Guard against voice cloning this holiday season
It’s the run-up to the year-end holiday season when criminals ramp up their efforts to fleece us and ISPA is warning of the growing problem of voice cloning. South Africa’s official internet Industry Representative Body (IRB) says that, with a 356% rise in...
Micro tech signals the future for heart health
A tiny leadless pacemaker, a fraction of the size of a AAA battery, has been successfully implanted in the chamber of a patient’s heart in a minimally invasive procedure at Netcare Unitas Hospital. Cardiologist Dr Jean Vorster and electrophysiologist Dr Jane Moses...
Checkers Sixty60 breaks delivery records in Early Black Friday
Checkers Sixty60 has set new records for daily orders, pick rates and on-time deliveries during its Early Black Friday online exclusive promotion. Between 20 and 23 November, Checkers Sixty60 ran online-only deals across both groceries and general merchandise,...
SA schools shine at Inspired Builds robotics competition
Three South African schools – Reddam House Bedfordview, Reddford House The Hills and Reddam House Umhlanga – have earned top honours in the global Inspired Builds robotics competition, a technology challenge involving 111 schools across 24 countries. The annual...
Africa unites to save lives on Red Saturday
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) and the Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS) will join blood services across Africa for a ground-breaking blood donation event, Red Saturday, scheduled for Saturday 29 November 2025. The event aims to engage thousands of...
Biology model IDs more than 1m species, and counting
Tanya Berger-Wolf’s first computational biology project started as a bet with a colleague: that she could build an AI model capable of identifying individual zebras faster than a zoologist. She won. Now, the director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute and a...
COP30 delivers benefits for Africa
The COP30 conference in Belem, Brazil showed that climate cooperation is producing results that matter for people’s lives, with real benefits across African nations. One hundred and ninety-four countries, representing billions of people, concluded that the Paris...
IBM and Cisco aim for network-distributed quantum computing
IBM and Cisco have announced their intention to collaborate on the groundwork for networked distributed quantum computing, to be realized as soon as the early 2030s. By combining IBM's leadership in building useful quantum computers with Cisco's quantum networking...
Intel, Cisco partner to put AI workloads on the edge
The edge is quickly taking hold as a new frontier for compute, especially as the demand for agentic and physical AI workloads increases. Enterprises now require more adaptable infrastructures that can scale across multiple industries – like retail, manufacturing and...
FNB braces for more than R3,3bn in Black Friday spend
FNB anticipates another strong day of spend on Black Friday this year, with continued growth expected in digital payments, online shopping and overall transactions expected to exceed R3,3-billion. Early signals across 2025 show consistent customer spending and...
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Training is crucial, but feeling safe enough to speak up is vital
Cybersecurity training is vital, but it’s not enough on its own if your workplace culture discourages people from speaking up. Good corporate security awareness includes empowering employees to think critically, voice concerns and admit mistakes, without fear of...
Balancing power is critical for African grid stability
Africa’s rapid integration of renewable energy is intensifying the challenge of balancing power supply and demand on the continent’s grids. The transition is urgent because most grid infrastructure was built for centralised fossil-fuel generation which is easier to...
Bolt improves safety with Rider Profile Photo
Bolt has announced the rollout of Rider Profile Photo in South Africa, a new safety feature designed to strengthen trust, improve driver confidence, and enhance customer experience. Bolt will ask riders to take a selfie and add it to their Bolt profile. The feature is...
Lebele is new country MD for Accenture
Kgomotso Lebele has been appointed as the new country MD for Accenture in South Africa. Lebele takes over from Vukani Mngxati, who is leaving Accenture to pursue personal interests. “Lebele brings a deep understanding of the local market and a proven track record of...
BT and Infobip expand partnership
BT and Infobip have announced the global expansion of their partnership to deliver AI-powered advanced communication services to multinational businesses worldwide. Infobip offers its customers RCS, WhatsApp and SMS messaging services. BT offers its customers...
Credit fund aims to drive digital inclusion
Tech Credit Fund, a subsidiary of Solcon Capital, has announced the launch of a dedicated credit fund focused on accelerating broadband connectivity in South Africa’s townships and rural communities. This initiative will provide funding of up to R5-million per ISP,...
Datacentrix achieves Fortinet Expert Level
Datacentrix has become an Expert-level partner in South Africa within Fortinet’s Engage Partner Program. “The unified security architecture from Fortinet delivers a powerful message by consolidating information from a single vendor into one unified fabric, which...
Kaspersky debuts Notification Protection for Android
Kaspersky has announced a new feature in its mobile app for Android – Notification Protection. It is the anti-phishing tool for messengers’ and SMS notifications. When the feature is activated, Kaspersky for Android identifies and removes scam and suspicious links in...
Kinda Baydoun to lead Veeam’s EMEA partner organisation
Veeam Software has announced the appointment of Kinda Baydoun as the new lead for its EMEA partner organisation. Baydoun has led partner engagement across the Middle East, English-speaking Africa, and Eastern Europe and also played a key role in several EMEA-wide...
How to join the Ocsober trend
The growing trend of holistic wellness saw the rise of Dry January, encouraging cutting out alcohol to offset the indulgent festive season. This has now evolved to include Ocsober, where people commit to staying sober in October as a way to reset their bodies and...
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