Articles about Innovations

Nzimande urges Africa to harness science to secure its future

The minister stresses the importance of building robust scientific infrastructure, and reducing dependency on external funding.

GovChat founder's new venture creates multilingual AI search tool

The entrepreneur’s Suppple develops an AI-powered conversational search engine, to meet Africa’s diverse linguistic landscape.

SAB provides R3m to support innovative tech start-ups

Impact Amplifier pitches three businesses to the SAB Foundation Investment Committee for funding and successfully secures over R3 million.

Visa seeks SA fintech firms for global competition

South African fintech start-ups participating in the global innovation competition stand a chance to win up to $20 000.

Game-changing WiFi tech is en route

The undoubtedly transformational WiFi 7 will elevate a range of wireless experiences and introduce new ones.

Go Green seeks bold smart building ideas

Schneider Electric’s competition invites tertiary students to create innovations that can help make the world more sustainable.

Thinking like Silicon Valley can supercharge Africa

Businessman Andile Ngcaba urges African countries to address tech skills shortages, so they can replicate the success story of Silicon Valley.

CSIR, CHIETA partner to advance skills development

A memorandum of understanding will facilitate collaboration on research, development and innovation projects.

AWS shares cloud trends for 2023 and beyond

Amazon.com CTO Dr Werner Vogels predicts a surge of innovation in smart energy and supply chain transformation.

Metaverse, blockchain on FNB CEO's radar

The big-four bank says increasing digital interactions and transactions are going to require it to participate in the emerging technologies.

Sasol, CSIR partner to host solar challenge

The Sasol Solar Challenge will be an opportunity for knowledge-sharing among solar car teams and CSIR experts.

Limpopo turns to hackathon to find agritech solutions

Aspiring young software developers gather in Limpopo to seek tech solutions to enhance agriculture.