Ghana will host this year’s Pan African AI Summit to drive youth-focused digital innovation and position the country as a hub for AI-led economic growth. The summit, slated for September 22–23, will take place at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City Accra, as part of a collaboration between the Pan African AI Summit and the…
South African marketers are still often forced to rely on global reports to guide their digital strategies. However, international data rarely reflects the realities of local platforms, audience behaviour, and market-specific challenges. That gap is exactly what the Social Media Landscape Report (SMLR) aims to address. Produced annually by Ornico in partnership with World Wide…
Wan-Ifra, the World Association of News Publishers, has announced the finalists for the Digital Media Awards 2026, a global competition celebrating excellence in news publishing — with South African news organisations dominating the African list. The winners will be announced in June. Source: Supplied. From 811 entries received across APAC, South Asia, the Middle East,…
Phungela, an African digital transformation company, has entered into a strategic partnership with AeroCloud, a global provider of cloud-native airport operations technology. The partnership marks a significant step in advancing Africa’s aviation digital infrastructure, combining Phungela’s deep regional expertise and delivery capability with AeroCloud’s proven, cloud-native airport operations platform. Together, Phungela and AeroCloud will enable…
South African farmers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to improve productivity, manage farms more efficiently and overcome regulatory challenges, according to a GreenCape report on AI adoption in agriculture. The report defines agricultural technology, also known as agtech or agritech, as a broad set of innovations applied to farming. These include hardware such as drones,…
The author, SAP Southern Africa MD Nazia Pillay From boardrooms to back offices, South African companies are moving beyond AI hype and into execution. But as pressure builds to show tangible return on investment, business leaders are looking for practical, proven AI use cases they can deploy today, not three years from now. The good…
