South Africa ranks second globally for education spending but near the bottom for digital skills and outcomes.
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Government’s draft AI policy has proposed the creation of seven new institutions to govern AI in South Africa.
Meta, Amazon and Google are bankrolling advanced nuclear reactor projects to secure power for AI data centres.
Researcher BMIT forecasts 5G will account for two-thirds of all residential wireless broadband connections by 2029.
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The free Wi-Fi project is meant to provide connectivity and equip the Durban township community with digital skills.
Capitec has voiced its support for home affairs minister Leon Schreiber after TymeBank slammed a big jump in fees for client verification.
The South African Revenue Service is turning to artificial intelligence to meet its tax-collection targets.
The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance believes licence-exempt services are best placed to exploit the 6GHz band.
Demand for Starlink in African cities risks network congestion and potential surcharge fees to ensure access.
Naspers subsidiary Prosus is aiming to double its revenue over the next three years, its CEO said.
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Generative AI will be on full display as gadget makers race to find consumer uses for the technology.
Intel has appointed Hewlett Packard Enterprise executive Justin Hotard to head its data centre and AI group.
SpaceX has been accused of unlawfully firing employees who circulated a letter calling CEO Elon Musk an “embarrassment”.
Apple has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of knowingly letting scammers exploit its gift cards.
Good-quality address data is essential for future pandemics and other disasters, for good governance and for socioeconomic benefits generally. But in South Africa, address data is often poor quality and incomplete.
Oil forecasters have had the same long-term challenge for decades: figuring out how much of the world’s liquid hydrocarbons will be in demand years into the future,…
