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Specno warns: “2026 will separate the builders from the breakthroughs” as fast-fashion tech floods the market

South Africa – As global organisations race toward 2026, Specno is issuing a clear warning: businesses that do not rethink how they build digital products will be left behind in what leaders are calling the fast-fashion era of tech. With AI now...

SA must urgently innovate & invest to close the divide

As artificial intelligence (AI) reaches into the everyday personal and professional lives of South Africans, the country’s education system is at a crossroad, as the immense potential of the technology is overshadowed by barriers like spotty...

MIT study warns that 95% of AI pilot projects fail: SA businesses must act wisely

A recent MIT report featured in Fortune magazine revealed that ninety-five percent of generative-AI pilot projects are failing, resulting in investors pulling back and misrepresenting this as a failure of the technology itself.   However, the real...

AI’s growing demand for resources is unsustainable; NTT DATA paper calls for action and offers solutions

A new white paper from NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, highlights the urgent need to embed sustainability into every layer of AI development and deployment to counteract the technology’s environmental...

The entrepreneur’s edge in an AI-Driven economy

By Alan Shannon, Executive: Sales Strategy & Enablement, Nedbank AI is no longer a futuristic concept reserved for tech giants. It is here, accessible, and is changing the way businesses of all sizes operate. Often spoken about in extremes...

Why Local Adaptation is Key to Transforming Classrooms

By Niall McNulty, AI Product & Innovation Leader, Cambridge University Press & Assessment   The opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) offer African teachers and students are immense; the AI education market in the Middle East and...

AI meets human insight to tackle South Africa’s crime and cybercrime threats

As South Africa battles some of the highest crime and cybercrime rates in the world, Phangela Group is redefining security by combining cutting-edge AI technology with human judgement to deliver faster, smarter, and more resilient protection...

AI Will Not Replace Us. But Companies Who Fail to Use It Will Be Replaced.

By Matt Surkont, CEO, BlueSky South Africa faces one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, while simultaneously standing on the brink of an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. The debate about whether AI will “take our jobs” is...

Your AI strategy won’t matter if trust isn’t on the table

Trust is not a machine-made thing. It’s a deeply cultivated and significantly felt human thing. In a world moving faster than a generated bot prompt, we tend to forget that human engagement is still the bedrock of marketing. Today’s businesses need...
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