Articles about AI adoption

SA ranks 46th out of 147 in AI adoption

Global AI usage climbed to 18% in Q1 2026, while SA’s adoption reached 23% of the working-age population, states a Microsoft study.

Absa’s tech chief maps AI’s future path

GenAI will evolve to autonomous agents, with humans central to control and oversight, says Absa Group’s Johnson Idesoh.

Governance key as AI adoption accelerates, says Cloudflare

Companies eager to tap into AI must apply strong governance to avoid legal and compliance risks, says Cloudflare's Özgür Danisman, who will address the ITWeb Security Summit 2026.

Why identity and access management matters before AI adoption

Without a strong identity and access management foundation, AI doesn’t accelerate progress, it amplifies risk, says ITR Technology.

Networks emerge as critical bottleneck in AI adoption

Gaps in network infrastructure, skills and data resilience could limit the scale of AI adoption, says Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Check Point launches AI advisory service as adoption outpaces governance

The service will help businesses accelerate AI adoption with governance, risk management and regulatory compliance embedded from the start.

Logicalis 2026 CIO Report: CIOs navigate surging AI investment amid growing governance concerns

The Logicalis annual CIO Report states that two-thirds of CIOs don’t believe they can scale AI beyond initial deployments.

Timeline for SA’s national AI policy revealed

Parliament is briefed on the process to develop SA’s AI policy, with stakeholder engagement and Cabinet gazetting in the pipeline.

AI scaling gap slows Africa’s digital transformation

Cautious investment, skills shortages and weak governance are slowing enterprise-wide AI deployments, says PwC.

Navigating the move from AI adoption to dependency

2026 will be the year organisations confront AI reliance, as it becomes habitual to lean on AI, even when the context demands human judgement.

AI use in SA surges across learning, work, life decisions

Growing AI adoption is influencing career choices, business ideas and major life decisions in South Africa.

SA businesses lagging on AI adoption

ITWeb, in partnership with Incasu, conducted a survey on AI adoption in South African business.