Hybrid connectivity and LEO satellites are putting Vox at the centre of South Africa’s connectivity future.

ACT has abandoned its court case against home affairs after mobile operators decided to pursue direct negotiations.

AI skills are no longer niche in South Africa’s jobs market, but verifying real proficiency remains a challenge.

South Africa is rebuilding its identity and payments rails, writes Contactable CEO Shaun Strydom. Here’s why it matters.

Ditch the separate PBX: Telviva’s Call2Teams adds native voice to Microsoft Teams at up to 25% less.

AfriGIS warns South Africa’s messy address data could see it “greyed out” of Swift from November 2026.

Industrial heat can quickly become dangerous. Whether it’s a battery module operating under continuous load or a turbine component exposed to sustained high temperatures, thermal stress can hamper safety, efficiency, and lifespan. That’s why selecting the best thermal insulation material is key. In different sectors such as aerospace, automotive, electric vehicles, electronics, fuel cells, and […]

Researchers examined trends in 10 global cities, with Sydney’s summer growing at two-and-a-half times the average

Scientist Ted Scott could feel that summers in his home state of Minnesota were not what they used to be.

With the climate crisis accelerating, Scott could feel and see the seasons changing from their usual patterns – especially summer – and he wanted to know what the data said.

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Jonathan Smit, the founder and former Managing Director of Payfast, has announced his acquisition of iVeri, one of Africa’s longest-standing payment technology providers. The move marks a significant shift in the continent’s fintech landscape, bringing together iVeri’s nearly 30-year legacy of robust payment infrastructure and the vision of one of South Africa’s most accomplished...

The dashboard glowed green. All the smoke tests passed. The AI assistant generated new test cases, scrubbed old ones, and even reported within minutes how testing coverage had improved. The team moved toward the launch with confidence on Friday. Now, it’s Monday morning. There are tickets in support. Customers whose saved addresses couldn’t check out. […]

Meta will dethrone Google as the world’s biggest digital advertising player by the end of 2026, Emarketer says.

A hacker group has pulled a GTA-style heist on Rockstar, claiming 78.6 million records lifted via third-party Anodot.

Investors question OpenAI’s $852-billion valuation as the ChatGPT maker pivots to enterprise to counter Anthropic.

A skull fragment found in a tray of unsorted fossils collected more than a century ago leads to discovery

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A prehistoric fossil, hiding in plain sight in museum storage for more than a century, has revealed that giant echidnas once roamed Victoria.

The Owen’s giant echidna,...

Amid growing evidence of fungi’s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, mycologists seek greater recognition of the need to preserve ‘funga’ as much as flora and fauna

Madagascar has long been celebrated for its remarkable wildlife, with the vast majority of its species – from ring-tailed lemurs to certain species of baobab trees – found nowhere else on the planet. But when discussing...

Alongside the oil and gas stranded in the strait of Hormuz is another commodity vital to today’s economy: helium. It is a critical element in all kinds of areas from MRI machines to the Large Hadron Collider, and even deep-sea diving. It is also integral to the AI boom. And this isn’t the first time its fragile global supply chain has been threatened. So why is helium so useful, and what...

Rassie van der Dussen has officially retired from international cricket after a remarkable and consistent career across formats. The experienced batter confirmed his decision through an emotional statement shared with fans and the wider cricketing community. His announcement came on April 2 via social media, where he reflected deeply on representing South Africa (7.51) at […]

SINGAPORE – HashDT, the B2B stablecoin banking platform, is gaining traction across exchanges, fintechs, neobanks, and digital asset platforms in Singapore and Canada. Since its global launch in December, the company has onboarded 10 enterprise partners and expanded its platform with AI-powered onboarding, native MCP integration, Card issuance, yield-bearing accounts, global payouts, and...