AI fuels SA's venture capital boom, e-hailing shake-up & more | Tech Headlines | 20–25 July 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. South Africa's venture capital sector is entering a new maturation phase, with artificial intelligence emerging as the next major catalyst for deals — a new study finds the local industry has deployed over R16 billion across more than 1 100 companies in the past decade, with fintech driving roughly half of all successful exits.
Africa's stablecoin revolution, ACSA's R825m tech bet & more | ITWeb Tech Headlines
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Visa says African nations are on the cusp of a stablecoin revolution, with dollar-pegged digital currencies tipped to transform the continent's financial ecosystem — particularly for countries facing foreign currency shortages — as Nigeria and South Africa lead adoption. Meanwhile, the Airports Company South Africa has invested R825 million in technology.
Enterprise software has moved to the centre of financial strategy, says Teko Mojaki, MD of Spinnaker Support.
SaaS is not dying, it is evolving into something more intelligent, connected and outcomes driven, says Stephen Howe, director of Times 3 Technologies.
Supply chain attacks exploit the trust relationships between different organisations and target the weakest link in the chain of trust.
Shrewd companies will this year identify and address the blind spots that slow progress, before adding more technology.
There is a seismic transformation in enterprise software, as AI agents emerge in a change that is architectural, operational and philosophical.
When it comes to choosing the perfect enterprise software for your organisation, you need to ask the right questions to find the solution that is the perfect fit.
Itayi Mandonga is the organisation’s new country leader for South Africa, replacing Kholiwe Makhohliso.
The enterprise software firm, which recently established its first legal entity in SA, is looking to hire in a bid to grow its business locally.
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that Jacqueline de Rojas has joined its board as a non-executive director.
The state-owned company embarks on an emergency procurement process after the US enterprise software giant pulls the plug on IT support services.
The power utility says it is involved in a contractual dispute with the enterprise software firm, which it contracted to provide a number of technical services.
The goal of enterprise software is to streamline business operations in a single business application, but in many cases, that is not how things work.