation Vulindlela is a joint initiative of the Presidency and…
Google announced the launch of its new Skilling Africa with Google website designed to expand access to digital and AI skills across the continent and help address the growing demand for AI-ready talent. The offline-capable Skilling App will enable users from all over Africa to access over 15 Google training initiatives – including Hustle Academy,…
Agro-Hub login and sign-in page. Small-scale agro-processing organisations play an important role in food production, employment creation and rural development in South Africa. These organisations, however, struggle with various environmental, economic and social constraints such as resource inefficiencies, lack of access to capital, waste creation and lack of traceability, market access, high cost of processing…
As businesses grow and transact more digitally, the opportunities increase, but so do the risks. Fraudsters are using sophisticated tactics, making digital banking security essential to protecting cash flow, reputation and growth. The Standard Bank Business Digital Security Centre helps businesses understand these threats and strengthen their defences. Many scams rely on social engineering rather…
Yazi CEO Tim Treagus. (Image: Supplied) Digital fraud continues to cause financial harm for consumers, with 85% of South Africans impacted in the past 12 months. This is one of the findings of new research titled: “Global Digital Fraud Study: Who Pays for Trust”, compiled by artificial intelligence (AI)-native research platform Yazi. The study, which…
Zimbabwe has dropped four places to 14th in the latest assessment of Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa. The ranking comes from the 2025 Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa Report, known as Londa, the most comprehensive continental assessment to date, covering 29 African countries across Central, East, North, South and West Africa. Compiled by…
H3C sponsors charity golf day. (Image: AI-enhanced) H3C, which positions itself a global leader in digital and artificial intelligence solutions, has reaffirmed its commitment to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in South Africa by continuing its support of the annual CSIR Golf Club Charity Golf Day as a Diamond Sponsor. Held at the…
South Africans could one day use the digital ID home affairs is building to “seed” a payment credential under the Reserve Bank’s PEMKey programme, sparing them a separate onboarding process, according to DIDx founder Lohan Spies. PEMKey, one of the programmes under the Reserve Bank’s Payments Ecosystem Modernisation (PEM) programme, is establishing what the central…
