Tech Feature: AI has entered the wine tasting chat

Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Fasie Malherbe the CEO of Smart Operator  about this year’s Standard Bank Private WineX, artificial intelligence became part of the tasting floor through a Smart Event Guide designed to help visitors find producers, discover wines based on their own tastes, ask question…

Tech Feature: Cybersecurity Awareness Month (Navigating highly sophisticated AI clones and deepfakes)

 Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Johan Steyn a Human-centred AI specialist about as part of Cybersecurity Month, exploring the growing threat of sophisticated deepfakes and AI-generated clones that can convincingly imitate people's faces, voices and identities. Unpacking scams, the risks they pose to …

Tech Feature: Could traditional international roaming eventually become a thing of the past?

Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Michael Roffey the Executive Director at KnowRoaming about traditional international roaming and what South Africans need to know to stay connected when travelling abroad without coming home to a cellphone bill that breaks the bank. 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabot…

Tech Feature: Will AI replace filmmakers, or simply change the way stories are told?

Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Donovan Marsh an Award-winning South African filmmaker and Creative Lead at DRAGONSTUDIOS AI about AI rapidly transforming the entertainment industry, from Netflix using generative AI in productions to studios embracing AI-driven workflows, fears are growing that filmma…

Tech Feature: Do you actually need to upgrade your phone?

Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Mack “MackieTV”  Makatesi  South African tech content creator unpacking how every year, a new phone arrives promising to be faster, smarter, better and somehow essential to our lives. And if you have seen the excitement around the latest iPhone, you might be wondering, …

Tech Feature: Legal app created by lawyers for legal assistance

Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Nikita Lalla  the Founder of LNP Beyond legal and Nexa Beyond (a Legal tech arm  about an AI powered legal app created by lawyers for legal assistance looking at how a legal app can help you understand the process, prepare the right documents and take the next step  wit…

Tech Feature: An Al powered Procurement Platform

Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Thobile Zuma, founder of Tendrai, about the challenges small businesses face when trying to access procurement opportunities. From finding the right tender and navigating complex requirements to submitting proposals, undergoing vetting, managing contracts and waiting fo…

Tech Feature: How Meta's WhatsApp fee changes could catch SA businesses off guard

Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Arno van Huyssteen the Helm's Chief Solutions Officer unpacking WhatsApp's changing fee structure and what it could mean for the cost of doing business in South Africa. 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja is broadcast live on Johannesburg based talk radio station 70…

Tech Feature: Is AI access becoming the new digital divide?

Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Barbara Cawcutt the Group general manager of ICB (International Certifications for Business) discussing  that while South Africa leads the African continent in AI adoption and enterprise deployment, for the majority of South Africans, the conversation is happening in a …

The Tech Feature: Bridging the rural service gap   

Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Dr Sylvia Siphugu a University of Johannesburg Research Associate about Trada-Digilink, a digital administration model aimed at modernising public services in rural South African communities governed by traditional authorities, the model seeks to replace paper-based adm…