ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet. By January 2027 – when the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies hopes to maybe start taking public comment on a national AI policy – a United Nations approach to AI will already be the subject of lobbying. At the beginning of last week, we got a solid indicator that…
Sibusiso Ngubeni, head of the data office for strategy enablement at Standard Bank Group’s CIB division. Corporate attempts to slow down artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in the name of governance may be backfiring, with employees increasingly turning to unsanctioned tools, exposing companies to data leaks, compliance failures and cyber risk. This was the warning from Sibusiso…
Imagine it’s 2036. Unemployment has been halved, business confidence is robust, and millions of small and medium-sized enterprises are powering sustainable growth. South Africa finally looks like a country realising its potential. At the heart of this shift is a simple but transformative change: the widespread adoption of PayShap, a low-cost instant payment system that…
London — The war in Iran has highlighted the threat relatively cheap drones pose to both human life and crucial infrastructure. It has also highlighted a seeming unreadiness to counter the weapons among the militaries of the U.S. and some of its major allies in the Middle East. As President Trump sharply criticizes America’s longtime NATO…
For over 30 years, Philip Morris International (PMI) has been innovating by exploring ways to commercialise less harmful alternatives to combustible cigarettes. Ten years ago, the company embarked on an ambitious journey to revolutionise public health by developing and promoting science-based alternatives to traditional cigarette smoking. The goal was simple yet transformative: to create a smoke-free…
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is showing signs of resilience, with growth projected to reach 3.8 percent in 2025, up slightly from 3.5 percent last year, according to the World Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse report released Tuesday. The report attributes the improvement to easing inflation and a modest recovery in investment, even as the region grapples with…
Junaid Hussain, head of digital services support at Ricoh South Africa. In an economy as complex and constrained as South Africa’s, businesses don’t always have the luxury of expansion. When margins are tight and costs are rising, growth depends on how efficiently companies use what they already have. Operational efficiency has become one of the…
Mauritius — As with every junior golf development competition, the goal is rarely winning. The target is typically to enable the team to get exposure, appreciate high-level competition in the infancy of careers, and get the feel of first-class courses that may not always be available in Uganda with all due respect to the courses…
In an extraordinary move to counter Republican redistricting in Texas, dozens of Democrats in the state House of Representatives headed to Illinois to deny a necessary quorum for the GOP to move forward with those efforts. The roughly 30 Democrats are expected to stay for the week in a plan brokered with Illinois Gov. JB…
New smoking technologies, which include e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, are playing a significant role in reducing harm among nicotine consumers worldwide, potentially lowering the risks of smoking-related diseases. However, these technologies often face skepticism and resistance due to concerns about their long-term health effects, triggering their slow uptake in most African countries, particularly in…
