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Vodacom’s VodaBucks loyalty platform has once again been recognised for excellence, taking home multiple prestigious accolades at the inaugural African Loyalty Awards. These included Best Programme: Telco, Best Use of Gamification, Best Long-Term Loyalty Programme in Southern Africa, and Best Overall Long-Term Loyalty Programme of the Year in Africa. The awards celebrate Africa’s most...
Electronic waste, conflict minerals, and poor labor conditions are just a few issues blighting the tech industry. Here’s how to shop more sustainably.
Reddit is rolling out human-verification checks for accounts that show signs of bot-like behavior, while also labeling approved automated accounts that provide useful services. The social media company stressed that these checks will only happen if something appears “fishy,” and that it is “not conducting sitewide human verification.” TechCrunch reports: To identify potential bots, Reddit is...
Thanks to a novel way of testing precision using acoustics, the Constellation Observatory is the first watch with no seconds hand to achieve Master Chronometer status.
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The award, sponsored by Vaxowave, recognises female founders of successful tech-driven businesses.
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The Post Office rescue is stuck between a minister who wants to wait and BRPs who say time has run out.
Johannesburg’s billing system shows improvement, but conveyancers report ongoing delays and an inaccessible portal affecting property transfers.
“There’s no accountability,” one expert tells WIRED of ICE’s ability to lie to the public. “The consequence of this is that it’s going to be a systemic harm across all law enforcement.”
From drones to missiles to submarines, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned.
The ruling could be the beginning of the end of the social media era as we know it, writes the BBC Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman.
The integration will help financial institutions identify AI-generated impersonations and synthetic media in real-time.
Quinton Hughes of Integralis IT Consultancy will explain how companies should adapt their AI approach at the ITWeb Security Summit 2026 in Johannesburg.
With latex, coils, and a thoughtful build, the Saatva HD tackles a problem the industry often ignores.
Microsoft’s Power BI enables companies to accelerate their journey towards data-driven decision-making, says MCi.
A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.
Supplier failure is a governance issue, not just an IT risk.
“The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” tries to cover so much that it ends up being more confusing than clarifying, but parts are fascinating.
For more than 30 years, the US Postal Service has sent people who need to change their addresses to MyMove. Experts say the site uses dark patterns to trap visitors in an online purgatory of “deals.”