
The new colonialism: How tech empires shape Africa’s future
Digital philanthropy is entrenched in the African domain, not with flags and troops, but with cloud servers and algorithms.
WEDNESDAY, 11 MARCH 2026, 19:49

Digital philanthropy is entrenched in the African domain, not with flags and troops, but with cloud servers and algorithms.

In 2026, competitive advantage will come from integrating AI into a disciplined quality framework that ensures reliability, traceability and trust, says Leon Lodewyks, CTO of Inspired Testing.

The partnership brings scalable RCS for Business to enterprise customers.

Agentic AI capability secures machine-driven workloads at scale, extending zero trust protection and improving compliance.

Otinga, a new AI-powered innovation partner for enterprise businesses, has officially launched with a clear mission: to help organisations run impactful, practical and scalable innovation programmes that deliver measurable business value. Built for large enterprises navigating constant disruption, Otinga helps organisations move beyond “innovation theatre” and into structured,...

February 28, 2026 — Lucid Trading has announced a comprehensive restructuring of its Live Program alongside the launch of a new premium product, the LucidMaxx Daily Payout Account. The update introduces faster onboarding, simplified risk models, enhanced bonus incentives, and improved payout mechanics — addressing months of trader feedback. Traders can use discount code FUTURE […]

During MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei released 115 industrial intelligence showcases, together with its customers, during Industrial Digital and Intelligent Transformation Summit 2026. The summit, titled Advancing Industrial All Intelligence, was held by Huawei to explore new practices in industrial intelligence with its customers, partners, and peers. In addition, Huawei also announced the launch...

Scientists are calling loss of biodiversity the ‘homogenocene’, where niche species are pushed out by generalists like pigeons and rats
Plants and animals are disappearing at an alarming rate across the planet, with some estimates suggesting a loss of up to 150 species every day. Meanwhile, the versatile species that thrive alongside humans, such as pigeons, rats and cockroaches, expand to fill...

Apple has unveiled updated MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models, featuring its latest M5-series chips.

Today, the Huawei Cloud Summit, themed “Huawei Cloud: Solving Industry Challenges with AI”, took place in Barcelona. At the summit, Huawei Cloud unveiled its Industry AI Foundry, introduced the next-generation hybrid cloud offering Huawei Cloud Foundation (HCF), and showcased CodeArts, an AI-powered coding agent, for customers across industries to thrive in the AI era. Prioritizing […]

AI is being used to screen care workers – but can a robot truly judge who is right for the job?

Chery will launch its iCAUR V23 electric sports utility vehicle brand in South Africa in May, it said late on Tuesday.

A rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday night resulted in a spectacular blood moon, captured by Josh Aoraki from the Te Whatu Stardome in Auckland
Red alert: the best photos of the rare blood moon total lunar eclipse – in pictures
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TikTok tells the BBC it won’t join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.

A rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday night resulted in a spectacular blood moon, seen first in Western Australia, then in parts of Asia, Europe and across North America. The next total eclipse will be New Year’s Eve 2028
From sacred sisters to hyper-sexualised models: PhotoVogue festival – in pictures
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Vodacom and MTN are among six operators backing a $40 smartphone pilot to boost connectivity across Africa.

New York, USA – The WRGI 2026 National Investment Governance Competition (WRGI 2026) has been officially launched as a global real-capital investment competition designed to evaluate long-term investment capability under unified governance standards. WRGI 2026 aims to identify professional individuals and institutional teams capable of managing long-duration capital responsibly,...

New York, USA While the mainstream financial narrative remains fixated on the violent unwinding of the “Magnificent Seven” and the broader Nasdaq capitulation, a more nuanced and potentially lucrative structural rotation is occurring beneath the surface. Driven by the realization that elevated interest rates are not a temporary phase but a structural reality, deep-pocketed institutional […]

New York, USA – Kivqoro, a cryptocurrency trading platform, today announces the completion of its beta testing phase and the introduction of its digital asset trading infrastructure. The platform combines hardware-level security standards with decentralized asset management protocols to provide retail and institutional users with a verifiable trading environment. Current market developments...

New York, USA – AequiSolva, a digital asset trading platform registered in the United States, today introduces its comprehensive security infrastructure designed to protect users in the evolving cryptocurrency landscape. By deploying a hybrid wallet architecture powered by Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology, the AequiSolva exchange provides international traders and institutional...

In a world where technology runs the show, South Africa’s digital economy has been quietly but steadily morphing into something huge over the past decade. From mobile banking apps to streaming services and online retail at your fingertips, more South Africans are becoming comfortable with doing everyday things online. Naturally, the entertainment world has followed […]