South Africans are outsourcing shopping decisions to AI tools. South Africans are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) tools as a core part of their shopping, with almost half of surveyed people now using AI tools weekly to inform their purchasing decisions. This is according to latest edition of SpendTrend26, compiled by Discovery Bank and…
You’ve inherited a team. They’re talented; there’s no question about that, but the vibe is off, performance is inconsistent and roles are blurry. Stepping into a new leadership role is supposed to feel like a new chapter, full of possibility. But sometimes, it feels more like walking into a room where the lights are flickering,…
HyperDev’s Anton Moulder Vibe coding tools have made it trivially easy to build an app. But almost nobody is turning those apps into actual businesses — and a South African start-up thinks it knows why. HyperDev is an AI-powered software development tool that aims to address gaps in the vibe coding market — such as…
From left: Lucas Johnson-Barker and Jurgen Stroebel (representatives from 3CV), Timothy Treagus, CEO and co-founder of Yazi, and Mzwandile Sotsaka, CTO and co-founder of Yazi. AI-native research platform Yazi has raised its first institutional funding round from early-stage venture firm 3 Capital Ventures (3CV) at a pre-money valuation of R30 million. Founded in Cape Town…
Leaders from government, conservation agencies, academia, and the private sector gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, for a landmark meeting aimed at exploring how conservation can become an economically viable venture across Africa. The three-day inaugural Business of Conservation Conference brought together policymakers, investors, and environmental experts to examine how protecting nature can generate sustainable economic benefits…
With inequality deepening and trust in public institutions under strain, the UN’s main forum on social policy wrapped up its annual session on Tuesday with a renewed push to turn global commitments on social justice into action. Meeting at UN Headquarters, in New York, from 2 to 10 February, the Commission for Social Development marked…
Before global constraints become irreversible, countries must show how loss and damage can be measured and linked to development and debt. The 2025 COP30 in Brazil was a milestone moment in the global climate agenda, but for unexpected reasons. The United States (US) did not participate in the Conference of the Parties of the United…
Massive anti-government protests in Iran turn deadly – CBS News Watch CBS News What began as a revolt over a collapsing currency and rising prices in Iran has morphed into nationwide unrest, with dozens killed and thousands arrested. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest.
Liquid C2 and Microsoft hosted an artificial intelligence in action event with senior IT and business decision-makers recently Johannesburg is a city that measures ideas by outcomes. So, when Liquid C2 in conjunction with Microsoft hosted its artificial intelligence in action event with senior IT and business decision-makers recently, the conversation skipped the hype and…
Zhang Lei, founder and chairman of Hillhouse Investment, during the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-focused private equity managers are turning more bullish on the world’s second-largest economy, betting on Beijing’s drive for technological self-sufficiency and rapid adoption to deliver the next…
