The 2026 Local Government Elections will determine the composition of municipal councils across South Africa. (Image source: 123RF) The Telkom Group has committed R20 million to support the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) in preparing for the 2026 Local Government Elections, drawing on its national connectivity infrastructure and technical expertise. The partnership, announced ahead…
South African insurers have reported using AI at a baseline level for general efficiencies. (Image source: iStock) South African insurance providers are“quickly” catching up with banks in implementing artificial intelligence (AI) for their operations. However, the country has yet to formulate a National AI Policy, which has seen insurers formulating their own AI frameworks in…
Canva has appointed Learning Curve as its first locally based Canva Partner in Africa, giving organisations across the continent access to the global visual communication platform with local implementation, training and support. The partnership comes as businesses, enterprises and universities face a growing challenge: not simply choosing new technology, but integrating it into existing workflows…
On Dennis Pritt Road in Nairobi’s Kilimani district, long queues formed outside the Burundian embassy on 7 September. People were waiting for laissez-passers, temporary travel documents enabling them to return home without valid passports. The embassy had offered to issue them free of charge. Early social-media reports also referred to Congolese nationals preparing to leave…
Across Africa, people are restoring and managing mangroves, grazing lands and urban green areas in the face of increasing threats from climate change. Increasingly they make decisions based on climate-related information supplied by governments, funders and researchers. But are they getting the information they need? We are researchers working on ecosystem restoration and the links…
Takealot sellers manufacturing locally can enter the Made Local challenge, which rewards business performance and programme participation. Takealot is partnering with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) to help locally manufacturing SMEs scale their businesses through its e-commerce marketplace. According to a statement, the organisations have introduced the 2026 Takealot TIA Local Innovation Challenge, known as…
A tourist coach has crashed in the south-eastern Swiss Alps, leaving several people dead and several injured, local police say. The bus overturned between Susch and Zernez in the Graubünden – also known as Grisons – region late on Thursday afternoon. A large team of rescuers equipped with several helicopters was deployed to the scene….
Farmers are rebuilding a seed bank destroyed during Israel’s war on Gaza to preserve local crop varieties and help cultivate what farmland remains. The collection has grown to about 32 varieties, but farmers say the project remains far smaller than Gaza’s agricultural needs. Published On 3 Sep 20263 Sep 2026 Share Gaza farmers restore seed…
Ask any AI tool about the humanitarian situation in Africa, and you will get all sorts of answers in seconds. Then check closely where those answers come from, and you will be left mesmerised. That very question led me to examine 1,083 verifiable citations used by ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek and Perplexity when answering humanitarian questions…
Rian Van Greunen, iOCO Managing Director for Automation Cluster. iOCO and AWS have teamed up to help OpenText customers modernise information management environments, strengthen data governance and become AI-ready without compromising data residency requirements. Speaking ahead of the OpenText Summit Africa to be held in Johannesburg soon, Rian Van Greunen, iOCO Managing Director for Automation…
