The AI Hackathon for Southern African schools this year added AI to its judging panel for the first time. Presented by the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) and education technology company TechWays, the event gives learners across South Africa insight into use cases for AI and how it can be applied in their communities.
AI has made software creation faster and more accessible, but speed is not the same as quality.
The competitive advantage is shifting from who can write code to who can define the problem, guide the build, test the output, manage risk and keep the system maintainable.
Euphoria Telecom technology director Nic Laschinger says there are five key factors to consider before using AI to develop software.
Agentic AI adoption is moving faster than many organisations are prepared for, and while the technology promises major productivity gains, the risks need to be carefully weighed.
Cliff de Wit, Chief Innovation Officer at Accelera Digital Group (ADG), says businesses need to be careful that they do not treat agentic systems as harmless extensions of chatbots and start recognising the new risk surface they create.
African payment service provider (PSP) Peach Payments is now offering customers in Mauritius to use their credit or debit cards with Apple Pay while paying at local stores, pharmacies, taxis, restaurants, coffee shops, retail stores, and other types of businesses that support the fintech’s solution.