
Science/Tech


From greylist to readiness: Inside SA’s 2026 anti-money laundering reforms
Durable success requires legislative tightening paired with practical guidance and support, prioritising real-world effectiveness over formal compliance, says Sholane Sathu, founder of Navigate Compliance.

Wired4Women Awards: Calling top female achievers in SA’s ICT channel
Nominations for the Channel Achiever of the Year must be in by 8 February.

Why financial services platforms fail after customisation – and what to do about it
To prevent platform failures, financial services firms must shift testing focus from the vendor core to their customisaptions, says Tristan Brown, senior solutions consultant at Inspired Testing.

What do CIOs need to know about agentic AI in 2026?
Agentic AI introduces reasoning and autonomy and can carry out multi-step tasks with minimal human input, says IBA Group South Africa.

PBT Group: Data and technology trends that will define 2026
In 2026, success hinges on maturing data/AI efforts with scalable architectures, augmented analytics and robust governance, says Andreas Bartsch, head of innovation and services at PBT Group.

Top cloud security priorities for 2026 as cloud becomes an operational dependence
Public sector organisations are moving from experimental to operational cloud use, and the transition is bringing new risks with it, says Muzi Langa, MD of ManTK IT Solutions.

Search is on for female tech stars under 35
Entries for the Rising Stars, as part of the Wired4Women Awards 2026, must be in by 8 February.

TikTok launches new entity to avert US ban
The video sharing app has unveiled a majority US-owned joint venture to secure its US operation.

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South Africa’s R84-billion smart city looks nothing like the promised “New York of Africa”
We visited the Modderfontein smart city site that was once touted to be the “New York of South Africa”.

Nvidia throws AI at the weather
Nvidia has released three open-source AI models aimed at helping create better weather forecasts, faster.

Ethereum’s Staking Boom Is Changing the Market, But Investors Are Increasingly Favoring ZKP’s Infrastructure-First Model
Ethereum is seeing a structural shift in how institutional exposure is built, with staking moving from a secondary feature into a core component of market design. Fully staked exchange-traded products are now live in Europe, and similar structures are expected in the U.S., as asset managers push for yield-generating exposure rather than passive price tracking. […]

Dawie Roodt says André de Ruyter was right about Eskom
Eskom’s electricity sales are plunging as many of its most valuable customers are increasingly relying on self-generation.

More Bitcoin and XRP Holders Are Testing Structured Models Instead of Waiting for the Next Cycle
For years, the dominant mindset among Bitcoin and XRP investors was simple: buy, hold, and wait for the next major market cycle. That approach worked well during periods of rapid expansion. But as markets have matured, and consolidation phases have grown longer, a different behavior is beginning to surface. Rather than waiting indefinitely for price […]
The Social Media Addiction Trials: What to Know
Landmark trials beginning this week will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.
Social Media Giants Face Landmark Legal Tests on Child Safety
Starting this week, a series of trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.

Has the world entered an era of ‘water bankruptcy’? – podcast
Last week, a UN report declared that the world has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ with many human water systems past the point at which they can be restored to former levels. To find out what this could look like, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, who has been reporting on Iran’s severe water crisis. And Mohammad Shamsudduha,...

UK Financial Ltd Announces Listing of MayaFund (MFUND) ERC 20 on CATEX Exchange
London, UK (PinionNewswire) — UK Financial Ltd today officially announced the listing of MayaFund (MFUND) as an ERC 20 token on CATEX Exchange, effective January 27, 2026. This listing marks an important development in the company’s strategy to integrate regulated digital assets and tokenized real-world assets into the broader financial ecosystem. The listing also precedes […]