AI is disrupting education. But despite what the headlines (and some ChatGPT horror stories) might suggest, South African teachers aren’t being replaced — they’re…
Cape Town startup throws its weight behind Cape fire rescue efforts [update]
As raging fires in the Cape’s Southern Peninsula continued today, rain finally brought relief to some of the firefighting efforts although it wasn’t enough…
Pargo’s pick up points hope to innovate South Africa’s growing ecommerce
Dutch founders Lars Veul and Derk Hoekert recently showcased their ecommerce solution called Pargo at the eCommerce Confex Africa. We caught up with them…
South African ecommerce won’t be a big force: here’s why
At each of the ecommerce conferences he’s attended over the last two decades the same lie was spread: ecommerce is booming. Massmart’s ecommerce executive Colin…
From powerhouses to peers: how the balance of power has shifted in ecommerce
The media has devoted enough columns that talk of disruption and disintermediation for the terms to be dismissed as mere buzzwords, but buzz aside,…
