Stop AI experimentation: Pilots are avoiding the real work

Stop AI experimentation: Pilots are avoiding the real work

Lungile Mginqi, digital transformation strategist. Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is already widespread. AI transformation is not. The difference is whether leadership is prepared to redesign real work, take people through the change and build the capability to operate AI safely at scale. Enterprise AI experimentation has become a form of avoidance. AI excitement has done…

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Sentech backs innovation and skills development as headline sponsor of Future of Work Dialogue 2026

Sentech backs innovation and skills development as headline sponsor of Future of Work Dialogue 2026

Sentech, South Africa’s national digital infrastructure provider, will participate as headline sponsor and exhibitor at the fifth annual Future of Work Dialogue 2026, taking place on 30 September and 1 October 2026 at The Maslow Hotel, Time Square, Menlyn Maine, Pretoria. Convened by the Institute for the Future of Work at Tshwane University of Technology…

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Africa’s Mineral Strength Is Wasted If Countries Don’t Work Together – New Report

Africa’s Mineral Strength Is Wasted If Countries Don’t Work Together – New Report

Green technologies are mineral-intensive: electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels, wind turbines and grids need cobalt, lithium, copper, manganese, graphite and rare earths. The International Energy Agency estimates that electric cars require six times more minerals than a petrol or diesel car. A wind power plant requires about nine times more minerals than a gas-fired plant….

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Workiva Advances Regulatory Work with AI Innovation

Workiva Advances Regulatory Work with AI Innovation

Workiva Inc. (NYSE: WK), a leading, audit-ready platform for trust, transparency, and accountability, unveiled dozens of new product and platform innovations at Amplify 2026, the company’s annual conference attended by thousands of finance, accounting, sustainability, risk, and compliance leaders. Workiva Debuts Agent Studio Workiva introduced Agent Studio, a landmark platform capability that empowers users to…

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South Africa shows Africa how to make MVNOs work

South Africa shows Africa how to make MVNOs work

Africa Analysis expects South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda to account for 85% of the continent’s MVNO subscriber base by 2030. (Image source: iStock) South Africa is leading Africa’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) market as banking, retail and digital businesses increasingly embed mobile connectivity into their existing customer ecosystems. This is according to the…

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Africa’s Mineral Strength Is Wasted If Countries Don’t Work Together – New Report

Africa: Feminism As a Labour Instrument – Advancing Workers’ Rights and Decent Work in Africa

Africa’s labour market is changing fast, but one question remains stubbornly relevant: who gets a fair chance at work? For millions of women, having a job does not always mean having decent work. Low pay, unsafe conditions, unpaid care responsibilities, weak social protection and limited representation continue to shape everyday working life. This is where…

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QBS Software Africa partners with Smartsheet to bring intelligent work management to Africa

QBS Software Africa partners with Smartsheet to bring intelligent work management to Africa

The partnership adds a strong work management offering to the QBS Software Africa portfolio. Smartsheet, an intelligent work management platform, has partnered with QBS Software Africa, a QBS Technology Group company, to expand access to its work management solutions across the African market. The partnership will see QBS Software Africa work with its channel partners…

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