We have heard you!
A new (old) price for the Gen Z Immersion Experience If you have been following our newsletter, you will notice that we have been mentioning the young and inspiring individuals participating in our upcoming Gen Z Immersion Experience . We created this tour to give you a glimpse into South Africa’s Gen Zs and to […]
AI bounty hunters
What’s trending? AI researchers and creators are not always able to detect all possible bugs in their software. So software vendors are offering rewards to ethical hackers, technology enthusiasts, safety researchers, and programmers to do this for them. In 2021 already, Twitter announced a competition for computer researchers and hackers. Entrants were tasked with finding […]
Time Banking
What’s trending? Time banking is, in effect, a bartering system whereby people use time, instead of money, to pay for services. For every hour of help you give, you earn an hour’s credit from your time bank. You can spend your time credit by receiving an hour of someone else’s time. For example, you could […]
Minister of Menstruation
Interview with Candice Chirwa – Menstrual Health Activist and Founder In South Africa, seven million menstruators miss school, university, or work due to period poverty every month. Period poverty has been described as a form of human rights violation and contributes to bigger issues that exacerbate inequalities. Candice Chirwa is a young menstrual health activist […]
AI hallucinations
What’s trending? The term AI hallucination refers to instances where generative AI platforms, such as ChatGPT, provide answers that are factually incorrect, irrelevant or nonsensical, because of limitations in their training data and architecture. In other words, AI models can ‘hallucinate’ unreliable or misleading responses. These can take the form of false news reports, false […]
Hydroponic Rooftop Farming
Interview with Zandile Kumalo – Agripreneur This interview is with Zandile Kumalo co-founder of Neighbour Roots, a hydroponic farm located on the rooftop of Morningside Shopping Centre in Johannesburg. Zandile started her farming journey as a youngster and is currently an employer of a team of Generation Zs. She will be part of our Generation […]
The impact of tourism on local communities
What’s trending? In many places across the globe, local communities are taking a stand against rising tourist numbers, whether they’re leisure travellers or digital nomads. The pandemic precipitated a surge in nomadic work, one that is not showing signs of declining. These travellers embrace a location-independent, technology-enabled lifestyle that allows them to travel and work […]
Deciphering accents
Interview with Vinnie Mxolisa – Inventor This interview with Vinnie Mxolisa, inventor of an AI speech to text programme that decodes different South African accents shines a spotlight on a Generation Z South African innovator. His solution-based invention is the kind of innovation we predominantly see in the African continent.Vinnie will be part of our […]
Thoughts on the 40-hour / four-day work week.
For the past few years there has been a growing interest in the four-day work week. Companies are trialling and adopting this ‘new’ structure. Even though there are early adopters, there are companies that are still cautiously exploring the benefits and the disadvantages of adopting this approach to work. We asked Sharon Pearce, our business […]
For the Youth, By the Youth
Interview with Alex Lutz – Creator of Milani Education Milani Education will be part of our Gen Z Immersion Experience. It is a learning tool which utilises learning material from the best schools in the country, refines them and filters them into the correct sections and gives students anywhere in South Africa access to this […]