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Why AI could boost South Africa's battered retail sector

Why AI could boost South Africa's battered retail sector

Vian Chinner 9 Jul 2019

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Registration opens for AfricaCom 2019

9 Jul 2019

Amazon is turning 25 - here's a look back at how it changed the world

Amazon is turning 25 - here's a look back at how it changed the world

Venkatesh Shankar 4 Jul 2019

Kehad Snydewel, Managing Director Designate at Green Enterprise Solutions

Is transport and tech the perfect marriage?

Kehad Snydewe 3 Jul 2019

What the latest technological innovation means for the future of retail

What the latest technological innovation means for the future of retail

Maroefah Smith 2 Jul 2019

What's on at the 2019 Fak'ugesi Digital Innovation Festival

What's on at the 2019 Fak'ugesi Digital Innovation Festival

2 Jul 2019

Africa's top 10 tech startups of the moment

Joel Syder 25 Jun 2019

It's good to talk even in a high-tech world

Roger Woodend 19 Jun 2019

MEST Africa hosts tech summit in Nairobi

MEST Africa hosts tech summit in Nairobi

14 Jun 2019

Transforming the African collective

Transforming the African collective

Chris Ogden 12 Jun 2019

Africa needs effective ICT policies to enhance competitiveness

12 Jun 2019

#YouthMonth: SA teens assemble plane to fly from Cape to Cairo

#YouthMonth: SA teens assemble plane to fly from Cape to Cairo

11 Jun 2019

It's time to embrace Customer Support Chatbot 2.0

It's time to embrace Customer Support Chatbot 2.0

Ryan Falkenberg 11 Jun 2019

Mobile app uses AR to locate friends in a crowd

Mobile app uses AR to locate friends in a crowd

10 Jun 2019

Uber Eats launches in Soweto, introduces bicycle deliveries

Andy Walker 6 Jun 2019

Helmut Resisinger, CEO, Orange Business Services

The rise of The Internet of Enterprises

Helmut Resisinger 5 Jun 2019

Wayne Hull
Photographer: Rikki Hibbert

#IABSummit19: The digital transformation opportunity starts with you

Jessica Tennant 4 Jun 2019

The world then and now, and how the way we protect our children needs to change

The world then and now, and how the way we protect our children needs to change

Jessica Tennant 31 May 2019

#AfricaMonth: Taking drone solutions to new heights

#AfricaMonth: Taking drone solutions to new heights

Evan-Lee Courie 29 May 2019

Partnership aimed at growing businesses across Africa

Partnership aimed at growing businesses across Africa

27 May 2019

SA meeting, events industry exceeds global standards, say experts

SA meeting, events industry exceeds global standards, say experts

23 May 2019

L'Oréal teams up with Alibaba for AI-based app targeting acne sufferers

L'Oréal teams up with Alibaba for AI-based app targeting acne sufferers

22 May 2019

5 ways to ensure a more profitable future in retail

5 ways to ensure a more profitable future in retail

Pieter Engelbrecht 21 May 2019

#AfricaMonth: Mapping out crucial data at a disaster scene

#AfricaMonth: Mapping out crucial data at a disaster scene

Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2019

#AfricaMonth: Grey Jabesi on nurturing creativity and innovation in Africa

#AfricaMonth: Grey Jabesi on nurturing creativity and innovation in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2019

Using tech for visual storytelling is a powerful learning tool

Using tech for visual storytelling is a powerful learning tool

Glenn Gillis 17 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Technology is a liberating force for African women

Charles Onyango-Obbo 16 May 2019

Girls4Tech programme aims to reach one million girls by 2025

Girls4Tech programme aims to reach one million girls by 2025

14 May 2019

Riccardo Spagni

Three trends reshaping blockchain as we know it

Riccardo Spagni 13 May 2019

Nike's new app feature helps customers find the perfect fit

Nike's new app feature helps customers find the perfect fit

10 May 2019

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Amazon is turning 25 - here's a look back at how it changed the world

Amazon is turning 25 - here's a look back at how it changed the world

Venkatesh Shankar 4 Jul 2019

Kehad Snydewel, Managing Director Designate at Green Enterprise Solutions

Is transport and tech the perfect marriage?

Kehad Snydewe 3 Jul 2019

What the latest technological innovation means for the future of retail

What the latest technological innovation means for the future of retail

Maroefah Smith 2 Jul 2019

What's on at the 2019 Fak'ugesi Digital Innovation Festival

What's on at the 2019 Fak'ugesi Digital Innovation Festival

2 Jul 2019

Africa's top 10 tech startups of the moment

Joel Syder 25 Jun 2019

It's good to talk even in a high-tech world

Roger Woodend 19 Jun 2019

MEST Africa hosts tech summit in Nairobi

MEST Africa hosts tech summit in Nairobi

14 Jun 2019

Transforming the African collective

Transforming the African collective

Chris Ogden 12 Jun 2019

Africa needs effective ICT policies to enhance competitiveness

12 Jun 2019

#YouthMonth: SA teens assemble plane to fly from Cape to Cairo

#YouthMonth: SA teens assemble plane to fly from Cape to Cairo

11 Jun 2019

It's time to embrace Customer Support Chatbot 2.0

It's time to embrace Customer Support Chatbot 2.0

Ryan Falkenberg 11 Jun 2019

Mobile app uses AR to locate friends in a crowd

Mobile app uses AR to locate friends in a crowd

10 Jun 2019

Uber Eats launches in Soweto, introduces bicycle deliveries

Andy Walker 6 Jun 2019

Helmut Resisinger, CEO, Orange Business Services

The rise of The Internet of Enterprises

Helmut Resisinger 5 Jun 2019

Wayne Hull
Photographer: Rikki Hibbert

#IABSummit19: The digital transformation opportunity starts with you

Jessica Tennant 4 Jun 2019

The world then and now, and how the way we protect our children needs to change

The world then and now, and how the way we protect our children needs to change

Jessica Tennant 31 May 2019

#AfricaMonth: Taking drone solutions to new heights

#AfricaMonth: Taking drone solutions to new heights

Evan-Lee Courie 29 May 2019

Partnership aimed at growing businesses across Africa

Partnership aimed at growing businesses across Africa

27 May 2019

SA meeting, events industry exceeds global standards, say experts

SA meeting, events industry exceeds global standards, say experts

23 May 2019

L'Oréal teams up with Alibaba for AI-based app targeting acne sufferers

L'Oréal teams up with Alibaba for AI-based app targeting acne sufferers

22 May 2019

5 ways to ensure a more profitable future in retail

5 ways to ensure a more profitable future in retail

Pieter Engelbrecht 21 May 2019

#AfricaMonth: Mapping out crucial data at a disaster scene

#AfricaMonth: Mapping out crucial data at a disaster scene

Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2019

#AfricaMonth: Grey Jabesi on nurturing creativity and innovation in Africa

#AfricaMonth: Grey Jabesi on nurturing creativity and innovation in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2019

Using tech for visual storytelling is a powerful learning tool

Using tech for visual storytelling is a powerful learning tool

Glenn Gillis 17 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Technology is a liberating force for African women

Charles Onyango-Obbo 16 May 2019

Girls4Tech programme aims to reach one million girls by 2025

Girls4Tech programme aims to reach one million girls by 2025

14 May 2019

Riccardo Spagni

Three trends reshaping blockchain as we know it

Riccardo Spagni 13 May 2019

Nike's new app feature helps customers find the perfect fit

Nike's new app feature helps customers find the perfect fit

10 May 2019

The power of tech for cross-border trade

The power of tech for cross-border trade

Mike Higley 10 May 2019

Successful retail chatbot interactions to grow eightfold by 2023

Successful retail chatbot interactions to grow eightfold by 2023

9 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

All the winners from Digital Lab Africa Pitch

6 May 2019

Doug Woolley, general manager of Dell EMC South Africa

Putting technology to work in your small business

3 May 2019

IRL: AI powers Walmart's store of the future

IRL: AI powers Walmart's store of the future

2 May 2019

#ATMDubai: Machine learning, artificial intelligence will revolutionise the way you do business

#ATMDubai: Machine learning, artificial intelligence will revolutionise the way you do business

2 May 2019

Magdi Amin, investment partner, Omidyar Network

Protecting the identity of Africans in a common digital market

Magdi Amin 26 Apr 2019

AI systems are prepared to learn - but are we ready to teach them?

AI systems are prepared to learn - but are we ready to teach them?

Jonathan McCabe 25 Apr 2019

Siemens Atlas of Digitalization measures six cities' digital readiness

Siemens Atlas of Digitalization measures six cities' digital readiness

24 Apr 2019

The new digital divide is between people who opt out of algorithms and people who don't

The new digital divide is between people who opt out of algorithms and people who don't

Anjana Susarla 23 Apr 2019

2019 WSIS Forum concludes highlighting contributions of tech in achieving SDGs

2019 WSIS Forum concludes highlighting contributions of tech in achieving SDGs

17 Apr 2019

MEST Africa Summit.

MEST Africa comes to Nairobi

16 Apr 2019