AI is secretly disenfranchising the youth who use it ‘best’

In 1976, South Africa’s youth took to the streets to claim educational agency and the hard-won right to self-determination. Fifty years later, our young digital natives face a quieter, subtler crisis: the gradual surrender of that very critical reasoning and agency to...

SARS improves auto-assessments, but taxpayers warned to check carefully

As the 2026 filing season opens, millions of South Africans will receive a SARS auto-assessment based on data SARS already holds. SARS has enhanced parts of its auto-assessment process and online tax assistant, TaxTim advises taxpayers to do a careful review before...

SA has too many ways to pay. Will they make cards extinct?

South Africa has never had more ways to pay, writes Ntombenhle Annegbe-Enahoro, IPP product manager at Ecentric. At the point of sale in 2026, a consumer can tap or insert a card, open a banking app and make a PayShap transfer, scan a QR while deciding to split the...

AI will change your retirement in three ways. Only one of them is good news

We use AI to work faster, not harder. It does the heavy lifting so we don’t have to. It’s our go-to for planning finances, finding recipes, planning travel itineraries, hacking DIY projects, and even troubleshooting personal dilemmas. By Michael Rossouw, senior...

How to spot a fake website

Phishing, smishing, email scams, dating scams, fraud, hacking--the realm of cybercrime has become more prevalent and sophisticated than ever before. Fake websites, designed to look exactly like the brands they mimic, have become honeypots for unsuspecting people lured...

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Happy birthday to the Nokia 3310

Happy birthday to the Nokia 3310

In 2000, the original Nokia 3310 favorite was launched - and to date it is still one of the best-selling phones of all time. Cut to 2023 and the new Nokia 3310 and Nokia 3310 3G are still going strong. The new Nokia 3310 combines durability with a slimmer build, a...

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JoJo takes water tanks high-tech

South Africa's largest water tank manufacturer, JoJo Tankshas launched a remote water monitoring application - JoJo Monitor. The application is available on the Apple and Android stores. In partnership with a local engineering company, JoJo has spent four years...

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