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How Nasa contractors are pressing on to bring humans to the moon with Artemis

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

As the US space agency misses its launch window for the second month, smaller firms continue work on their parts

It was shaping up into another ordinary day at the Colorado headquarters of the small space startup Lunar Outpost last Friday when chief executive Justin Cyrus learned of a surprise press conference called by Jared Isaacman, the new administrator of Nasa.

Cyrus’s company epitomises...

New SETI Study: Why We Might Have Been Missing Alien Signals

Yesterday at 13:34 PM, via Slashdot

After decades of searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, the nonprofit SETI Foundation has an announcement. “A new study by researchers at the SETI Institute suggests stellar ‘space weather’ could make radio signals from extraterrestrial intelligence harder to detect.”Stellar activity and plasma turbulence near a transmitting planet can broaden an otherwise ultra-narrow signal, spreading...

184 Rural Women Graduate With ICT Skills In Limpopo, Mpumalanga

Yesterday at 13:01 PM, via Tech Financials

As part of its ongoing efforts to build digital skills and literacy among women in rural communities, the Women’s Development Business (WDB) Trust Training Academy will host two ICT graduation ceremonies in Mpumalanga and Limpopo. The events celebrate learners who have successfully completed a year-long ICT skills development programme. A total of 184 learners will […]

How A South African Startup Is Turning Idle Airbnb Nights Into A Global Travel Currency 

Yesterday at 12:41 PM, via Tech Financials

As global travel demand continues to surge, with Airbnb recently reporting a 12% revenue increase in the fourth quarter of 2025 and projecting “low double-digit” growth for 2026, a new wave of innovation is emerging from Africa . Durban-based startup AirhostSwap is quietly gaining traction by solving the oldest problem for property hosts: inventory waste. Instead of letting […]

Capitec Introduces Industry-Leading Tech To Scale Smart ID Access Across South Africa

Yesterday at 12:25 PM, via Tech Financials

Capitec, South Africa’s leading financial services group, has launched its in-branch Smart ID service in partnership with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). Following a successful piloting phase, the service is now live in select branches, marking the beginning of a phased national rollout that will expand to 100 locations by mid-2026. Capitec clients can […]

Cape Town-Based Orca Fraud Raises $2.35M To Scale Real-Time Fraud Intelligence Across Emerging Markets

Yesterday at 11:42 AM, via Tech Financials

Orca Fraud, a real-time fraud intelligence platform, has raised $2.35 million in an oversubscribed seed round to advance its transaction monitoring and fraud intelligence capabilities across Africa and other emerging markets. The round was led by Norrsken22, with participation from OneDayYes, Enza Capital, and CV VC Africa. The funding follows 16 months of rapid enterprise […]

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