Yaga secures R80m in global funding
South African online resale fashion platform Yaga has raised €4-million (about R80-million) in a pre-Series A global funding round, securing investment from Specialist VC, H&M Group Ventures, Trind Ventures, Startup Wise Guys, and a group of angel investors....
NTT Data acquires Alchemy Technology Services
NTT Data has acquired Alchemy Technology Services, a specialist insurance technology consultancy. In addition to strong consultancy and Guidewire credentials, Alchemy has expertise in the specialty insurance market, particularly in supporting complex and regulated...
Nvidia debuts Rubin CPX for massive-context inference
Nvidia has announced Nvidia Rubin CPX, a new class of GPU purpose-built for massive-context processing. This enables AI systems to handle million-token software coding and generative video with groundbreaking speed and efficiency. Rubin CPX works hand in hand with...
DeFi exploits have wiped out $59bn in five years
Over the past five years, DeFi has steadily moved beyond niche crypto circles into broader financial use with improved interfaces, Layer 2 adoption, and integrations with traditional fintech platforms making it feel more like regular online banking or investing. DeFi...
Ethernet switch market surges on AI infrastructure
The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded $14,5-billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) - a 42,1% YoY increase - fueled by strong growth in the data centre portion of the market as hyperscalers and cloud service providers race to build...
SA’s agriculture sector urged to rethink global strategies
In the face on ongoing geopolitical change, South Africa’s agricultural exporters are being encouraged to reposition their products into non-traditional markets. Speaking at an exclusive side event of the G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting, Paul Makube, senior...
Mars rover discovers potential biosignature
A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken from a rock named “Cheyava Falls” last year, the sample - called “Sapphire Canyon” - contains potential...
Rampant online retail set to hit R130bn
Kathy Gibson reports – Online retail is set to account for 10% of all retail spend in South Africa within just a few months, reaching a value of R130-billion by the end of this year. Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, points out that the online market was worth...
Demand for AI skills in surges
Artificial intelligence (AI) skills are in high demand in the South African job market, with the demand in advertised roles requiring AI expertise increasing by 352% since 2019. This is one of the key insights to emerge from Pnet’s Job Market Trends Report for August...
Africa is most heavily attacked region by cybercriminals
Check Point Research’s latest Global Threat Intelligence Report for August 2025 shows that organisations worldwide faced an average of 1 994 cyberattacks per week and, while this marked a 1% decline from July, it represents a 10% increase YoY - reinforcing that the...
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InnoVent, Circular Computing partner on remanufacture laptops
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CFI opens in SA
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Altron intros One IoT Device Management Platform
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Anglo American expands smart lockers
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Smartfill joins Transform’s R9m circular economy initiative
Transform, a partnership between the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Unilever and EY, is empowering South Africa’s circular economy with R9-million in grant funding and business support for four innovative startups. Among these recipients, Smartfill...
More funds committed for African financial inclusion
The Agence française de développement (AFD) has committed an additional €3-million to the African Development Bank-managed Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) to accelerate financial inclusion in Africa. The increase brings AFD’s total funding to over...
ADG is Google’s 2025 Cloud Partner of the Year for Africa
Accelera Digital Group (ADG) has been named a 2025 Google Cloud's Partner of the Year for Africa, recognising its contributions to cloud innovation, service excellence, and customer impact across the continent. The award was presented to Cliff De Wit, ADG CUI, at the...
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