Africa: New Era to Host China-Africa Media Dialogue

Africa: New Era to Host China-Africa Media Dialogue

New Era Publication Corporation in partnership with Jiangxi Communication Centre, will today host a high-level dialogue as part of the “Culture Goes to International Sister Cities (Namibia)” launch ceremony at the Avani Hotel in Windhoek. The event, scheduled for 09h30 at the hotel’s Multi-function Hall on the 15th floor, is expected to provide a platform…

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End of an era for South Africa’s payments system

End of an era for South Africa’s payments system

South Africa’s banks have lost the body through which they collectively governed the national payment system. On 2 September, the Reserve Bank’s recognition of the Payments Association of South Africa as the country’s payment system management body lapsed, ending a self-regulatory arrangement that had run for 27 years. Pasa’s functions, staff and intellectual property have…

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Africa: New Era to Host China-Africa Media Dialogue

Africa: Beyond Banking – Why Africa’s Next Inclusion Era Requires Expertise

Tanzania — AFRICA’S next financial inclusion challenge is not access to banking; it is access to expertise. Over the past two decades, the continent has rapidly expanded access to financial services. Millions more individuals now operate bank accounts, execute digital transactions, and participate in formal banking channels than ever before. Yet financial access alone has…

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Property hunting enters the AI agent era

Property hunting enters the AI agent era

People’s behaviour is shifting from searching with Google to using AI. (Image created with GenAI) Consumers are bypassing traditional search when it comes to finding holiday accommodation or properties to buy, preferring to use artificial intelligence (AI). AI cuts out much of the manual work of clicking and reading reviews, instead returning a “humanised” answer…

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NetApp Acquires JetStream Software to Advance Cyber Resilience and Data Protection for the AI Era

NetApp Acquires JetStream Software to Advance Cyber Resilience and Data Protection for the AI Era

NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced it has acquired JetStream Software, a leader in VMware disaster recovery and migration. Enterprise customers continue to rely on VMware for many of their most critical applications. As organizations evaluate cloud adoption, they often seek ways to transition workloads while minimizing cost, complexity, and operational…

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Crypto’s infrastructure era arrives, with AI agents poised to reshape demand

Crypto’s infrastructure era arrives, with AI agents poised to reshape demand

For years, the crypto industry’s biggest challenge has been finding users beyond traders. Now, some of its largest companies think they’ve found them in AI agents. Although speculation still underpins much of crypto’s business, companies are trying to build a second growth engine by turning agents into users of crypto wallets, stablecoins and payment networks….

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Driving SA’s transport into the intelligent era: Huawei launches 12 solutions across rail, road, ports, aviation

Driving SA’s transport into the intelligent era: Huawei launches 12 solutions across rail, road, ports, aviation

Huawei hosted customers and partners at the Smart Transportation Summit, part of Huawei South Africa Connect 2026, to discuss how intelligent technologies can help improve the safety and efficiency of South Africa’s transport network. Held under the theme Driving Mobility and Logistics into the Intelligent World, the summit saw Huawei launch 12 solutions across four…

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Why .AI domain names have become the digital identity of the AI era

Why .AI domain names have become the digital identity of the AI era

The .AI domain extension has become the preferred online identity for companies building AI platforms, tools and services. (Image: Domains) Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace, and businesses developing AI-powered products are increasingly looking for ways to signal innovation from the very first customer interaction. One of the simplest ways they’re doing…

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Sony prepares Thalgua disc factory for post-physical disc era

Sony prepares Thalgua disc factory for post-physical disc era

Following its recent declaration that PlayStation will transition to a digital-only ecosystem by January 2028, Sony has already initiated the physical dismantling of its optical disc infrastructure. According to a report by ORF Salzburg, the regional branch of Austria’s national broadcaster, Sony’s Digital Audio Disc Corporation (DADC) management has quietly invested €30 million ($34 million)…

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