
Buy-now-pay-later firms defend model after SARB warning
The South African Reserve Bank’s concerns draw strong responses from buy-now-pay-later firms, which say the model is premised on responsible lending and affordability checks.
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The South African Reserve Bank’s concerns draw strong responses from buy-now-pay-later firms, which say the model is premised on responsible lending and affordability checks.

South African companies should stop treating AI as the answer to every business problem and instead focus on clearly defined outcomes, says Retro Rabbit’s Dion Nair.

The rise of YouTube and streaming has pushed Britain’s traditional broadcasters into each other’s arms.

As the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum turns 50, an expansive exhibition celebrates how art has coincided with space
Wearing a shiny silver spacesuit, Alan Shepard clutches his helmet and looks like an archetypal blue-eyed American hero. The 1961 portrait by Bruce Stevenson paid tribute to the first US astronaut in space. It also planted a seed.
James Webb, the then administrator of...

The South African Bookmakers Association (SABA) is calling for urgent action, not further debate about blocking illegal offshore gambling websites. This follows the recent position adopted by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) regarding proposals by the National Gambling Board to block illegal offshore gambling websites. While SABA agrees that technical interventions must be...

Chinese car maker Chery wants Rosslyn to anchor its African manufacturing and R&D ambitions.

RMB and Standard Bank have put R330 million behind Bridgement’s AI-driven push to get SA’s SMEs funded faster.

For the year ended March, the agency’s total revenue amounted to R7.36 billion, compared to a budget of R8.41 billion.

HyperDev, a burgeoning generative AI software development platform operating across Europe and South Africa, has successfully raised more than $1 million (R16 million) in a pre-seed funding round. The investment comes from a network of venture capital investors based in Europe and the UK, signaling strong confidence in the startup’s unique approach to AI-assisted coding […]

For a country with mass youth unemployment, AI’s squeeze on first jobs is hugely significant – and not in a good way.

The growth of influencers, live streamers and digital content creators has changed the imaging market, says Canon South Africa.

The company has aligned its data protection management framework with the latest requirements of ISO 27701:2025.

The encrypted in-app audio recording will improve ride safety, resolve disputes fairly and encourage respectful interactions.

The ICT learnership programme aims to bridge the gap between academic theory and workplace practice for unemployed youth.

China’s next five years involve humanoid robots, doubled clean energy and a Global South export drive.

South Africa’s AI Leadership in Africa: A Data-Driven Analysis South African enterprises are deploying artificial intelligence at a scale unmatched by any other African nation, according to new data from the 2026 Global Outsourcing AI Readiness Index published by Ataraxis. The comprehensive index, which ranks the world’s top 25 outsourcing destinations on AI adoption, workforce […]

CambriLearn is building the friendships, clubs and belonging that a campus used to hold on its own.

Radical Cloud Solutions has moved financial services firm Wealthtec to Google in a landmark roll-out.
“A year ago, the message from many business leaders was that AI was going to wipe out jobs,” remembers the Wall Street Journal.But “For the past month or so, tech CEOs have been striking a more optimistic tone.”In late May, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman — who has long predicted that AI will lead to seismic shifts in the workforce — said during a conference, “We’ve been roughly right on...

BBD explains why trusted, interoperable data ecosystems are the future of sustainable finance.

Companies using Broadcom Automic Automation together with MCP can move beyond passive chatbots towards governed, high-value AI agents, says CASA Software.