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ITWeb TV Biz: Supported by AWS, MFactory is expanding beyond software development to sharpening service management with Smart Desk

eriinfo.com8 hours ago09 mins

MFactory stopped by the ITWeb studio as part of the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip #MFactory “The ability to grow while staying true to your roots is powerful,” says Thembelihle Mahlalela, CEO of MFactory. “What…

ITWeb TV: IQbusiness balances acquisitions, offshore growth, AI caution

eriinfo.com2 days ago010 mins

In this episode of ITWeb TV, Rob Godlonton, CEO of IQbusiness, warns against businesses using artificial intelligence simply to adopt emerging technologies. He describes poorly considered AI-generated output as “AI vomit”. IQbusiness is positioning acquisitions as a key component of its growth strategy, with the consulting and technology services company looking for fintech firms with…

ITWeb Cloud Summit 2026: Balancing speed, security and governance

eriinfo.com1 week ago03 mins

Pheello Motolo, senior manager for IT infrastructure and operations, cyber security and GRC at Motus Car Rental, will deliver the keynote address at the ITWeb Cloud Summit 2026 on 29 September. Organisations are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) faster than governance frameworks can keep up, and if left unchecked, this opens the door to increased risks. That’s…

ITWeb TV Biz: Helping companies use AI with AWS

eriinfo.com1 week ago08 mins

CloudZA stopped by the ITWeb studio as part of the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip #cloudza Cloud technologies are the operating system driving technology across the world. Back in 2015, working in the hosting…

ITWeb TV: Lelapa AI eyes faster, ambitious growth

eriinfo.com1 week ago011 mins

Pelonomi Moiloa, CEO and co-founder of SA start-up Lelapa AI, says they are building AI solutions that are efficient and relevant for the African context, with plans to expand language support and grow revenue to sustain their mission. Artificial intelligence (AI) research and product lab Lelapa AI wants to bolster its commercial offering locally by…

Deploying AI agents safely | ITWeb

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago012 mins

Eugene Perumal, founder and principal of Valutivity. Some 95% of executives say their organisations have already experienced negative consequences from enterprise AI use, with direct financial loss as the most common outcome. Agentic AI compounds that risk dramatically. Agents that can read, write, trigger workflows and initiate transactions under a single broadly permissioned identity are…

ITWeb TV: Energy competition beckons beyond the blackouts

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago08 mins

The addition of renewable power to the national grid, the enablement of energy wheeling and a wholesale market in the future will move SA’s electricity market from coal reliance to consumer choice. SOLA Group’s MD Katherine Persson spoke to ITWeb about the country’s energy market – past, present and future. South Africa’s energy space has…

The women powering GoSolr | ITWeb

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago09 mins

According to Stats SA, South Africa’s green and renewable energy transition remains heavily male-dominated. (Image source: 123RF, created via GenAI) South Africa’s renewable energy industry may still be dominated by men in technical and engineering roles, but women are increasingly taking on influential positions across the sector. Data from Statistics South Africa shows that women…

ITWeb TV Biz: How AWS is helping to build SA’s next generation of cloud entrepreneurs

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago07 mins

Nomzamo Xaba and James Hickman visited the ITWeb studio to introduce the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip South Africa has long been part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) story. The foundational technology behind…

ITWeb TV Biz: Building a network that thinks ahead

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago06 mins

Hercules Ragoleka visited the ITWeb studio to discuss how Telkom is a technology and infrastructure leader modernising South Africa’s mobile networks to be smarter, more energy efficient and more resilient, while expanding access and supporting the digital economy. #Telkom Connectivity sits at the centre of how South Africans work, build businesses and entertain themselves, and the opportunities riding…