[CAPTION] South Africa lacks the election transparency tools available to voters in stricter jurisdictions. (Image created via ChatGPT) South African voters are set to enter the 2026 local government elections with fewer safeguards against online manipulation, voter suppression and discriminatory political targeting than their counterparts in many democracies across the globe. This is according to…
Temu and Shein’s boom has accelerated SA’s digital commerce shift. Nearly half of surveyed South African online shoppers buy from international low-cost platforms such as Temu and Shein, highlighting a shift in local consumer behaviour and intensifying pressure on domestic retailers. This is according to new consumer research conducted by payments firm Stitch, in partnership…
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in its new report, themed: ‘Financing Women’s Digital Entrepreneurship: A Pathway to Closing Africa’s Economic Gender Gap’ has revealed that women’s economic participation in Africa has fallen 0.6 percentage points below 2022 levels, extending the region’s timeline to reach economic parity from 120 years to approximately 170 years. The report…
South Africa’s digital divide continues to threaten economic development. But this divide is not just about connectivity – it is about whether access translates into meaningful opportunities for young people: learning, employment, and participation in an economy that is already digital by default. This challenge was at the heart of a panel discussion on digital…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Microsoft and the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies have launched a solar-powered mobile digital lab at the Royal Bafokeng Institute to equip young people in the North West with digital and AI skills for the modern economy. (Image: Supplied) Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with Microsoft and SA’s Department of Communications…
Topco Media has successfully concluded the Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference 2026, held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on 12–13 May 2026. Bringing together government leaders, regulators, investors, enterprise decision-makers, innovators, and technology providers from across the continent, the conference once again reinforced its position as Africa’s leading executive platform focused on…
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 21-East African business leaders are calling on organizations to urgently scale up artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and workforce training, warning that companies that delay risk losing competitiveness in a rapidly evolving digital economy. The call was made during the East African Business Leaders Round Table convened by SeamlessHR and KPMG East Africa,…
South Africa’s digital infrastructure spend is forecast to reach $71 billion between 2025 and 2050. (Image created via Gemini) South Africa’s digital infrastructure spend is forecast to reach $71 billion (R1.2 trillion) between 2025 and 2050, as investment in artificial intelligence (AI), data centres and connected infrastructure systems accelerates globally. This is one of the…
A reported cyberattack on Senegal’s treasury highlights the vulnerability of African institutions to cybercrime. As parts of the continent go digital at breakneck speed, countries are struggling to build up their defences against hackers and fraudsters at the same pace. This week, Senegal fell victim to the third cyberattack on a public institution in less…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has backed a proposal to extend South Africa’s real estate investment trust (Reit) regime to digital infrastructure – a reform the sector has long argued could unlock billions of rand in capital for fibre networks, mobile towers and data centres. “While we work on stabilising…
