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From sorting chicken nuggets to screwing in light bulbs, Eka’s robots are eerily lifelike. But do they have real physical smarts?
SUNDAY, 03 MAY 2026, 10:02

From sorting chicken nuggets to screwing in light bulbs, Eka’s robots are eerily lifelike. But do they have real physical smarts?

An independent non-executive director of MTN Group traded MTN ADRs in a closed period without prior clearance.

There were around 30 attorneys in the DOJ’s Voting Section on the day of Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Three months later, all but two were gone. Now the election deniers are in control.

The organisations release CommonLingua, an open-source language identification model that supports 61 African languages.

In contemporary South Africa, debates about the future tend to split into separate conversations. Energy specialists talk in megawatts and emissions; cultural practitioners in narratives and identities. Yet both spheres, in different ways, are grappling with the same question: what kind of future do we consider acceptable, and what will power it — materially and […]

Despite record investment in digital campaigns, many South African brands are still pushing irrelevant messages that drive opt‑outs instead of engagement. The gap between what customers expect and what many brands deliver has never been wider. Businesses can no longer rely on generic, one‑way communication, as rising customer expectations mean consumers brands to anticipate their […]

Vodacom Business has announced the appointment of three additional executives to its Extraordinary Business Advisory Board, strengthening the company’s commitment to providing enterprise customers with credible insights and guidance on emerging technologies and business solutions. The Extraordinary Business Advisory Board is a strategic initiative launched by Vodacom Business to support...

Most organisations invest in perimeter security. The database – where the data actually lives – is the layer most often left ungoverned, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent Technology.
Google and Meta are enjoying a digital ad boom, as artificial intelligence automates marketing and drives record sales.

Response readiness isn’t something that is designed once and then forgotten – it needs to be tested regularly, says Kyle Pillay, security as a service manager at Datacentrix.

The comfortable new office chair from standing-desk pioneer Vari strikes a delicate balance between support and simplicity. Petite people might find it too roomy, though.

NEC XON will market, distribute and deploy the company’s product portfolio, including grid-scale battery energy storage systems and related energy solutions.

Online gambling and MVNO competition are weighing on MTN South Africa, which grew service revenue just 2% last year.
Scientists shared transcripts with The Times in which chatbots described how to assemble deadly pathogens and unleash them in public spaces.

At WIRED Health, British surgeon Ara Darzi said AI is set to transform the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant infections. But a lack of incentives means innovation may not reach patients.

The firm’s new operational intelligence centre detects anomalies early, helping prevent equipment failure and reduce downtime.

Ray Naicker left Nedbank in January and is expected to commence his new role in the third quarter of this year.

BBD argues the best software partners build connected systems, not just a stack of projects.

NAVi moves to a more integrated model where AI supports advisors in customer interactions, says the bank.
fjo3 shares a report from The Times: More than two-thirds of babies under two use screens, a report has found, and some are exposed for up to eight hours a day. Nearly a third of newborns were found to be watching screens for more than three hours a day, while almost 20 percent of infants of four to 11 months used screens for more than an hour a day. The report comes after the government issued...

The nuance of the ICT channel today is moving beyond “selling fear” to delivering systems of assurance.