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Tech.
How South African startups, engineers and product builders are shaping AI, fintech, health technology and the continent's digital infrastructure.
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Health Innovation
The AI diagnosing TB in Khayelitsha
A Cape Town startup's machine-learning platform is reading chest X-rays faster and more accurately than overworked radiologists in under-resourced clinics. It is already deployed in four provinces — and the WHO has noticed.
The Automation Wave
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.
Data Sovereignty
Why South Africa wants its data back
The country's most sensitive government and financial data sits on servers in Dublin and Virginia. A coalition of tech companies, banks, and the CSIR is building the infrastructure to change that — before 2027.