Sipho Dlamini

Motoring and technology correspondent. Has driven more than 400 vehicles across Africa for KOPJE and has covered the continent's EV transition since 2022.

Based in Sandton, Johannesburg · 3 stories for KOPJE

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  Tech · TECH

  South Africa's enterprise AI moment

  The first wave of AI in business was chatbots and co-pilots. The second wave — autonomous AI agents that run processes end to end — is arriving in South African banks, insurers, and retailers faster than most executives expected.

  10 April 2026 · 7 min read

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  Motoring · MOTORING

  The bakkie, reimagined

  Ford's all-electric Ranger is built in Silverton, Pretoria. We drove it from the Karoo to Kruger to find out if it holds up where a bakkie must.

  09 April 2026 · 8 min read

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  Motoring · MOTORING

  The R400,000 EV is coming

  Chinese-built electric cars are arriving in South African showrooms at prices nobody thought possible three years ago. We drove four of them, mapped the charging gaps, and asked whether Eskom's new capacity can actually support the shift.

  6 April 2026 · 10 min read