The rise of Chinese and Indian automotive brands in South Africa is no longer incremental. It is visible, measurable, and accelerating. BYD, Chery, Jetour and Mahindra are expanding dealership networks at speed and putting feature-rich SUVs into the market at highly competitive price points. Hybrid and EV models are becoming more accessible, often positioned below […]

A major milestone in South Africa’s digital transformation was reached today with the official launch of the Maharishi NextUp Institute of Technology (MNIT). This “moonshot” initiative is housed in a dedicated 10-storey,   10,065 m2 campus at 56 Main Street, Marshalltown, which has been donated to the Institute by renowned South African tech pioneers and philanthropists, David and Tracey […]

Zimi and Charge Holdings have signed a deal to support electric freight operations along the N3 highway.

iOCO has made its first acquisition in eight years and wants to become a serial acquirer again.

Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tracking their movements

On a cloudless sunny day in October 1950, ornithologists Elizabeth and David Lack stood on a mountain pass in the Pyrenees and observed a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle –...

South African businesses are entering a new era of tax compliance as the SA Revenue Service steadily modernises its tax ecosystem. They will be compelled to work on upgraded eFiling and e@syFile platforms, use e-invoicing and e-reporting as their standard, and align with SARS’ modernisation of the VAT system. These changes are not yet mandatory, […]

Researchers say their prototype is a big step towards fully functioning batteries with rapid charging times

Australian scientists have developed what they say is the world’s first proof-of-concept quantum battery.

Quantum batteries, first proposed as a theoretical concept in 2013, use the principles of quantum mechanics to store energy, and have the potential to be more efficient than...

iOCO is shifting from survival to growth mode with a new acquisition and strong interim results.

As artificial intelligence accelerates the creation and distribution of content, the digital economy is entering a new phase—one defined not only by scale, but by saturation. For companies operating across financial services, telecommunications, and technology, the challenge is no longer visibility. It is credibility. AI-driven tools are fundamentally reshaping how information is produced,...

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that it tricks ants into moving its seeds with a scent that mimics their larvae

Plants are superb at enticing animals to pollinate their flowers or carry off their seeds. But one plant co-opts an astonishing combination of fire, bees and ants to mastermind its reproduction.

The South African Natal crocus, Apodolirion buchananii, has a gloriously bright white...

Mastercard is buying stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8-billion as it pushes into blockchain payments.

Small and medium businesses in India have traditionally managed billing using paper bill books, notebooks, or Excel sheets. While these methods work for small volumes, they become difficult to manage as the business grows. With more digital payments, GST compliance, and increasing transactions, manual invoicing can slow down operations and make it harder to track […]

Las Vegas, NV – Lantern Finance, Inc. today announced a significant reduction in its Bitcoin-backed loan rate, lowering the annual interest rate from 13% to 8% for one-year loans. Combined with a 2% upfront fee, this rate represents the lowest available for Bitcoin-backed loans in the United States backed by an institutional-grade custody solution. The new […]

A powerful AI model that appeared anonymously on a developer platform last week has sparked speculation.

Over the weekend, news emerged of an outbreak of meningitis among university and school students in Kent in south-east England. The outbreak has killed two young people and left several others seriously ill. Health officials confirmed that the meningitis B strain has been identified in some of the cases. To find out what we know about the outbreak, who is most at risk and why questions are...

Study highlights the movements in people’s gait that give away most about their emotional state

A long face is not the only sign that someone is down in the dumps. How people walk is revealing too, particularly the swing of the arms and legs, researchers say.

Scientists asked volunteers to guess people’s emotions from video clips of them walking and found that bigger swings portrayed more...

The UK regulator said the ad condoned “digitally altering and exposing women’s bodies without their consent.”