AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI in Retail: Woolworths has launched “My Woolies Chef”, an AI-powered meal-planning assistant inside its app, using Woolworths TASTE recipes to turn prompts into personalised recipe ideas and an automatically linked shopping basket. Digital Trust & Policy: The E-commerce Forum South Africa says delays in SA’s national e-commerce policy are holding back consumer confidence, pushing for a trust mark and faster public-private coordination. Mobility Payments: inDrive secured an NPTR licence and is rolling out cashless payments for riders and drivers, aiming to keep e-hailing safer and more flexible. Smart Airports: ACSA invested R825m in tech to modernise airports, including cyber security, passenger digital services, and plans for AI and augmented reality navigation. Energy & Data Demand: SA data centre IT load could nearly double to 829MW by 2029, making accurate forecasting critical to avoid outages. Climate Risk: A developing Super El Niño has a 63% chance for late-2026/early-2027, raising drought and food-security fears and strengthening the case for resilience. Health Tech Accountability: Uganda’s CAGE-TB smartphone cough-sound project faces Auditor-General findings over overstated and unbudgeted spending. Local Research & Care: Limpopo’s Central Academic Hospital (R5bn) is set to expand specialist services and train future healthcare professionals, targeting completion in July 2028.
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