Durban – South Africa has hosted its first national round of the international engineering competition HackAtom, bringing together university students from across the country to compete in solving technology and energy-related challenges. The winning team from the University of Zululand will now advance to the international final in Moscow alongside participants from 15 countries. From […]

Herotel now has 284 850 connected fibre-to-the-home connections, mostly in smaller towns and townships.

5FM, South Africa’s favourite youth radio station, is turning Youth Month into a launchpad for the future with Code Youth, a high-energy, hands-on digital skills bootcamp created to give young South Africans the most valuable skill sets of the 21st century. In partnership with WeThinkCode_, this nationwide CSI initiative brings coding, creativity and real digital […]

The Naspers unit expects $7.3 billion revenue in FY26, with full ecosystem profitability driving the FY27 execution strategy.

Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon delivered strong service revenue growth for MTN, lifting group Ebitda to R27.6-billion.

AI could rapidly displace junior workers and deepen SA’s unemployment crisis, says Old Mutual Investments research.

Naspers’s Prosus is slashing the Brazilian business’s profit forecast to defend it from well-funded competitive rivals.

Biohacker Bryan Johnson recently bragged about his girlfriend’s “top 1%” vagina as the at-home vaginal microbiome test industry is thriving. But experts are skeptical.

Sarah Rudd, who once ran analytics for Arsenal, made her name applying the tenets of probability theory to movements on the pitch. Even she admits not everything can be solved with data.

The informal economy includes street vendors, spaza shops, hawkers, tuck shops, second-hand goods traders, small grocery and clothing traders, hairdressers, repair services and car washes. It is a sector built on entrepreneurial ingenuity. These traders meet essential community needs in areas that are often underserviced and under-represented.They are not helpless participants in need of...

The mobile operator reports double-digit revenue growth, higher margins and solid subscriber gains.

Ahead of the hit show’s finale, cocreators Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello talk about media consolidation, the perils of censorship, and why they find AI “deeply disturbing.”

The Lifestudio Grand Plus isn’t without quirks, but the ultrashort-throw home cinema projector delivers a rich picture quality in movies and games, up to a 150-inch screen size.

Streaming giant Netflix is keen to remind regulators and economies of its weight as growth pressures mount.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa’s online sports betting industry is entering a pivotal new phase. After years of rapid, mobile-driven growth, the sector is now facing increased regulatory scrutiny—most notably through the National Treasury’s proposed 20% national tax on gross gambling revenue (GGR). The proposal, which closed for public comment in February 2026, is […]

Johannesburg, South Africa — 8 May 2026 — SouthAfricanCasinos.co.za says South Africa’s online gambling market is moving into a new phase, as betting-led platforms expand beyond traditional sportsbook products and become broader digital entertainment destinations. The trend is being driven by a market where sports betting now plays the leading role in gambling activity. The […]

Justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi urged to address SIM registration shortcomings during the department’s budget vote.

Vodacom Group Shameel Joosub has warned of severe upward pressure on device prices as the RAM crisis intensifies.

Financial records will prove Black Rock never genuinely existed or funded his litigation, says ‘Please Call Me’ creator Nkosana Makate.