South African AI surveillance platform targets global business intelligence market

South African AI surveillance platform targets global business intelligence market

South African security provider CAP is expanding the role of CCTV beyond traditional surveillance, using artificial intelligence to turn existing camera networks into business intelligence tools. Its SmartGuard division, which provides CCTV solutions to more than 400 clients across residential estates, corporate campuses and commercial and industrial properties, currently monitors almost 5,000 cameras. The division…

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Africa: When Myths Reach Communities Before Evidence, New CSE Platform Tries to Change the Conversation

Africa: When Myths Reach Communities Before Evidence, New CSE Platform Tries to Change the Conversation

Mombasa, Kenya — What happens when the first thing a parent hears about comprehensive sexuality education is that it teaches children to have sex? Or when a faith leader encounters CSE through a social media post warning that it is foreign, anti-family, or incompatible with African values? For organisations working on sexual and reproductive health…

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Jem raises .4m to expand AI-powered platform

Jem raises $8.4m to expand AI-powered platform

Simon Ellis, co-founder and CEO of Jem, Quona Venture Partner Johan Bosini and Caroline van der Merwe, Jem co-founder and COO. (Photo: Supplied) South African HR technology company Jem has raised $8.4 million in a Series A funding round led by global fintech investor Quona Capital, as it expands its workforce management platform for frontline…

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Kaseya unveils first agentic IT management platform – turning data into autonomous action

Kaseya unveils first agentic IT management platform – turning data into autonomous action

Kaseya’s platform turns IT data into autonomous action. (Image source: 123RF) Kaseya, which positions itself as the leading global provider of AI-powered IT management and cyber security software, today introduced the first agentic IT management platform – powered by Kaseya Intelligence. Unlike traditional IT management tools that surface insights for humans to act on, Kaseya’s…

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IUX brings its trading platform to South Africa

IUX brings its trading platform to South Africa

Online trading in South Africa has entered a new phase of maturity. Over the past decade, retail participation has surged, driven by greater access to financial education, improved connectivity and a growing appetite for global markets. South Africans are no longer passive observers of international financial trends. They are active participants, seeking platforms that offer…

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Mobix Labs Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Vision Aerial, Accelerating Global Drone Platform for National Security and Aerial Intelligence

Mobix Labs Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Vision Aerial, Accelerating Global Drone Platform for National Security and Aerial Intelligence

Mobix Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOBX) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vision Aerial, Inc., a U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of American-built, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)-compliant unmanned aerial systems. The definitive agreement moves the transaction beyond the previously announced letter of intent and represents a major step toward closing an…

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SAPO upgrades payment platform to ‘match’ industry standards

SAPO upgrades payment platform to ‘match’ industry standards

An upgraded SAPO point-of-sale device. (Image: Supplied) The South African Post Office (SAPO) has upgraded its point-of-sale (POS) platform across 610 priority branches nationwide. This, it says, is part of its branch network modernisation programme aimed at strengthening payment security, improving system reliability and bringing SAPO’s payment infrastructure in line with current industry standards. The…

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Africa: Conix.Ai Wins Aramco Lab7 Backing for Building Compliance Platform

Africa: Conix.Ai Wins Aramco Lab7 Backing for Building Compliance Platform

CONIX.AI received backing from LAB7, Saudi Aramco’s venture-building arm, to add automated building-code checks to its architecture and permitting software. The partnership will integrate LAB7’s B2Code engine into E-Comply, CONIX.AI’s regulatory compliance platform. The combined system will review floor plans against national building codes and local municipal rules, helping architects, developers and government agencies identify…

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