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Kenya is looking to deepen its cooperation with the United States on artificial intelligence and digital transformation, with recent talks in Nairobi centered on technology investment, data governance and the responsible development of AI.
The Department for ICT and the Digital Economy hosted a US delegation drawn from the American Embassy and the American Chamber o...
Speakers at the seventh annual ICT Editors Xchange, held in Johannesburg under the theme “Africa’s Intelligence, Africa’s Terms,” argued this week that the continent’s AI advantage will depend on training systems on African data, teaching in African languages and owning the cloud infrastructure underneath.
The Huawei-hosted event brought together figures from the Ch...
Woolworths has unveiled My Woolies Chef, an AI-powered food assistant integrated into the Woolworths app that uses conversational AI to help customers find meal ideas, plan cooking and shop for ingredients.
The tool will launch first in beta to a selected group of existing MyDifference loyalty programme members in September 2026, with a broader rollout planned for e...
By Ryan Boyes, Senior Security Administrator at Galix
Information security, privacy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance are often treated as separate disciplines, but, in practice, they are closely linked. AI systems rely on information, which often includes personal or confidential data. ISO 27001 provides the security foundation, ISO 27701 extends...
South African businesses have become highly effective at producing software quickly. What remains far less clear is why this increased engineering velocity is failing to translate into commercial growth for many companies.
That is the central finding of the 2026 State of Product Development Report, released this month by Cape Town-based digital prod...