With the Conduct of Financial Institutions (COFI) Bill set to reshape the financial services industry, sole proprietor Financial Services Providers (FSPs) may want to reconsider their business structure. This article explores how converting to a private company, such as a (Pty) Ltd, could offer both regulatory and operational benefits under COFI. The draft versions of…
Harare — In recent years, major international donors such as the European Union (EU), the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), USAID, and other bilaterals (such as BMZ, Sida, the Netherlands among others) have significantly reduced development funding to global majority countries. These shifts are occurring in the midst of rhetorical commitments to localization and…
Qaalfa Dibeehi, managing partner, Human2outcome. Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, with developments now extending beyond emotion recognition to emotional engagement with humans. This field, called artificial emotional intelligence (AEI), is becoming increasingly relevant for customer experience (CX) professionals seeking to improve customer interactions. This is according to Qaalfa Dibeehi, managing partner at Human2outcome, who…
UBUNTU Ubuntu, Motho ke motho ka batho Umunthu ngumunthu ngabantuA person is a person through other people. The conversation at the center of this post (see videos below) was motivated by a LinkedIn post by Ashish Paul, a recent graduate in Mechanical Engineering from SRM Institute and the Gen-Z Founder of SoundSpire, a music tech…
Data is like oxygen in the digital era, and people are using more of it. In 2025 alone, global mobile data usage is projected to reach 200 exabytes per month. That is 200 billion gigabytes of data consumed monthly by everything from high-definition video streaming to online gaming and IoT. This trend has implications for…
Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman Takealot Group is ramping up on-demand delivery by repurposing its Mr D takeaway food platform to handle pet supplies, toys and other frequently purchased items in a bid to fend off growing competition. Mr D, which before the Covid-19 pandemic focused on doorstep food delivery, has been repositioning itself as…
Evan Jones, Collective X South Africans have become accustomed to bad news, particularly around the country’s dismal unemployment figures. It was around 32.9% in the first quarter of this year, up from 31.9% in Q4 2024, according to Stats SA. The picture is dire for those aged between 15 and 34, and in this segment,…
Gene Zhang, CEO of Huawei South Africa Enterprise At its 2025 South Africa Partners Forum, themed “Joining Hands with Partners for a Digital, Intelligent Future”, Huawei unveiled a major upgrade to its “Partner + Huawei” collaboration framework. The refreshed model is designed to build a stronger, more mutually beneficial ecosystem – supporting South African customers…
The future of Africa’s hospitality industry belongs to a tech-smart, hands-on, and hyper-local generation, according to Karl Hala, Group General Manager of Continental Hotels. Hala spoke at the Hotel Managers Africa Conference in Lagos, where he delivered a keynote titled “Reimagining African Hospitality: Powered by People, Built for the World.” Hala in his address outlined…
Microsoft Azure – designed by MVT Systems – powered by First Distribution. South African businesses are facing an unprecedented wave of cyber threats ransomware, phishing, insider attacks and increasingly sophisticated adversaries. The old, reactive approach to cyber security no longer cuts it. That’s where Microsoft Sentinel comes in. A cloud native SIEM and XDR solution…
