Africa’s cereal yields averaged just 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024, compared with a global average of about 4.2 tonnes, according to the African Development Bank. That productivity gap helps…

Shadow IT, the use of technology systems, software, applications, devices or cloud services without formal approval, management or monitoring, emerged as a… The post Shadow AI: The Next Evolution of…

Applications are now open for the Google for Startups Accelerator: South Africa, a three‑month programme designed to support 15 growth‑stage, AI‑driven startups with equity‑free funding, technical mentorship, and access to…

Organisations are moving quickly from AI ambition to AI use cases. Employees are already using AI tools in their daily… The post AI confidence starts with trusted data appeared first…

Refiant AI, a South Africa-founded startup specializing in AI model compression, has unveiled Protea, a suite of large language models (LLMs) capable of processing up to 10 million tokens in…

Seychelles-headquartered fintech Fusepay has unveiled Fuse360, an AI-native operating system designed to help wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers streamline their daily operations. The launch marks Fusepay’s expansion beyond payments into enterprise…

South African bank accounts are facing a new wave of fraud, as criminals increasingly abandon traditional hacking methods and instead manipulate customers into authorising payments themselves. Rising Fraud Pressure According…