AI CONSULTANCY · SOUTH AFRICA

An AI consultancy for South African organisations ready to work alongside AI.

We help leadership teams decide where AI belongs in their business, prepare their data, systems, and people for it, and put it to work in ways that last. We are four experienced AI leaders, and we would rather give you a clear, honest view than sell you a platform.

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STRATEGY · READINESS · ADOPTION · SYSTEMS

What a good AI consultancy should do for you

An AI consultancy earns its fee by helping you make better decisions than you could alone, and sooner. That means working out which problems are worth solving with AI, which need a better process or cleaner data instead, and what it will take for your people to adopt the change.

South African organisations have some particular considerations along the way. The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) governs how personal information may be processed, data maturity often varies widely between business units, and much of the software and cloud capacity involved is priced in foreign currency. We build those realities into the plan from the start.

WHERE WE HELP

The problems we help leadership teams solve.

01Deciding where to startTurning a long list of AI ideas into a short, agreed set of priorities with clear owners and measures.
02Getting data and systems readyMaking sure the information AI depends on is accurate, accessible, and handled in line with POPIA.
03Bringing people alongTraining and change support, so teams use new tools with confidence and know when a person needs to check the output.
04Choosing and managing vendorsA senior view on platforms, partners, and whether to build, buy, or fix what you already have.
05Building what off-the-shelf tools cannotCustom workflows, automations, and internal platforms designed around how your organisation works.
HOW WE WORK

We diagnose first, then move.

01
Diagnose
We build an understanding of your business, systems, data, people, and constraints.
02
Map
We find where AI, automation, and better systems will create measurable value.
03
Build
We deliver the workflow, automation, or process that matters most, first.
04
Embed
We support adoption, training, and measurement, so the change lasts.

POPIA and responsible AI

Many useful AI applications touch personal information, whether that is customer records, employee data, or recruitment files. POPIA sets the conditions for processing that information lawfully, and those conditions still apply when the processing is done by an AI tool.

We help you set practical guardrails: what information may be entered into which tools, where data is processed and stored, and which decisions must stay with a person. This is guidance on good practice, and we work alongside your legal advisers rather than in place of them.

Consultancy, agency, or in-house team?

An AI agency usually focuses on building and delivering specific tools. An in-house team gives you permanent capability, and takes time and budget to assemble. A consultancy brings senior judgement on what to do and helps you deliver it.

Praxes works as a consultancy that also builds. We advise on strategy and readiness, and when the right answer is a custom system, we design and build that too.

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QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions

How much does an AI consultancy cost in South Africa?

It depends on the scope, from a single workshop to ongoing outsourced Chief AI Officer support. We do not publish fixed prices, because the right engagement depends on your starting point. The free AI Readiness Diagnostic is a useful first step before any conversation about budget.

Do you work with organisations across South Africa?

Yes. We work with organisations across the country, and we agree with each client how and where we will work together.

Which industries do you work with?

We organise our work around business functions rather than industries: operations, marketing, and HR. The questions those teams face are similar across sectors, and we adapt the approach to your industry's regulations and constraints.

Is AI consulting only for large companies?

No. Established mid-sized organisations often gain the most, because they face real AI decisions without a dedicated AI lead. Our outsourced Chief AI Officer service is designed for that situation.

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NEXT STEP

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Share a little about your organisation and what you are working on. One of us will reply personally and suggest a sensible first step, even if that step does not involve us.

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