Articles about Artificial Intelligence

SA’s digital infrastructure spend tipped to hit R1.2tn

South Africa is forecast to invest $71 billion in digital, transport and smart city systems by 2050, to converge them into intelligent, digitally-enabled infrastructure networks.

AI for service delivery on the horizon for COJ

The metro plans to harness artificial intelligence technologies to improve municipal service delivery.

President honours University of Pretoria AI guru

Professor Vukosi Marivate bestowed a National Order for his excellent contributions to artificial intelligence and computer science.

Everyone wants AI − but who’s really ready?

While the appetite for AI is strong, the reality of implementation is where things start to unravel and channel leaders need to step in.

WeBuyCars embraces AI amid stiff competition

The used-car dealer turns to artificial intelligence and data analytics as Chinese car brands squeeze margins.

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.

SA teens swap Google for AI skincare advice

South Africa has one dermatologist per 250 000 people and teens are filling the gap with ChatGPT, to the alarm of skin specialists.

Financial firms warned of ‘smarter chaos’ with AI

Fragmented data, weak governance and siloed systems continue to derail many enterprise artificial intelligence initiatives.

AI foils R100m in fraud for Discovery Bank clients

Discovery Bank expands its AI-driven banking tools, and introduces new services as it reports fraud reduction wins.

Identity security gap widens as AI accelerates

Machine identities now far exceed human identities, exposing local organisations to elevated cyber risk, says CyberArk.

SA, China to deepen digital education ties

The countries produce a framework to strengthen collaboration in AI, vocational training and industry-linked education pathways.

AI and CRM: Turning customer data into sales success

AI is transforming CRM from a passive database into an active sales assistant.