From left: Tertius Zitzke, Group CEO 4Sight Holdings; Connect4Energy team: Marnus Grobler, Project Manager 4Sight OT Optimisation; Suvarnaa Nowbotsing, MES & DT Engineer 4Sight OT Optimisation; Danie Wepener, MES & DT Engineer 4Sight OT Optimisation; Charl Marais, Digital Transformations BU Leader 4Sight OT Optimisation. Leading the charge in innovation and sustainability4Sight Holdings has been recognised as a finalist in the prestigious AVEVA Partner Games 2025, cementing its place as a leading force in technological innovation across Africa and the world. 4Sight, which was the only one in Africa to proceed in the previous round and now find itself among the…
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Mercedes-Benz Group has unwrapped its most affordable electric sedan yet as the German manufacturer seeks to challenge EV makers such as Tesla, which has suffered from tumbling sales in Europe. Expected to start around €50 000, the new CLA will go up against models produced by Elon Musk’s car maker and China’s BYD. Mercedes will begin making the vehicle in the coming weeks, with sales starting in the early northern hemisphere summer. The new car will be a test for whether Mercedes can make EVs that sell after the company’s initial focus on top-end models like the €110 000 EQS limousine flopped.…
Zjaen Coetzee, strategic advisor, Verushca Hunter, digital transformation and technology executive, and Jaybalan Goonahsylin, group CIO, iMasFinance Financial Services, deep dive into the changing role of the CDO. (Image: Strike a Pose Studios). Chief digital officers (CDO) have a lot of work to do to secure and leverage their seat at the boardroom table. They are expected to help their C-suite executive colleagues become ‘data comfortable’ and understand how data, data analytics, business intelligence and digital transformation strategies add practical value to business.This is one of the takeaways from a panel discussion at the ITWeb BI Summit 2025, hosted at…
You’ve probably noticed lately that a lot of people are trying out alternatives to the big social media networks X, Instagram and Facebook. For example, after Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and started allowing far more disinformation and hateful content on the site, renamed X, advertisers and users started backing away. More recently, Meta’s decision to roll back hate speech rules has prompted many people to consider leaving Instagram and Facebook. Some of the most popular new destinations include “federated” services like Mastodon and Pixelfed, as well as the quasi-federated Bluesky. Federated means decentralised – rather than one central…
Yenayena Ngidi, Workspace Product Manager, Canon. (Image: Supplied) The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) trends significantly impacts how companies handle, analyse and utilise data. Automation and robotic process automation (RPA) streamline complex workflows, eliminate repetitive tasks and improve efficiency. Data security and compliance have become paramount, especially with stringent data privacy regulations, such as South Africa’s POPI Act. Yenayena Ngidi, Workspace Product Manager at Canon, shares insights into the key trends shaping the industry and how Canon’s information management solutions are poised to lead the way.Canon’s solutions are designed to help businesses navigate AI challenges, while enhancing productivity and decision-making. Ngidi highlights…
Trade, industry & competition minister Parks Tau The competition appeal court has agreed to hear arguments against a Competition Tribunal decision to block Vodacom’s acquisition of a 30-40% co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv and has set 22-24 July 2025 as the dates for the hearing. The move by the appeal court comes even though the tribunal has still not provided detailed reasons for its decision to block the multibillion-rand deal – months after its deadline to do so passed. “The parties still await the reasons of the Competition Tribunal for prohibiting the merger, which to date the parties have…
Huawei South Africa IP Club 2025. Huawei South Africa introduced its upgraded Huawei Xinghe Intelligent Network offerings at its recent Huawei South Africa IP Club 2025 event at the Indaba Hotel, in Johannesburg, which took place from 12-13 March 2025. The two-day event brought together over 300 industry experts, key opinion leaders, customers and partners to showcase how these purpose-built offerings help enterprise customers of all sizes accelerate their digital and intelligent transformation in response to today’s rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology.Networks, the cornerstone for transmitting information, are undergoing unparalleled changes as AI evolves. In this evolution, network…
Siri has fallen hopelessly behind other chatbots Apple’s top executive overseeing its Siri virtual assistant told staff that delays to key features have been ugly and embarrassing, and a decision to promote the technology publicly before it was ready made matters worse. Robby Walker, who serves as a senior director at Apple, delivered the stark comments during an all-hands meeting for the Siri division, saying that the team was facing a bad period. Walker also said that it’s unclear when the enhancements will actually launch, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because…
inDrive champions female empowerment in SA’s e-hailing industry. E-hailing firm inDrive has pledged to recruit over 400 female drivers in Cape Town, to create more earning opportunities and meet the growing demand for women drivers.The company says the initiative seeks to foster a more diverse and equitable ride-hailing industry, with research showing that over 80% of e-hailing passengers would prefer female drivers when given a choice.Furthermore, local unemployment stats show that 35% of women were unemployed in the last quarter of 2024.“We understand the barriers women face in accessing employment opportunities in South Africa. Our commitment to increasing female driver…
For years, investors have talked of Apple as a potential port of safety in times of market turmoil. That hasn’t been borne out this time around. The iPhone maker has tumbled in recent sessions, extending its year-to-date underperformance amid a growing number of risks that are overshadowing its traditional high-quality characteristics. While Apple offers steady earnings growth and sits on a mountain of cash, headwinds form a daunting list for would-be bulls: it is heavily exposed to tariff uncertainty and China, its artificial intelligence offerings have repeatedly fizzled and its lucrative partnership with Google is potentially at risk. It trades…
