From left: Professor Lynn Morris, deputy vice-chancellor: research and innovation (Wits University); professor Cuthbert Musingwini, dean, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (Wits University); professor Ling Cheng, Wits/Bidvest Chair in Smart Solutions (Wits University); and Webb Meko, CEO, Bidvest FM. The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), in partnership with Bidvest Services International, has committed…
The SK Hynix Inc. booth at the Computex 2026 expo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Lam Yik Fei | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology stocks fell Tuesday after a sell-off in U.S. semiconductor shares sparked worries over artificial intelligence financing and intensifying competition. European chip stocks sank in early morning trade, with…
Smartphone design is pushing past traditional form factors with bold mechanical innovations. Honor has introduced its unique Robot Phone, a flagship device engineered around an automated, motorized titanium camera gimbal built directly into the frame for dynamic stabilization and intelligent tracking. Meanwhile, RugOne has debuted the XSnap 7 Pro, a rugged smartphone featuring a modular,…
Panel discussion, from left: Keletso Lekwakwe, Brian Magwaza, Morekolodi Salema and Sibusiso Molimi. Township-focused initiative the Township Entrepreneur Agency (TEA) recently hosted its annual Kasi Tech Summit, bringing together 400 township entrepreneurs at East Bank Hall in Alexandra on 30 September. Held under the theme “Tech and AI Skills for Kasi Entrepreneurs”, the summit aimed…
African countries face an uphill battle in holding digital companies accountable for the use of their platforms in Russia’s war effort. An investigation into the war being waged by Russia in Ukraine has found that Western digital resources are being used to dupe African and other nationals into joining a covert and decentralised military recruitment…
African tech startups collectively secured $582,808,000 in funding during the third quarter of 2026. This significant capital injection was distributed among 58 different startups across the continent. The period from July to September 2026 emerged as the most successful quarter of the year so far for the African tech ecosystem, indicating a potential strengthening of…
Norrsken22 general partner Lexi Novitske Chinese companies have built their position in African technology one layer at a time – first phones and telecoms equipment, then fintech and now the AI models that local start-ups build on. American private capital, meanwhile, is pulling back. Lexi Novitske, general partner at Norrsken22, thinks US investors will regret…
The two entrepreneurs represent distinct forms of business leadership, and governments must create the conditions for both to thrive. Africa’s development debate often pits traditional industrialisation through factories, refineries and ports against leapfrogging to a digital, technology-led future. The careers of two very different businessmen suggest this is a false choice. Aliko Dangote and Elon…
The Technology Innovation Agency’s Patrick Krappie The JSE and government’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) have launched a four-month pilot to prepare 10 small and medium-sized technology enterprises to raise capital – without giving them grants. The programme was announced at the JSE in Sandown on Wednesday. “It does not provide participating SMEs with direct grant…
President Donald Trump talked up the benefits of data centers and called for artificial intelligence self-regulation following a luncheon with major tech leaders at the White House on Tuesday, as calls for a slowdown reach a fever pitch. “There’s a belief that there should be tremendous self-regulation, and we automatically have regulation with the Department…
