Aug 18, 2025
A new University of Cape Town (UCT) study has revealed that Hout Bay’s marine environment is seriously threatened by pharmaceutical and personal care product compounds (PPCPs) that persist and bio-accumulate in marine life – even kilometres away from pollution...
Aug 18, 2025
Sports fans are turning to more dynamic digital content experiences, with AI, personalisation and real-time features central to how they engage with sports. New global research commissioned by IBM, which polled more than 20 000 sports fans across 12 countries, shows...
Aug 15, 2025
With help from artificial intelligence (AI), MIT researchers have designed novel antibiotics that can combat two hard-to-treat infections: drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Using generative AI algorithms, the...
Aug 15, 2025
Recent cyberattacks on major airlines, mining companies, and government departments have exposed just how vulnerable even South Africa’s most established institutions are and reinforces the reality that cybercrime is no longer simply a hypothetical risk....
Aug 15, 2025
Vodacom Group has received the go-ahead from South Africa’s Competition Appeal Court to proceed with its proposed acquisition of a 30% stake in Maziv, the entity that houses all the fibre assets owned by Community Investments Ventures Holding (CIVH), including Vumatel...
Aug 15, 2025
Bitcoin has surged to fresh record highs this week, trading above $123 000 and pushing further past July’s peak as momentum from institutional buying, corporate treasury adoption, US policy support, and sovereign-level gains continues to build. The world’s largest...
