Josh Nel
Data & Insights
Josh turns data into stories by helping companies find the insights in their numbers and share them in ways their customers actually care about.
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The full report lands 9 November
The State of AI Delivery ZA 26
- →How far AI delivery has actually got inside South African teams
- →What practitioners say is working, in their own words
- →Where leadership expectations and delivery reality line up, and where they don't
- →What teams say it takes to get past a pilot
9 November 2026 · Online · free to attend
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practitioners and leaders told us how AI delivery is really going
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South African companies backed the campaign
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pieces of press coverage while the survey ran
What’s next
The launch
The State of AI Delivery ZA 26 Report Launch
A live walk through the findings with the people who ran the research. Recording and detail on the event page.
9 November 2026 · Online · Hosted by DayOne
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Prize draw winner
Tobie Loubser
LinkedIn →I wanted to cut through the hype and contribute to an honest picture of how AI is really landing: what's working, and what keeps people up at night.
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The companies who made this possible
OfferZen
South Africa's largest tech talent marketplace, hiring software, data and product professionals.
In the press
IT-Online
Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms
12 October 2026
Startup Club ZA
The State of AI Delivery ZA 26 — Press Release
9 October 2026
The Open Letter
Is AI making you feel less secure at work?
9 October 2026
The Open Letter
Super Intelligence, pending review
8 October 2026
The Open Letter
Is your AI project live or stuck in pilot?
7 October 2026
The Open Letter
Why DayOne is running SA's first AI delivery survey.
6 October 2026
The Open Letter
Has AI actually delivered what your company was promised?
5 October 2026
The team behind the scenes.
A small group put this survey together — the research, the analysis, the design and the network it reaches.
Candice Grobler
Community & AI Systems
Candice helps businesses build lasting audience resonance through community-led, AI-enabled systems that deepen connection and turn honest feedback into better products.
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Ludwig Breedt
Brand Identity Designer
Ludwig is a brand identity designer serving as a creative partner for founders and entrepreneurs. With a thoughtful approach to visual identities, he balances clean, essential forms with distinctive visuals to solve problems with clarity and personality.
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Liesel Bester
Founder, DayOne
Liesel is an AI operations consultant. She is the Founder of DayOne, an AI build studio and network of AI professionals. While she studies how to keep technical talent relevant in South Africa, she also endeavours to understand how businesses use AI internally and how the services industry should adapt itself to serve businesses in the best possible way.
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